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US 5,615,497 AGranted
Athletic shoe with improved sole
OwnerDavid F. Meschaninventor
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Abstract
An improved athletic shoe sole with rotatable and replaceable rear soles and replaceable cleats to provide the user with longer wear. The invention also provides the user with the ability to quickly and easily adapt the sole to different desired performance characteristics depending upon the intended activity and terrain or playing surface.
Claims15
A shoe comprising:
- an upper;
- a forward sole attached to the upper;
- a heel support attached to the upper and having at least one wall extending downwardly from the upper that at least partially defines a recess, the wall including a notched section oriented generally horizontally and extending along the periphery of the wall;
- a rear sole receivable in the recess of the heel support;
- and
- a securing band receivable in the notched section and sized to fit around the wall to compress the wall against the rear sole to retain the rear sole in the recess.
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A shoe comprising:
- an upper;
- a forward sole attached to the upper;
- a heel support attached to the upper and having at least one wall extending downwardly from the upper that at least partially defines a recess, the wall including a plurality of compression slits oriented generally vertically around the periphery of the wall;
- a rear sole receivable in the recess of the heel support;
- and
- a securing band sized to fit around the wall to compress the wall against the rear sole to retain the rear sole in the recess.
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A shoe comprising:
- an upper;
- a forward sole attached to the upper;
- a heel support attached to the upper and having at least one wall extending downwardly from the wall that at least partially defines a recess;
- a rear sole receivable in the recess of the heel support and having a ground-engaging surface that is symmetrical about at least one axis, the rear sole rotatable about an axis aligned with the major axis of the shoe;
- and
- a securing band sized to fit around the wall to compress the wall against the rear sole to retain the rear sole in the recess.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.