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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2003
Edith Harmon-weiss, Swampscott, MA (US);
Hans Peterson, Belmont, MA (US);
Sean B. Murphy, Stoneham, MA (US);
Cathleen Aron, Charlemont, MA (US);
Octavio Lubrano, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Ping-chih Shih, Taichung, TW;
Edith Harmon-Weiss, Swampscott, MA (US);
Hans Peterson, Belmont, MA (US);
Sean B. Murphy, Stoneham, MA (US);
Cathleen Aron, Charlemont, MA (US);
Octavio Lubrano, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Ping-Chih Shih, Taichung, TW;
New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc., Brighton, MA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a cushion () for use in a shoe sole. The cushion () includes a medial chamber () for cushioning a medial portion of a wearer's foot, an internal chamber () disposed within the medial chamber () to increase a stiffness of the medial chamber, and at least one lateral chamber () for cushioning a lateral portion of the wearer's foot. The medial chamber () and lateral chamber () may be of unitary construction.