Sole Structure of Footwear

a technology of sole structure and footwear, which is applied in the direction of uppers, bootlegs, heels, etc., can solve the problems of poor comfort of wearing footwear, difficult to obtain special exercise effects, and uncomfortable user, and achieve the effect of superior wearing comfort and pleasant feeling

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-05-07
LEE BYUNG HUN
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[0009]Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a sole structure of footwear which makes it possible for a user to walk in a special manner such that a toe part is in a raised state, thus providing an exercise effect, and is constructed such that the inclination of the footwear can be smoothly changed forwards and backwards on the basis of a metatarsal bone part, so that the user can naturally conduct exercise, and which, more particularly, ensures superior wearing comfort and a pleasant feeling and has an external appearance that is not different from that of typical footwear.

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However, when the user wears the footwear having the conventional sole structure and walks, because only muscles that are normally used are used, it is difficult to obtain a special exercise effect.
However, in the case of the conventional exercise footwear, as a result of regarding only the exercise effect as being important, the wearing comfort of the footwear is poor, thus being uncomfortable to the user.
Furthermore, with regard to the design for enhancing shock absorbing ability, the conventional footwear has only a basic cushioning function, and thus the exercise effect is reduced, that is, an optimal balance between the exercise effect and wearing comfort is not realized.
In addition, there is a problem in that the shape of the footwear is too different from that of typical footwear to wear it at normal times.

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[0022]Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings.

[0023]A sole structure of footwear according to the present invention includes a main sole 100, a front cushion sole 200, and a rear cushion sole 300, which are made of different materials to provide different cushioning abilities.

[0024]Referring to FIG. 1, showing the embodiment of the present invention, the main sole 100 serves as a main frame of the sole structure. The main sole 100 has an outline corresponding to the shape of the sole of the foot of a user and is made of relatively hard material having appropriate elasticity such that it is merely bent when the user walks, thus supporting the weight of the user.

[0025]The main sole 100 has a metatarsal bone part 110, which is thickest, and a front part 120 and a rear part 130, which are relatively thin and are provided ahead of and behind the metatarsal bone part 110. Here, each of the front part ...

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Abstract

The present invention provides a sole structure of footwear which makes it possible for a user to walk in a special position such that a toe part is in a raised state, thus providing an exercise effect, and is constructed such that the inclination of the footwear can be smoothly changed forwards and backwards based on a metatarsal bone part, so that the user can naturally conduct exercise. To achieve the above purposes, the present invention comprises a main sole, which has an outline that approximately corresponds to an outline of a foot sole, a front cushion sole, which is coupled to a portion of the main sole which is ahead of the metatarsal bone part, and a rear cushion sole, which is coupled to a portion of the main sole which is behind of the metatarsal bone part.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates, in general, to sole structures of footwear and, more particularly, to a sole structure of footwear in which several sole parts made of different materials are three-dimensionally coupled together to form the sole of the footwear, so that, when a user wears the footwear, the sole structure provides a mountain climbing effect, as if the user were climbing an upward slope, and which provides superior wearing comfort and a pleasant feeling, and has sufficient shock absorbing ability, thus protecting the joints and ankle of the user.[0003]2. Description of the Related Art[0004]Generally, footwear serves to protect the feet of a user and to absorb shocks transmitted to the user when the user walks. The footwear includes a sole, which forms a bottom layer, and an upper, which is coupled to the sole to cover the foot of the user. Typically, the sole may have a single sole structure which is covere...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A43B7/06A43B13/18A43B21/26A43B13/38
CPCA43B1/0045A43B5/00A43B7/081A43B7/144A43B7/1445A43B13/188A43B13/12A43B13/14A43B13/145A43B13/16A43B7/1455
Inventor LEE, BYUNG HUN
Owner LEE BYUNG HUN
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