US20170055641A1

US20170055641A1 - Footwear

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Publication number: US20170055641A1
Application number: US15/255,054
Authority: US
Inventors: Vincent L. Truchsess
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2015-09-01
Filing date: 2016-09-01
Publication date: 2017-03-02
Also published as: WO2017040870A1

Abstract

Footwear is configured to be worn by a wearer's foot. The footwear includes a sole further comprises an outer sole. A central portion is formed within the outer sole. A seat piece is connected to the central portion and further comprising a notch receiver. A heel carrier plane is attached to an underside of central portion with a heel ramp. A heel carrier is attached to the heel carrier plane. A high heel is attached to the heel carrier.

Description

RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims priority to provisional patent application U.S. Ser. No. 62/213,059 filed on Sep. 1, 2016, the entire contents of which is herein incorporated by reference.

BACKGROUND

The embodiments herein relate generally to articles of apparel. In particular embodiments relate to footwear.
Prior to embodiments of the disclosed invention, podiatry issues such as bunions, blistering and chaffing resulted from ill-fitting shoes. This occurred, in part, from straps and upper parts being anchored in positions that could not be adjusted in standard manufacturing of shoes. Embodiments of the disclosed invention solve these problems.

SUMMARY

Footwear is configured to be worn by a wearer's foot. The footwear includes a sole further comprises an outer sole. A central portion is formed within the outer sole. A seat piece is connected to the central portion and further comprising a notch receiver. A heel carrier plane is attached to an underside of central portion with a heel ramp. A heel carrier is attached to the heel carrier plane. A high heel is attached to the heel carrier.
In some embodiments, a rail system attachment cavity is immediately adjacent to the outer sole. A plurality of heel carrier cavities and a plurality of heel carrier alignment notches are formed within the heel carrier plane. A threaded insert is inserted into each heel carrier cavity.
A plurality of heel carrier attachment points are attached to the heel carrier. A screw, inserted through a heel carrier attachment points into a heel carrier cavity. A rail system, is inserted into the rail system attachment cavity and further comprising a plurality of equally spaced rail system cavities.
A clip is connected to the outer sole and the rail system. The clip includes a clip tail, joined to a clip round which terminates in a plurality of clip teeth. Clip ribs are attached to the clip round and configured to reinforce the clip. A clip round axis is orthogonal to the clip round. A clip tail axis is parallel to the clip tail. A clip angle is measured counterclockwise from the clip round axis to the clip tail axis. The clip angle θ is at least 60 degrees but no more than 120 degrees.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

The detailed description of some embodiments of the invention is made below with reference to the accompanying figures, wherein like numerals represent corresponding parts of the figures.

FIG. 1 shows a top exploded view of one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 shows a bottom exploded view of one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 shows an exploded view of one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 shows perspective view of one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 shows a side view of one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 shows a side assembly view of one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 shows an exploded view of one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 shows a perspective assembly view of one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 shows a top view of one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 shows a side view of one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11 shows a side assembly view of one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 12 shows a side assembly view of one embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF CERTAIN EMBODIMENTS

