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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2000
Applicants:
Peter Lauer, Kleve, DE;
Hubert Augustin, Geldern, DE;
Ernst Klein, Reinsfeld, DE;
Josef Schröder, Kleve, DE;
Inventors:
Peter Lauer, Kleve, DE;
Hubert Augustin, Geldern, DE;
Ernst Klein, Reinsfeld, DE;
Josef Schröder, Kleve, DE;
Assignee:
Firma Carl Freudenberg, Weinheim, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 330 ; A43B 2308 ; A43B 1300 ; A43B 1318 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An improved shoe, promoting a heel-to-toe motion of a foot, comprising an outsole and an upper part. The outsole has a contraction extending to a first area where a back of the foot is located. The upper part has a heel guide, including one of a heelplate and a flexible heel brace, which are arranged in a second area where the heel of the foot is located, such that an Achilles tendon of the foot is free.