SHOE HEEL DEVICE
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1. A device for a shoe heel comprising:
- a vertically disposed bore and a shock absorber, the bore comprising an interior surface;
the shock absorber defined by a longitudinal component and a transverse component perpendicular to the longitudinal component, and comprising an elongated member, a relaxed state, and a compressed state;
the elongated member comprising a compressible material;
wherein at least a portion of the shock absorber is disposed longitudinally within the bore; and
wherein in the compressed state the compressible material is compressed longitudinally and expanded transversely such that the compressible material applies pressure to the interior surface of the bore.
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Abstract
Shoe heel devices comprising a longitudinally compressible and transversely expandable shock absorber within a bore.
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20 Claims
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1. A device for a shoe heel comprising:
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a vertically disposed bore and a shock absorber, the bore comprising an interior surface; the shock absorber defined by a longitudinal component and a transverse component perpendicular to the longitudinal component, and comprising an elongated member, a relaxed state, and a compressed state; the elongated member comprising a compressible material; wherein at least a portion of the shock absorber is disposed longitudinally within the bore; and wherein in the compressed state the compressible material is compressed longitudinally and expanded transversely such that the compressible material applies pressure to the interior surface of the bore. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A device for a shoe heel comprising:
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a vertically disposed bore, a heel cap, and a shock absorber; the shock absorber defined by a longitudinal component and a transverse component perpendicular to the longitudinal component, and comprising an elongated member, a relaxed state, and a compressed state; the elongated member comprising a compressible material; wherein at least a portion of the shock absorber is disposed longitudinally within the bore; and wherein at least at a portion of the heel cap is aligned with the bore. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A device for a shoe heel comprising:
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a heel cap, a vertically disposed bore, and a shock absorber, the bore comprising an interior surface, a bottom, and a flange that prevents the shock absorber from falling through the bottom of the bore; the shock absorber defined by a longitudinal component and a transversely component perpendicular to the longitudinal component, and comprising an elongated member, a relaxed state, and a compressed state; the elongated member comprising a compressible material; wherein at least a portion of the shock absorber is disposed longitudinally within the bore; wherein in the compressed state the compressible material is compressed longitudinally and expanded transversely such that the compressible material applies pressure to the interior surface of the bore; wherein the heel cap comprises a top surface, a bottom surface, and an opening extending between the top surface and the bottom surface; and wherein the elongated member extends through the opening and below the bottom surface of the heel cap when the shock absorber is in the relaxed state.
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