Patent ID: 9491986
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: A43B

Claim Text:
1. A high-heeled shoe, comprising: a base having a rear portion, an arch portion, and a substantially horizontal ball support portion, the rear portion and the arch portion being sloped at an angle relative to the substantially horizontal ball support portion; a receiving area defined in the ball support portion of the base; a cushioning insert positioned in the receiving area; wherein the cushioning insert is comprised of a plurality of cushioning layers including a top foam layer, a middle latex layer, and a bottom cork layer; a support assembly having an upper surface attached to a bottom surface of the rear portion of the base and further attached to a bottom surface of the arch portion of the base, the upper surface extending from the rear portion of the base to and terminating at a rear portion of the substantially horizontal ball support portion of the base; and a heel arrangement consisting of only a first heel and a second heel, the first heel and the second heel each including an end and each extending from the support assembly beneath the rear portion of the base; wherein the end of the first heel is separate and independent from the end of the second heel, wherein the first heel and the second heel are aligned along a common longitudinal axis forming a center-line of the high-heeled shoe and extending from the rear portion of the base to the substantially horizontal ball support portion of the base, and wherein the second heel is forward of the first heel along the common longitudinal axis forming the center-line of the high-heeled shoe.