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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2005
James E. Issler, Greenwich, CT (US);
James E. Issler, Greenwich, CT (US);
Columbia Insurance Company, Omaha, NE (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing a shoe having a sole with a top surface, a fore area, and a rear area. The shoe also includes a lip extending above the top surface and around a periphery of the fore area of the sole and around a periphery of the rear area of the sole. The shoe further includes an upper with a fore area and a rear area and being in contact with the lip. A first stitch is used to connect the fore area of the upper to the lip proximate to the fore area of the sole and a second stitch is used to connect the rear area of the upper to the lip proximate to the rear area of the sole.