Walk ease ski boot soles
OwnerClinton R. Bunkeinventor
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Abstract
A sole or plantar surface for footwear which may be incorporated in a walking appliance or attachment for conventional ski boots, and wherein the footwear has been deliberately configured to retain a foot in a substantially rigid and inflexible manner which interferes with a normal walking gait. The surface configuration facilitates walking by including at least one roll point area spaced rearwardly from the forward end. The one roll point area lies in a plane angularly disposed relative to the longitudinal axis of the plantar surface and in a direction towards the medial surface of the footwear.
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A sole or plantar surface configuration for footwear that has been deliberately configured to retain a foot in a substantially rigid and inflexible manner but which interferes with a normal walking gait, said surface configuration serving to facilitate walking and including opposed forward and rearward ends and at least one roll point area spaced rearwardly from the forward end thereof, said one roll point area lying in a plane angularly disposed relative to the longitudinal axis of the planar surface and in a direction towards the medial surface of the footwear, wherein the plantar surface configuration is canted angularly relative to the vertical axis for a portion of its length and in the proximity of the forward end thereof.
A sole attachment for footwear having a footwear sole and being deliberately configured to retain a foot in a rigid and inflexible manner which interferes with a normal walking gait, said attachment serving to facilitate walking, and comprising:
- an integrally formed support member having oppositely spaced forward and rearward ends and an upper surface intended to be applied in facing relationship with the footwear sole;
- releasable fastening means for securing the support member to the footwear;
- lateral support means engagable with said footwear at either side thereof to thereby minimize relative movement between said footwear and said attachment;
- the support member including a bottom or plantar surface having a surface configuration including at least one roll point area space rearwardly from the forward end thereof, said one roll point area lying in a plane angularly disposed relative to the longitudinal axis of said plantar surface and in a direction towards the medial surface of the attachment and footwear, wherein the plantar surface is canted angularly relative to the vertical axis for a portion of its length and in the proximity of the forward end thereof.
A sole for footwear which is deliberately configured to retain a foot in a rigid and inflexible manner which interferes with a normal walking gait, said sole serving to facilitate walking, and comprising:
- an integrally formed body having oppositely spaced forward and rearward ends and an upper surface intended to be applied in facing relationship with the footwear;
- said body also including lateral support means engagable with said footwear at either side thereof to minimize relative movement between said footwear and said sole;
- the sole further including a bottom or plantar surface having a surface configuration including at least one roll point area spaced rearwardly from the forward end thereof, said one roll point area lying in a plane angularly disposed relative to the longitudinal axis of said plantar surface and in a direction towards the medial surface of the footwear, wherein the plantar surface is canted angularly relative to the vertical axis for a portion of its length and in the proximity of the forward end thereof.
An attachment for the sole of footwear which has been deliberately configured to retain a foot in a substantially rigid and inflexible manner, said footwear interfering with a normal walking gait, said attachment having a plantar surface configuration serving to facilitate walking and including opposed forward and rearward ends, said plantar surface being arched upwardly along its longitudinal axis and towards both the rearward and forward ends and being arched upwards and perpendicularly from its longitudinal axis to create marginal edges which extend at least partially around the sole of said footwear, wherein the plantar surface configuration is canted angularly relative to the vertical axis for a portion of its length and in the proximity of the forward end thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.