Boots, shoes, and leggings inventions 05/07

20070119073 - Enhanced sole assembly with offset hole: A sole assembly including a midsole made of resilient cushion material and having an upper support surface configured to support a plantar region of a human foot, a lower surface and a sidewall connecting the upper and lower surfaces. An outsole is provided on the lower surface and configured to... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070119074 - Impact-attenuation members and products containing such members: Impact-attenuation members include body portions, optionally with an arched structure, that define a base orientation and an open space; and a spring member extending across the open space and engaging the body portion(s). When a force is applied to the body portion(s) in at least some orientations and/or directions of... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070119075 - Footwear with a sole structure incorporating a lobed fluid-filled chamber: A fluid-filled chamber for an article of footwear and a method for manufacturing the chamber are disclosed. The chamber may be incorporated into a sole structure of the footwear and includes a central area and a plurality of lobes extending outward from the central area. The lobes are in fluid... Agent: Plumsea Law Group, LLC

20070119076 - Enhanced unitary sole assembly: A sole assembly including a unitary midsole having an upper support surface configured to support a plantar region of a human foot, and a substantially contiguous lower surface extending from a heel portion of the sole assembly to a toe portion of the sole assembly. A semi-rigid heel cradle is... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070119077 - Applicator pad: A disposable applicator pad is constructed of three layers of material. The first later which is in contact with the skin of a person is an absorptive fabric layer. This layer may contain a treatment substance. A second layer of absorbative material is in the form of durable paper towel... Agent: Michael F. Petock, Esquire

20070113424 - Overshoes with raised inner surface portions and slip resistant sole portions for use on primary footwear: An overshoe for disposition over a primary footwear. The overshoe includes an upper and a sole. The sole has a ground engaging bottom surface and plural projections extending upward into or adjacent the hollow interior of the upper. The ridges support a portion of the sole of the primary footwear... Agent: Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen & Pokotilow, Ltd.

20070113425 - Cushioning system for footwear: A midsole for footwear includes at least one solid or hollow cushioning tube positioned therein for improving the cushioning of the midsole. Preferably, the midsole includes a plurality of cushioning tubes fabricated of an elastomeric material. The tubes may vary in diameter and/or wall thickness relative to one another for... Agent: Patent Department Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

20070113426 - Skateboard shoe: A skateboard shoe comprising a plurality of fluid chambers able to move and flex independently from one another along the bottom portion of the midsole is shown and described. The midsole acts as both a stabilizing midsole and an impact cushioning midsole while improving the fit of the shoe so... Agent: Snell And Wilmer

20070113427 - Multipurpose athletic shoe: A multi-purpose athletic shoe with built-in, integral ankle support. The shoe can be used for a variety of athletic purposes, ranging from basketball to soccer to walking and running, by a system of removable, interchangeable traction devices on the sides and bottom of the shoe. The present invention would also... Agent: Greenberg & Lieberman, LLC

20070113428 - Shoe attachment assembly for various cycles: A shoe includes a shoe sole having one or more slots to detachably attach a cleat member which may be attached to cycle pedal. A plate is selectively attached to the shoe sole and has an opening to receive the cleat member, and to allow the cleat member to extend... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20070113429 - Shoe: A casual shoe such as a sandal has a sole joined to an upper portion having a fixed dimension and adjustable openable and closable fastening straps with the straps extending from a fixed dimension upper portion to openings in a tab affixed to the upper portion and back again upon... Agent: Charles Y. Lackey

20070107257 - Multi-material molded shell for footwear: A shell for a boot or other footwear includes a first section of molded of a first thermoplastic material and a second section molded of a second thermoplastic material and integrally bonded with the first section. The first and second thermoplastic materials preferably have different material properties, such as color,... Agent: Stoel Rives LLP

20070107258 - Shoe: A midsole of a shoe has a low elastic part 20, a high elastic part 22 and an inclined surface 24. The low elastic part 20 and the high elastic part 22 include air bubbles. An ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA) is used as a base polymer in the low elastic... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070107259 - Article of footwear with midsole having higher density peripheral portion: An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole assembly. The sole assembly includes a central member of a first material having a first density with its medial and lateral sides having surface irregularities. A medial member extends along a medial side of the central member and beneath a... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070107260 - Variable friction sole for bowling and other shoes: The effective friction of a shoe is adjusted by changing the angle of a portion of the sole, relative to the shoe centerline. In one embodiment, the heel is effectively hinged and an adjustment device is spaced from the hinge axis, whereby the wearer can hold the shoe in one... Agent: Alix Yale & Ristas LLP

