Appeal No. 2004-0131
Application No. 08/462,531
condition; and
the sole thickness between the sole inner surface and the
sole outer surface increases gradually and substantially
continuously from the uppermost point of each sole side through
at least a substantial part of the uppermost portion of the sole
side, as viewed in said heel portion frontal plane cross-section
when the shoe sole is upright and in an unloaded condition.
17. A shoe having a shoe sole suitable for use in an
athletic shoe, the shoe sole comprising:
a sole inner surface for supporting the foot of an intended
wearer;
a sole outer surface;
a heel portion at a location substantially corresponding to
a heel of the intended wearer’s foot;
a forefoot portion at a location substantially corresponding
to a forefoot of the intended wearer’s foot;
a midtarsal portion at a location corresponding to an area
of the sole between the heel portion and the forefoot portion;
and
a bottom sole and a midsole,
the midsole defined by an inner midsole surface and a outer
midsole surface;
the heel, midtarsal, and forefoot portions having a
sole middle portion, a sole medial side located medially to the
sole middle portion, and a sole lateral side located laterally to
the sole middle portion, each sole side defined by that portion
of said sole located outside a vertical line extending through
each sidemost extent of the sole inner surface, as viewed in a
heel portion frontal plane cross-section when the shoe sole is
upright and in an unloaded condition;
the midsole having a middle midsole portion, a medial
midsole side located medially to the middle midsole portion and a
lateral midsole side located laterally to the middle midsole
portion;
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