Patent ID: 6282814
Filing Date: 2001-09-04
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
A sole assembly for an article of footwear, the sole assembly having a heel region and a ball region, and the sole assembly comprising:a first wave spring disposed within the heel region;a second wave spring disposed within the ball region;a first vacuity in the heel region and a second vacuity in the ball region, wherein the first wave spring is disposed within the first vacuity, and the second wave spring is disposed within the second vacuity; anda receiving clip disposed within the first vacuity, the receiving clip having a rigid upper internal surface and a rigid lower internal surface, the upper and lower internal surfaces each including a protrusion that defines a groove,wherein the first wave spring has an upper and a lower terminal shim end, and the first wave spring is disposed within the receiving clip such that its upper terminal shim end is disposed within the groove of the upper internal surface, and its lower terminal shim end is disposed within the groove of the lower internal surface.