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US 2013/0075986 A1Published application
Heeling apparatus
AssigneeHeeling Sports Limited
InventorRoger R. Adams
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Abstract
Provided is a heeling apparatus. The heeling apparatus includes a sole including a forefoot portion and a heel portion. The heel portion has an opening formed therein. In one embodiment, the sole includes a removable portion. The heeling apparatus further includes a wheel assembly including wheel rotably mounted to an axle and a mounting structure, wherein the wheel extends through the opening in the heel portion.
Claims21
An item of footwear comprising:
- a sole including a forefoot portion and a heel portion, the heel portion having an opening formed therein, wherein the sole includes:
- (a) an inner sole and (b) an outer sole, and wherein the inner sole includes a removable portion;
- and
- a rolling means retained in the opening of the heel portion, wherein the rolling means is positioned such that, in use, in a non-rolling mode a primary contact of the item of footwear with a ground is provided by the forefoot portion of the sole and as such the item of footwear does not roll and, in a rolling mode, the rolling means provides the primary contact with the ground.
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An item of footwear comprising:
- a sole including a forefoot portion and a heel portion, the heel portion having an opening formed therein, wherein the sole includes a removable portion;
- and
- a rolling means retained in the opening of the heel portion, wherein the rolling means is positioned such that, in use, in a non-rolling mode a primary contact of the item of footwear with a ground is provided by the forefoot portion of the sole and as such the item of footwear does not roll and, in a rolling mode, the rolling means provides the primary contact with the ground, a change in mode being effected by a transfer in weight of the user from the forefoot portion to the rolling means.
A heeling apparatus comprising:
- a sole including a forefoot portion and a heel portion, the heel portion having an opening formed therein, wherein the sole includes a removable portion;
- and
- a wheel assembly including wheel rotably mounted to an axle and a mounting structure, wherein the wheel extends through the opening in the heel portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.