US 8,782,929 B2 · Shoe outsole with cut-out heel region

Abstract

The present invention relates to an outsole for a shoe which lessens the impact on a wearer's heel region to aid in preventing and treating heel spurs. The rear portion of the outsole comprises a heel region having a cut-out in a center part of the heel region such that the center part of the heel region never contacts a surface when worn. This aspect is central to the function of the present invention since the positioning of the cut-out eliminates impact on a wearer's heels. Rather, pressure from impact is distributed from the center of the heel to the outer edges of the heel region which symmetrically flank the cut-out. Finally, the present invention relates to a shoe comprising an upper attached with an outsole or formed as one piece with an outsole as previously described.

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Dependent claims

An outsole for a shoe which lessens the impact on a wearer's heel region, the outsole comprising:

a top and a bottom, a front portion, a rear portion, and a center portion located between the front portion and the rear portion;
wherein the rear portion of the outsole comprises a heel region having a cut-out in a center part of the heel region;
and
wherein the cut-out extends from an epicenter of the heel region to an end of a rear of the heel region through a portion of the outsole between the top and through the bottom of the outsole and opens only toward the rear portion and bottom of the outsole, forming sidewall portions about the cut-out which are open toward and proximate the rear and toward the bottom of the outsole, where the sidewalls have a ground contacting surface, leaving a portion of the bottom of the outsole and a portion of the rear portion of the outsole open.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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Abstract

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