507 results about "Heel strike" patented technology

To provide footwear which can be put on while standing without bending over or sitting down, and without using a shoehorn or hands. [Solution] This footwear has a heel portion, and is characterized in that a cross section cut horizontally to wrap around the heel is formed in a semicircular arc, and comprises a first core material arranged in the heel portion inside the upper, and a second core material arranged above the first core material.

Footwear capable of changing between a flip-flop or a slide into a sandal includes a sole including a forefoot section, an arch section, and a heel section. The footwear further includes a forefoot strap positioned and extending over at least a part of the forefoot section and being secured to the forefoot section of the sole. The footwear further includes a compartment located in the arch section of the sole, wherein the compartment houses a horizontal strap capable of moving between a first stored position within the compartment and a second raised position outside of the compartment. The footwear further includes a flap portion of the sole, wherein the flap portion covers the compartment and is capable of being lifted to access the horizontal strap in the compartment.

A sandal construction providing lightweight, highly adjustable sandals. The sandal includes an EVA midsole configured to receive the wearers footwear and an outsole configured to engage the ground. The sandal includes an upper having a heel assembly that seats the heel of the wearer's foot and a strap that retains the forward portion of the wearer's foot. The forefoot strap is a single, adjustable length strap that passes over the wearer's foot and is slidably threaded through passages in the sole. The midsole includes embedded strap inserts that define portions of the passages to receive and facilitate lengthwise movement of the strap. The strap inserts are substantially more rigid than the EVA. Each strap insert may include a web shepherding the strap across the bottom of the midsole and a pair of upright sleeves that shepherd the strap through at least a portion of the thickness of the midsole.

An object of the present disclosure is to provide a heel retaining member that is easy to put on and can further improve comfort. [Solution] A heel retaining member according to one embodiment of the present disclosure comprises an inner layer, a core material and an outer layer, and the core material has a first curved portion that curves convexly inward at a position corresponding to the top of the user's calcaneus or above the calcaneus, a second curved portion that is located below the first curved portion and curves convexly outward, and a flange portion that is located at the lower end of the second curved portion and protrudes outward.

An outsole for a shoe has a toe end and a heel end, and includes a first material. The outsole includes a base, a first side, a second side opposite the first side, and a roll beam positioned proximate the heel end of the outsole. The roll beam includes a second material that is stiff relative to the first material, and the roll beam has a middle extending across the base of the outsole, a first upper ridge extending from the middle and positioned beside the first side of the outsole, and a second upper ridge extending from the middle and positioned beside the second side of the outsole.

A midsole or insole device for a shoe includes a first variable stimulation mechanism positioned to interface one of the metatarsal heads and the heel and a second variable stimulation mechanism positioned to interface a lateral aspect of the foot between the fifth metatarsal head and the heel. During gait-related activities, the first variable stimulation mechanism produces stimulus of an intensity greater than the second variable stimulation mechanism. At least one of the first variable stimulation mechanism and the second variable stimulation mechanism comprises two bonded layers including a resilient stimulating upper layer and a less resilient stimulus-enhancing lower layer. The upper layer includes a plurality of holes that pass through the entirety of the upper layer, and the lower layer includes a plurality of equally spaced upwardly facing projections aligned substantially perpendicular to an upper surface of the upper layer.

A surgical boot apparatus for use in surgery involving hip distraction includes a boot shell having a sole portion configured for placement adjacent a sole of a foot of a patient and a calf portion configured for placement adjacent a calf of the patient. The boot shell has a heel-receiving opening located between the sole portion and the calf portion and configured for receipt of a heel of the patient. A resilient pad is provided having a main portion configured for engaging an Achilles area of the patient. The main portion includes an end region that extends into the heel-receiving opening. The end region has an end edge that includes a notch configured for receipt of a calcaneus of the patient.

