Claims
- 1. A sole assembly for an article of footwear comprising:
a sole having a heel region and a ball region; a first cone spring disposed within the sole, said first cone spring including a large diameter terminal end and an opposing small diameter terminal end, said large diameter terminal end being disposed above said small diameter terminal end.
- 2. A sole assembly in accordance with claim 1 wherein said cone spring is located in said ball region of said sole.
- 3. A sole assembly in accordance with claim 2 and further comprising a wave spring located in said heel region of said sole.
- 4. A sole assembly in accordance with claim 1 wherein said sole defines a first vacuity and said first cone spring is disposed within the first vacuity.
- 5. A sole assembly in accordance with claim 1 wherein said cone spring is at least partially encapsulated in low density foam.
- 6. A sole assembly in accordance with claim 1 wherein said first cone spring is located in said heel region of said sole.
- 7. A sole assembly in accordance with claim 1 wherein said first cone spring defines a cylindrical axis substantially perpendicular to said sole.
- 8. A sole assembly in accordance with claim 1 and further comprising a second cone spring disposed within the sole, said second cone spring including a large diameter terminal end and an opposing small diameter terminal end, said large diameter terminal end being disposed below said small diameter terminal end.
- 9. A sole assembly in accordance with claim 8 wherein said second cone spring is located in said heel region of said sole.
- 10. A sole assembly in accordance with claim 8 wherein said sole defines a second vacuity and said second cone spring is disposed within the second vacuity.
- 11. A sole assembly in accordance with claim 8 wherein said first cone spring defines a cylindrical axis substantially perpendicular to said sole.
- 12. A sole assembly for an article of footwear comprising:
a sole having a heel region and a ball region; at least one cone spring disposed within the sole, said cone spring including a large diameter terminal end and an opposing small diameter terminal end, said large diameter terminal end being disposed above said small diameter terminal end.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] Pursuant to 35 USC Section 119, this application claims the benefit of priority from Provisional Application Serial No. 60/345,667 with a filing date of Jan. 4, 2002.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60345667 |
Jan 2002 |
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