Footwear article for walking
AssigneeFuerst Group, Inc.
InventorsCiro Fusco, Dewayne Dale, Michael Leoniak, Rory Fuerst
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Abstract
Footwear articles for walking are provided. In one example, a footwear article may include a midsole with a lower surface of constant curvature extending from a heel of the midsole to a toe of the midsole, wherein the lower surface maintains the constant curvature throughout a stance phase of a walking gait. In this way, a smooth step-to-step transition and a smaller range of oscillation of the center of mass of the wearer is achieved, and energy expenditure during walking is reduced. In turn, a wearer of the footwear article may smoothly walk for extended periods of time with reduced fatigue.
Claims16
A footwear article, comprising:
- a midsole with a lower surface of constant curvature extending from a heel of the midsole to a toe of the midsole, wherein the constant curvature is the constant curvature of a cylinder, and
- a moderation plate, a perimeter of the moderation plate surrounded by the midsole, wherein the moderation plate is positioned within a cavity defined by the midsole, and wherein the lower surface maintains the constant curvature throughout a stance phase of a walking gait.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.