(19)
(11) EP 0 149 362 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
25.09.1985 Bulletin 1985/39

(43) Date of publication A2:
24.07.1985 Bulletin 1985/30

(21) Application number: 84309119

(22) Date of filing: 28.12.1984
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

(30) Priority: 13.01.1984 US 570344

(71) Applicant: Wolverine World Wide, Inc.
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(72) Inventor:
  • Turner, Jerome Allen
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(54) Shoes with heel counters


(57) An athletic shoe (10) having a semi-rigid outsole (12) and an external heel counter (20) integral with the outsole. The heel counter (20) extends around behind the heel region and along the medial and lateral sides of the shoe while another heel counter (22) and the shoe upper (14) nest in the pocket formed by the integral, external heel counter (20). The integral heel counter (20) reduces separation or softening in the region of the juncture between heel and sole caused by flexure during extended use of the shoe.






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