US 12,232,560 B2
Footwear article for walking
Ciro Fusco, Portland, OR (US); Dewayne Dale, Portland, OR (US); Michael Leoniak, Milwaukie, OR (US); and Rory Fuerst, Atherton, CA (US)
Assigned to FUERST GROUP, INC., Menlo Park, CA (US)
Filed by Fuerst Group, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 1, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/163,229.
Application 18/163,229 is a division of application No. 16/784,165, filed on Feb. 6, 2020, granted, now 11,633,009.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/802,123, filed on Feb. 6, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0180886 A1, Jun. 15, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A43B 13/14 (2006.01)
CPC A43B 13/141 (2013.01) 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A footwear article, comprising:
an upper;
a midsole coupled to the upper, wherein a bottom surface of the midsole includes a constant curvature extending from a heel of the midsole to a toe of the midsole, wherein the heel of the midsole is configured to be positioned under a back of a heel of a foot and the toe of the midsole is configured to be positioned under a toe tip of the foot when the foot is positioned within the upper, the midsole constructed of rigid material such that the constant curvature of the midsole does not deform during a stance phase of walking;
a moderation plate positioned within the midsole at an upper surface of the midsole; and
an outsole coupled to the bottom surface of the midsole, the outsole comprising a plurality of traction elements selectively positioned along a strike axis of the footwear article.