Abstract: High-heeled footwear has a heel with a resilient compressible element allowing the heel of the foot to be lowered at heel strike to approximate a normal walking pattern in low-heeled shoes. Preferably, the footwear also includes a midfoot support structure, which may be a sprung footbed, or a sling and reinforcement girder, and which serves to redistribute load from the wearer's forefoot to her midfoot.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 20, 2004
Date of Patent:
November 28, 2006
Inventors:
Angela Singleton, Mark Marion, Tiffany Card