An article of footwear includes a strap system having a medial strap, a lateral strap, and a heel strap. The medial strap extends from a proximal end to a distal end selectively attachable to the upper at the lateral side. The lateral strap extends from a proximal end to a distal end selectively attachable to the upper at the medial side. The heel strap has a proximal portion fixed at the heel region and a distal portion selectively attachable to the upper by a heel strap fastener. The strap fastener is operable to attach one of the distal end of the medial strap and the distal end of the lateral strap to the heel strap.

A sole for a shoe, the sole comprising reinforcing members extending in a front half of the sole, wherein at least a first one of the reinforcing members further extends rearwardly beyond a midfoot area and into a heel area of the sole and wraps up to a posterior portion of an ankle region. A shoe, in particular a running shoe, comprising such a sole. A method for the manufacture of such items.

The present disclosure relates to a shoe fastening system. The shoe fastening system includes a shoe part, a rail, and an insertable intermediate adapter for compensating a distance between the rail and the shoe part. The shoe part can have a flat underside. The rail can have a surface in the heel area which is raised relative to a ball area. The shoe part can have at least one displaceable mounting plate for screwing in a fastening screw for the intermediate adapter. The intermediate adapter has three through-openings for inserting a fastening screw. The first through-opening is arranged in the center of the intermediate adapter, the second through-opening is arranged on one side of the intermediate adapter and the third through-opening is arranged on the other side of the intermediate adapter.

A shoe includes a sole unit, an upper unit, a sockliner unit, a heel counter and an adhesive layer. The sole unit includes a sole heel sidewall. The upper unit has an access opening edge and an upper heel portion that abuts against the sole heel sidewall. The sockliner unit has a sockliner heel portion that corresponds to the upper heel portion. The heel counter is resiliently deformable and includes a resilient heel plate. The resilient heel plate has a pressing portion and two wing portions. The pressing portion has a pressing body top edge that is adjacent to the access opening edge, and a pressing body bottom edge that is adjacent to the sole unit. The pressing body bottom edge is lower than a top edge of the sole heel sidewall along a height direction.

The disclosed systems and methods relate to improved customizable golf club heads. The golf club head can include a first body, a second body, and a fastener. The first body can include a striking face, a first top surface, a first bottom surface, a first heel, a first toe, a first rear wall opposite the striking face, and a hosel. The first body can further define at least one aperture. The second body can be removably attached to the first body. The second body can include a front face, a second top surface, a second bottom surface, a second heel, a second toe, and a second rear surface opposite the front face. The second body can define at least one second aperture. The fastener can extend through the at least one first aperture and into the at least one second aperture to attach the first and second bodies.

An orthotic foot brace for a person wearing a footwear. the orthotic foot brace comprising a leg holder, a foot strut having a hinge member extending from the posterior of the leg along a length of the footwear joining an instep strut securable to an instep portion of the footwear, and a heel member engaging the heel portion of the footwear below the hinge member, and a leg strut composed of a plurality of beams extending along the posterior of the lower leg towards the footwear, each beam secured at a first end within a cuff connector of the leg holder and secured at a second end within a foot strut connector of the foot strut.

Shoes, in particular sports shoes, that comprise an upper and a heel element arranged to at least partially overlap with at least a part of the upper. The heel element is configured to envelop at least a part of a heel of a wearer of the shoe and is movable with respect to the upper. The movable arrangement between the heel element and the upper allows the wearer to adjust the fit of the shoe.

