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Athletic shoe with energy storing spring

CA 1338231 C · Owner: Wilson Sporting Goods Co. · Inventors: Crowley, Kevin J.

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An athletic shoe includes a spring in the midsole of the shoe. The spring is generally oval-shaped and includes convex top and bottom walls and a laterally extending opening. The spring is molded from high tensile material such as graphite fibers and resin, kevlar fibers and resin glass fibers and, resin, or ceramic materials.

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  • Granted April 9, 1996. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended April 9, 2013.
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FiledAugust 31, 1989
GrantedApril 9, 1996
Term endedApril 9, 2013
Patent numberCA 1338231 C
Classification (IPC)A43B21/30 +1 more

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19901993199619992002200520082011Application filedAug 31, 1989Patent grantedApril 9, 1996Term endedApril 9, 2013

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