Boots, shoes, and leggings inventions 06/06

20060137216 - Insole and shoe having an insole: This invention relates to an insole which is essentially adapted to the profile of a human foot and has, in the middle foot area, an elastically deformable dome-like arch that faces the foot. To reduce the technical and financial production expense of an insole and to improve the wearing comfort...

20060137217 - Propulsion footwear: A style of footwear, comprising a spring-suspension system, meant for impact absorption and the augmentation of metatarsal thrust. An angle spring affixes to the central pivot point and is external to the shoe sole. A guide and quick recoil are joined to the angle spring in a manner set to...

20060137218 - Foot mask structure: A foot mask structure includes an instep diaphragm that can be covered onto an instep of a user and a sole diaphragm that can be attached onto a sole of the user. Three lateral sides of the front ends of the instep diaphragm and the sole diaphragm can be connected...

20060137219 - Footwear item for racket sports: The invention relates to a footwear item that is designed for racket sports. The inventive item comprises a sole consisting of an outer face (1a) which is intended to come into contact with the ground and an inner face (2b) which is intended to come into contact with the foot...

20060137220 - Athletic shoe with independent supports: An athletic shoe sole construction having a suspension system designed to resiliently support a foot and deflect downwardly upon foot imposed forces is provided. The athletic shoe includes a plurality of independent supports arrayed about the periphery of the suspension system. The supports, or pillars, may include a ground engaging...

20060137221 - Article of footwear having a fluid-filled bladder with a reinforcing structure: A sole component and a method of manufacturing the sole component are disclosed. In general, the sole component includes a fluid-filled bladder and a reinforcing structure extending around the bladder. The reinforcing structure is bonded to the exterior of the bladder, and may be recessed into the bladder. In some...

20060137222 - Insole embedded with germanium: An insole embedded with germanium includes a upper layer, a lower layer and a germanium-plated blade interposed between the upper layer and the lower layer. The germanium-plated blade includes a metal sheet covered by a germanium-plated layer. The germanium element of the germanium-plated blade can release drifting negative electrons to...

20060137223 - Footwear item having a flexible impermeable liner in contact with a foot and method of implementing the footwear item: The present invention relates to an item of footwear comprising a liner made of a flexible impermeable material and an outer layer. The liner is arranged to contact a foot and the liner and the outer layer are connected only at a cuff. In some aspects, the flexible impermeable material...

20060137224 - Foot protection device for a fight: Disclosed herein is a foot protection device adapted to protect feet when training and playing fighting games. The device includes an exterior cover (100). The exterior cover has an opening (10), an anterior hole (20) and a posterior hole (30) provided on a sole portion (A), toe insert parts (40)...

20060137226 - Ankle support to be attached to footwear and footwear equipped with it: Disclosed herein is footwear having an ankle support (200). The footwear has a sole (310), an upper (320), and a heel section (340). The ankle support is worn to surround part of the foot and part of the leg between which an ankle joint is located, wherein a lower portion...

20060137225 - Shoes having improved ankle support: A shoe having ankle support for preventing an unwanted ankle movement during a predetermined activity comprises a support piece having an ankle support and legs extending downwardly from the ankle support where the legs are removably inserted down in a pocket formed on an outer surface of an ankle side...

20060137227 - Sole structure for a shoe: A sole structure is provided that can improve bendability and cushioning ability of the sole forefoot portion. The sole assembly 1 is formed of an upper plate 2, and a lower plate 3 provided below the upper plate 2 and spaced apart from the upper plate 2 via a void...

20060137228 - Sole with reinforcement structure: This invention relates to a shoe sole that solves the problems on weight saving in shoes, prevention of distortion, improvement in the fitting property and prevention of upthrust simultaneously. The reinforcing member 3 for reinforcing a part of the midsole 2 is arranged so that the top surface 36 of...

20060130359 - Footwear with knit upper and method of manufacturing the footwear: An article of footwear with a knit upper and a method of manufacturing the footwear are disclosed. The upper is formed through a knitting process to include a plurality of sections formed of different yarns and knits to provide the sections with different physical properties. In portions of the upper...

20060130360 - Shoe with improved construction: The invention relates to a shoe having an outsole with an inside surface and an outside surface. The shoe also has an upper placed above the inside surface and a stitch that extends through the upper and the outsole for securing the upper and outsole together, wherein the stitch also...

