# US 11,896,085 B2 · Athletic positioning apparatus and applications thereof

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- Number: US 11,896,085 B2
- Document ID: US11896085B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/994,872
- Filed: 2022-11-28
- Published: 2023-03-23
- Granted: 2024-02-13
- Earliest claimed: 2011-03-08
- Assignees: Athalonz, LLC
- Applicants: Athalonz, LLC
- Inventors: Michael R. Adair; Timothy W. Markison
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11896085B2

## CPC

- A43B 1/0081: {made at least partially of hook-and-loop type material (hook and loop-type straps for fastening purpose A43C11/1493)}
- A43B 7/14: with foot-supporting parts
- A43B 7/141: {having an anatomical or curved form}
- A43B 7/142: situated under the medial arch, i.e. under the navicular or cuneiform bones
- A43B 7/143: situated under the lateral arch, i.e. the cuboid bone
- A43B 7/144: situated under the heel, i.e. the calcaneus bone
- A43B 7/1445: situated under the midfoot, i.e. the second, third or fourth metatarsal
- A43B 7/1464: with adjustable pads to allow custom fit
- A43B 7/24: Insertions or other supports preventing the foot canting to one side {, preventing supination or pronation}
- A43B 11/00: Footwear with arrangements to facilitate putting-on or removing, e.g. with straps
- A43B 13/14: characterised by the constructive form
- A43B 13/143: {provided with wedged, concave or convex end portions, e.g. for improving roll-off of the foot}
- A43B 13/148: {Wedged end portions}
- A43B 13/189: {filled with a non-compressible fluid, e.g. gel, water}
- A43B 13/26: projecting beyond the sole surface
- A43C 1/00: Shoe lacing fastenings (garment fastening devices A41F)
- A43C 1/04: with rings or loops
- A43C 11/1493: {Strap fastenings having hook and loop-type fastening elements}
- A43C 15/162: {characterised by the shape}
- A43B: CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
- A43C: FASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS OF FOOTWEAR; LACES IN GENERAL

## Abstract

An apparatus includes a heel section, a mid-foot section, and a toe section. The heel section, the mid-foot section, and the toe section collectively have a geometric shape having a first slope of a polarity along an inner edge of the apparatus from the toe section to the heel section and a second slope of the polarity along the inner edge of the apparatus to an outer edge of the apparatus at the toe section.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A shoe comprises:
an upper section; and
a sole section coupled to the upper section, wherein the sole section includes:
a heel section that includes a first height at an outer edge of the sole section and at an inner edge of the sole section at a first crosscut section of the heel section from the outer edge of the sole section to the inner edge of sole section; and
a forefoot platform that is proximal to the heel section and includes:
a first slope at least partially along the inner edge sole section;
a second slope at least partially along the outer edge of the sole section, wherein the first slope is greater than the second slope with respect to a bottom of the shoe;
a third slope at least partially along a second crosscut section of the forefoot platform from the outer edge of the sole section to in the inner edge of the sole section, wherein the second crosscut section is at a ball of foot area or at a toe area of the forefoot platform; and
a rigid wall at the outer edge of the sole section proximal to at least one of the ball of foot area and the toe area of the forefoot platform, wherein padding is attached to an inside surface of the rigid wall.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The shoe of claim 1, wherein the sole section comprises:
an insole/sole assembly; and
an outersole.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The shoe of claim 2 further comprises:
the rigid wall is coupled to, or integrated into, the insole/sole assembly.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The shoe of claim 3 further comprises:
an inner rigid wall coupled to, or integrated into, the outersole, wherein the inner rigid wall is outside of the rigid wall.

### Claim 5 (depends on 2)

The shoe of claim 2 further comprises:
the rigid wall is coupled to, or integrated into, the outersole.

### Claim 6

A shoe comprises:
an upper section; and
a sole section coupled to the upper section, wherein the sole section includes:
a heel section that includes a first height at an outer edge of the sole section and at an inner edge of the sole section at a first crosscut section of the heel section from the outer edge of the sole section to the inner edge of sole section; and
a forefoot platform that is proximal to the heel section and includes:
a first compression level proximal to the outer edge of the sole section at a second crosscut section of the forefoot platform from the outer edge of the sole section to in the inner edge of the sole section, wherein the second crosscut section is at a ball of foot area or at a toe area of the forefoot platform; and
a second compression level proximal to the inner edge of the sole section at the second crosscut section, wherein the second compression level is greater than the first compression level; and
a rigid wall at the outer edge of the sole section proximal to at least one of the ball of foot area and the toe area of the forefoot platform, wherein padding is attached to an inside surface of the rigid wall.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The shoe of claim 6, wherein the sole section comprises:
an insole/sole assembly; and
an outersole.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The shoe of claim 7 further comprises:
the rigid wall is coupled to, or integrated into, the insole/sole assembly.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The shoe of claim 8 further comprises:
an inner rigid wall coupled to, or integrated into, the outersole, wherein the inner rigid wall is outside of the rigid wall.

### Claim 10 (depends on 7)

The shoe of claim 7 further comprises:
the rigid wall is coupled to, or integrated into, the outersole.