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US 10,271,612 B2Granted
High heel shoe
AssigneeYZ Studio, Inc.
InventorYamuna Zake
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Abstract
A high heel shoe has an insole, an outsole, and a shank embedded between the insole and outsole, the shank comprising a heel portion with a depression to accommodate a user's heel, and a lateral ridge element in front of the heel portion that exerts pressure against the forward movement of a user's heel when worn. The shank further comprises a front portion sloping downward from the lateral ridge along the arch of the insole, which optionally is padded.
Claims15
A shoe comprising:
- a sole having an outsole and an insole;
- a high heel configured below the outsole, and
- a shank embedded between the insole and the outsole, the shank extending along a longitudinal direction of the sole, and comprising:
- a front portion;
- a lateral ridge immediately behind the front portion;
- a heel portion, comprising the entire area of the shank behind the lateral ridge;
- a depression configured to accommodate a user's heel;
- wherein the depression is positioned within the area of the heel portion;
- an upper affixed to a top portion of the sole;
- wherein the lateral ridge extends across the entire lateral width of the shank;
- wherein the upper perimeter of the depression is circular;
- and wherein the depression occupies less than the entire area of the heel portion of the shank.
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A shank for a high heel shoe comprising:
- a front portion;
- a lateral ridge immediately behind the front portion;
- a heel portion, comprising the entire area of the shank behind the lateral ridge;
- a depression configured to accommodate a user's heel,
- wherein the depression is positioned within the area of the heel portion;
- wherein the lateral ridge extends across the entire lateral width of the shank;
- wherein the upper perimeter of the depression is circular;
- and wherein the depression occupies less than the entire area of the heel portion of the shank.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.