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US 5,092,060 AGranted
Sports shoe incorporating an elastic insert in the heel
OwnerEnrico Frachey, Alfredo Crespaninventors
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Abstract
A sports shoe having a vamp and a lower support part which includes a sole, and a wedge arranged on said sole, a mounting insole and an additional insole which is in contact with the user's foot. The shoe includes, associated with the lower support part, an insert including elements which are elastically deformable under pressure and which are enclosed in an airtight casing advantageously of a plastic material, the insert being arranged in a seat provided in the wedge and in the mounting insole in a position corresponding with the heel of the foot. A further insert may be provided at a different location of the shoe.
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A sports shoe which comprises:
- a vamp;
- and
- a lower support part connected to said vamp and which comprises a sole, a wedge arranged on said sole and housing, mutually superposed, a mounting insole, an insole for contacting a user's foot, and a seat provided in said wedge;
- at least an insert mounted in said lower support part and which includes an airtight casing and a plurality of elements which are elastically deformable under pressure and which are enclosed in said airtight casing, said insert being positioned in said seat in a position corresponding with a heel of the foot of a user wherein said elastically deformable elements are barrel shaped such that all vertical cross sections taken along a vertical axis thereof are barrel shaped.
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A sports shoe which comprises:
- a vamp;
- and
- a lower support part connected to said vamp and which comprises a sole, a wedge arranged on said sole and housing, mutually superposed, a mounting insole, an insole for mutually superposed, a mounting insole, an insole for contacting a user's foot, and a seat provided in said wedge;
- at least an insert mounted in said lower support part and which includes an airtight casing and a plurality of elements which are elastically deformable under pressure and which are enclosed in said airtight casing, said insert being positioned in said seat in a position corresponding with a heel of the foot of a user wherein said insole for contacting the user's foot comprises a face portion facing said mounting insole and a projection of a shape corresponding to the shape of said seat means in which the insert is positioned.
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A sports shoe which comprises:
- a vamp;
- and
- a lower support part connected to said vamp and which comprises a sole, a wedge arranged on said sole and housing, mutually superposed, a mounting insole, an insole for contacting a user's foot, and a first and second seat provided in said wedge;
- a first insert mounted in said lower support part and which includes an airtight casing and a plurality of barrel shaped elements which are of a barrel shape in all vertical cross sections taken along a vertical axis thereof and are elastically deformable under pressure and which are enclosed in said airtight casing, said insert being positioned in said first seat in a position corresponding with a heel of the foot of a user;
- a second insert mounted in said lower support part and which includes an airtight casing and a plurality of barrel shaped elements such that all vertical cross sections taken along a vertical axis thereof are barrel shaped, said elements being elastically deformable under pressure and being enclosed in said airtight casing, and said insert being positioned in said second seat in a different position from that of said first seat for said first insert.
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A sports shoe which comprises:
- a vamp;
- and
- a lower support part connected to said vamp and which comprises a sole, a wedge arranged on said sole and housing, mutually superposed, a mounting insole, for contacting a user's foot, and a plurality of seats provided in said wedge;
- a plurality of inserts mounted in said lower support part and which includes an airtight casing and a plurality of barrel shaped elements such that all vertical cross sections taken along a vertical axis thereof are barrel shaped, said elements being elastically deformable under pressure and being enclosed in said airtight casing, and each of said inserts being respectively positioned in said seats of the wedge.
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