Boots, shoes, and leggings inventions 10/07

20070245592 - Footwear: Each (1) of sandals, comprising an outer frame (9) forming the outline of a sole (3) and an inside member (15) formed of bar-like or plate-like crosspiece elements (13) installed in the outer frame (9) at specified intervals (11). Also each (21) of sandals (21) comprises a plurality of tilted... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070245593 - Footwear separable to two piece: Disclosed herein is footwear separable into two pieces in which an insertion body is adapted to be fit into an insertion recess formed at the heel portion of a footwear body, for absorbing the impact applied to a wearer upon walking, thus to achieve better wearing effect, the insertion body... Agent: Hyun Jong Park

20070245594 - Insole assembly for increasing weight of footwear and heavy footwear having weight-increasing midsole/outsole: An insole assembly for increasing the weight of footwear and a heavy footwear having an outsole and/or a midsole made of a high specific gravity compressed resin to enhance exercise effect. The insole assembly includes a lower insole made of a compressed resin having a high specific gravity; an upper... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070245595 - Shoe with an upper made of a flat composite and method of making the shoe: An upper is made of a flat composite which includes a substantially flat plastic layer molded directly over a fabric layer. The plastic layer has at least one ventilation hole, an inner peripheral end defining an opening, an outer peripheral end extending around the inner peripheral end, and two opposite... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20070245596 - Novel vamp, and injection moulding process for forming a vamp: A composite vamp includes a first, relatively softer layer shaped and dimensioned to define a periphery of the vamp and the profile of an upper surface of the vamp, and a second, relatively harder layer bonded to the first layer, which second layer is adapted to overlie the instep region... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070245597 - Sandal with replaceable upper and method: A sandal 10 comprises a sandal upper 12 having one or more straps 14 for positioning over a user's foot, and a sandal sole 20 having a sandal ground engaging surface 22 and an opposing upper surface 24. A plurality of releasable connectors 30 are each secured to an end... Agent: Loren G. Helmreich Browning Bushman P.C.

20070245598 - Shoe tags: The present invention relates to a shoe tag comprising two parts. At least one part of the tag attaches with a left shoe and at least one part attaches with a right shoe. The left and the right part releasably link to one and other when the shoes are correctly... Agent: Laurence C. Bonar

20070240330 - Shoe shark: A spot and stain lifter, agitation cleaning shoe that attaches and detaches around the circumference of the shoe one wears by a belt, clasp, mainframe and front foot stop system. The multiple vinyl brushes molded into the front tip of the shoe, a molding of elongated shaped, jagged teeth forward,... Agent: King David Beasley

20070240333 - Chassis for footwear and method of making footwear: An article of footwear comprises a chassis having an upper side and a lower side. At least one outsole component is attached to the lower side of the chassis, at least one midsole component is attached to the upper side of the chassis, and an upper is attached to the... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20070240332 - Shoe sole structures: Footwear, particularly athletic shoes, that has a sole structure copying support, stability and cushioning structures of the human foot. Still more particularly, this invention relates to the use of the shoe upper portion to envelop one or more portions of the shoe midsole in combination with portions of the shoe... Agent: Knoble, Yoshida & Dunleavy

20070240334 - Automated tightening shoe: An automated tightening shoe with crisscrossed laces and a tightening mechanism which operates in one direction to cause automatic tightening of the crisscrossed laces to tighten the shoe about a wearer's foot, and which can be released easily so that the shoe can be removed from the wearer's foot.... Agent: Moss & Barnett P.A.

20070240336 - Footwear system with interchangeable portions: The present invention is directed to a footwear system that is customizable and offers a plurality of interchangeable base portions, upper portions, and connector elements in various styles, colors and designs, thus allowing an assortment of easily interchangeable and distinct styles of footwear in a single system. The footwear system... Agent: Karin E. Peterka, Esq. Buchalter Nemer

20070240335 - Shoe system with scarf tie: A shoe system having one or more shoe bases and one or more interchangeable scarves. The interchangeable scarves are used to secure at least a portion of a shoe base to the wearer. Each scarf member is constructed from a pliable material and includes a rigid aglet at one or... Agent: Trexler, Bushnell, Giangiorgi, Blackstone & Marr, Ltd.

