US 11,896,078 B2
Footwear having an outsole for reducing limb or back pain
Oren Livne, Tel Aviv (IL); and Clifford Bleustein, Purchase, NY (US)
Assigned to APOS MEDICAL ASSETS LTD., Tel Aviv (IL)
Filed by APOS MEDICAL ASSETS LTD, Tel Aviv (IL)
Filed on Jan. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/585,997.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/226,790, filed on Jul. 29, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0029846 A1, Feb. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. A43B 13/18 (2006.01); A43B 13/12 (2006.01); A43B 7/1405 (2022.01)
CPC A43B 13/184 (2013.01) [A43B 7/141 (2013.01); A43B 13/122 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A footwear, comprising,
an outsole, comprising:
at least one recess located at a ground engaging or outer surface of the outsole and having:
(a) a depth of between 10% to 95% of the maximum thickness of the outsole; and
(b) an area that covers between 10% to 95% of the entire ground engaging or outer surface of the outsole; and
two curved solid body hard protuberances having a shore hardness of between 65 to 90 Shore A, protruding out from said ground engaging or outer surface of said outsole, and adapted to be removably inserted into said at least one recess, wherein each protuberance has a different curved outer contour and wherein said two protuberances bases occupy between 50% to 95% of an area of the at least one recess, and
wherein each protuberance is detachably connected to the at least one recess via two or more connectors fixating each protuberance to the at least one recess.