US3214849A - Resilient heel support - Google Patents

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US3214849A
US3214849A US333862A US33386263A US3214849A US 3214849 A US3214849 A US 3214849A US 333862 A US333862 A US 333862A US 33386263 A US33386263 A US 33386263A US 3214849 A US3214849 A US 3214849A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B21/00—Heels; Top-pieces or top-lifts
    • A43B21/24—Heels; Top-pieces or top-lifts characterised by the constructive form
    • A43B21/32—Resilient supports for the heel of the foot

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  • Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a resilient heel device which can be easily applied so as to be contacted by the heel of a wearer, the device being capable of either being built into the shoe or being capable of being applied at a later time.
  • Still another object of the present invention is to provide a resilient heel support which is relatively simple in construction and economical in manufacture and use.
  • Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a resilient heel support which will yield under the pressure of the heel, thus absorbing the shocks of the heel, giving more suppleness to the walk and thus increasing comfort.
  • Still another object of the present invention is to provide a resilient heel support which is of relatively simple manufacture, which can be easily and safely fastened to a shoe and which can be applied to a shoe without any modification of the same.
  • a resilient heel support which includes a rigid or semi-rigid plate associated with and supported by a spring blade that is adapted to lie beneath the rigid or semi-rigid plate.
  • the spring blade has a substantially plane part in contact with the heel of a shoe and is fastened upon the inner surface of the heel of the shoe.
  • the spring blade further includes an upwardly and inwardly inclined part having a rear end which rests upon the undersurface of the rigid plate and may move freely with respect to the plate when the spring blade is elongated under pressure of the foot of a wearer.
  • the rigid plate is secured to a spring blade at one end thereof in a cantilever type arrangement in order to permit the absorption of downward pressure upon the same.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the resilient heel sup- "Ice port of the present invention taken generally from the top thereof;
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the resilient heel support of FIG. 1 taken generally from the bottom thereof;
  • FIG. 3 is a view partly in section showing the resilient heel support of the present invention secured in place in a shoe during the manufacture thereof;
  • FIG. 4 is an enlarged detailed view showing the attachment of the rigid plate and the spring blade.
  • FIG. 5 is an enlarged detailed view similar to FIG. 4 but showing an alternative form of attachment of the plate and the spring blade.
  • the resilient heel support 10 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, basically comprises a rigid or semirigid plate 11 which is secured to and supported by a spring blade 12.
  • the rigid plate 11 is of a configuration generally in a shape which conforms to a heel. Both the rigid plate 11 and the spring blade 12 may be of metal or plastic or other materials well known to the art. The rigid plate 11 and the spring blade 12 are joined together along lateral edge 13 by means of rivets 13A.
  • the spring blade 12 is narrower than the rigid blade 11 and is generally of a constant width and terminates rearwardly in an arcuate edge.
  • both the rigid plate 11 and the spring blade 12 may be varied in thickness, width and length in accordance with intended use and also as determined by the configuration of the shoe with which the resilient heel support of the present invention is to be used.
  • the dimensions may be varied so that the present invention may be usable with mens, womens or childrens shoes.
  • the spring blade 12 includes a plane part 19-A and an inclined part 19-B.
  • the plane part 19A of the spring blade 12 is adapted to lie flush against a sole inside the shoe 4 or the plane part 19-A may lie on the insole 21 of the shoe 4.
  • the inclined section 19-B is inclined upwardly or inwardly toward the rigid plate 11 and actually terminated rearwardly in a lip 19-C which will slip or slide with respect to the undersurface of the plate 11 When the weight of a heel or other compressive force is applied thereto.
  • the plane part 19A and the inclined section 19-13 are essentially distinguishable by virtue of a fold line or line of demarcation 19D.
  • part 19-A includes two small holes 5 in order to receive pegs or nails 6 for securing the present device upon a heel 7 of shoe 4.
  • the rigid plate 11 includes enlarged openings 8 in order to permit the passage completely therethrough of the peg or nail 6.
  • the resilient heel support 10 of the present invention may be secured upon the heel 7 by positioning of the same in the appropriate place and then applying pegs or nails 6 so that they pass completely through enlarged opening 8 and may be hammered down into the heel 7 so that the spike portion of the peg or nail 6 passes essentially through opening 5 with the head of the pegs 6 resting immediately upon the upper or inner surface of the plane part 19-A of the spring blade 12.
  • the forward edge of the rigid plate 11 is slightly flattened out into a flange 11A for purposes of facilitating the joining of rigid plate 11 to the plane portion 19-A of the spring blade 12.
  • the spring blade 12 may include a flattened section 19-E instead of the rigid plate 11 in order to facilitate the making of the joint between the rigid plate 11 and the spring blade 12. 7
  • any forces, stresses or shocks imposed upon the rigid plate 11 are absorbed by the progressive counterpressure set up by the interaction of the lip 19C upon the undersurface of the rigid plate 11. As the force applied to the rigid plate 11 increases, the lip 19-C glides backwardly with respect to the undersurface of the rigid plate 11 thereby elongating the spring blade 12. Also, a constant counterpressure to the applied force is established which remains constant over a wide range of applied forces.
  • the resilient heel support of the present invention may be simply applied either to an existing shoe or to a shoe during manufacture by the application of pegs or nails 6 through the holes and 8. Furthermore, the nails or pegs 6, and particularly the heads thereof cannot be torn out or worn away inasmuch as they are mounted beneath the undersurface of the rigid plate 11 and sunk deeply into the body of heel 7.
  • a resilient heel support in combination with a shoe having a heel and an innersole said heel support comprising in combination a stationary rigid top plate supported on a flexing spring blade positioned on said innersole, said rigid plate lying essentially in a single plane and having an upper surface, a lower surface, a forward edge and a rearward edge, said spring blade having a front edge and a back edge, said spring blade having front and back parts meeting in a fold line and being inclined with respect to each other, said front part being defined by said front edge and said fold line with said back part being defined by said back edge and said fold line, said spring blade being secured to said rigid plate by securement of said front edge and forward edge, said front part being inclined rearwardly away from said rigid plate and said back part being inclined rearwardly toward said rigid plate with said back edge freely resting in actual contact against the lower surface of said rigid plate, said front part being adapted to lie flush against said innersole whereby when pressure is applied downwardly against the upper surface of said rigid plate, said back part of said spring blade will slide rearwardly relative to

