Shoe providing vertical/horizontal heel pressure diminishment
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Abstract
The modified oxford shoe (10) providing vertical and horizontal heel pressure diminishment including an optional means of adjusting pronation is an inventive device which diminishes pressures to the heel with a floating collar and supple counter assembly with adjusting strap, with spacing studs attached strategically to the sides of the midsole (15) to prevent exterior pressure to the heel and with a multi functioning cushion assembly coupled with adjustable underlying steel springs and resilient midsole (15) and wearing surface (17) to diminish pressure to the bottom of the heel and provide pronation adjustment if needed.
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4 Claims
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1-3. -3. (canceled)
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4. A shoe for diminishing vertical and horizontal heel pressure comprising:
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a midsole with a cavity, a plurality of voids located within the cavity, the cavity conformed to accommodate a floating laminated cushion assembly;
a lower stiffened fixed counter connected to the midsole;
an upper portion of the floating laminated cushion assembly is formed with a terrace at the top of the cushion followed beneath by a plurality of generally concentric terraces or partial terraces increasing in area until reaching a lower portion of the floating laminated cushion assembly;
a plurality of calibrated compression springs located in the voids of the midsole;
an upper having a waist portion;
the lower stiffened fixed counter is attached to the midsole and meets upwardly adjacently with a supple upper floating counter which is attached to a padded floating collar; and
a floating adjusting strap is attached to the lower part of the supple upper floating counter and covers a major part of the lower stiffened fixed counter, unsecured ends of the floating adjusting strap extending forwardly from supple upper floating counter over the waist, fastening devices attached to said unsecured ends which mate with fastening devices attached to the waist which provides the means of securing and adjusting travel of the padded floating collar.
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