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Patent US7962986 - Method of shifting weight in a high-heeled shoe - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA device for insertion in a high-heeled shoe has a first crescent shaped raised area in a region underlying the forward edge of a wearer's heel bone and a second raised area underlying the metatarsals of the wearer is described. Also described is a method for constructing a shoe using the device and...http://www.google.com/patents/US7962986?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7962986 - Method of shifting weight in a high-heeled shoeAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7962986 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/827,444Publication dateJun 21, 2011Filing dateJun 30, 2010Priority dateApr 23, 2003Fee statusPaidAlso published asCN1697612A, EP1615517A2, EP1615517A4, EP1615517B1, US7322132, US7594346, US7814688, US20040211086, US20050050771, US20080110062, US20090255148, US20100263238, WO2004093584A2, WO2004093584A3Publication number12827444, 827444, US 7962986 B2, US 7962986B2, US-B2-7962986, US7962986 B2, US7962986B2InventorsHoward J. DananbergOriginal AssigneeHbn Shoe, LlcExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (63), Non-Patent Citations (13), Referenced by (4), Classifications (25), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethod of shifting weight in a high-heeled shoeUS 7962986 B2Abstract A device for insertion in a high-heeled shoe has a first crescent shaped raised area in a region underlying the forward edge of a wearer's heel bone and a second raised area underlying the metatarsals of the wearer is described. Also described is a method for constructing a shoe using the device and the resulting shoe.
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