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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2004
Applicant:
David F. Meschan, Greensboro, NC (US);
Inventor:
David F. Meschan, Greensboro, NC (US);
Assignee:
Akeva L.L.C., Greensboro, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 21/36 (2006.01); A43B 13/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A shoe including a plate capable of being deflected in a direction substantially perpendicular to the major longitudinal axis of the shoe, an arch bridge integral with the plate, and at least one inflated cushion spaced apart from the plate during the entire walking gait cycle of the wearer, during the entire running gait cycle of the wearer, when the shoe is in an unloaded state and at all other times.