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8075508 Shoe releasing assembly for an orthosis  
A shoe releasing assembly for use with an orthotic bar or splint is disclosed. The shoe releasing assembly comprises a bar attachment member securable to a bar or splint, a shoe attachment member...
8020317 Footwear with integrated biased heel fit device  
A shoe structure specifically designed to more securely fit a wider range of feet widths and proportions by providing an integrated resilient heel device in the rearfoot region of the upper. The...
7941946 Article of footwear for sailing  
An article of footwear for water sports disclosed. The article may be worn by a helmsman on a sailboat. The article may include provisions to facilitate increased traction and support for a foot of...
7930841 Article of footwear for water sports  
An article of footwear for water sports, especially canoeing, is disclosed. The article of footwear includes an upper attached to a sole forming a first live hinge and a strap system attached to...
7730639 Engaging element useful for securing objects, such as footwear and other foot-receiving devices  
Engaging elements may be included in foot-receiving devices, such as footwear, bindings, clips, or the like. Such elements may include a bimodal spring member movable between two independent stable...
7685747 Footwear architecture(s) and associated closure systems  
Footwear architecture(s) and associated closure systems. A footwear closure system is described with an anchor section, affixed to a forefoot portion of an upper of the footwear, and an engagement...
7617573 Shoelace fastening assembly  
A shoelace fastening assembly includes a fastening device fixed on the tongue of a shoe and includes a main part which has a tubular member and a shoelace is wrapped on the tubular member. A knob...
7614126 Footwear accessory  
A strap for a shoe has a first resilient and flexible fabric element extending from a first end to a second end and a clear flexible element substantially fixed at respective ends of the clear...
7472495 Postural corrective ankle stabilizing insole  
An orthotic insole usable in an article for footwear for aligning a foot with its lower leg to provide balance and support having a support base, an expandable rail section moveable between a...
7439837 Article of footwear incorporating a heel strap system  
An article of footwear for receiving a foot of a wearer. The footwear includes an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper. The footwear also includes a heel strap having a U-shaped...
7434336 Footwear incorporating a self-locking sock  
Footwear, incorporating a self-locking sock for stopping the slippage of a user's foot inside the shoe while walking or running. The footwear with a self-locking sock comprises: a footwear with two...
7225563 Shoe with adjustable fitting  
A shoe includes an upper having a heel portion that has a rear wall adapted to extend around the heel of a foot. At least one adjustment pad is attached loosely to the rear wall within the heel...
7219444 Boot liner with ankle and heel volume control  
An article of footwear, such as a snowboard boot liner, made of deformable material has a rear tensioning system for reducing the volume of the footwear in the heel region. The footwear has a front...
7188438 Step-in/step out overshoe  
An overshoe that covers a shoe or boot for isolating the mud, dirt, grass, debris, or contaminated fluid on the shoe or boot from clean surfaces. The article has a front upright and a rear upright...
7178270 Engaging element useful for securing objects, such as footwear and other foot-receiving devices  
Engaging elements may be included in foot-receiving devices, such as footwear, bindings, clips, or the like. Such elements may include a bimodal spring member movable between two independent stable...
7168188 Article footwear with removable heel pad  
An article of footwear includes a sole assembly, an upper secured to the sole assembly, a heel counter secured to the upper, and a heel pad removably attached to an inner surface of the heel counter.
7062867 Apparatus, system, and method for securing a foot in footwear  
Apparatuses and methods for securing a foot in a footwear item and a footwear item using the apparatus are provided. Pivot members are disposed on opposing sides of a closure configured to secure...
6935054 Snowboard boot with removable ankle supports  
A snowboard boot (200) includes an upper boot (204) secured to an outsole (206). The boot upper includes a vamp opening (208) that is closed by a tongue (210) and a selectively securable vamp...
6877256 Boot and liner with tightening mechanism  
A boot (100), such as a sports boot, having a removable liner (160) that is adapted to be inserted into an outer shell (110). The liner includes a vamp gap (170) with a plurality of cable keepers...
6874255 Side entry footwear  
Footwear includes an upper disconnected from the sole on at least a portion of one lateral side of the sole to enable a foot to enter the footwear laterally through a side gap. The foot may be held...
6792702 Inner tightening mechanism for footwear and footware incorporating such tightening mechanism  
An inner tightening mechanism adapted to equip an article of footwear having a flexible or semi-rigid upper, and an article of footwear incorporating such tightening mechanism. The inner tightening...
6775929 Athletic shoe or sneaker with stabilization device  
A stabilization device for an athletic shoe or sneaker having two elongate straps for wrapping around a foot within the shoe. The straps are attached to the inside sidewalls of the shoe and exit...
6702304 Detachable skate  
A detachable skate having two sets of engagement members containing two female members and two male members which are correspondingly fitted to a sole at the bottom of the shoe and a mounting plate...
6606804 Wrap closure and fit system of footwear  
The present invention relates to a tightening system for footwear, especially in athletic shoe, and is directed to improve the fittability, supportability and stability of the shoe. The athletic...
