Shoe sole orthotic structures and computer controlled compartments
First Claim
1. A shoe comprising:
- a shoe upper and a shoe sole including a least a bottom sole;
at least a portion of said shoe sole being formed by an insertable midsole orthotic;
at least a portion of the sides of said shoe upper being attached directly to the bottom sole such that the shoe upper envelopes, on the outside, at least the insertable midsole orthotic of said shoe sole, such that the insertable midsole orthotic of said shoe sole is located within a structure formed by a combination of said bottom sole and a portion of said shoe upper that is attached to said bottom sole;
the inner surface of the shoe sole including at least one convexly rounded portion, said convexity being determined relative to a portion of the shoe sole directly adjacent to the inner surface of the shoe sole, as viewed in a frontal plane cross-section when the shoe sole is upright and in an unloaded condition;
the outer surface of the shoe sole including at least one concavely rounded portion, said concavity being determined relative to a portion of the shoe sole directly adjacent to the outer surface of the shoe sole, as viewed in a frontal plane cross-section when the shoe sole is upright and in an unloaded condition;
each said concavely rounded portion of the sole outer surface being located on the shoe sole at a location corresponding to the location of at least one convexly rounded portion of the sole inner surface so as to define a rounded portion of the shoe sole located between said convexly rounded portion of the sole inner surface and said concavely rounded portion of the sole outer surface, as viewed in a frontal plane cross-section when the shoe sole is upright and in an unloaded condition; and
wherein at least a rounded part of each said rounded portion of the shoe sole between parallel rounded portions of the sole outer surface and inner surface has a uniform thickness, and said rounded portion part of the shoe sole which has a uniform thickness extends from a lowest point of the shoe sole to at least a sidemost extent of the side of the shoe sole, as viewed in a frontal plane cross-section when the shoe is upright and in an unloaded condition.
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Abstract
A shoe including an insertable midsole orthotic located within a structure formed by a combination of a bottom sole and a portion of a shoe upper attached to the bottom sole. Both the inner and outer surfaces of the sole include rounded portions which together define a rounded portion of the shoe sole located between the rounded surfaces, and at least a rounded part of each rounded portion of the sole has a uniform thickness extending at least from a lowest point of the sole to at least a sidemost extent of the side of the sole, all as viewed in a frontal plane cross-section when the shoe sole is upright and in an unloaded condition. The shoe sole can also include at least one compartment containing a liquid, gas, or gel, or include at least two computer controlled compartments and a duct providing fluid communication between them.
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Citations
29 Claims
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1. A shoe comprising:
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a shoe upper and a shoe sole including a least a bottom sole; at least a portion of said shoe sole being formed by an insertable midsole orthotic; at least a portion of the sides of said shoe upper being attached directly to the bottom sole such that the shoe upper envelopes, on the outside, at least the insertable midsole orthotic of said shoe sole, such that the insertable midsole orthotic of said shoe sole is located within a structure formed by a combination of said bottom sole and a portion of said shoe upper that is attached to said bottom sole; the inner surface of the shoe sole including at least one convexly rounded portion, said convexity being determined relative to a portion of the shoe sole directly adjacent to the inner surface of the shoe sole, as viewed in a frontal plane cross-section when the shoe sole is upright and in an unloaded condition; the outer surface of the shoe sole including at least one concavely rounded portion, said concavity being determined relative to a portion of the shoe sole directly adjacent to the outer surface of the shoe sole, as viewed in a frontal plane cross-section when the shoe sole is upright and in an unloaded condition; each said concavely rounded portion of the sole outer surface being located on the shoe sole at a location corresponding to the location of at least one convexly rounded portion of the sole inner surface so as to define a rounded portion of the shoe sole located between said convexly rounded portion of the sole inner surface and said concavely rounded portion of the sole outer surface, as viewed in a frontal plane cross-section when the shoe sole is upright and in an unloaded condition; and wherein at least a rounded part of each said rounded portion of the shoe sole between parallel rounded portions of the sole outer surface and inner surface has a uniform thickness, and said rounded portion part of the shoe sole which has a uniform thickness extends from a lowest point of the shoe sole to at least a sidemost extent of the side of the shoe sole, as viewed in a frontal plane cross-section when the shoe is upright and in an unloaded condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 23, 24, 26, 27)
