US2018235311A1PendingUtilityA1

Sport footwear

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Assignee: CORRECT MOTION INCPriority: Oct 8, 2014Filed: Oct 7, 2015Published: Aug 23, 2018
Est. expiryOct 8, 2034(~8.2 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Steve Laframboise
A43B 7/24A43B 5/1683A43B 5/1641A43B 5/1625A43B 5/16A43B 5/001A43B 5/0427A43B 5/0466
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Abstract

A footwear article has an upper and a sole extending between opposing sidewalls of the upper and having a forefoot portion, a midfoot portion and a rearfoot portion. An interior surface of the forefoot portion slopes at least downwardly from an inner side to an outer side of the sole. An interior surface of the forefoot portion and/or the rearfoot portion slopes at least downwardly in a direction from the inner side to the outer side of the sole.

Claims

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1 . A footwear article comprising:
 an upper; and   a sole extending between opposing sidewalls of the upper and having a forefoot portion, a midfoot portion and a rearfoot portion, an interior surface of the forefoot portion sloping at least downwardly from an inner side to an outer side of the sole and an interior surface of the forefoot portion sloping at least downwardly in a direction from the inner side to the outer side of the sole.   
     
     
         2 . The footwear article of  claim 1 , wherein the forefoot portion promotes supination of a foot of a wearer of the footwear article. 
     
     
         3 . The footwear article of  claim 1 , wherein the forefoot portion inclines the foot of the wearer towards the outer side of the sole. 
     
     
         4 . The footwear article of  claim 1 , wherein the forefoot portion that is sloping downwardly is spaced apart from a front end of the sole. 
     
     
         5 . (canceled) 
     
     
         6 . The footwear article of  claim 1 , wherein a height of the forefoot portion with respect to an underlying plane at a proximal hallux portion is greater than a height at a distal hallux portion. 
     
     
         7 - 9 . (canceled) 
     
     
         10 . The footwear article of  claim 1 , wherein a height with respect to an underlying plane of a first metatarsal portion, a height of a second metatarsal portion and a height of a third metatarsal portion are each greater than a height of a fifth metatarsal portion of the midfoot portion. 
     
     
         11 - 13 . (canceled) 
     
     
         14 . The footwear article of  claim 1 , wherein the forefoot portion, the midfoot portion and the rearfoot portion are formed of one piece. 
     
     
         15 - 17 . (canceled) 
     
     
         18 . The footwear article of  claim 14 , wherein the upper is bonded to the sole. 
     
     
         19 . The footwear article of  claim 1 , wherein the upper and the sole are integrally formed. 
     
     
         20 . The footwear article of  claim 1 , wherein the footwear article is a skate. 
     
     
         21 - 23 . (canceled) 
     
     
         24 . The footwear article of  claim 1 , wherein the interior surface of the forefoot portion has an upward inclination of about 2° to about 9° along a path from an outer side of the sole to the inner side of the sole and perpendicular to a lengthwise axis of the sole. 
     
     
         25 . The footwear article of  claim 20 , wherein the interior surface has an upward inclination of about 4° to about 8° along the path from the outer side of the sole to the inner side of the sole and perpendicular to the lengthwise axis of the sole. 
     
     
         26 . The footwear article of  claim 1 , wherein the interior surface has an upward inclination of about 6° to about 7° along the path from the outer side of the sole to the inner side of the sole and perpendicular to the lengthwise axis of the sole. 
     
     
         27 . The footwear article of  claim 24 , wherein each of the forefoot portion, the midfoot portion and the rearfoot portion has the interior surface having the upward inclination of about 2° to about 9° along the path from the outer side of the sole to the inner side of the sole and perpendicular to a lengthwise axis of the sole. 
     
     
         28 - 49 . (canceled) 
     
     
         50 . An ice skate, the ice skate having a sole comprising:
 a forefoot portion being configured with a general inclination, from an inner side of the sole towards an outer side of the sole, for causing a supination of about 2° to about 9° of a foot of a wearer; and   a rearfoot portion being configured with a general inclination, from the inner side of the sole towards the outer side of the sole, for causing a supination of about 2° to about 9° of the foot of the wearer.   
     
     
         51 - 63 . (canceled) 
     
     
         64 . A sport footwear comprising:
 an upper; and   a sole extending between opposing sidewalls of the upper and having an inclined upper surface for causing a supination of about 2° to about 9° a foot of a wearer.   
     
     
         65 . The sport footwear of  claim 64 , wherein the inclined upper surface cause an about 4° to about 8° of the foot of the wearer. 
     
     
         66 . The sport footwear of  claim 64 , wherein the inclined upper surface cause an about 6° to about 7° of the foot of the wearer. 
     
     
         67 . The sport footwear of  claim 64 , wherein the sport footwear is a skate. 
     
     
         68 . (canceled) 
     
     
         69 . The sport footwear of  claim 64 , wherein the sport footwear is chosen from a figure skate, a hockey skate, and a speed skate. 
     
     
         70 - 73 . (canceled)

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