Appeal No. 2002-0363
Application No. 08/162,373
the sole lateral side including a sidemost lateral section at a location
outside of a straight vertical line extending through the sole lateral side at the sidemost
extent of the sole inner surface of the sole lateral side, as viewed in a shoe sole frontal
plane during an unloaded, upright shoe condition;
the sole medial side including a sidemost medial section at a location
outside of a straight vertical line extending through the sole medial side at the sidemost
extent of the sole inner surface of the sole medial side, as viewed in a shoe sole frontal
plane during an unloaded, upright shoe condition;
a sole outer surface extending from the sole inner surface and defining
the outer boundary of each shoe sole side, as viewed in a frontal plane;
a second concavely rounded portion forming a part of the sole outer
surface of the sole side that extends through a lowermost portion of the sole outer
surface of one of the lateral and medial sole sides, the concavity being determined
relative to an intended wearer’s foot location inside the shoe, as viewed in the frontal
plane during an unloaded, upright shoe condition;
the sole forefoot area including the following combined components: a
forefoot lift, a midsole component and an outsole component, the inner and outer
boundaries of the combined components being formed by said sole inner and outer
surfaces, as viewed in a shoe sole frontal plane in the sole forefoot area, during an
unloaded, upright shoe condition;
the sole forefoot area of the shoe sole having a greater thickness than the
sole heel area, as viewed in a sagittal plane during an unloaded, upright shoe condition;
the thickness of the shoe sole being defined as the distance between the
sole inner surface and the sole outer surface, as viewed in the sagittal plane during an
unloaded, upright shoe condition;
at least the midsole extending into the sidemost section of at least the
sole side of the sole forefoot area having the concavely rounded inner and outer
surface portions, as viewed in a shoe sole frontal plane during an unloaded, upright
shoe condition, and
at least an upper part of the midsole of the sidemost section of the sole
side of the sole forefoot area having the concavely rounded inner and outer surface
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