IP Library Granted Patent US 12,290,145
Granted Patent B2
US 12,290,145 · App. 18/732,867 · Granted May 6, 2025

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 12,290,145
App. No.
18/732,867
Granted
May 6, 2025
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 (12)

1. A method for adjusting a device comprising a protuberance assembly mounted to a selected position on a bottom surface of a sole, said protuberance assembly comprising a base and a cap, wherein said base and cap are aligned and locked, the method comprising:

unlocking the alignment of said base and cap;

rotating said cap on said base to remove said cap from said base, wherein said base is kept firmly mounted to said selected position in said bottom surface of said sole; rotating another cap on said base until and alignment of said another cap with said

base is achieved; and

locking said alignment of said another cap and said base,

wherein said sole comprises at least one track and said protuberance assembly comprises a fastening fixture which comprises:

a track nut movably disposed in said track; and

a screw configured to be screwed in said nut,

wherein said base comprises a screw bore positioned in an eccentric manner with respect to said protuberance assembly, 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 cap comprises a bore positioned correspondingly to said screw bore configured to allow access to said screw through said cap.

2. The method 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 a 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.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising calibrating said device by firmly mounting said protuberance assembly to said selected position in said bottom surface of said sole.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 4, 2024
From: LIVNE, OREN
To: APOS MEDICAL ASSETS LTD.
Reel/Frame 067611/0738 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation 17734474 · May 2, 2022
Continuation 16994621 · Aug 16, 2020
Continuation 15735360
Provisional Application 62174111 · Jun 11, 2015
Related Publication 20240315389A1 · Sep 26, 2024
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