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US 2014/0230272 A1Published application
Cushioned Sole with Air Chamber and Resistance Protrusions
AssigneeThe Walking Company Holdings, Inc.
InventorsAndrew Feshbach, Antonio Colella
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Abstract
A shoe providing increased comfort and decreased weight without sacrificing in quality or durability by cresting a chamber below the insole, and preferably in between an outsole and a midsole, with protrusions projecting up from the outsole towards the chamber directly beneath the midsole. In some embodiments, the protrusions may project directly into the chamber but maintains a gap between the top of the protrusions and the midsole.
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A shoe, comprising:
- a. an outsole;
- b. a midsole positioned above the outsole, wherein the midsole is feed to the outsole;
- c. a chamber in between the outsole and the midsole, wherein the chamber extends from a front portion of the shoe to a heel portion of the shoe;
- d. a plurality of protrusions projecting up from the outsole into the chamber directly beneath the midsole, wherein the protrusions are characterized by a rounded top portion and a base opposite the top portion, the base integrally formed with the outsole, wherein the top portion of each protrusion and the midsole define a gap therebetween when in a natural state;
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- e. an arch support within the chamber in between the front portion and the heel portion, wherein the arch support is a rigid sheet having a convex top surface and a concave bottom surface.
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A shoe, comprising:
- a. an outsole;
- b. a midsole positioned above the outsole;
- c. an insole positioned above the midsole;
- d. a chamber below the insole, wherein the chamber extends from a front portion of the shoe to a heel portion of the shoe;
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- e. a plurality of protrusions projecting up towards the insole, wherein the protrusions are characterized by a rounded top portion and a base opposite the top portion, the base formed adjacent the outsole, wherein the top portion of each protrusion and the insole define a gap therebetween when in a natural state.
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