Patent ID: 8621766
Filing Date: 2014-01-07
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
1. A shoe, comprising: a first plate and a second plate that are separate units and that are entirely located in a forefoot portion of the shoe between an upper and an outsole of the shoe, the first plate having a first hinge portion and a second hinge portion, and the second plate having a hinge portion; one or more springs for biasing the first plate and the second plate apart from each other; a pin that passes through the first hinge portion of the first plate and the hinge portion of the second plate to hold together the first plate and the second plate; wherein the first plate is at least partially rotatable about the pin; wherein the hinge portion of the second plate is located between the first hinge portion of the first plate and the second hinge portion of the first plate; wherein the hinge portion of the second plate is in contact with the first hinge portion of the first plate and the second hinge portion of the first plate; and wherein an outer edge of the first hinge portion of the first plate is recessed from an outer edge of a top portion of the first plate in order to accommodate the pin such that an end of the pin is flush with the outer edge of the top portion of the first plate.