IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0881390
(2004-06-30)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
12 인용 특허 :
121 |
초록
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A shoe including a plate capable of being deflected in a direction substantially perpendicular to the major longitudinal axis of the shoe. The plate includes at least one rib integral with at least a portion of the lower surface of the plate. A portion of the rib is exposed to and visible from outsi
A shoe including a plate capable of being deflected in a direction substantially perpendicular to the major longitudinal axis of the shoe. The plate includes at least one rib integral with at least a portion of the lower surface of the plate. A portion of the rib is exposed to and visible from outside the shoe.
대표청구항
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1. A shoe comprising:a bottom; a major longitudinal axis; an upper; a sole including an outsole and a midsole, the sole being beneath at least a portion of the upper; a plate having an upper surface, a lower surface, an interior portion and peripheral portions, the plate extending under at least a s
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A shoe comprising:a bottom; a major longitudinal axis; an upper; a sole including an outsole and a midsole, the sole being beneath at least a portion of the upper; a plate having an upper surface, a lower surface, an interior portion and peripheral portions, the plate extending under at least a substantial portion of the area occupied by the upper, at least one of the peripheral portions of the plate being proximate at least one of a medial side of the shoe a lateral side of the shoe and a rear of the shoe, the interior portion of the plate being positioned over a void and exposed to the void, at least a portion of the plate capable of being deflected in a direction substantially perpendicular to the major longitudinal axis of the shoe; at least one opening in the shoe, the opening being in air communication with the void to expose the interior portion of the plate from outside the shoe through the opening and the void; and at least one rib integral with at least a portion of the lower surface of the plate, at least a portion of the at least one rib being exposed to and visible from outside the shoe. 2. The shoe of claim 1, further including at least one wall proximate at least a portion of the peripheral portions of the plate and extending in an upwardly direction from the plate, the at least one wall being made of the same material as the plate and being integral with the plate.3. The shoe of claim 2, wherein the at least one wall integral with the plate is visible from at least one of the medial side of the shoe, the lateral side of the shoe, and the rear of the shoe.4. The shoe of claim 2, wherein the upper includes an arch region, the shoe further including an arch bridge integral with the plate extending from a position proximate a forward portion of the plate, forward beneath at least a portion of the arch region of the upper.5. The shoe of claim 4, further including at least one wall integral with the arch bridge proximate at least one of the medial side of the shoe and the lateral side of the shoe and extending in an upwardly direction from the arch bridge, the at least one wall of the arch bridge being made of the same material as the plate and being visible at least in part from outside the shoe.6. The shoe of claim 5, wherein the at least one upwardly extending wall of the arch bridge is integral with the at least one upwardly extending wall of the plate.7. The shoe of claim 1, wherein the upper includes an arch region, the shoe further including an arch bridge integral with the plate extending from a position proximate a forward portion of the plate, forward beneath at least a portion of the arch region of the upper.8. The shoe of claim 7, wherein the arch bridge has a lower surface that is at least in part visible from outside the shoe.9. The shoe of claim 7, wherein the arch bridge has a lower surface that is at least in part visible from the bottom of the shoe.10. The shoe of claim 1, wherein the upper includes an arch region, the bottom of the shoe having an elevated portion extending from the medial side of the shoe to the lateral side of the shoe below at least a portion of the arch region of the upper that is non-ground-engaging.11. The shoe of claim 10, wherein the elevated portion extends below at least a substantial portion of the arch region of the upper.12. The shoe of claim 10, wherein the elevated portion extends below substantially the entire arch region of the upper.13. The shoe of claim 10, wherein at least a forward portion of the elevated portion proximate the medial side of the shoe is inclined upwardly in a direction toward the rear of the shoe.14. The shoe of claim 10, wherein at least a rearward portion of the elevated portion proximate the medial side of the shoe is inclined upwardly in a direction toward a front of the shoe.15. The shoe of claim 10, wherein the sole includes a ground-engaging portion formed of a first material, at least a portion of the elevated portion of the bottom below the arch region being formed of a second material different from the first material.16. The shoe of claim 7, wherein the arch bridge has a lower surface that is at least in part visible from outside the shoe, the lower surface of a peripheral region of the arch bridge along the lateral side of the shoe being approximately planar with the lower surface of the plate for at least a substantial portion of the full extension of the arch bridge as measured along an axis that is parallel with the major longitudinal axis of the shoe.17. The shoe of claim 1, wherein the at least one rib is visible at least in part from outside the shoe through the opening and the void.18. The shoe of claim 1, wherein the at least one rib includes a plurality of ribs.19. The shoe of claim 1, wherein the interior portion of the plate is capable of being deflected relative to at least a portion of the peripheral portions of the plate in a direction substantially perpendicular to the major longitudinal axis of the shoe.20. The shoe of claim 1, wherein one of the peripheral portions of the