20070240337 - Sports shoes, in particulator for playing golf: A sports shoe or a pair of asymmetric shoes, in particular for playing golf, including a sole fitted with a rotation mechanism to rotate independently of the sole. The rotation mechanism includes a first rotary disc substantially located in the shoe section intended to receive the big toe of a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070234590 - Shoe with padded sole: Provided is a shoe that has a multi-layered sole with embedded padding. More specifically, at least one of the layers includes a sheet of base material having a hole through its central region, such that the hole is surrounded by the base material, and a cushioning pad attached to the... Agent: Joseph Swan, A Professional Corporation

20070234591 - System and method for making footwear with injected color: A footwear piece with two or more injected colors is disclosed. The footwear is made by injecting raw materials of two or more different colors into a mold and causing the different colors to spread randomly throughout the base section of the footwear.... Agent: Lathrop & Gage Lc

20070234592 - Orthotic for cleat: An orthotic insert for use in a shoe to support a wearer's foot. The orthotic insert includes a cushion layer having a heel portion adapted to receive a heel of the foot and a toe portion adapted to receive a toe of the foot. A bottom layer extends substantially the... Agent: Carstens & Cahoon, LLP

20070234593 - Shoe inner sole: An inner sole for a shoe, the inner sole having a heel portion, a mid-area portion, a metatarsal portion, a metatarsal/toe transition portion and a toe portion. Force absorbing, compressible blisters, each having a perforation, extend across the heel portion, the mid-area portion and the metatarsal portion. There are truncated... Agent: D. Peter Hochberg Co. L.p.a.

20070234594 - Trouser shoe clasping apparatus: The present invention provides an apparatus and method for securing or holding trousers to shoes or other shoe wear.... Agent: Peacock Myers, P.C.

20070234595 - Memory foam shoe insert: Improved shoe inserts (22, 56, 63) are provided which are designed for placement within the toe regions (37, 52, 64) of shoes (34, 50, 62) to provide enhanced comfort to the shoe wearers. The inserts (22, 56, 63) are preferably cut from initial pillow-shaped bodies (20) to give the custom-designed... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP

20070227038 - Interior and upper members for articles of footwear and other foot-receiving devices: Interior members for foot-receiving devices, such as bootie elements for articles of footwear, include a material element at least partially defining a foot-receiving chamber. This material element may include, in some examples, a heel-surrounding portion, a lateral side portion, a medial side portion, and a seamless plantar portion in a... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070227037 - Shoe: A shoe includes an outer shoe body, and a disposable shoe lining intended to be used by single person; the outer shoe body includes a vamp, and a sole; the shoe lining includes a face part and a base, and has substantially the same shape as the outer shoe body;... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070227039 - Modular footwear system: A modular sole assembly system for footwear and components thereof.... Agent: Ganz Law, P.C.

20070227040 - Foot-supporting structures for articles of footwear and other foot-receiving devices: Support structures for foot-receiving devices (such as midsole and/or outsole structures for articles of footwear) include one or more of the following: (a) a base member (e.g., including an impact-attenuating material); (b) a generally U-shaped moderator element engaged with the base member; (c) an edge element extending from a surface... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070227042 - Sport and recreation shoe: A shoe has a recess portion on an upper side of an outsole, a sole touched surface layer on the upper side of the outsole, and a thermoplastic rubber for absorbing pressure and vibrating force on a wearer's foot so as to reduce the burden on the foot; the thermoplastic... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070227043 - Customized orthopedic shoe soles: The present invention of easy construction provides a simple and economical alternative to many complex walking problems. The therapeutic wood layer and the rubber safety layer are combined and attached to many styles of specified purchased shoes. Almost immediately, the individual is encouraged with a noticeable significant skeletal realignment. This... Agent: Rev. Deborah Jean Hinten M.s.

20070227044 - Insole: An insole according to the present invention includes an upper layer defining at least one well containing a chemical indicator that gradually changes colors upon exposure to salt or sulfur. The insole includes a lower layer connected to the upper layer that includes an adhesive for stacking multiple insoles together... Agent: Harshaw Research, Inc.

20070227046 - Footwear with rest support: Footwear includes a sole with a forefoot region, a heel region, and a mid-sole region positioned between the forefoot region and the heel region. A support structure is positioned within the mid-sole region. The support structure is configured to engage an object to facilitate resistance to gravitational pull.... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group