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Foldable footwear

A technology for shoe soles and footwear, which is applied to footwear, shoe soles, clothing, etc., and can solve problems such as getting wet and not having a continuous upper part

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-12-02
BACUP SHOE COMPANY
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but does not have a continuous upper portion so that if the wearer walks in mud or when it rains, the wearer's feet will get wet

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[0045] Specific modes conceived by the inventors will now be described by way of examples. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding. It will be apparent, however, to one skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced without being limited to these specific details. In other instances, well-known methods and structures have not been described in detail so as not to obscure the description.

[0046] In this specification, the term "shoe" is used generally to encompass various different types of footwear, including shoes, slippers, espadrilles, pumps, boots, loafers, and the like.

[0047] Refer here figure 1 , schematically shows a foldable shoe according to a specific embodiment of the present invention in a perspective view from one side.

[0048] The foldable shoe includes: a front sole portion 100, which is located under the wearer's toe area and ball of the foot and under the front ...

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A foldable shoe having a sole comprises a forward sole portion extending from a front toe part of the shoe to an in-step part, a rear sole portion extending from a rear most part of the shoe to said in-step, said forward sole portion and said rearward sole portion co-operating to form a substantially continuous sole when the shoe is worn by a user; and said forward sole portion and said rearward sole portion being separable from each other when the sole is in a folded condition.

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technical field [0001] This invention relates to footwear. Background technique [0002] It is known to have a lightweight collapsible shoe that can be folded so that the heel and toe are placed adjacent to each other for compact storage in, for example, a beach tote bag, tote, pocket, etc. The shoe is described above, but it can be unfolded into the shape of a normal shoe or loafer when the shoe is put on. [0003] British patent GB 598,513 discloses a casual shoe with a sole that can be folded into a smaller volume for packing or carrying. The loafer has an elongated sole with a pair of hinge axes each extending at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the sole and three sole portions corresponding to the instep, the ball of the foot and the heel. The loafer is attached to the wearer's foot by a plurality of straps that pass through slots formed in the sole. The sole material may be synthetic resinous plastic, wood, plastic material, leather, rubber, synthetic rubber...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): A43B3/24A43B13/16A43B13/14
CPCA43B13/16A43B3/24A43B3/248A43B13/141A43B3/246
Inventor 史蒂文·史密斯
Owner BACUP SHOE COMPANY