20070107261 - Shoe insole: An insole providing cushioning and control of foot motion. The insole includes a base. A lateral border and a medial border cooperate to align and support the foot. The lateral border and medial border are firmer than the base.... Agent: Sidley Austin LLP

20070107262 - Spike: This invention relates to an improved spike installed in a sole of a shoe and consists of a receptacle having a base and several connecting seats integrated around the edge of the base in one piece flexibly moving in proportion to the base. Several spikes are installed unto individual connecting... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell

20070107263 - Heel insert: The present invention teaches that an improved shoe insert may be made in a smaller size and of a material which is firmer and more resilient, yet flexible than in prior art devices. An advantageous trapezoidal planform is also taught, in which the rear edge is shorter than the parallel... Agent: Barber Legal

20070107264 - Flexible shank for an article of footwear: A directionally flexible shank for an article of footwear is disclosed, which provides support to the bottom of a user's foot while providing flexibility for foot movements in one or more particular directions. The directionally flexible shank may also support the arch of the foot. The directionally flexible shank may... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070107265 - Article of footwear with a flexible arch support: An article of footwear is disclosed that includes an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper. The sole structure may include a flexible arch support adapted to provide support for a user's arch while permitting the arch to flex away from the user's foot. The flexible arch support... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070107266 - Golf shoes: A Golf shoe which has an air pad including a plurality of supports and an inclined angle and thereby, enables a golfer to naturally take a stable address pose and to make an appropriate swing when the golfer wears the golf shoes is provided.... Agent: Schmeiser Olsen & Watts

20070107267 - Athletics shoe: The application relates to a sole (20) for footwear (10) which has a toe part (70) being made of a substantially inflexible material, a ball part (80) being made of a flexible material, and an instep-heel part (90) being made of a substantially inflexible material. In the preferred embodiment of... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070107268 - Variable surface sole for bowling and other shoes: For virtually any kind of shoe, regions at the front and/or back of the heel and/or forsesole can be raised or lowered relative to the remainder of that bottom surface. In this manner, one or both of a friction or pronation adjustment can be made at the front, back, or... Agent: Alix Yale & Ristas LLP

20070101610 - Waterproof footwear and method for its production: Footwear, having an upper (13), which is constructed with an outer material (17) having an outer-material end region (27) on the sole side and with a waterproof functional layer (19) which is arranged on the inner side of the outer material (17) and has a functional-layer end region (23) on... Agent: Kevin J Boland W L Gore & Associates Inc

20070101612 - Article of footwear having force attenuation membrane: An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole assembly including a midsole. A cavity is formed in the midsole and has a cavity wall, with a groove formed in the cavity wall. A membrane is received in the groove and extends across the cavity. An upper member is... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070101611 - Shoe sole: A midsole for an article of footwear comprising a bottom member and a cushioning member. The cushioning member comprising a perimeter element and a central lining element, is lined on top of the bottom member. The midsole is fashioned to provide increased support and improved aeration for the user's foot.... Agent: Intellectual Property Law Group LLP

20070101613 - Enhanced construction of inflatable inserts for articles of footwear: An improved method of providing direct contact of inflated inserts to user's feet, comprising the steps of modifying present manufacturing procedures and components of shoe construction. The shoe last is modified to accept inflated inserts that would not normally be allowed. The modified shoe last can be returned to its... Agent: Brent Leo Rosendahl

20070101614 - Athletic shoe with visible arch bridge: An athletic shoe that in one embodiment includes an arch bridge that is visible from beneath the shoe.... Agent: Martin & Ferraro, LLP

20070101615 - Integrated buckle strap receiver for footwear: An attachment system for securing footwear to a wearer's foot that includes an integrated buckle strap receiver, which may be disposed on a portion of a footwear upper, comprising an overstrap and securing plate having a unitary construction; a buckle strap having a first end and a second end, wherein... Agent: Ganz Law, P.C.

20070101616 - Molded gasket for footwear: Protective footwear, such as a motorcycle or motocross boot, having a molded top gasket and/or a fold-over thermal barrier. The molded top gasket may be a substantially annular unitary piece or multi-piece construction of an elastomeric material, such as rubber, that snugly wraps around the wearer's lower leg or ankle... Agent: Ganz Law, P.C.