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US3359660A (en) * 1965-08-04 1967-12-26 Nadaud Marcel Heel construction
US4638575A (en) * 1986-01-13 1987-01-27 Illustrato Vito J Spring heel for shoe and the like
US4709489A (en) * 1985-08-15 1987-12-01 Welter Kenneth F Shock absorbing assembly for an athletic shoe
US5138776A (en) * 1988-12-12 1992-08-18 Shalom Levin Sports shoe
US5187883A (en) * 1990-08-10 1993-02-23 Richard Penney Internal footwear construction with a replaceable heel cushion element
US5381608A (en) * 1990-07-05 1995-01-17 L.A. Gear, Inc. Shoe heel spring and stabilizer
US6449878B1 (en) 2000-03-10 2002-09-17 Robert M. Lyden Article of footwear having a spring element and selectively removable components
US6601042B1 (en) 2000-03-10 2003-07-29 Robert M. Lyden Customized article of footwear and method of conducting retail and internet business
USD507094S1 (en) 2002-09-20 2005-07-12 Robert E. Lyden Spring element for an article of footwear
US7016867B2 (en) 2000-03-10 2006-03-21 Lyden Robert M Method of conducting business including making and selling a custom article of footwear
US7107235B2 (en) 2000-03-10 2006-09-12 Lyden Robert M Method of conducting business including making and selling a custom article of footwear
US20100095553A1 (en) * 2007-02-13 2010-04-22 Alexander Elnekaveh Resilient sports shoe
US7752775B2 (en) 2000-03-10 2010-07-13 Lyden Robert M Footwear with removable lasting board and cleats
US20100299958A1 (en) * 2007-08-29 2010-12-02 Alpinestars Research Srl Footwear with shock adsorber
US20110314705A1 (en) * 2010-06-23 2011-12-29 Lu Kuo-Ming Elastic shoe heel structure of a shoe
US9451805B2 (en) 2013-07-26 2016-09-27 Nike, Inc. Article of footwear with support assembly having primary and secondary members
US20170055633A1 (en) * 2015-08-27 2017-03-02 National Taiwan University Of Science And Technology Sole Cushioning Module

