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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:
Sep. 17, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2011
Applicant:
Rory W. Fuerst, Atherton, CA (US);
Inventor:
Rory W. Fuerst, Atherton, CA (US);
Assignee:
Keen, Inc., Portland, OR (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Articles of footwear having an enclosed articulated toe portion, including a molded midsole with an integrally-molded toe cap shaped to receive a foot therein and to enclose the toes of the foot. The toe cap terminates at a position adjacent to the base of the toes of the foot. The articles additionally include an outsole affixed to the bottom of the midsole and an upper which in some embodiments is co-molded with the midsole and toe cap.