20070101617 - Footwear sole assembly having spring mechanism: A sole assembly which includes a heel cradle configured to cradle a heel of a human foot when the human foot is rested within the heel cradle, a rigid upper plate including a first part connected to the heel cradle and a second part located farther from the heel cradle... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070101618 - Cleat for athletic shoe: A golf cleat and system includes cleats having a base and a plurality of barbs. Each barb preferably has a proximal end supported by the base and a distal end extending generally perpendicular from the base. A perpendicular surface is formed by the distal end extending from the base and... Agent: Boyle Fredrickson Newholm Stein & Gratz, S.c.

20070101619 - Plastic shoe provided with decoration, method of manufacturing same and casting mold: A plastic shoe provided with a decoration, a method of manufacturing the shoe, and a casting mold for manufacturing the shoe, is disclosed. The decoration is printed on a polyurethane decorative film which is applied to the surface of the upper part of the plastic shoe with the printed side... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070094890 - Shoe with cushion and ventilation device: Provided is a shoe with a cushion and ventilation device. The cushion and ventilation device includes an air pump having an air discharge tube provided at its one side, and an air tube having a connection pipe connecting to the air discharge tube of the air pump, and an air... Agent: Hyun Jong Park

20070094891 - Ventilated shoe: A ventilated shoe comprising a flexible sole and shoe upper with a tongue, an air bladder in the sole heel and in the tongue, air intakes for each bladder, one-way check valves in each air intake, check valves between each bladder and each set of discharge vents in the toe... Agent: Crossley Patent Law

20070094892 - Article of apparel with zonal force attenuation properties: An article of apparel, such as a sock or a shoe, is disclosed as having a foot-supporting area for extending adjacent to a plantar surface of a foot. The foot-supporting area has various zones of differing thickness that attenuate forces upon the plantar surface to different degrees. The apparel may... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070094893 - Disposable flip-flop with exfoliating and moisturizing functions: A disposable flip-flop, comprising an insole support, an insole, a strap having portions that are attached to the insole, a layer of exfoliating material attached to the insole so as to directly contact the plantar region of a user foot, and a predetermined amount of moisturizing agent on and in... Agent: Law Offices Of Raymond A. Nuzzo, LLC

20070094894 - Insole construction for footwear: An insole construction for footwear comprising a base member, an intermediate member formed of a foam and having a plurality of substantially uniformly spaced raised cushioning elements on the upper surface thereof, and a flexible cover member surrounding the intermediate member and extending beneath the base member. The intermediate member... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070094895 - Insoles with shock absorption flexible material: The present invention is an improvement to the prior application Ser. No. 07/477,732 (abandoned) and U.S. Pat. No. 5,233,767 issued to the inventor in that it is a completely removable insole with an opening in the insole that houses shock absorption flexible material with carry strips that are trapped between... Agent: Hy Kramer

20070094896 - Article of footwear with a stretchable upper and an articulated sole structure: An article of footwear is disclosed that includes at least one of a stretchable upper and an articulated sole structure. The upper may include an exterior layer and an interior layer. The exterior layer forms at least a portion of an exterior of the upper, and the exterior layer includes... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070094897 - Fine dress and evening sandal with variable color and ornamentation: A shoe, such as a fine dress or evening sandal or slide, has interchangeable appearance. The shoe includes a sole. Tab indentations are formed in the sole. A fixed strap is secured to the sole as part of the shoe upper. The fixed strap extends across a width of the... Agent: H. Dale Langley, Jr. The Law Firm Of H. Dale Langley, Jr. PC

20070094898 - Snap block structure for racing type bicycle shoes: A snap block structure for racing type bicycle shoes includes a hard snapping plate, and a soft anti-skid pad mounted on the snapping plate. Thus, the snap block structure has an anti-skid pad mounted on the snapping plate to provide an anti-skid effect when touching the ground. In addition, the... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20070094899 - Ski boot walker: A shoe base apparatus (6) with an adhering mechanism (1) which communicates with the adjusting mechanism(2) which is also associate w/the elongated opening (3)located beneath the shoe is the radius walking mechanism (4) The track adhering mechanism (5) communicates with and is adhered to the top of the shoe. Located... Agent: Mark Tenbrink

20070094900 - Sole element of a shoe with a plastic layer: A sole element for a shoe has a top face, a bottom face and a periphery, a transparent plastic layer is formed on the periphery, and a colored transparent plastic layer is formed on the periphery that can refract light, and multiple palettes are embedded in the plastic layer that... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Berner, LLP