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US324065A (en) * 1885-08-11 Spring-shank for boots or shoes
FR472735A (fr) * 1913-05-31 1914-12-16 Jean Francois Charles Breuilla Talonnette élastique pour chaussures
US1399153A (en) * 1921-01-24 1921-12-06 Hohman Mahn C Spring-insole for shoes
US1403970A (en) * 1921-03-15 1922-01-17 Lioy Paul Heel cushion
US1708683A (en) * 1927-09-16 1929-04-09 Massachusetts Steel Products I Arch and heel support

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US324065A (en) * 1885-08-11 Spring-shank for boots or shoes
FR472735A (fr) * 1913-05-31 1914-12-16 Jean Francois Charles Breuilla Talonnette élastique pour chaussures
US1399153A (en) * 1921-01-24 1921-12-06 Hohman Mahn C Spring-insole for shoes
US1403970A (en) * 1921-03-15 1922-01-17 Lioy Paul Heel cushion
US1708683A (en) * 1927-09-16 1929-04-09 Massachusetts Steel Products I Arch and heel support

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US3359660A (en) * 1965-08-04 1967-12-26 Nadaud Marcel Heel construction
US4709489A (en) * 1985-08-15 1987-12-01 Welter Kenneth F Shock absorbing assembly for an athletic shoe
US4638575A (en) * 1986-01-13 1987-01-27 Illustrato Vito J Spring heel for shoe and the like
US5138776A (en) * 1988-12-12 1992-08-18 Shalom Levin Sports shoe
US5381608A (en) * 1990-07-05 1995-01-17 L.A. Gear, Inc. Shoe heel spring and stabilizer
US5187883A (en) * 1990-08-10 1993-02-23 Richard Penney Internal footwear construction with a replaceable heel cushion element
US7107235B2 (en) 2000-03-10 2006-09-12 Lyden Robert M Method of conducting business including making and selling a custom article of footwear
US7770306B2 (en) 2000-03-10 2010-08-10 Lyden Robert M Custom article of footwear
US8209883B2 (en) 2000-03-10 2012-07-03 Robert Michael Lyden Custom article of footwear and method of making the same
US7016867B2 (en) 2000-03-10 2006-03-21 Lyden Robert M Method of conducting business including making and selling a custom article of footwear
US6449878B1 (en) 2000-03-10 2002-09-17 Robert M. Lyden Article of footwear having a spring element and selectively removable components
US6601042B1 (en) 2000-03-10 2003-07-29 Robert M. Lyden Customized article of footwear and method of conducting retail and internet business
US7752775B2 (en) 2000-03-10 2010-07-13 Lyden Robert M Footwear with removable lasting board and cleats
USD507094S1 (en) 2002-09-20 2005-07-12 Robert E. Lyden Spring element for an article of footwear
US20100095553A1 (en) * 2007-02-13 2010-04-22 Alexander Elnekaveh Resilient sports shoe
US20100299958A1 (en) * 2007-08-29 2010-12-02 Alpinestars Research Srl Footwear with shock adsorber
US8984772B2 (en) * 2007-08-29 2015-03-24 Alpinestars Research Srl Footwear with shock adsorber
US20110314705A1 (en) * 2010-06-23 2011-12-29 Lu Kuo-Ming Elastic shoe heel structure of a shoe
US9451805B2 (en) 2013-07-26 2016-09-27 Nike, Inc. Article of footwear with support assembly having primary and secondary members
US20170055633A1 (en) * 2015-08-27 2017-03-02 National Taiwan University Of Science And Technology Sole Cushioning Module
US10383390B2 (en) * 2015-08-27 2019-08-20 National Taiwan University Of Science And Technology Sole cushioning module

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