6606803 Footwear sole and arch strapping system  
A strapping system for footwear comprises a strap (1) that has a first end (3) connected to a first side of a heel portion (12) of footwear, passes over the instep of a foot, through a channel (31)...
6446362 Multiposition boot strap mount  
The present invention is directed to a strap assembly (150) for a sports boot (100), that includes a first strap (151) pivotally connected at one end to the boot heel portion (130), and a second...
6324773 Internally laced shoe  
An internal lacing system wherein a plurality of lace guides having rotatable rollers are strategically positioned throughout a shoe to facilitate the securing of the foot within the shoe. First...
6298582 Article of footwear with heel clip  
An article of footwear, e.g., a shoe for running, jogging, and walling, that is designed to provide a better and more anatomical fit to the wearer's foot to enhance performance and provide better...
6237254 Boot with strapping to restrain movement of foot  
A boot comprises an upper, an outsole affixed to the upper, and an insole affixed within the boot. The upper includes a vamp, a counter, and a shaft. A flexible but substantially inelastic liner is...
6189239 Articulated footwear having a flexure member  
A article of footwear is disclosed having a flexure member in the sole to facilitate abduction bending to provide footwear that is easy to don and doff. The footwear includes a split upper having a...
6170175 Footwear with internal reinforcement structure  
Footwear having one or more reinforcement features is disclosed. Footwear having two independent components constructed from a woven material with the strands oriented at specified angles to the...
6128836 Sport boot  
A sport boot having an external upper for protection against external damage, an assembly insole and an outer sole, and comprising an internal tightening system comprising two tightening quarters...
6101655 Device for preventing slippage of heel of woman's shoe, molded heel cup and method of forming device and molded heel cup  
A foot gripping device is provided which utilizes a combination of a heel cup outsole formed of a semi-rigid material that stabilizes an orthotic or orthotic insert within a shoe in order to...
6052921 Shoe having lace tubes  
This invention relates to a shoe having an ergometric shoe lace design. The laces pass through tubes on the tongue portion of the shoe and extend down to the sole of the shoe on either side of the...
6041524 Footwear having recessed heel cup  
Footwear including a sole having a front and a back for supporting a bottom of a foot. A heel cup at the back of the sole receives and supports a heel of the foot. The heel cup has a bottom for...
6029376 Article of footwear  
An article of footwear including a sole and an upper for enclosing and supporting the foot. The upper includes a tongueless outer sleeve of flexible woven elastic material, such as spandex, that...
5992057 Strapping and closure system for an article of footwear  
An article of footwear including a strapping and closure system providing additional support to a wearer's ankles and feet. The system includes a pair of heel straps fixedly attached to opposing...
5966842 Foot strap assembly for wader boots  
A foot strap assembly for wader boots is provided whereby a foot and leg may be more securely held within the wader boot preventing the boot from becoming stuck between rocks or mud which may cause...
5946827 Snowboard boot ankle and heel support  
A snowboard boot is formed with an ankle and heel support. The boot includes a sole portion and an upper portion fixed to the sole portion. The ankle and heel support includes a strap member that...
5913592 Performance water sport boot  
A water sport boot (10) having an upper (12), a resiliently compressible sole pad (14), a stretchable heel cup (16), an adjustable strap (18), an achilles panel (20), toe box foxing (22), and an...
5842292 Shoe insert  
A shoe insert for adjusting the fit of a shoe on a person's foot. The insert is formed from resilient material and is secured within the heel area of a shoe. The insert is elongated and has a...
5832632 Wading boot construction  
An improved wading boot construction 10 including a boot member 20 having an upper portion 22 and a sole portion 21 wherein at least one side of the upper portion 22 is provided with a tongue unit...
5799416 Anti-blister shoe grips  
The present invention relates to a anti-blister shoe grip (10) which is installed into the back of a dress shoe to prevent heel abrasion and the forward pressure on the toes caused by padding. The...
5791068 Self-tightening shoe  
The shoe incorporates adjustable straps that are positioned to tighten the shoe casing around a wearer's instep. A retractor mechanism incorporates elastic members. The elastic members are charged...
5732483 Shoe for the practice of snowboarding  
A shoe for use in snowboarding includes an upper section having a bottom and opposed sides which enclose a wearer's foot and lower leg, and a sole that is secured to the bottom of the upper...
5704138 Mountain hiking boot with internal tightening device  
Sport shoe, in particular for mountain hiking, of the type comprising an outer sole (2) on which an external upper (3), open to the front to allow insertion of the foot (4) and capable of being...
D385692 Boot upper  
5657557 Fastener which is attachable to a shoelace  
A fastener which includes a flexible counter strap having a hook on each end with the hooks each being removably attachable to loop portions which are formed in the shoelace when the lace has been...
5471769 Shoe lacing system with hook and eye portions  
The invention is a single hand operation shoe lacing system which has an elongate lace strap which is affixed at its front end to a lacing area of the shoe in the vicinity of the vamp. The lace...
5400529 Sports medicine shoe  
An ankle-supporting shoe comprising a sole member having a mid-sole attached to the top surface thereof. Attached to the upper surface of the mid-sole and a toe portion of the top surface of the...
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