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(11) |
EP 0 315 340 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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10.10.1990 Bulletin 1990/41 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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10.05.1989 Bulletin 1989/19 |
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Date of filing: 20.10.1988 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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AT BE CH DE ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE |
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Priority: |
06.11.1987 US 115661
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Applicant: NIKE INTERNATIONAL LTD |
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Beaverton,
Oregon 97005-6453 (US) |
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Inventors: |
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- Kilgore, Bruce J.
Lake Oswego
Oregon 97036 (US)
- Shorten, Martyn Robert
Portland
Oregon 97221 (US)
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Representative: Bannerman, David Gardner et al |
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Withers & Rogers
4 Dyer's Buildings
Holborn
London, EC1N 2JT
London, EC1N 2JT (GB) |
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Athletic shoe with pronation control device |
(57) A cushioning sole for use in footwear (10), in particular athletic shoes, is disclosed.
The cushioning sole includes a pronation control device incorporated into the midsole
(12). The device functions to gradually increase the resistance to compression of
the midsole (12) from the lateral side to a maximum along the medial side. The device
includes generally vertically extending rigid members (42a, 42b) and a plurality of
horizontally extending plate members (44a-44e).