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US 2003/0226286 A1Published application
Rigid and flexible shoe
AssigneeRigiflex LLC
InventorDavid Pochatko
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a shoe including an upper section, a flexible sole having first and second opposing surfaces and an opening, wherein at least a portion of a base periphery of the upper section is attached to the flexible sole, and at least one rigid member removably positioned in the opening of the flexible sole. The present invention also relates to a method of making the shoe and a method of treating a foot using the shoe.
Claims42
A shoe comprising:
- an upper section;
- a flexible sole having first and second opposing surfaces and an opening, wherein at least a portion of a base periphery of the upper section is attached to the flexible sole;
- and
- at least one rigid member removably positioned in the opening of the flexible sole.
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A method of making a shoe comprising:
- providing an upper section and a flexible sole having first and second opposing surfaces and an opening;
- attaching at least a portion of a base periphery of the upper section to the flexible sole;
- and
- removably positioning at least one rigid member in the opening of the flexible sole.
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A method of treating a foot comprising:
- positioning a foot of a user in the shoe comprising an upper section and a flexible sole having first and second opposing surfaces and an opening, wherein at least a portion of a base periphery of the upper section is attached to the flexible sole;
- positioning at least one rigid member within the opening of the flexible sole;
- and
- subsequently removing the at least one rigid member from the opening of the flexible sole.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.