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SHOE ASSEMBLY WITH NON-LINEAR VISCOUS LIQUID

  • US 20130000151A1
  • Filed: 06/14/2012
  • Published: 01/03/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A shoe assembly, comprising:

  • an upper; and

    a midsole assembly coupled to the upper, the midsole assembly having a heel impact region located to be under a heel of a foot of a wearer and a forefoot region located to be under a forefoot of the foot of the wearer, the midsole assembly comprising a molded foam material,the heel impact region comprising a non-linearly viscous, SEBS block copolymer-based material molded with the foam material and defining;

    a generally circular heel portion; and

    a tapered extension extending forward from the heel portion;

    the forefoot impact region comprising a non-linearly viscous, SEBS block copolymer-based material molded with the foam and defining;

    a generally oval-shaped portion positioned under an inside metatarsal of the foot of the wearer; and

    an arcing extension extending laterally outwardly from the oval-shaped portion, wherein the arching extension is configured in an arcing pattern of metatarsals of the foot of the wearer to substantially underlie the metatarsals.

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