IP Library Granted Patent US 11,172,728
Granted Patent B2
US 11,172,728 · App. 16/554,938 · Granted Nov 16, 2021

Adjustable athletic positioning apparatus and applications thereof

Inventors: Michael R. Adair (Woodruff, SC); Timothy W. Markison (Mesa, AZ)
Assignee: Athalonz, LLC
A43B7/14A43B7/141A43B7/142A43B7/143A43B7/144A43B7/1445A43B7/24A43B13/14A43B13/143A43B13/148
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,172,728
App. No.
16/554,938
Granted
Nov 16, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A pair of shoes that includes a left foot shoe and a right foot shoe. Each of the shoes include an upper shoe portion and a sole coupled to the upper shoe portion. The sole provides an athletic positioning of a left big toe area of the left shoe at a lower position than a left heel area of the left shoe and at a lower position than an outer small toe area of the left shoe and wherein, from an inner edge to an outer edge of the left shoe, the left heel area has substantially no slope.

Claims (21)

1. An athletic shoe comprises:

an upper section; and

a sole section coupled to the upper section, wherein the sole section includes:

a heel platform having a first height that is substantially uniform from an inner edge of the sole section to an outer edge of the sole section;

an angled platform juxtaposed to the heel platform, wherein the angled platform has a first slope from the heel section to a front edge of the sole section along the outer edge of the sole section and a second slope from the outer edge of the sole section to a line at the toe section, wherein the line is a first width from the inner edge of the sole section; and

a toe area proximal to the angled platform, wherein the toe area has a third slope from the line to the inner edge of the sole section.

2. The athletic shoe of claim 1 , wherein the toe area further comprises:

a ball of foot area.

3. The athletic shoe of claim 1 , wherein the third slope comprises:

a substantially zero-degree slope with respect to a bottom surface of the athletic shoe.

4. The athletic shoe of claim 1 , wherein the second slope comprises:

a non-linear slope.

5. The athletic shoe of claim 1 , wherein the angled platform further comprises:

a third slope from the heel section to a front edge of the sole section along the line, wherein the third slope is of a greater angle than the second slope.

6. The athletic shoe of claim 1 further comprises:

a plurality of cleats attached to a bottom of the sole section.

7. The athletic shoe of claim 1 further comprises:

a plurality of cleats integrated into a bottom of the sole section.

8. The athletic shoe of claim 1 further comprises:

a first plurality of cleats attached to a bottom of the sole section; and

a second plurality of cleats integrated into the bottom of the sole section.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 29, 2019
From: ADAIR, MICHAEL R.; MARKISON, TIMOTHY W.
To: ADMARK ATHLETIC VENTURES, LLC
Reel/Frame 050215/0671 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 29, 2019
From: ADMARK ATHLETIC VENTURES, LLC
To: ATHALONZ, LLC
Reel/Frame 050215/0781 →
Continuity (6)
Continuation 16152538 · Oct 5, 2018
Continuation 14159860 · Jan 21, 2014
Continuation 13867406 · Apr 22, 2013
Continuation 13355778 · Jan 23, 2012
Provisional Application 61450485 · Mar 8, 2011
Related Publication 20190380428A1 · Dec 19, 2019