plate is proximate the medial side of the shoe and one of the peripheral portions of the plate is proximate the lateral side of the shoe.21. The shoe of claim 1, wherein one of the peripheral portions of the plate is proximate the medial side of the shoe, one of the peripheral portions of the plate is proximate the lateral side of the shoe end one of the peripheral portions of the plate is proximate the rear of the shoe.22. The shoe of claim 1, wherein the major longitudinal axis intersects the rear of the shoe at a point, the portion of the peripheral portions proximate the rear of the shoe being proximate the point.23. The shoe of claim 1, wherein the plate portion proximate the medial side of the shoe end the plate portion proximate the lateral side of the shoe each contact a portion of a wall, each of the wall portions extending in at least one of an upwardly and a downwardly direction from the plate, the wall portion contacted by the plate portion proximate the medial side of the shoe being located on the medial side of the shoe and being exposed to and visible from the medial side of the shoe, the wall portion contacted by the plate portion proximate the lateral side of the shoe being located on the lateral side of the shoe and being exposed to and visible from the lateral side of the shoe, the plate and the wall portions each being made of a plastic material.24. The shoe of claim 23, wherein the wall portions are integrally formed with the plate.25. The shoe of claim 23, wherein the plate portion proximate the rear of the shoe contacts a portion of a wall, the wall portion contacted by the plate portion proximate the rear of the shoe extending in at least one of an upwardly and a downwardly direction from the plate and being exposed to and visible from the rear of the shoe, the plate and the wall portions each being made of a plastic material.26. The shoe of claim 25, wherein the wall portions are integrally formed with the plate and with each other.27. The shoe of claim 1, wherein the interior portion of the plate is positioned at least in part beneath the calcaneus of the wearer of the shoe.28. The shoe of claim 27, wherein the interior portion of the plate that is positioned at least in part beneath the calcaneus of the wearer is positioned at least in part beneath the approximate center of the calcaneus of the wearer of the shoe.29. The shoe of claim 1, wherein the upper includes a heel region, the plate extending under at least a majority of the area occupied by the heel region.30. The shoe of claim 1, wherein the upper includes a heel region, the plate extending under at least two-thirds of the area occupied by the heel region.31. The shoe of claim 30, wherein the plate extends under substantially the entire area occupied by the heel region.32. The shoe of claim 1, wherein the upper includes a heel region, the plate extending under substantially the entire area occupied by the heel region.33. The shoe of claim 24, wherein the upper includes a heel region, the plate extending under substantially the entire area occupied by the heel region.34. The shoe of claim 26, wherein the upper includes a heel region, the plate extending under substantially the entire area occupied by the heel region.35. The shoe of claim 1, wherein the upper includes a heel region and the sole includes a rear sole, the rear sole including a vertical central axis passing through the bottom of the shoe and the heel region of the upper, the vertical central axis of the rear sole being generally perpendicular to the major longitudinal axis of the shoe and being completely surrounded by at east a portion of the plate.36. The shoe of claim 1, wherein the sole includes a rear sole, the rear sole having a width from the medial side of the shoe to the lateral side of the shoe, the plate forming a support bridge across the width of the rear sole from a point proximate the medial side of the shoe to a point proximate the lateral side of the shoe.37. The shoe of claim 1, wherein the interior portion of the plate is supported by a portion of the medial side of the shoe and a portion of the lateral side of the shoe.38. The shoe of claim 1, wherein the sole includes a rear sole, the rear sole having a width from the medial side of the shoe to the lateral side of the shoe, the plate being adapted to support laterally the heel of a wearer across the entire width of the rear sole.39. The shoe of claim 1, wherein the bottom of the shoe includes a ground-engaging portion, at least a portion of the plate being visible from the bottom of the shoe between at least two portions of the ground engaging portion of the bottom of the shoe.40. The shoe of claim 39, wherein at least a portion of the at least one rib is visible from the bottom of the shoe between at least two portions of the ground engaging portion of the bottom of the shoe.41. The shoe of claim 1, wherein the sole includes a rear sole that includes a ground-engaging portion, at least a portion of the at least one rib being visible from the bottom of the shoe between at least two portions of the ground engaging portion of the rear sole.42. The shoe of claim 1, wherein the sole includes a rear sole, the rear sole having a bottom surface with a perimeter and a ground-engaging portion, the ground-engaging portion of the bottom surface including at least one substantially planar portion having an outer edge proximate a portion of the perimeter of the bottom surface of the rear sole, the at least one substantially planar portion being located proximate at least one of the medial side of the shoe and the lateral side of the shoe, the ground-engaging portion of the bottom surface including at least one portion non-planar with the at least one substantially planar portion, the at least one non-planar portion positioned proximate the perimeter of the bottom surface and inclined upwardly in a direction toward the perimeter of the bottom surface from another portion of the bottom surface, the at least one non-planar portion having an outer edge proximate a portion of the perimeter of the bottom surface and proximate a rearward portion of the rear sole, the portion of the perimeter of the bottom surface of the rear sole to which the outer edge of the at least one substantially planar