Patent ID: 6622401
Filing Date: 2003-09-23
Classification: A43B,A61F

Abstract:
An oxford shoe for diminishing vertical and horizontal heel pressure diminishment comprising:a midsole with a cavity located in the upper surface of the midsole in the heel portion of the midsole, a plurality of voids located within the cavity, the cavity conformed to accommodate a floating laminated cushioning assembly; the midsole is formed of resilient foamed material for cushioning; a lower stiffened fixed counter; an upper portion of the floating laminated cushion assembly is formed of resilient plastic with an elliptical oblique terrace at the top of the cushion followed beneath by a plurality of generally concentric terraces or partial terraces increasing in area until reaching a lower portion of the floating laminated cushion assembly and provides at its lower surface a plurality of blunt cone shaped positioning studs shaped to enter with clearance the top of the voids of the midsole; a plurality of calibrated compression springs located in the voids of the midsole; a plurality of floating spring liners located within each of the voids and which are hard thin plastic tubes with an outside diameter allowing clearance from the voids and an inside diameter to allow free movement of the calibrated compression springs; an upper having a waist portion; the lower stiffened fixed counter is attached to the midsole and meets upwardly adjacently with a supple upper floating counter which is attached to a padded floating collar; a floating adjusting strap is attached to the lower part of the supple upper floating counter and covers a major part of the lower stiffened fixed counter, unsecured ends of the floating adjusting strap extending forwardly from the supple upper floating counter over the waist of the shoe, fastening devices attached to said unsecured ends which mate with fastening devices attached to the side of the waist which provides the means of securing and adjusting travel of the padded floating collar; a multiplicity of spacing studs located on the side and rear of the midsole with attaching devices located within the midsole.