STANLEY L JAMES, M.D.
Medical Practice at Coburg Rd, Eugene, OR

4212120, Jul 15, 1980

Jun 10, 1976

5/694720

William J. Bowerman - Eugene OR
Geoffrey L. Hollister - Eugene OR
Stanley L. James - Eugene OR
Dennis E. Vixie - Eugene OR

BRS, Inc. - Beaverton OR

A43B 500

36129

A track shoe is described having a shoe upper and sole made on a straight last, whose last axis bisects the heel and passes through the second metatarsal head of the wearer's foot. The spike plate portion of the sole has a rear pair of spike fasteners which place the two rearmost spikes behind the heads of the overlying first and fifth metatarsal bones. The spike fasteners of such rear pair are centered along a straight line which intersects the last axis at an obtuse angle in the range of about 102. degree. to 115. degree. which is substantially the same as the angle of intersection between such axis and a line between the first and fifth metatarsal heads. A third spike fastener is located behind the head of the third metatarsal bone ahead of the line adjoining the rear pair of spike fasteners. The track shoe is provided with a shoe upper of open mesh nylon fabric.

4107858, Aug 22, 1978

Apr 15, 1977

5/787888

William J. Bowerman - Eugene OR
Stanley L. James - Eugene OR
Dennis E. Vixie - Eugene OR

BRS, Inc. - Beaverton OR

A43B 500, A43B 1304, A43C 1500

36134

An athletic shoe is described with an outer sole having a laterally elongated matetarsal cleat of resilient material molded integral with such outer sole. The metatarsal cleat extends laterally across the entire width of the toe portion of the sole in a position immediately behind the heads of the metatarsal bones of the wearer's foot. In one embodiment the metatarsal cleat is in the form of a curved chevron including two wing shaped side portions each having curved front and rear surfaces to provide good longitudinal traction and self-cleaning action under wet condition. In additon, the chevron cleat is provided with two end portions and an intermediate porton having straight edges extending longitudinally to provide greater lateral traction. A plurality of other cleats of different shape and smaller ground engaging surface area than the metatarsal cleat are also molded integral with the outer sole. These other cleats are of a straight sided polygon shape, such as a hexagon or square, and are of the same height as the metatarsal cleat.

4098011, Jul 4, 1978

Apr 27, 1977

5/791495

William J. Bowerman - Eugene OR
Stanley L. James - Eugene OR
Dennis E. Vixie - Eugene OR

BRS, Inc. - Beaverton OR

A43B 500

36129

A cleated outer sole for an athletic shoe is described which includes two pairs of heel and toe cleats of large ground engaging surface area to provide a long wearing sole. These pairs of large cleats are surrounded by smaller gripping cleats of substantially the same height as such larger cleats and all cleats are molded of resilient material integral with the outer sole. The gripping cleats are in the shape of straight sided polygons such as a square or hexagon to provide superior traction and cushioning. The larger cleats are of a different shape and may be triangular, rectangular or other shapes. The pair of heel cleats is provided on opposite sides of the heel portion of the outer sole, while the pair of toe cleats may be provided on opposite sides of the front portion of such sole beneath the heads of the metatarsal bones of the foot. The heel cleat positioned on the inside edge of the shoe functions primarily to provide greater lateral stability to the shoe. The two heel wear cleats are of left and right allochiral shape so that the heel portion of the sole is substantially symmetrical about the longitudinal axis of the shoe.

4128950, Dec 12, 1978

Feb 7, 1977

5/766530

William J. Bowerman - Eugene OR
Stanley L. James - Eugene OR
Dennis E. Vixie - Eugene OR

BRS, Inc. - Beaverton OR

A43B 1312, A43B 1318, A43B 1328, A43B 2328

36 30R

An athletic shoe of reduced weight is described employing low density, closed cell, synthetic plastic foam for an intermediate sole layer and/or heel lift sole layer between a harder outer sole layer and the shoe upper. The foam is a polyethylene or ethylene vinyl acetate foam having a density not substantially less than 5 pounds per cubic foot, preferably at least 7 pounds per cubic foot. A lateral extending heel stabilizer plate of solid plastic material or a heel lift layer having a relatively hard outer border portion may be added to improve lateral stability.