Patent ID: 6754982
Filing Date: 2004-06-29
Classification: A43B,B29D

Abstract:
A cushioning system for footwear comprising:an insole including an insole plate defining a periphery and a first wall extending downwardly from said insole plate to define a first recess; a midsole including a midsole plate, a second wall extending upwardly from said midsole plate to define a second recess and a plurality of independent cushion cells integral with said midsole plate and located within said second recess, each of said cells bound on all sides by at least one cell wall and formed in the shape of hollow, truncated cones extending in an upwardly opening manner from said midsole plate, each cell wall of each cell separate and distal from the second wall, wherein said midsole is at least partially interfitted in said first recess so that said insole plate abuts said plurality of cushion cells.