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US RE31,173 EGranted
Sporting shoe
OwnerAlexander C. Daswickinventor
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Abstract
[The present invention relates to certain novel and valuable improvements in sporting shoes used for running or jogging.] A sporting shoe has a relatively rigid sole whose longitudinal center portion is convexly curved in a longitudinal direction to form a pedestal about which the shoe rotates. It also has resilient sole portions at the heel and toe.
Claims3
A sporting shoe comprising:
- an upper housing;
- a relatively rigid sole disposed beneath and secured to said housing[, the bottom surface of said sole being convexly arcuately curved in a longitudinal direction so that its longitudinal center portion provides a pedestal, whereby when a runner wearing the shoe lands upon a running surface with the heel portion of said sole the runner's foot and the shoe will then roll forward in a pivotal movement about said pedestal];
- a first resilient auxiliary sole member secured to the heel portion of said rigid sole;
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- a second resilient auxiliary sole member secured to the toe portion of said rigid sole ;
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- the bottom surface of said rigid sole being convexly arcuately curved in a longitudinal direction so that its longitudinal center portion provides a pedestal;
- whereby when a runner wearing the shoe lands upon a running surface by engaging same with said first auxiliary sole member, the runner's foot and the shoe will then roll forward in a pivotal movement about said pedestal .
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