Inventors:
Stanley Beekman - Westlake OH
International Classification:
A43B 2308
Abstract:
An athletic shoe with a torsional stabilizer incorporated therein comprises a substantially flat horizontal base member extending rearward across the width of the shoe, parallel to the sole of the shoe, from a transverse line located adjacent to and behind the phalangeal/metatarsal joints, at least to a line adjacent to, and forward of the heel portion of the shoe. Except for transverse edges forward of the heel-end, the base member is provided with a substantially vertical flange portion attached to the edges thereof, which serves to stabilize the base member relative to torsional forces acting thereon.