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Impact absorbing soles for parachutists

  • US 5,675,915 A
  • Filed: 07/01/1996
  • Issued: 10/14/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/21/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An impact absorbing device that may be quickly donned and doffed over a parachutist'"'"'s shoes comprising:

  • a left overshoe having an overshoe fastening surface along a bottom thereof, said overshoe fastening surface having one part of a hook and loop material;

    a left impact absorbing sole having a multi-layer construction, a first layer of said sole having a sole fastening surface along a top thereof, said sole fastening surface having the other part of said hook and loop material, the medial side of said impact absorbing sole being straight, normal, and parallel with the parachutist'"'"' mid sagittal plane and having one part of a hook and loop material attached thereon;

    a right overshoe having an overshoe fastening surface along a bottom thereof, said overshoe fastening surface having one part of a hook and loop material;

    a right impact absorbing sole having a multi-layer construction, a first layer of said sole having a sole fastening surface along a top thereof, said sole fastening surface having the other part of said hook and loop material, the medial side of said impact absorbing sole being straight, normal, and parallel with the parachutist'"'"'s mid sagittal plane and having the other part of a hook and loop material attached thereon thereby allowing said parachutist to bring said left and right overshoes in intimate contact with each other and to remain in intimate contact with each other before and during impact with the ground to thereby aid said parachutist in performing a proper parachute landing fall.

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