Appeal No. 2005-2544
Application No. 09/328,749
response for the inferentially recited shoe “sole with a forefoot
area and a rearfoot area” in those claims. In that regard, we
note that the sports shoe bottom described in Anderie and shown
in Figures 9 and 10 appears to include an outer wearing sole
(102) having a forefoot area (103) and a rearfoot area (104), as
well as a “torsion system” comprised of the intermediate sole
member (101) which includes a forefoot portion spanning
substantially the entire forefoot area of the outer wearing sole,
with the forefoot portion having a generally smooth concave
contour along the longitudinal axis thereof (Fig. 10); a rearfoot
portion spanning substantially the entire rearfoot area of the
outer wearing sole; and an intermediate portion (including
central limb 108 and stiffening element 109 embedded therein)
coupling the forefoot portion and the rearfoot portion of the
torsion system, and constructed of a material and configured to
allow, in a pre-selected manner, rotation of the forefoot portion
relative to the rearfoot portion about the longitudinal axis
(see, col. 7, lines 15-19), and wherein the intermediate portion
includes a rib (e.g., 114, 115, or 116) that projects beyond an
adjacent surface (e.g., 113, 118, or 119) of the tension system.
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