Patent ID: 6883253
Filing Date: 2005-04-26
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
1. An article of footwear, which comprises: a vamp; a lower support connected to said vamp; and at least one insert mounted in said lower support and which includes first and second airtight casings each having a plurality of elements positioned therein which are elastically deformable such that the biomechanics of a foot of a user are optimized wherein said deformable elements comprises at least a first and second battery of said deformable elements respectively placed in said first and second casings, said first and second casings being interconnected by a bridging portion, and said deformable elements being interconnected by integral bridging portions for permitting flexibility between the first and second casings, said deformable elements each having a substantially oval-shaped horizontal cross-section, wherein said bridging portion of said first and second casings is aligned with a flex line of the foot of the user and wherein at least one of said elements of said first battery extends across substantially an entire width portion of said first casing.