Shoe with a transparent toe cap

Inactive Publication Date: 2002-07-04
TSOU JEN CHIEH +1
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However, because the conventional vamp is made of an opaque material, no one can see through the vamp.
Many shoe sales people and virtually all untrained people cannot determine the proper fit for a wearer.
Often people buy shoes that do not fit especially people who cannot fully express themselves like a child or a person with diminished mental capacity.
The cost of manufacturing the shoes increases, and the variations of the appearances of the shoes are limited.

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[0013] With reference to FIGS. 1 to 3, a shoe (10) in accordance with the present invention comprises a sole, a vamp (12) and a transparent toe cap (14). The vamp (12) is secured to the sole to enclose a foot of a wearer. The transparent toe cap (14) is secured to the vamp (12) at a position corresponding to the toe of the wearer. In practice, a recess is defined in the vamp (12) to securely connect the toe cap (14). The toe cap (14) has an inverse L-shaped section. A flange (142) extends from the top end of the toe cap (14) to securely connect to the vamp (12) by sewing or adhesive bonding. Multiple vents (144) are defined in the toe cap (14) to ventilation to the shoe (10).

[0014] With such a shoe (10), any person can see through the transparent toe cap (14). When a wearer tries on new shoes (10), the wearer or another people can directly determine whether the shoes (10) fits the wearer or not through the transparent toe cap (14). The parents or another person can help a child or a...

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A shoe has a sole, a vamp and a transparent toe cap. The toe cap is secured to the vamp at the position corresponding to the toe of the wearer. With such an arrangement, any person can see through the toe cap and directly determine whether the shoe fits or not. To buy a shoe that does not fit is avoided. In addition, a shoe will have a different appearance when a vamp with a different toe cap is used. The appearance of the shoe is variable, and the cost for manufacturing shoes with different appearances is reduced.

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[0001] 1. Field of the Invention[0002] The present invention relates to a shoe, and more particularly to a shoe with a transparent toe cap, such that any one can clearly determine whether the shoe fits the foot of a wearer or not through the transparent toe cap.[0003] 2. Description of Related Art[0004] The purpose of wearing shoes is to protect the feet of the user or to provide a decorative effect to the user. The conventional shoe comprises a sole and a vamp. The vamp is mounted on the sole to enclose the user's foot so as to provide a protection and a decorative effect to the user. In general, when a user wants to buy a pair of shoes, he or she always tries the shoes on first to check whether the shoes fit his or her feet or not. However, because the conventional vamp is made of an opaque material, no one can see through the vamp. Thus, to determine whether the shoes fit his or her feet only depends on the user's feeling. Many shoe sales people and virtually all untrained people...

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IPC IPC(8): A43B23/08
CPCA43B1/0072A43B23/081
InventorTSOU, JEN-CHIEHWU, YU-TE
OwnerTSOU JEN CHIEH