Abstract: Children's shoes having a music box built in the front upper portion thereof for amusement especially of young children. The music box includes a melody speaker, a touch activated switch, a battery source, and a waterproof enclosure housing the speaker and the switch therewithin.

Abstract: The invention provides a sealed package system for housing at least one medical electrode apparatus and for enabling the periodic testing thereof, comprising a thin, generally flat flexible envelope constructed and arranged to form an interior cavity for enclosing a conductive gel contact surface of an electrode apparatus, the envelope having at least one continuous layer of a homogeneous, non-conductive, polymeric material, the envelope further having first and second sides; and a structure for conducting current across the envelope to the interior cavity, the conductive structure being electrically connectible to the electrode conductive contact surface.

Abstract: By embedding blocks of resilient material, where necessary reinforced, in the toe-piece and heel of the sole of a ski-boot, so that their upper surfaces make contact with a counter-sole made of rigid material internally covering the bottom of the shell and with the bottom of the wedge contained inside the shell, the responsiveness and the accuracy of transmission of the movements from the limb and foot of the skier to the ski remain unaffected, while the muscular fatigue affecting the limbs and back of the skier is substantially reduced.

Abstract: A new and improved cleat receiving shoe sole apparatus includes a flexible base member which includes a plurality of wells for receiving respective cleats of a cleated shoe, and which includes a shoe-bonding assembly for bonding the flexible base member to the cleated shoe. The shoe-bonding assembly may include a cleat-bonding assembly, located in the wells, for removably and replaceably bonding the wells to the respective cleats. The shoe-bonding assembly may include a layer of a tacky adhesive applied to a top surface of the flexible base member for adhering the flexible base member to the cleated shoe. Also, the cleat-bonding assembly may include respective layers of a tacky adhesive applied to respective inner walls of the wells, such that the flexible base member may be adhered to the cleats of the shoe.

Abstract: A mixing capsule for mixing a first material with a second material, and in particular, a capsule in which the materials are kept separated and brought together only at the time they are to be mixed. The capsule is characterized by a pierceable partition which separates the materials to be mixed, a projection for piercing the partition and two grooves and a ridge. One of the grooves cooperates with the ridge so as to maintain the projection away from the pierceable partition during storage and transport. The other groove cooperates with the ridge so as to hold the mixing capsule together and prevent leakage once the partition is pierced.

Abstract: A lunch box container including a bottom wall and a hingedly mounted top wall includes ferrous metallic floors directed into the bottom and top walls recessed relative to the bottom and top walls respectively to receive and secure ferromagnetic inserts to permit configurational changes to the lunch box structure to enhance continued use by individuals. A modification of the invention includes illumination frameworks arranged to direct illumination onto inserts within the frameworks.

Abstract: Shoes are provided with soles and upper portions which conform to the configuration of the user's feet by the use of vacuum formable bladders in the sole of the shoes and/or in the sides of the upper portions of the shoes. The bladders are filled with material, such as small spherical particles, which retains a configuration conforming to the shape of the feet under reduced pressure conditions. A vacuum pump is provided, and it may be located in the heel area of the shoe to be actuated by walking or running to evacuate air from the bladders.

Abstract: A slipper having a clog appearance is constructed with a soft fabric upper and a flexible upper and a flexible molded outsole. The construction technique hides fabric seams.

Abstract: An improved composite shell-type ski boot having an outer shell for enclosing a foot and a shaft pivotally supported on the outer shell for enclosing a lower part of a lower leg. The ski boot also includes an interior shoe, an instep opening in the outer shell and an articulated cover coupled to a front end of the boot extending to the shaft and being flexible in a transition region between a foot and a shinbone. The boot further includes an adjustment device to adjust a forward position of a shaft with respect to the outer shell and damping between the shaft and the outer shell. The adjustment device includes a guide element connected to the shaft and movable relative to the adjustment device for freely pivoting the shaft on the outer shell. The adjustment device also includes a coupling device for blocking movement of the guide element.

Abstract: A ski boot having a liner, the liner including a body overlaid by a rear wedge associated to a portion of upper of boot and a front wedge associated to another portion of the upper. The front and rear wedges of the liner cooperate with respect to each other to ensure the closure of the introduction opening of the foot of the skier and define between them, at least two mutually straddling lateral zones which respectively extend along a predetermined length, and whose positioning is guaranteed along an irreversible direction by at least one extensible connection element, acting elastically between the wedges in the manner of a deflector, along converging forces tending to bring them closer to one another, permanently, towards an initial closure position of liner.

Abstract: Orthopedic shoe with flat bottom and plantar insole, provided with a silicone insert fitted between the bottom and the plantar insole which extends from the heel towards the tip of the shoe as far as the end of the plantar arch of the foot, said insert consisting, in correspondence of the heel, of a sector embedded in the heel and having upper flat surface, wherein an annular upwardly open cavity is provided to define an inner cylindrical yielding body for the support of the calcaneum and consisting, in correspondence of the central part of the bottom, of two longitudinal projections placed along the inner and outer sides, respectively, of the shoe for supporting the plantar arch.

