Footwear
OwnerAlvaro Z. Gallegosinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to footwear which has improved shock absorbency due to a cushioning and has superior support due to a rigid or semi-rigid orthotic plate. The orthotic plate may be removably or securably attachable to the upper, and the padding may be removably or securably attachable to the orthotic plate. The cushioning may further may have supporting blades incorporated therein to counteract any undesired deforming characteristics of the cushioning and/or a bottom plate may be securably or removably attachable to the bottom side of the cushioning. The bottom plate may also have gripping elements which are permanently or removably attachable to the plate to compensate for wear, or for a change in activities. Further, the upper may be removably and attachable and interchanged with other types of removably attachable uppers.
Claims32
Footwear comprising:
- an upper having a bottom surface;
- an orthotic plate with a first surface and a second surface, wherein said first surface is removably attachable to said bottom surface of said upper;
- padding having a top side and a bottom side, wherein said top side is removably attachable to said second surface of said orthotic plate, wherein said padding is about ½ inch to 3½ inches in height;
- a bottom plate having a upper side and a lower side, wherein said upper side is removably attachable to said bottom side of said padding, where said padding forms a layer from a front of said footwear to a rear of said footwear so as to isolate said orthotic plate from said bottom plate, thereby preventing contact between said orthotic plate and said bottom plate;
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- wherein said bottom plate comprises a smaller maximum height than a maximum height of said orthotic plate and/or a maximum height of said padding.
Footwear comprising:
- an upper having a bottom surface;
- an orthotic plate with a first surface and a second surface, wherein said first surface is removably attached to said bottom surface of said upper;
- padding having a top side and a bottom side, wherein said top side of the padding is removably attached to said second surface of said orthotic plate, and wherein said padding is about ½ inch to 3½ inches in height;
- a bottom plate having a upper side and a lower side, wherein said upper side is removably attached to said bottom side of said padding, said bottom plate comprising a smaller maximum height than a maximum height of said orthotic plate and/or a maximum height of said padding;
- said padding forming a layer from a front of said footwear to a rear of said footwear so as to isolate and prevent interconnection between said orthotic plate and said bottom plate;
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- a plurality of gripping members extending from the lower side of the bottom plate, said padding forming a layer so as to isolate and prevent interconnection between said orthotic plate and said gripping members.
Footwear comprising:
- an upper having a bottom surface;
- a rigid orthotic plate with a first surface and a second surface, wherein said first surface is removably attachable to said bottom surface of said upper, said rigid orthotic plate being a rigid piece extending at least from a metatarsal area of a wearer's foot to a rear area of the foot, said orthotic plate extending at least approximately two-thirds of a total horizontal length of the foot as measured from a toe area of the foot to the rear area of the foot;
- padding having a top side and a bottom side, wherein said top side is removably attachable to said second surface of said orthotic plate, and wherein said padding is about ½ inch to 3½ inches in height;
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- a rigid second plate having an upper side and a lower side, wherein said upper side is removably attachable to said bottom side of said padding, where said padding forms a shock absorbing layer from a front of said footwear to a rear of said footwear so as to isolate said orthotic plate from said rigid second plate, thereby preventing contact between said rigid orthotic plate and said rigid second plate for absorbing shock applied to said rigid orthotic plate.
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