Appeal No. 2002-0363
Application No. 08/162,373
sewing.
An upper 34, including a toe box, vamp and heel quarters may be
conventionally mounted, e.g., by adhesive and/or stitching, to the
composite formed of the outsole, reverse wedge and insole. The vamp
and toe box of the upper 34 preferably include lateral and medial lower
edge portions 36 which overlap most or all of the side edges 38 of the
reverse wedge, are all but a substantially uniform-thickness exposed
portion of the composite reverse wedge/outsole structure.
Accordingly, to a casual observer, the shoe 10 looks very much like
a conventional shoe, albeit one that is somewhat taller across the instep
and toe box.
For the wearer, a feeling of reasonable self-confidence in
appearance is preserved, because the shoe, when worn, does not look
‘odd’. Yet, in walking, the wearer is provided with enhanced exercise, due
to the fact that, when standing on a level, horizontal surface, the wearer's
heels are lower than the wearer's toes [column 2, lines 11-33].
According to the examiner, Robinson’s shoe embodies a sole comprising a
midsole/lift substantially as claimed except for the sidemost lateral and medial sections
having a first inner and second outer concavely rounded portions (see page 7 in the
answer). To remedy this deficiency, the examiner turns to Bergmans.
Bergmans “relates to an improved shoe construction and particularly to an
improved shoe construction especially designed for extraordinary comfort and
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