To provide footwear including a guide part for guiding a foot into a shoe opening, provided in a heel part, the footwear preventing the guide part from causing discomfort to a wearer's foot without compromising convenience when wearing the footwear using the guide part.SOLUTION: Footwear including an upper part with a heel part covering a heel of a wearer's foot and a shoe opening, includes a guide part extending from an upper end of the heel part and having a shape for guiding the foot to the shoe opening, where the heel part incorporates a core material, the guide part incorporates a cushion material, and the guide part is configured to be more flexible than the heel part. The footwear is so configured that when a user puts the foot on the guide part, an upper end inside the core material is covered with the cushion material incorporated in the guide part.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

A shoe including an upper forming an interior portion for a foot, the interior portion including toe and heel cavities, is provided. The shoe includes a midsole having toe and heel ends and inner and outer sides. The midsole is affixed to the upper forming a bottom to the interior portion. An insole is affixed to the bottom. An outsole patch includes a toe portion disposed on the toe end of the midsole and a heel portion disposed on the heel end of the midsole. The outsole patch includes an exterior contour providing clearance between the midsole and ground when worn. A region between the heel and toe portions of the outsole patch extends from the inner to outer sides occupying a position intermediate the toe and heel ends of the midsole, permitting the shoe to fold about the region. The insole is not stitched to the upper or midsole.

The antiskid sole comprises a sole body, the sole body comprises a half sole part, an arch part and a heel part, the half sole part is provided with a plurality of arrow-shaped patterns, the arrow ends of the arrow-shaped patterns face the toe cap, the heel part is provided with a plurality of arrow-shaped patterns, and the arrow ends of the arrow-shaped patterns face the toe cap. Arrowhead ends of the arrowhead-shaped patterns face the direction of the heel, and inclined grooves are further formed in the half sole part and the heel part. The arrowhead-shaped patterns can discharge water, accumulated snow or crushed ice on a stepped lawn along the inclined plane when the walking shoe is in contact with a wet and slippery lawn or a road surface with accumulated water or accumulated snow in the walking process, so that the possibility of a slipping phenomenon is reduced, and the safety is improved. And the arrow-shaped patterns of the half sole part and the heel part are arranged in opposite directions, so that the skid resistance is improved.

An adjustable elastic heel strap having first and second elastic closure elements that cooperate to adjustably close the heel. The first elastic closure element is elastic and may be manufactured from a length of elastic webbing. The first elastic closure element may be arranged to engage the wearer's foot. The second elastic closure element is elastic and may be manufactured from an elastic cord. The second elastic closure element may include a cord lock that allows a wearer to selectively vary the effective length and elastic tension of the heel strap. The second elastic closure element may be disposed along the outside of the first elastic closure element to facilitate access. The heel strap may also include a heel pull that is affixed to the first elastic closure element. The heel strap may also include upper and lower retainers that retain and guide the elastic cord and the cord lock.

A sole structure for an article of footwear (10) having an upper (100), the sole structure including a heel region (16), a forefoot region (12), and a midfoot region (14) disposed between the heel region and the forefoot region. The sole structure further includes a bladder (202) including a first barrier layer (204) and a second barrier layer (206) cooperating to define a first cavity (214) circumscribing an outer perimeter of the heel region and a second cavity (212) extending from the midfoot region through the forefoot region and including a plurality of segments (218a-218c) extending from a medial side (20) of the sole structure to a lateral side (18) of the sole structure. Each of the segments of the second cavity includes a medial reservoir (224a-224c) proximate the medial side fluidly coupled to a lateral reservoir (220a-220c) proximate the lateral side via a first conduit.

Multi-layered socks with elastomeric padding in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment, a sock for reducing foot movement is provided, the sock including: a toe region connected to a mid-foot region, connected to a heel region, further connected to an ankle region, the ankle region including an opening; a sole positioned from the toe region through the mid-foot region to the heel region, the sole comprising an inner layer, a middle layer, and an outer layer; the middle layer being attached to the inner layer and encapsulated between the inner layer and the outer layer; the middle layer of the sole varies in thickness; a thickness of the middle layer of the sole is greater in the heel region and the toe region; and the sock forms a hollow tubular shape that is closed at the toe region and open at the ankle region.

