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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2010
Applicant:
Kiyotaka Nakano, Rockford, MI (US);
Inventor:
Kiyotaka Nakano, Rockford, MI (US);
Assignee:
Wolverine World Wide, Inc., Rockford, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 21/26 (2006.01); A43B 13/00 (2006.01); A43B 21/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A footwear sole includes shock absorbing elements that extend from upper and lower plates. In one embodiment, the shock absorbing elements include a bridge defining a plurality of receptacles extending from the lower plate and a plurality of protrusions extending from the upper plate. Each protrusion is associated with one receptacle, and a portion of each protrusion extends into the receptacle.