Patent ID: 7140125
Filing Date: 2006-11-28
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
1. A high-heeled shoe, comprising: an outsole; at least a partial shoe upper; a high heel block, having a height of 1.5 inches or greater, affixed to said outsole, said high heel block enclosing a heel stem telescopically received in said heel block and downwardly urged by a spring element, said heel stem and heel block being configured to substantially lower a heel of the foot of the wearer during a heel strike; and a sprung midfoot support structure located above said outsole, said midfoot support structure extending from a heel area of said high-heeled shoe into at least a portion of the midfoot and ball areas of said high-heeled shoe area and distributing a first portion of a load otherwise borne by a ball of the foot of the wearer to a middle portion of the foot of the wearer, and distributing a second portion of the load otherwise borne by a ball of the foot of the wearer to a heel of the foot of the wearer.