Abstract: Case comprising a closing device including a first element consisting of a circular body, especially a sphere (15), mounted on a rod (16) fixed to the lid and a second element including a ramp (17) and two flexible guides (18, 18'), preferably diverging in the ascending direction of the ramp, this second element being integral with a push-button (19) that can be operated from the outside of the case. When the push-button (19) is displaced, the second element of the closing device is displaced, so that the sphere (15) is forced to move up the ramp (17) and to move between the flexible guides (18, 18') until it is ejected. The box is then half-open.

Abstract: Shoes are provided with soles and upper portions which conform to the configuration of the user's feet by the use of vacuum formable bladders in the sole of the shoes and/or in the sides of the upper portions of the shoes. The bladders are filled with material, such as small spherical particles, which retains a configuration conforming to the shape of the feet under reduced pressure conditions. A vacuum pump is provided, and it may be located in the heel area of the shoe to be actuated by walking or running to evacuate air from the bladders.

Abstract: A container for storing a tape cassette of the type having a pair of spaced tape reel hubs. Each hub has a cylindrical sidewall which defines a recess in the hub. The storage container includes enclosure means for receiving and enclosing a cassette in the container. Diametrically opposed pairs of fingers are molded integrally with a bottom wall of the container and project into the hub recess through an aligned access opening formed in a bottom wall of the tape cassette upon placing the cassette into the container. The fingers are formed with a convex outer camming surface and are connected to the container by a straight leg portion. The convex outer edges of the fingers are engaged by the hub sidewalls and flex inwardly upon initial placement of the cassette into the storage container. A rigid stop member is mounted adjacent to and inwardly of each of the flexible fingers to limit the inward movement of the fingers toward the flexed position to control the flex thereof and to prevent breakage of the fingers.

Abstract: In a shoe sole, in particular for athletic shoes, that is assembled at least from an outsole and a cushioning midsole, where the midsole has recesses extending essentially perpendicular to the plane of the sole, to improve the comfort of such a shoe and to increase the dimensional stability of the sole parts, the midsole is formed of a first midsole element (1a) consisting of a compact thermoplastic material and a second midsole element (2a) consisting of a foamed plastic material. Recesses (3) are distributed at least predominantly over the entire first midsole element (1a) made of compact thermoplastic material and are closed on a side facing away from the second midsole element (2a). Additionally, the second midsole element (2a) is injected onto the first midsole element (1a) closing open ends of the recesses and optionally, partially penetrating the recesses and/or encapsulating stabilizing inserts disposed in the arch area of the first midsole element.

Abstract: A shoe upper is provided having a tongue strapping system. A tongue is provided having two or more straps which extend through apertures formed in the sides of the shoe upper. When the tongue strapping system is implemented, the straps serve to create pressure between different portions of the shoe upper, resulting in a secure and enhanced fit.

Abstract: A security container for storing various articles is formed with a groove along one edge of a cover which extends parallel with a similar groove formed on a base of the container, when the cover is in a closed position on the base. A generally U-shaped slide latch is slidably removably mounted in the spaced grooves for movement therealong between locked and unlocked positions. A plurality of projections on the slide latch engage flexible tabs on the base to secure the slide latch in locked position upon an open end of the slide latch reaching a stop formed on an end of the base. A manually operated key has tangs which are inserted through openings formed in the slide latch to disengage the flexible tabs from the projections, permitting the slide latch to be slidably removed from the container grooves enabling the cover to be opened from the base.

Abstract: A tray includes adjustably positioned support members for supporting multiple lead integrated circuit components of various sizes and configurations. The components are supported by the support members so that the component leads do not make contact with said support members. A cover is disposed on the tray to protect the components when storing and/or transporting same. The cover is arranged to receive another tray whereby a stackable arrangement of covered trays is provided. The stackable arrangement may be strapped for providing a storable/transportable package of microelectronic components.

Abstract: A weighted insert adapted to be fitted inside an athletic shoe so that the latter is caused to sink to the bottom of a washing machine bin to facilitate the cleaning thereof. The insert comprises a heel portion, a foot portion, and an axial member extending therebetween. The length or longitudinal extent of the axial member may be adjusted to compensate for varying sized athletic shoes to be employed therewith. In an alternative embodiment, at least one of the weighted elements in the heel portion or the foot portion of the insert comprises a removable housing for a deodorizing compound or similar treating substance.

Abstract: Blister pack, of a single type of material, comprising a base section containing one or more compartments, recesses or cups and a cover, which can be peeled off, fitted around the rims of the one or more compartments or cups, the cover being divided into cover segments, each cover segment covering one compartment and the base of each cover segment being sealed around the circumference of the compartment and each cover segment containing a tear-off aid and it being possible for each cover segment to be completely or partially peeled off, pulled off or detached from the circumference of the compartment via the seal seam by pushing the contents through the segment, and base section and cover containing identical or different materials and the materials essentially consisting of the same types of plastics.