By way of example, and referring to FIG. 1, one embodiment of footwear 10 comprises sole 12. Sole 12 further comprises outer sole 14. Inside of outer sole 14 is toe box 16 which further comprises a plurality of toe box ribs 18. Toe box ribs 18 provide stability in the shoe when a wearer walks. Toe box 16 is joined to central portion 20 which further comprises exhaust ports 22. Exhaust ports 22 allow the heat generated from the wearer's foot to pass out of outer sole 14. Central portion 20 is connected to seat piece 24 with notch receiver 26 therebetween. Seat piece 24 can be further coupled to a loop fastener.
Inner mid sole plate 30 further comprises ball portion 32. Inner mid sole plate 30 should be made of a very rigid and strong material and act and takes place of a traditional shoe shank that helps support central portion 20. Ball portion 32 is attached to a plurality of toe risers 34 that are spaced by channels 36. Channels 36 permit heat to pass from the wearer. Ball portion 32 is further attached to inner mid sole risers 38. Inner mid sole risers 38 are separated by inner mid sole riser channels 40. There are a plurality of inner mid sole riser channels exhaust ports 42 through inner mid sole riser channels 40 and are aligned with exhaust ports 22. Inner mid sole plate 30 further comprises notch 44 which slides into notch receiver 26.
Mid sole hook fastener 46 is attached to seat piece 24 and rests upon inner mid sole risers 38. A toe box hook fastener 48 is attached to each of the plurality of toe risers 34. ball portion 32 is connected to ball pad 50. Ball pad 50 further comprises a plurality of ball pad channels 52. The plurality of ball pad channels 52 are sweat channels that correspond to the plurality of toe risers 34 and the front of the inner mid sole riser channels 40. In some embodiments, ball pad 50 can be made from a synthetic viscoelastic urethane polymer used as a shock absorber and vibration damper such as the one sold under the trademark SORBOTHANE.
Turning to FIG. 2, outer sole 14 is immediately adjacent to rail system attachment cavity 52. Inside of rail system cavity 52 is toe tread attachment area 54 where toe tread 56 is attached. An underside of central portion 20 is connected to heel carrier plane 58 with heel ramp 60. Heel carrier plane 58 further comprises a plurality of heel carrier cavities 62 and a plurality of heel carrier alignment notches 64. A threaded insert 66 can be inserted into each heel carrier cavity 62.
Heel carrier 68 further comprises a plurality of heel carrier attachment points 70. To attach Heel carrier 68 to heel carrier plane 58 first arrange the heel carrier alignment notches 64 between the plurality of heel carrier attachment points 70 then insert a screw 72 through each heel carrier attachment points 70 and into threaded insert 66.
Rail system 74 is formed from a strong rubber material that can flex and sit into rail system attachment cavity 52. Rail system 74 further comprises a plurality of equally spaced rail system cavities 76.
Turning to FIG. 3, the padding layers are arranged as follows. Top layer 78 further comprises a plurality of top layer vent holes 80. Top layer 78 is glued to insole 82. Insole 82 further comprises insole angled edge 84. Insole 82 can be made from a cellular urethane such as those sold under the trademark PORON. Insole angled edge 84 is configured to mate with outer sole inner wall 86. Insole 82 further comprises a plurality of insole vent holes 88 which are aligned with the plurality of top layer vent holes 80. Insole 82 is glued to insole loop fastener 90. Insole loop fastener 90 further comprises a plurality of loop fastener vent holes 92. Loop fastener 90 secures insole 82 to mid sole hook fastener 46.
As shown in FIG. 4, clip 94 further comprises clip tail 96. Clip tail 96 is joined to clip round 98 which terminates in clip shelf 100. Clip round 98 is orthogonal to clip round axis 102. Clip tail 96 is parallel to clip tail axis 104. Clip angle θ is measured counterclockwise from clip round axis 102 to clip tail axis 104. Clip angle θ is at least 60 degrees but no more than 120 degrees depending on where clip 94 is placed on rail system 74. Clip shelf 100 is attached to a plurality of clip teeth 106. In some embodiments, clip round 98 is reinforced with clip ribs 108.
Turning to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, clip round 98 is used to distribute equal pressure when in contact with outer sole 14 when clip 94 is placed into rail system 74. Similarly, rail system inner shelf 110 rests upon clip shelf 100. In some embodiments, toe tread attachment area 54 further comprises toe tread attachment area inclined edge 112.
FIGS. 7-12 show one embodiment of heel carrier 68 in more detail. Heel carrier 68 further comprises heel carrier bolt cavity 114 attached to heel carrier button pin housing 116 with bolt tube 118. Heel carrier bolt 120 further comprises bolt central portion 122 attached to bolt spring portion 124 and bolt shaft 126. Bolt spring 128 is slid around bolt shaft 126. Button pin 130 further comprises central housing 132 with bolt entry port 134 attached to button pin shelf 136. Button pin cavity area 138 is where button 140 is attached. Pushing button 140 moves button pin 130 that pushes bolt shaft 126 and releases bolt spring 126. Inclined edge 112 can be formed into a platform if desired by a user.
Heel carrier 68 further comprises heel carrier spring pin cavities 142 allow the heel carrier spring pin 144 to pass through heel carrier 68. Heel carrier arm 146 is made of a very rigid and strong nylon material. Heel carrier arm 146 is used to hold heel carrier dove tails 148 in place. Heel carrier arm teeth 150 comes in contact with a high heel dove tail shelf 152. Heel carrier arm teeth 150 holds back high heel 154 from falling away from the heel carrier 68.
Heel 154 is made of a rigid and strong material and can be of a variety of shapes and sizes. Heel 154 further comprises heel shaft cavity 156 which is configured to accommodate heel pin 158 with heel pin shaft 160. Heel pin 158 allows heel 154 to grip a surface that the wearer is walking on. Heel 154 further comprises heel tube 162 which is configured to permit button 140 to pass through.
Heel pin 164 can be configured with a slight angle in the back to help take pressure off lower back when taking a stride. Heel tube 166 secures heel pin 164 so that heel 154 does not break if there is a moment arm on heal pin 164.
As used in this application, the term “a” or “an” means “at least one” or “one or more.”
As used in this application, the term “about” or “approximately” refers to a range of values within plus or minus 10% of the specified number.
As used in this application, the term “substantially” means that the actual value is within about 10% of the actual desired value, particularly within about 5% of the actual desired value and especially within about 1% of the actual desired value of any variable, element or limit set forth herein.
All references throughout this application, for example patent documents including issued or granted patents or equivalents, patent application publications, and non-patent literature documents or other source material, are hereby incorporated by reference herein in their entireties, as though individually incorporated by reference, to the extent each reference is at least partially not inconsistent with the disclosure in the present application (for example, a reference that is partially inconsistent is incorporated by reference except for the partially inconsistent portion of the reference).
A portion of the disclosure of this patent document contains material which is subject to copyright protection. The copyright owner has no objection to the facsimile reproduction by anyone of the patent document or the patent disclosure, as it appears in the Patent and Trademark Office patent file or records, but otherwise reserves all copyright rights whatsoever.
Any element in a claim that does not explicitly state “means for” performing a specified function, or “step for” performing a specified function, is not to be interpreted as a “means” or “step” clause as specified in 35 U.S.C. §112, ¶6. In particular, any use of “step of” in the claims is not intended to invoke the provision of 35 U.S.C. §112, ¶6.
Persons of ordinary skill in the art may appreciate that numerous design configurations may be possible to enjoy the functional benefits of the inventive systems. Thus, given the wide variety of configurations and arrangements of embodiments of the present invention the scope of the invention is reflected by the breadth of the claims below rather than narrowed by the embodiments described above.

