Patent ID: 9737112
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: A43B

Claim:
1. A device comprising: a shoe heel, a bore having a top and a bottom and being vertically disposed in the shoe heel, and a shock absorber, the bore being defined by a first width and comprising an interior surface; the shock absorber comprising an elongate member, and having a relaxed state and a compressed state; the elongate member being defined by a second width when the shock absorber is in the relaxed state, the elongate member comprising a first portion having a first flexibility and a second portion comprising a compressible material having a second flexibility, the second flexibility being greater than the first flexibility, the second portion being closer to the bottom of the bore than the first portion; wherein at least a portion of the shock absorber is disposed within the bore; wherein in the relaxed state there is a gap between at least a portion of the shock absorber and the interior surface of the bore, the gap being defined by a difference between the first width and the second width, the second width being smaller than the first width, and wherein in the compressed state the compressible material is compressed vertically, and is expanded horizontally into at least a portion of the gap such that the compressible material applies pressure to the interior surface of the bore.