20060130361 - Torsion management outsoles and shoes including such outsoles: The present invention is directed to an outsole for use with a shoe and a shoe having an improved outsole. The outsole includes a forward portion and a rearward portion that are connected by a ball-and-socket connection that allows the portions to move freely. The outsole may include flexible members...

20060130362 - Support and buffer structure for shoe body: Disclosed is a support and buffer structure for shoe body, wherein an arcuate hollow rubber portion is attached on the top surface of a sole plate. A balance seat in form of a curved larger area is attached in turn on the top surface of the rubber portion so that...

20060130363 - Shoe sole with a loose fill comfort support system: A shoe is provided with an outsole which contacts the ground, an insole upon which a foot rests, and a midsole located between the outsole and the insole, wherein the midsole absorbs impact by providing a loose fill material throughout the midsole of the shoe to cushion any force exerted...

20060130364 - System for modifying properties of an article of footwear: A system for modifying properties of an article of footwear is disclosed, wherein the article of footwear includes a removable foot-supporting member that includes a frame portion that defines an aperture, one of a plurality of insert portions that are received by the aperture, and a restraining member attached to...

20060130365 - Impact-attenuating elements and customizable products containing such elements: Impact-attenuating elements for footwear or the like may include (a) a first impact-attenuating material (e.g., foam) in a first region; and (b) a second impact-attenuating material in a second region (e.g., foam of a higher density). At least one characteristic of the impact-attenuating characteristics (e.g., support) provided by the impact-attenuating...

20060130366 - Slipper insole, slipper, and method for manufacturing a slipper: An insole is described that can be placed with an insole receiving area of a slipper. The insole can be prepared by compression molding a structure comprising a foam layer having a first foam side and a second foam side. The insole includes a heel region, an arch region, and...

20060130367 - Heat-insulating lining for a footwear article and a footwear article including the same: A heat-insulating lining for a footwear article includes an enclosure body made from an air-impermeable thermoplastic material and defining an inner space, and a porous layer disposed in the inner space such that the enclosure body encloses the porous layer intimately. The inner space in the enclosure body is in...

20060130368 - Footwear outsole: An outsole for an article of footwear including a base and a plurality of lugs extending from the base in the forefoot and in the heel portions of the outsole. The lugs each include a leading edge and a trailing edge, and are individually contoured to include a profile increasing...

20060130369 - Air passage device for inflatable shoe bladders: An inflatable bladder for use in an article of footwear including a first sheet of a flexible fluid-impervious material and a second sheet of flexible fluid-impervious material. The first sheet and the second sheet are sealed along air-tight weld lines forming at least one narrow channel. The inflatable bladder includes...

20060130370 - Shoe having an inflatable bladder: An article of footwear including a sole and an upper with an exterior and interior surface, and one or more bladders which comprises at least one of the exterior or interior surfaces of the upper. The article of footwear also includes a inflation mechanism located under the foot of the...

20060130371 - Expansion system to increase the size of a shoe: This invention utilizing an expansion dial and expansion plates is unique due to the fact that never before has there been a shoe that functions as a “normal” shoe that expands easily using a dial to choose the desired size of shoe. This invention is intended primarily for toddlers' shoes...

20060130372 - Article of footwear with height adjustable cleat-member: An article of footwear has selectively height adjustable cleat members provided on a sole. A cleat member provided in a unit engaged with or otherwise attached to the sole. The cleat member may have a portion which extends outwardly from the sole that is positionable at one of a plurality...

20060130373 - Athletic shoe assembly: For wearing apparel, piping in a predetermined pattern comprising transparent hollow tubing secured to the wearing apparel and rods of various colors removably inserted in said tubing whereby the color effect of the wearing apparel may be changed by selectively interchanging the color rods in the tubing....

20060123659 - Hang tabs for footwear: Footwear having plastic or rubber soles and having molded protruding hang tabs from the soles for use in the pairing of footwear together. Each sole having a plurality of protruding hang tabs molded at spaced-apart positions along a perimeter edging of the sole. The plurality of hang tabs includes a...

20060123660 - Shoe structure with heating function: A shoe structure with heating function comprising a vamp, outsole, power wires and heat conductive liquid. The outsole has two electrical conductive slices, heat conductive liquid or heat conductive powder liquid internally; an outer charger shell, an inner charger shell, a temperature control and input connectors are installed on one...

