Patent ID: 9386821
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: A43B,A43C

Claim Text:
1. Footwear to be worn by a user when moving on the ground comprising: an upper portion connected to a sole thereby defining an internal area designed to fit the foot of the user; the sole comprising a core between a top surface and a bottom surface, and a plurality of spaced apart apertures extending through the core between the top surface and the bottom surface; a plurality of pins, each pin having a body between a first end and a second end wherein the pins are moveably guided through the apertures of the sole such that the first end of the pins extends out of the top surface into the internal area and the second end of the pins extends out of the bottom surface; wherein the apertures have a first diameter at the top surface and a second diameter at the bottom surface and further comprises a chamber extending partially between the top surface and the bottom surface wherein the chamber has a third diameter that is greater than the first and second diameters; and wherein the first end of the pins are adapted to communicate with a bottom of a foot of the user in response to the second end of the pins communicating with the ground.