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US 8,146,268 B2Granted
Shoe having an air cushioning system
AssigneeSears Brands, L.L.C.
InventorsSalvo Farina, Steve Weston
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Abstract
An air cushioning system for use in a shoe has a molded heel absorber member the includes a center member that forms a sealed center air chamber and a peripheral member that extends about at least a portion of the periphery of the center member and that forms a vented peripheral air chamber. A vented air conduit is in communication with the vented peripheral air chamber.
Claims22
An air cushioning, system for use in a shoe, comprising:
- a molded heel absorber member comprised of a center member having a periphery and a top surface that forms a sealed center air chamber and a peripheral member that extends about at least a portion of the periphery of the center member without covering any portion of the top surface of the center member and that forms a vented peripheral air chamber;
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- a vented air conduit in communication with the vented peripheral air chamber.
A shoe, comprising:
- an outsole/midsole unit;
- an upper attached to the outsole midsole unit;
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- an air cushioning system disposed in the outsole/midsole unit comprised of:
- a molded heel absorber member comprised of a center member having a periphery and a top surface that forms a sealed center air chamber and a peripheral member that extends about at least a portion of the periphery of the center member without covering any portion of the top surface of the center member and that forms a vented peripheral air chamber;
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- a vented air conduit in communication with the vented peripheral air chamber.
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