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12. A shoe comprising:
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a shoe upper and a shoe sole including at least an inner surface, an outer surface and a bottom sole; at least a portion of said shoe sole being formed by an insertable midsole orthotic; at least a portion of the sides of said shoe upper being attached directly to the bottom sole, such that the shoe upper envelopes, on the outside, at least the insertable midsole orthotic of said shoe sole, such that the insertable midsole orthotic of said shoe sole is located within a structure formed by a combination of said bottom sole and a portion of said shoe upper that is attached to said bottom sole; the inner surface of the shoe sole including at least one convexly rounded portion, said convexity being determined relative to a portion of the shoe sole directly adjacent to the inner surface of the shoe sole, as viewed in a frontal plane cross-section when the shoe sole is upright and in an unloaded condition; the outer surface of the shoe sole including at least one concavely rounded portion, said concavity being determined relative to a portion of the shoe sole directly adjacent to the outer surface of the shoe sole, as viewed in a frontal plane cross-section when the shoe sole is upright and in an unloaded condition; each said concavely rounded portion of the sole outer surface being located on the shoe sole at a location corresponding to the location of at least one convexly rounded portion of the sole inner surface so as to define a rounded portion of the shoe sole located between said convexly rounded portion of the sole inner surface and said concavely rounded portion of the sole outer surface, as viewed in a frontal plane cross-section when the shoe sole is upright and in an unloaded condition; at least a rounded part of each said rounded portion of the shoe sole between parallel rounded portions of the sole outer surface and inner surface has a uniform thickness, and said rounded part of the shoe sole which has a uniform thickness extends from at least a lowest point of the shoe sole to at least a sidemost extent of the side of the shoe, as viewed in a frontal plane cross-section when the shoe is upright and in an unloaded condition; and wherein the shoe sole further comprises at least one compartment containing a liquid, gas or gel. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 28)
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17. A shoe comprising:
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a shoe upper and a shoe sole including at least an inner surface, an outer surface and a bottom sole; at least a portion of said shoe sole being formed by a insertable midsole orthotic; at least a portion of the sides of said shoe upper being attached directly to the bottom sole, such that the shoe upper envelopes, on the outside, at least the insertable midsole orthotic of said shoe sole, such that the insertable midsole orthotic of said shoe sole is located within a structure formed by a combination of said bottom sole and a portion of said shoe upper that is attached to said bottom sole; the inner surface of the shoe sole including at least one convexly rounded portion, said convexity being determined relative to a portion of the shoe sole directly adjacent to the inner surface of the shoe sole, as viewed in a frontal plane cross-section when the shoe sole is upright and in an unloaded condition; the outer surface of the shoe sole including at least one concavely rounded portion, said concavity being determined relative to a portion of the shoe sole directly adjacent to the outer surface of the shoe sole, as viewed in a frontal plane cross-section when the shoe sole is upright and in an unloaded condition; each said concavely rounded portion of the sole outer surface being located on the shoe sole at a location corresponding to the location of at least one convexly rounded portion of the sole inner surface so as to define a rounded portion of the shoe sole located between said convexly rounded portion of the sole inner surface and said concavely rounded portion of the sole outer surface, as viewed in a frontal plane cross-section when the shoe sole is upright and in an unloaded condition; at least a rounded part of each rounded portion of the shoe sole between parallel rounded portions of the sole outer surface and inner surface has a uniform thickness, and said rounded part of the shoe sole which has a uniform thickness extends from at least a lateral sidemost extent of one side of the shoe sole to at least a medial sidemost extent of the other side of the shoe sole, as viewed in a frontal plane cross-section when the shoe is upright and in an unloaded condition; at least two computer controlled compartments, wherein a computer control for the computer controlled compartments is located in the upper portion of the insertable midsole orthotic; and a duct providing fluid communication between each of said at least two computer controlled compartments. - View Dependent Claims (18, 29)
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Specification