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

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-09-20
SMOTRYCZ ZENON O
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[0003]The present invention provides improved ventilation in the sole area of a shoe or boot, while preserving comfort and protection of the foot. It employs four principal components: (1) a footbed through which air may pass; (2) a sockliner through which air may pass; (3) a channeled midsol

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However, although the membrane is breathable, the layers of material surrounding it, as well as the adhesives and materi

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[0016]FIG. 1 depicts a shoe 10 having an upper portion 12, a midsole 14, and an outsole 16. The upper end of the air intake / exhaust device 20 of the present invention is seen at the top edge of midsole 14. As shown in FIG. 2, the upper surface of midsole 14 includes a grid of channels 18 preferably extending over the width and length of the midsole. The position of intake / exhaust device 20 relative to midsole 14 and channels 18 is shown by the outline of device 20 superimposed over the grid of channels 18. FIG. 3 depicts midsole 14 and the upper end of intake / exhaust device 20. Channels 22 formed in device 20 are shown in dotted line extending down from the upper end of the device. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view as seen in the direction A-A depicted in FIGS. 2 and 3. Air intake / exhaust device 20, depicted more fully in FIGS. 5 and 6, includes L-shaped body portion 24 that extends downward from the side of midsole 14 and across a portion of the midsole. Channels 22 in device 20 mat...

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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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IPC IPC(8): A43B7/06
CPCA43B7/125A43B7/08
Inventor SMOTRYCZ, ZENON O.
Owner SMOTRYCZ ZENON O
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