IP Library Granted Patent US 10,750,812
Granted Patent B2
US 10,750,812 · App. 15/735,360 · Granted Aug 25, 2020

Modular footwear protuberance assembly

Inventors: Amit Mor (Rehovot, IL); Avi Elbaz (Dimona, IL); Oren Livne (Tel Aviv, IL)
Assignee: APOS MEDICAL ASSETS LTD.
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Patent No.
US 10,750,812
App. No.
15/735,360
Granted
Aug 25, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A footwear device comprising: a sole assembly comprising at least one connective element; at least one protuberance assembly comprising a base and a cap, said base and cap configured to rotatively align; a locking fixture configured to lock and unlock said alignment of said base and cap; and a fastening fixture configured to fasten said base to said track in a selected position in said track.

Claims (17)

1. A footwear comprising:

a sole assembly comprising a connective element;

at least one protuberance assembly comprising a base comprising:

a plurality of peripheral rim portions spaced apart, wherein each of said peripheral rim portions ends with a downwards protruding stopper, and a screw bore configured to allow screwing of said base to said sole assembly, wherein said bore is positioned in an eccentric manner with respect to said protuberance assembly; and

a cap including a cap pivot element comprising:

a plurality of internally protruding portions spaced apart, each of said plurality of internally protruding portions corresponding to one of said plurality of peripheral rim portions, said base and said cap configured to rotatively align; and

a bore positioned correspondingly to said screw bore of said base, wherein when said cap is placed on said base and rotated, each of said plurality of internally protruding portions arrives under its corresponding peripheral rim portion and stopped by said downward protruding stopper of said corresponding peripheral rim portion, thereby aligning said base and said cap;

a locking fixture configured to engage said base and said cap and configured to lock and unlock said alignment of said base and cap; and

a fastening fixture configured to fasten said base to said connective element at a selected position in said sole assembly.

2. The footwear of claim 1 , wherein said connective element is a track, and wherein said fastening fixture comprises:

a track nut movably disposed in said track; and

a screw configured to be screwed to said nut.

3. The footwear of claim 2 , wherein:

said screw bore configured to allow fastening of said base to said track in said selected position by said screw and said track nut; and

said bore in said cap allows access to said screw through said cap.

4. The footwear of claim 1 , wherein said sole assembly comprising a securing fixture.

5. The footwear of claim 1 , wherein said base further comprises a socket ending with an opening in a peripheral wall of said base, said socket configured to accommodate said locking fixture, said locking fixture comprising a locking pin and a spring, and wherein said locking fixture is configured to lock said alignment of said base and cap when placed in said socket.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 8, 2020
From: LIVNE, OREN
To: APOS MEDICAL ASSETS LTD.
Reel/Frame 052866/0908 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 16, 2018
From: APOS - MEDICAL AND SPORTS TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
To: APOS MEDICAL ASSETS LTD.
Reel/Frame 046359/0062 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62174111 · Jun 11, 2015
Related Publication 20180168279A1 · Jun 21, 2018
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