# US 2014/0196319 A1 · High-heeled shoe > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0196319 A1 - Document ID: US20140196319A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/112,875 - Filed: 2012-04-18 - Published: 2014-07-17 - Earliest claimed: 2011-04-18 - Inventors: Gabriela Rupprecht - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140196319A1 ## CPC - A43B 21/26: Resilient heels - 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 7/145: situated under the toes, i.e. the phalanges - A43B 13/189: {filled with a non-compressible fluid, e.g. gel, water} - A43B 21/00: Heels; Top-pieces or top-lifts - A43B 21/265: {filled with a non-compressible fluid, e.g. gel, water} - A43B 21/30: Heels with metal springs - A43B: CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR ## Abstract A high-heeled shoe having a sole and a heel of at least 4 cm height provided thereto, wherein the heel is provided with a damping means. The damping means comprises at least one damping element. The damping element has different effective damping cross sections along the heel's longitudinal axis and/or is freely deformable in at least one direction perpendicular to the heel's longitudinal axis. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A high-heeled shoe having a sole and a heel of at least 4 cm height provided thereto, wherein the heel is provided with a damping device, wherein the damping device comprises at least one damping element which has different effective damping cross sections along the heel's longitudinal axis and/or is freely deformable in at least one direction perpendicular to the heel's longitudinal axis. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The high-heeled shoe according to claim 1, wherein a ratio of the largest to the smallest cross-sectional surface is at least 1.3, preferably at least 1.5 and more preferably at least 4.0. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The high-heeled shoe according to claim 1, wherein the at least one damping element is visible from outside or arranged in a chamber of the heel. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The high-heeled shoe according to claim 1, wherein the heel diameter is no larger than 4 cm. ### Claim at position 5 5-17. (canceled) ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The high-heeled shoe according to claim 1, wherein the heel diameter is no larger than 2 cm. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The high-heeled shoe according to claim 1, wherein the heel diameter is no larger than 1.2 cm. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) The high-heeled shoe according to claim 1, wherein the heel diameter is no larger than 1 cm. ### Claim 21 (depends on 1) The high-heeled shoe according to claim 1, wherein a ratio of heel height to heel diameter is at least 2.5. ### Claim 22 (depends on 1) The high-heeled shoe according to claim 1, wherein a ratio of heel height to heel diameter is at least 4.0. ### Claim 23 (depends on 1) The high-heeled shoe according to claim 1, wherein a ratio of heel height to heel diameter is at least 5.0. ### Claim 24 (depends on 1) The high-heeled shoe according to claim 1, wherein a ratio of heel height to heel diameter is at least 7.5. ### Claim 25 (depends on 1) The high-heeled shoe according to claim 1, wherein a ratio of heel height to heel diameter ranges between 2.5 and 15.0. ### Claim 26 (depends on 1) The high-heeled shoe according to claim 1, wherein a ratio of heel height to heel diameter ranges between 4.0 and 12.0. ### Claim 27 (depends on 1) The high-heeled shoe according to claim 1, wherein the damping device comprises a transmitting and/or guiding element extending through the at least one damping element. ### Claim 28 (depends on 1) The high-heeled shoe according to claim 1, wherein the at least one damping element has a height of at least 1 cm in an axial direction of the heel. ### Claim 29 (depends on 1) The high-heeled shoe according to claim 1, wherein the at least one damping element has a height of at least 2 cm in an axial direction of the heel. ### Claim 30 (depends on 1) The high-heeled shoe according to claim 1, wherein the at least one damping element has a height of at least 3 cm in an axial direction of the heel. ### Claim 31 (depends on 1) The high-heeled shoe according to claim 1, wherein the at least one damping element has a height of at least 4 cm in an axial direction of the heel. ### Claim 32 (depends on 1) The high-heeled shoe according to claim 1, wherein the at least one damping element comprises a gel-like or solid, compressible material. ### Claim 33 (depends on 1) The high-heeled shoe according to claim 1, wherein the at least one damping element comprises or consist of an elastomer, thermoplastic synthetic material, cork, foam, latex and/or gel. ### Claim 34 (depends on 1) The high-heeled shoe according to claim 1, wherein the volume of the at least one damping element ranges between 0.5 and 15 cm3. ### Claim 35 (depends on 1) The high-heeled shoe according to claim 1, wherein the volume of the at least one damping element ranges between 1.75 and 5.0 cm3. ### Claim 36 (depends on 1) The high-heeled shoe according to claim 1, wherein the volume of the at least one damping element ranges between 1.5 and 4.0 cm3. ### Claim 37 (depends on 27) The high-heeled shoe according to claim 27, wherein the transmitting and/or guiding element is mounted in an upper heel part by means of a piston-cylinder connection so as to be movable in the heel's longitudinal direction. ### Claim 38 (depends on 37) The high-heeled shoe according to claim 37, wherein the piston-cylinder connection comprises at least one means for noise reduction which reduces the generation of noise when the heel is loaded and/or when load is taken off the heel, in particular the noise generated when the piston moves inside the cylinder. ### Claim 39 (depends on 38) The high-heeled shoe according to claim 38, wherein the piston-cylinder connection comprises at least one buffer configured such that the abutment of the piston against an axial end of the cylinder is prevented and/or damped. ### Claim 40 (depends on 37) The high-heeled shoe according to claim 37, wherein the piston and/or the cylinder comprise a low-friction surface. ### Claim 41 (depends on 40) The high-heeled shoe according to claim 40, wherein the piston and/or the cylinder are provided with a sleeve made of a low-friction material. ### Claim 42 (depends on 37) The high-heeled shoe according to claim 37, wherein the piston-cylinder connection comprises an anti-rotation protection which counteracts or prevents a rotation of the piston in the cylinder.