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US 8,656,613 · App. 13/549,343 · Granted Feb 25, 2014

Article of footwear having articulated sole member

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Patent No.
US 8,656,613
App. No.
13/549,343
Granted
Feb 25, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention is a shoe with an upper and a sole member. The sole member has multiple individual pieces connected to each other by connectors. The connectors are placed below the top surface of the sole member and above the bottom surface of the sole member. The connectors may connect the individual pieces of the sole member laterally and longitudinally.

Claims (6)

1. A shoe having an upper and a sole member, wherein said sole member comprises:

a forefoot region, a middle region, a heel region, a lateral side and medial side, a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein said sole member is divided into separate pieces, wherein said separate pieces are connected to each other by connectors, and further wherein at least one separate piece has a separate connector on each of its sides connecting said one separate piece to another separate piece, wherein said connectors are placed below the top surface and above the bottom surface, and wherein gaps exposed to the atmosphere exist around said connectors in between said pieces.

2. The shoe of claim 1 wherein at least one of said connectors does not extend the length of at least one of the separate pieces.

3. The shoe of claim 1 wherein at least one of said connectors extends the length of at least one of the separate pieces.

4. The shoe of claim 1 wherein said lateral side and medial side of said heel region contain at least two of the separate pieces.

5. The shoe of claim 1 in which the separate pieces and connectors are molded together to form a unitary sole member.

Assignments (6)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 2, 2019
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
To: SKECHERS U.S.A., INC. II
Reel/Frame 051157/0620 →
ENTITY CONVERSION Recorded Sep 9, 2016
From: SKECHERS U.S.A., INC. II
To: SKECHERS U.S.A., INC. II
Reel/Frame 039974/0885 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 3, 2015
From: WELLS FARGO CAPITAL FINANCE, LLC
To: SKECHERS U.S.A., INC.; SKECHERS U.S.A., INC. II; SKECHERS BY MAIL, INC.; SAVVA'S CAFE, INC.; SKECHERS COLLECTION, LLC; SKECHERS SPORT, LLC; DUNCAN INVESTMENTS, LLC; SEPULVEDA BLVD. PROPERTIES, LLC; SKX ILLINOIS, LLC; BRANDBLACK, LLC
Reel/Frame 036053/0219 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 3, 2015
From: SKECHERS U.S.A., INC. II
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 036053/0323 →
AMENDMENT NUMBER EIGHT TO PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 29, 2014
From: SKECHERS U.S.A., INC.; SKECHERS U.S.A., INC. II; SKECHERS BY MAIL, INC.; SAVVA'S CAFE, INC.; SKECHERS COLLECTION, LLC; SKECHERS SPORT, LLC; DUNCAN INVESTMENTS, LLC; SEPULVEDA BLVD. PROPERTIES, LLC; SKX ILLINOIS, LLC; BRANDBLACK, LLC
To: WELLS FARGO CAPITAL FINANCE, LLC, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 033053/0699 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 13, 2012
From: STOCKBRIDGE, KURT; RAYSSE, DAVID; CHEN, KEVIN; TENG-LEE, ALBERT
To: SKECHERS U.S.A., INC. II
Reel/Frame 028549/0410 →