Cushioned footwear and apparatus for making the same
AssigneeGeorgia Boot LLC
InventorsWilliam C. Johnson, Jr., William G. Thomas
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Abstract
Improved cushioned footwear of the type in which, in the past, nails, such as heel nails, gang nails and/or heel seat nails extended into the heel area of the footwear and/or in which, in the past, such footwear included a rigid shank which extended into the heel area, is formed with an opening in the heel area. The heel plug of a cushioning element is placed in the opening. The apparatus for forming the opening is also disclosed.
Claims23
An improved footwear of goodyear welt construction including an upper, an insole having a forward and rear heel portion and an opening in the heel portion thereof, an outsole having a forward and rear heel portion and an opening thereof in alignment with said opening in the heel portion of the insole, a heel, nails which extend into the heel portion of said insole and said outsole but not into the openings in the heel portion of said insole and said outsole and a cushioning element which overlies said insole and has a heel plug which extends into the openings in said insole and said outsole.
An improved footwear of goodyear welt construction including an upper, an insole having a forward and rear heel portion and an opening in the heel portion thereof, an outsole having a forward and rear heel portion and an opening thereof in alignment with said opening in the heel portion of the insole, a shank, and a cushioning element having a heel plug which extends into the openings in said insole and said outsole.
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