Methods and systems are provided for determining medial joint contact force. For example, methods and systems described herein may train a neural network model to determine medial joint contact force. A plurality of training data is obtained and a plurality of heel strike to toe-off time periods are extracted from the training data. A gait categorization label is assigned. A ground reaction force and joint contact forces are determined. An input training array and an output training array is provided to the neural network. The neural network is trained to output a predicted joint contact force value corresponding to a calculated joint contact force measured from force plate data, based only on insole data. The trained neural network model is stored after it has been validated.

The invention discloses a humanoid mechanical foot which comprises an ankle, a main supporting assembly, a heel, an instep, toes, an arch and a force sensor. The ankle capable of axially rotating in multiple directions is connected with the top end of the force sensor, and the bottom end of the force sensor is connected with the first end of the main supporting assembly. A heel main body of the heel is rotationally connected with the second end of the main supporting assembly, and the heel main body is elastically connected with the main supporting assembly; the instep main body of the instep is rotationally connected with the third end of the main supporting assembly, and the instep main body is elastically connected with the main supporting assembly; the instep main body is elastically connected with toes; the arch is of a curved elastic structure, and the two ends of the arch are connected with the heel body and the instep body respectively. The invention further discloses the humanoid robot. The device has the beneficial effects that through coordinated work of a plurality of components, adaptability to different ground types is achieved, impact force is effectively absorbed, and vibration generated when the device falls to the ground is relieved.

The utility model discloses an ankle pump device structure, which belongs to the technical field of medical appliances and comprises a sole shell, a heel supporting plate is connected to one side of the sole shell, a rotating pin shaft is mounted on the outer wall of the heel supporting plate, and the sole shell rotates with the outer wall of the heel supporting plate through the rotating pin shaft. A heel supporting plate is arranged at the bottom of the sole shell, a penetrating groove is formed in the position, close to the heel supporting plate, of the bottom of the inner side of the sole shell, an elastic bandage is arranged at the bottom of the inner side of the sole shell, and a driving mechanism is arranged at the bottom of the sole shell. The foot sole of the patient penetrates through the lower portion of the elastic bandage through the elastic force of the elastic bandage, the foot sole of the patient is fixed, then the foot sole shell rotates along the outer wall of the rotating pin shaft through the driving mechanism, and then the ankle pump movement is automatically conducted on the patient.

A sole assembly for footwear includes a footbed made of a first resilient material with a lower durometer than a surrounding rocker frame composed of a second resilient material. During a user's heel-to-toe motion, medial and lateral rolling elements extending downward from the frame form convex longitudinal curves from heel to midfoot, guiding the transition from heel strike to toe-off. Beneath the footbed, a rigid support plate with medial and lateral extensions is incorporated to provide torsional stability and to restrict forefoot flexion, reducing pronation and supination while centering the foot. As a result, energy is stored during gait and released to propel the user, supporting a controlled, dynamic rolling gait during walking or running.

The utility model discloses a kind of easy-to-wear safety shoes, including shoe sole and upper, the upper includes the back upper that wraps and fixes heel, it is characterized by: the back upper is built-in rigid support piece, support piece includes integrally-formed left piece, back piece and right piece, support piece is gradually widened arc curved surface from top to bottom, and with heel contour is adapted;Support piece bottom end is flush with back upper bottom end, support piece top end is lower than back upper top end, and support piece top end is set as back arc-shaped guide surface.This utility model is designed by support piece structure, not only solve the core problem of wearing shoe convenience, also greatly improve support stability, comfort.

