Athletic shoe and sole therefor
AssigneeSunstar Inc.
InventorJaroslav F. Adamik
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Abstract
An athletic shoe having an upper, an outer sole, and an intermediate sole, the intermediate sole being made essentially of a peripheral portion extending the full length of the shoe and underlying the inner and outer peripheral sides and the periphery of the heel, and surrounding an inner core portion. The peripheral portion of the intermediate sole is made of a relatively hard closed cell foam and the core portion is made of a relatively soft closed cell foam.
Claims6
An athletic shoe which is light in weight and provides firm support along the outer edges thereof comprising an upper, a hard resilient outer sole, and an intermediate sole which comprises a relatively hard closed cell foam peripheral portion along the entire longitudinal length of the shoe and underlying the outer periphery thereof, and a relatively soft closed cell foam core portion extending essentially along the entire longitudinal length of the shoe.
An athletic shoe comprising an upper;
- a hard, resilient outer sole extending longitudinally from the heel end to the toe and of said shoe and curved upwardly in front of the toe portion of the shoe;
- and a wedge-shaped intermediate sole member extending longitudinally and tapering from the heel end to the sole end which comprises:
- (A) an outer peripheral portion fabricated of a closed cell foam having a hardness of from about 45 to about 50, and surrounding
- (B) a core portion fabricated of a closed cell foam having a hardness of about 35.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.