Customized fit shoe and bladder and valve assembly therefor
CA 2012141 C · Owner: Nike International Ltd. · Inventors: Kilgore, Bruce J.; Potter, Daniel R.
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A customized fit shoe, and particularly a high-top ice hockey skate, having a plurality of interior inflatable chambers. The chambers are configured and inflatable to different amounts to conform to the contours of the arch and the area below the malleoli of the foot in the shoe. The inflation of the chambers is accurately and easily adjusted through an upper push-to-deflate valve. When thereby adjusted, the concavities of the arch and ankle are filled without restricting the plantar or dorsi flexion of the foot. An inflatable bladder and valve assembly for providing a customized fit for an athletic shoe is also disclosed herein. A shoe bladder having a plurality of compartments which are …
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- Filed March 14, 1990 and granted July 27, 1999. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 14, 2010.
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