The utility model discloses a honeycomb silica gel damping integrally-formed insole, which belongs to the technical field of insoles and comprises a surface layer and a base layer, the surface layer and the base layer are sequentially overlapped and adhered into a whole, a connecting groove and a silica gel damping structure are arranged at the rear end of the base layer, a connecting piece is fixedly arranged on the upper end face of the base layer, and the base layer is fixedly arranged in the connecting groove through the connecting piece. According to the technical scheme, the silica gel damping structure is composed of a plurality of hexagonal or similar-shaped silica gel cells, honeycomb damping holes are formed, air columns can be formed in the damping holes to achieve the supporting and damping effects when the shoe is worn for walking, meanwhile, the silica gel material can also provide the good damping effect, and the damping effect is good. Compared with the prior art, the shoe pad has the advantages that impact force generated during walking or movement can be effectively absorbed and dispersed, the heel is well protected, in addition, the shoe pad body is integrally formed by bonding the surface layer and the base layer, the structure is relatively simple, and the stability and durability of the shoe pad structure can be guaranteed.

A high-upper warm-keeping casual shoe with high wrapping performance belongs to the field of high-upper casual shoes and structurally comprises a sole and a vamp. The vamp is connected to the upper end of the sole; a wrapping adjustable high-upper positioning part is arranged at an extending opening in the top end of the vamp and comprises an upper integrally formed with the vamp, a heel protection pad connected to the inner side of a heel of the upper and an ankle contact layer detachably connected and wrapped to the inner side of the front portion of the upper and the front end face of the heel protection pad. A heel is protected and positioned by wrapping a heel protection pad in an adjustable high-upper positioning part, and an adjusting assembly in the heel protection pad adjusts arc-shaped wrapping clamping pieces in an upper interlayer in a mode of pulling a hook buckle, so that the left arc-shaped wrapping clamping piece and the right arc-shaped wrapping clamping piece are matched with the upper to clamp and wrap the two sides of an ankle. The wrapping diameter can be reasonably set according to the diameters of ankles of different people, and the phenomenon that the upper is wrapped too tightly or too loosely is prevented.

The shoe sole with the damping hollow layer comprises a shoe sole body, a damping unit is arranged at the heel position of the shoe sole body, the damping unit comprises a midsole bearing body on the upper portion, surrounding parts are arranged on the two sides of the midsole bearing body, elastic supporting walls are arranged on the two sides of the midsole bearing body, and damping frameworks are arranged at the lower ends of the elastic supporting walls. A buffer pad is arranged at the bottom of the damping framework; during use, the heel is in contact with the ground, impact force brought by the heel is firstly borne by the insole bearing body and then transmitted to the elastic supporting arm, the elastic supporting arm is curled and folded, then transmitted to the damping framework and finally transmitted to a buffer pad of the sole, and the weight of a shoe body is reduced through a compression cavity formed by the damping units. When the elastic supporting arms are curled and folded, the compression mode of the elastic supporting arms is similar to that of an accordion, the whole damping unit is effectively compressed, and therefore the better buffering effect and the longer-acting durability are provided.

1. Name of the design product: Heel cover (height increasing). 2. Use of the design product: To reduce muscle fatigue, physical damage and impact force of the foot while having invisible height increase in the heel. 3. Design points of the design product: In shape. 4. Picture or photo best indicating the design points: Perspective view 1.

The utility model provides a portable sports shoes of putting on and taking off, including shoe body cloth and lining, the right side of shoe body cloth is equipped with the shaped cloth, the side fixed with rubber ring at the upper shoe mouth of shoe body cloth, the right side fixed with the sleeve joint column of shaped cloth, the right end fixedly connected with semicircle ball of sleeve joint column, the lower end of lining left side is equipped with the sleeve hole of penetrating, the sleeve hole volume is less than semicircle ball volume, the upper of lining is equipped with the pull -out portion, the right end of rubber ring upper side is obliquely fixed with transition cloth, rubber ring and transition cloth jointly constitute a shoe mouth that is inclined 60 degrees to right rear, this design has solved the inconvenience of most sports shoes when putting on and taking off, the heel needs force to squeeze into the shoe, the soft part of the shoe back is easily stepped in the process of collapse, the utility model discloses reasonable structure, good practicality, the inclined shoe mouth guides the heel to slide in easily, and the detachable lining provides rigid support, effectively prevents the folding collapse of the upper.