Shoe providing vertical/horizontal heel pressure diminishment

• US 7,415,782 B2
• Filed: 12/05/2002
• Issued: 08/26/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/05/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Lester Erwin Iii Carroll
• Original Assignee: Lester Erwin Iii Carroll
• Inventors: Carroll, Lester Erwin III
• Primary Examiner(s): PATTERSON, MARIE D
• Application Number:
  US10/537,081
• Publication Number:
  US 20060162185A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,091 Days
• Field of Search: 36/27, 36/28, 36/34.R, 36/35.R, 36/37, 36/38, 36/69, 361/05, 36/72.R, 36/72.B, 36/73, 361/42, 361/43, 361/44
• US Class Current: 36/105
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 21/30 Heels with metal springs
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 23/14 made of leather A43B23/085 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 7/14 with foot-supporting parts

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.

Claims

1. A shoe comprising:

a midsole with a cavity, a plurality of voids located within the cavity, the cavity conformed to accommodate a cushion,

a lower fixed counter connected with the midsole;

a plurality of calibrated compression elements located in the voids of the midsole, and an upper having a waist portion;

wherein the lower fixed counter is connected with the midsole and meets upwardly adjacently with an upper floating counter, wherein a floating adjusting strap is connected with the lower part of the upper floating counter and covering a part of the lower fixed counter.

2. The invention of claim 1 further including a plurality of studs shaped to enter the voids of the midsole.

3. The invention of claim 1 wherein the cushion is formed by more than one separate cushion.

4. The invention claim 1 wherein the cushion is terraced.

5. The invention of claim 1 the plurality of calibrated compression elements are springs.

6. The invention of claim 1 wherein the upper floating counter is connected with a collar.

7. The invention of claim 1 further including a multiplicity of spacing studs connected with the midsole.

8. The invention of claim 2 wherein the plurality of studs are blunt cone shaped studs.

9. The invention of claim 1 wherein the floating adjusting strap includes unsecured ends extending forwardly from the 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 collar.