Claims

What is claimed is:

1. Footwear, configured to be worn by a wearer's foot; the footwear comprising:

a sole further comprises an outer sole

a central portion, formed within the outer sole;

a seat piece, connected to the central portion and further comprising a notch receiver;

a heel carrier plane, attached to an underside of central portion with a heel ramp;

a heel carrier attached to the heel carrier plane;

a high heel, attached to the heel carrier.

2. The footwear of claim 1, further comprising: a toe box inside of outer sole and joined to the central portion; wherein the toe box further comprises a plurality of toe box ribs; wherein the toe box ribs provide stability to the wearer's foot.

3. The footwear of claim 2, wherein the central portion further comprises exhaust ports that dissipate heat generated from the wearer's foot.

4. The footwear of claim 3, further comprising a loop fastener connected to the seat piece.

5. The footwear of claim 4, further comprising an inner mid sole plate further comprising a notch, wherein the notch is joined into the notch receiver.

6. The footwear of claim 5, wherein the inner mid sole plate further comprises:

a ball portion;

a plurality of toe risers, attached to the Ball portion which are spaced by channels; wherein the channels dissipate heat from the wearer;

inner mid sole risers, attached to the ball portion and separated by inner mid sole riser channels;

a plurality of inner mid sole riser channels exhaust ports through the inner mid sole riser channels and aligned with the exhaust ports.

7. The footwear of claim 6, further comprising:

a mid sole hook fastener, attached to seat piece that rests upon the inner mid sole risers;

a toe box hook fastener, attached to each of the plurality of toe risers;

a ball pad, connected to the ball portion and further comprising a plurality of ball pad channels; wherein the plurality of ball pad channels are sweat channels that correspond to the plurality of toe risers and a front of the inner mid sole riser channels.

8. The footwear of claim 1, further comprising:

a rail system attachment cavity, immediately adjacent to the outer sole;

9. The footwear of claim 8, further comprising:

a plurality of heel carrier cavities and a plurality of heel carrier alignment notches, formed within the heel carrier plane; and

a threaded insert inserted into each heel carrier cavity.

10. The footwear of claim 9, further comprising:

a plurality of heel carrier attachment points, attached to the heel carrier;

a screw, inserted through a heel carrier attachment points into a heel carrier cavity.

11. The footwear of claim 10, further comprising: a Rail system, inserted into the rail system attachment cavity and further comprising a plurality of equally spaced rail system cavities.

12. The footwear of claim 11, further comprising:

a clip, connected to the outer sole and the rail system; wherein the clip further comprises:

a clip tail, joined to a clip round which terminates in a plurality of clip teethe;

clip ribs, attached to the clip round and configured to reinforce the clip.

13. The footwear of claim 12, further comprising:

a clip round axis, orthogonal to the clip round;

a clip tail axis, parallel to the clip tail;

a clip angle, measured counterclockwise from the clip round axis to the clip tail axis;

wherein the clip angle θ is at least 60 degrees but no more than 120 degrees.

13. The footwear of claim 1,

wherein the heel carrier further comprises a heel carrier bolt cavity attached to a heel carrier button pin housing with a bolt tube;

a heel carrier bolt further comprises a bolt central portion attached to a bolt spring portion and a bolt shaft;

a bolt spring slid around a bolt shaft;

a button pin, further comprising a central housing with a bolt entry port attached to a button pin shelf;

a button pin cavity area, attached to a button;

wherein pushing the button moves the button pin that pushes the bolt shaft and releases bolt spring.

14. The footwear of claim 13,

wherein the heel carrier further comprises heel carrier spring pin cavities which allow a heel carrier spring pin to pass through the heel carrier;

a heel carrier arm connected to a heel carrier dove tail;

heel carrier arm teeth, attached to the heel carrier arm and contacting a high heel dove tail shelf;

wherein the heel carrier arm teeth hold back the high heel from falling away from the heel carrier.