20060123661 - Outsole: An outsole is provided with a protection flange projecting outwardly from the outer peripheral surface of the outsole and substantially flush with a top side of the outsole. An upper has a bottom end portion which includes a connection part extending laterally and outwardly from the bottom end portion thereof...

20060123662 - Health shoes: The present invention relates to health shoes and, more particularly, health shoes not only used for lower body muscle power strengthening exercises but also used as everyday shoes by having excellent fitness due to its flexibility and elasticity. It is an object of the present invention to provide health shoes...

20060123663 - Insole support system: A foot support insole having four different versions, each providing differing degrees of arch support for use in any shoe or boot. The insole is biomechanically shaped to support the medial arch, the lateral arch, the metatarsal arch, and the heel. In each of these versions, the principal variable is...

20060123664 - Insole having multiple energy sources: A shoe insole (or sole) includes at least two elastomeric pads horizontally distinct from one another, each pad having a different rebound rate. The insole thereby provides at least one pad with relatively greater shock absorbing properties and at least one other pad with relatively greater energy return, or lift,...

20060123665 - Sole: The invention relates to a shoe having a sole with a periphery and a recess. The recess extends laterally across the sole from periphery to periphery and the recess also slopes downwardly toward a rear of the shoe. An insole having a flexible material and placed on top of the...

20060112591 - Attachable non-slip foot sole and methods of manufacturing and using the same: An attachable sole for a foot comprises a substantially flat substrate, having an upper surface and a lower surface and an adhesive disposed on the upper surface of the substrate. The adhesive is adapted to attach the substrate to the bottom of a foot and to allow easy removal of...

20060112592 - Impact-attenuating elements removably mounted in footwear or other products: Impact-attenuating elements include a plurality of impact-attenuating members and a means for releasably securing the impact-attenuating element to at least one of the upper member or the sole member of a piece of footwear or other foot-receiving device. The impact-attenuating elements may be included in the footwear or other foot-receiving...

20060112593 - Shoe having an inflatable bladder: An article of footwear including a sole and an upper with an exterior and interior surface, and a bladder which comprises at least one of the exterior or interior surfaces. The bladder comprising sheets of polyurethane attached together via welding. The bladder includes a medial compartment and a lateral compartment...

20060112594 - Method of manufacturing an upper for an article of footwear: A method of forming an upper for an article of footwear includes the steps of providing an exterior layer of an upper of an article of footwear having a layer of adhesive secured to an interior surface thereof, positioning an interior layer of the upper in contact with the interior...

20060112595 - Removable or reversible lining for footwear: The present invention relates to removable and/or replaceable liners for use in a wide variety of footwear. Liners may be permanently connected to the collar of the shoe, or may be semi-permanently attached for easy removal from the collar. The liners can be quickly removed from the interior of the...

20060112596 - Clasp for detachably securing footwear upper: A clasp for securing an upper to the outsole of an article of footwear is disclosed. The clasp includes first and second releasably interengaging parts, one of which is attached to the upper and the other to the outsole. The part attached to the outsole includes a body defining a...

20060112597 - Locking mechanism for securing detachable shoe uppers: The invention relates to an attachment mechanism and system used to accessorize, customize and/or personalize footwear with interchangeable uppers or straps, especially open shoes and sandals. More particularly, this invention presents a safe, secure and easy system for the attachment and detachment of shoe uppers and straps to shoes and...

20060112598 - Anti-twist cleat receptacle: A cleat receptacle for footwear. The cleat receptacle includes a cleat-engaging structure surrounded by a flange. The flange includes portions that are sloped with respect a plane perpendicular to the axis of the cleat-engaging structure. The receptacle is molded into a shoe outsole. Outsole material adjacent to sloped portions of...

20060112599 - Shoe with transparent panels: The present invention relates to a footwear system that is comprised of a pair of footwear with at least one transparent, semi-transparent or translucent special display area(s) (SDA) and system of innerliners. The system of innerliners can be comprised of either at least two user interchangeable pairs of innerliners or...

20060112600 - Orthopedic device for distributing pressure: The present invention alleviates pain and discomfort from a limb of a patient by redistributing pressure on the limb. The present invention involves an orthopedic device for redistribution of pressure exerted on a limb of a patient. The device comprises a pressure-absorbing member and a breakable container disposed in the...