Patent ID: 6405455
Filing Date: 2002-06-18
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
A shock absorbing running shoe, comprising:a shell for receiving a runner's foot; a sole coupled to said shell for contacting a ground surface; a heel support surface within said shell above said sole for supporting at least the heel portion of said foot, said heel support surface displaceable in at least two axial directions relative to said sole; at least one support having a proximal end and a distal end, said proximal end coupled to said sole, and said support extending vertically above said heel support surface; elastic coupled to said distal end of said support and to said heel support surface for elastically supporting said heel support surface above said sole; said support having a retracted position wherein said elastic is in a first stretched state and an extended position wherein said elastic is in a second stretched state; and a control for placing said support in said retracted position or said extended position.