portion is proximate and the portion of the perimeter of the bottom surface of the rear sole to which the outer edge of the at least one non-planar portion is proximate each having the shape of an arc of a circle, the circle having a diameter no greater than the maximum width of the bottom surface of the rear sole as measured on a line generally perpendicular to the major longitudinal axis of the shoe from a point on the medial side of the shoe to a point on the lateral side of the shoe.43. The shoe of claim 1, wherein the sole includes a rear sole, the rear sole having a bottom surface with a perimeter and a center located beneath the approximate center of the calcaneus of the wearer of the shoe, the rear sole including a forward portion and an opposite rearward portion below the heel region of the upper, the bottom surface having at least two portions which are beveled in different directions away from the center of the rear sole, each of the beveled portions defining at least in part the perimeter of the rear sole.44. The shoe of claim 43, wherein one of the at least two beveled portions is located at least in part in the forward portion of the rear sole and is oriented at least in part toward a front of the shoe.45. The shoe of claim 43, wherein one of the at least two beveled portions is located at least in part in the rearward portion of the rear sole and is oriented at least in part toward the rear of the shoe.46. The shoe of claim 43, wherein one of the at least two beveled portions is located at least in part in the forward portion or the rear sole and is oriented at least in part toward a front of the shoe and one of the at least two beveled portions is located at least in part in the rearward portion of the rear sole and is oriented at least in part toward the rear of the shoe.47. The shoe of claim 1, wherein sole includes a rear sole, the rear sole having a perimeter and a bottom surface at least a portion of which is ground-engaging, the bottom surface of the rear sole including at least one substantially planar portion and at least two portions non-planar with the at least one substantially planar portion, the non-planar portions being positioned proximate the perimeter of the rear sole and separated from each other by other portions of the bottom surface of the rear sole, each of the non-planar portions being inclined upwardly from another portion of the bottom surface of the rear sole in a direction toward the perimeter of the rear sole, one of the at least two non-planar portions being proximate the rearward portion of the rear sole, and at least a portion of another of the at least two non-planar portions being proximate the forward portion of the rear sole.48. The shoe of claim 1, wherein the upper includes an open interior, further including at least one opening extending upwardly from the bottom of the shoe and being in air communication with the open interior of the upper.49. The shoe of claim 48, wherein the at least one opening extends through the plate.50. The shoe of claim 1, further including a substantially air-tight enclosure located at least in part between a portion of the upper and a portion of the bottom of the shoe, the air-tight enclosure having a top, a bottom and a vertical central axis passing through the top and the bottom of the air-tight enclosure.51. The shoe of claim 50, wherein the air-tight enclosure is an inflated cushion.52. The shoe of claim 51, including a forward sole, the inflated cushion being located in the forward sole.53. The shoe of claim 51, wherein the inflated cushion includes a bladder.54. The shoe of claim 53, wherein the bladder is an air bladder.55. The shoe of claim 50, wherein a portion of the air-tight enclosure is at least in part curved.56. The shoe of claim 55, wherein the at least in part curved portion of the air-tight enclosure is curved in a direction substantially perpendicular to the vertical central axis.57. The shoe of claim 55, wherein the at least in part curved portion of the air-tight enclosure is curved in a direction substantially parallel with the vertical central axis.58. The shoe of claim 55, wherein the at least in part curved portion of the air-tight enclosure is curved in a direction substantially parallel with the vertical central axis and in a direction substantially perpendicular to the vertical central axis.59. The shoe of claim 55, wherein the at least in part curved portion of the air-tight enclosure is arcuate in shape in a direction substantially perpendicular to the vertical central axis.60. The shoe of claim 55, wherein the at least in part curved portion of the air-tight enclosure is arcuate in shape in a direction substantially parallel with the vertical central axis.61. The shoe of claim 55, wherein the at least in part curved portion of the air-tight enclosure is arcuate in shape in a direction substantially parallel with the vertical central axis and in a direction substantially perpendicular to the vertical central axis.62. The shoe of claim 50, wherein the air-tight enclosure is spaced apart from the plate during the entire gait cycle of the wearer.63. The shoe of claim 50, wherein at least a portion of the top of the air-tight enclosure is in contact with a portion of the shoe.64. The shoe of claim 50, wherein at least one of the top and the bottom of the air-tight enclosure has a portion that is generally flat and perpendicular to the vertical central axis.65. The shoe of claim 50, wherein each of the top and the bottom of the air-tight enclosure has a portion that is generally flat and perpendicular to the vertical central axis.66. The shoe at claim 50, wherein at least a portion of the bottom of the air-tight enclosure is generally flat and perpendicular to the vertical central axis.67. The shoe of claim 50, wherein at least a portion of the top of the air-tight enclosure is generally flat and perpendicular to the vertical central axis.68. The shoe of claim 50, wherein the sole includes a rear sole, each of the upper and the rear sole including a peripheral region, the air-tight enclosure being located at least in part between a portion of the peripheral region of the upper and a portion of the peripheral region of the rear sole.
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