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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:
Feb. 20, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2004
Applicant:
Charles E. Covatch, Martinsburg, PA (US);
Inventor:
Charles E. Covatch, Martinsburg, PA (US);
Assignee:
Columbia Insurance Company, Omaha, NE (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a shoe having a sole with a periphery and a recess. The recess extends laterally across the sole from periphery to periphery and the recess also slopes downwardly toward a rear of the shoe. An insole having a flexible material and placed on top of the recess is provided and wherein the flexible material flexes in cooperation with the recess for enhancing flexibility of the shoe.