[54] COMPOSITE ARCH MEMBER
[75] Inventors: Peter M. Foley, Needham; Steven F.
Smith, Taunton, both of Mass.;
Steven P. Liggett, Fort Collins,
Colo.; Brian Igoe, Plainville, Mass.
[73] Assignee: Reebok International Ltd.,
Stoughton, Mass.
[21] Appl. No.: 748,079
[22] Filed: Aug. 21,1991
[51] Int. CI.' A43B 13/12; A43B 13/24
[52] U.S. CI 36/91; 36/103;
36/114; 36/31; 36/30 R; 36/148
[58] Field of Search 36/30 A, 30 R, 32 R,
36/31, 91, 103, 114, 145, 148, 149, 166, 169,
171, 172
[56] References Cited
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2,147,197 2/1939 Glidden 36/9 R
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OTHER PUBLICATIONS
SGD Sep. 1983, p. 101.
Running Times, Apr. 1991, pp. 23 and 26.
Runners World, Apr. 1991, pp. 58, 72 and 73.
Primary Examiner—Paul T. Sewell
Assistant Examiner—M. D. Patterson
Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein &
Fox
