Athletic shoe
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1. An athletic shoe, comprising:
- a laminated sole and an upper, said laminated sole comprising at least a midsole and an outersole,a lace area, said lace area residing on said upper,one or more flexible inextensible strips, said strip having a lace end and a sole end, said strip residing on said upper, said lace end of said strip attached to said lace area and said sole end of said strip extending into said laminated sole at least 45 percent of the distance from the outer edge of said laminated sole to the center axis of said sole laminate and attached thereto so that lateral and forward stability is imparted to the shoe.
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Abstract
An athletic shoe generally has a plurality of strips of an inextensible material, such as graphite, which extend from the lace area rearwardly over the shoe exterior and into a non-ground contacting area of a laminated sole. The weight of the wearer also bears upon the strip sole ends and aids in retarding movement thereof. The shoe has good forward as well as lateral stability.
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22 Claims
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1. An athletic shoe, comprising:
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a laminated sole and an upper, said laminated sole comprising at least a midsole and an outersole, a lace area, said lace area residing on said upper, one or more flexible inextensible strips, said strip having a lace end and a sole end, said strip residing on said upper, said lace end of said strip attached to said lace area and said sole end of said strip extending into said laminated sole at least 45 percent of the distance from the outer edge of said laminated sole to the center axis of said sole laminate and attached thereto so that lateral and forward stability is imparted to the shoe. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An athletic shoe, comprising:
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a laminated sole and an upper, said laminated sole having a plurality of layers, one or more flexible inextensible strips, said inextensible strip being incapable of elongation, a laced area, said lace area residing on said upper, said inextensible strip residing on said upper and extending from said lace area into said laminated sole area an amount of at least 45 percent of the distance from the sole outer edge to the central axis of said sole. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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