Ventilated shoe sole construction with improved medical support

a technology of shoe soles and ventilation, applied in the field of ventilation shoe soles with improved medical support, can solve problems such as impede breathability, and achieve the effect of preserving comfort and protection of the foot, and improving ventilation
US20070214682A1Inactive Publication Date: 2007-09-20SMOTRYCZ ZENON O
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Current Assignee / Owner
SMOTRYCZ ZENON O
Publication Date
2007-09-20
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

A ventilated shoe sole construction provides improved ventilation in the sole area of a shoe or boot, while preserving comfort and protection of the foot, as well as added support to the arch of the shoe wearer. It employs four principal components: (1) a footbed through which air may pass; (2) a sockliner through which air may pass; (3) a channeled midsole or outsole; and (4) and an air intake / exhaust device mating and communicating with the channels in the midsole or outsole to allow outside air to pass into the sole and then into the area adjacent the wearer's foot, and in turn to allow air to exhaust from the foot area, through the sole, and then to the outside of the shoe.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

[0001] This application claims the priority of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60 / 783,737 filed on Mar. 17, 2006, now pending, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety into this specification.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] For health and comfort reasons, it is desirable that footwear both protects the foot and allows air to enter and leave the enclosed internal environment of a shoe or boot. Many attempts are made to make today's footwear both protective and breathable. For example, there are many shoes and boots comprised of uppers that are partially or completely lined with a breathable membrane, such as products sold under the Gore-Tex® and Sympatex® brand names. However, although the membrane is breathable, the layers of material surrounding it, as well as the adhesives and material waterproofing agents commonly used in the manufacture of such types of uppers, can substantially impede breathability. Other shoes...

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