Five toe shoes

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-01-13
HONG SOON KYUNG
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[0012]Five-toe shoes according to the present invention naturally discharges water out of the shoes through the insole, midsole, and outsole, using gravity, while rapidly evaporating the water through the upper to improve porosity, such that it considerably contributes health of the wearer's feet. Further, since the toe portion is divided in toe shapes, such that it largely improves activity and landing performance in walking in the water, and

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It is inconvenient to walk with naked feet when working or taking part in leisure activities on land or water and in the mountain and the feet are frequently hurt by various causes.
However, it is difficult to walk wearing common shoes on in leisure activities in water to prevent the feet from being hurt, and also water is not rapidly discharged and evaporated out of the shoes, such that it has an adverse effect on the feet of the wearer's feet.
The beach shoes can relatively safely protect the feet, reduce inconvenience felt from the bottom under the water, and provide buoyancy, but the toe portion is not divided for the individual toes, such that the toes are frequently hurt in the water activities.
Further, water is not rapidly discharged and evaporated from the shoes, such that the wearer gets a blister on the feet and has athlete's feet, or the feet becomes cold, such that it has an adverse effect on the health of the feet.
The five-finger footwear has separate toe portions and the toes are inserted in corresponding toe portions, such that it can prevent the toes from being hurt and provide convenience in walking in water activities, but it is not provided with a means for discharging and evaporating water out of the shoes.
Therefore, since the water cannot be rapidly discharged and evaporated out of the shoes, such that it also has an adverse effect on the health of the wearer's toes.
Although the upper of the shoes is designed to rapidly evaporate and discharge water, since the outsole is not provide

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[0041]Further, in a second embodiment, referring to FIG. 6, an upper 1b made of textile having a double raschel structure in which a cushion material on the inner skin and porous fiber is formed on the outer skin is used, and there is provided a five-toe shoe including an insole 2 made of a porous material and covered with the upper 1b, a midsole 3 having a metal mesh portion 6 for discharging water out of the shoe, and an outsole 4 having a drain 7 corresponding to the metal mesh portion 6 of the midsole 3 and a toe portion divided in the toe shapes and connected with the toe shapes of the upper 1b.

[0042]According to the shoes of related art, the inner skin and the outer skin are not divided and made of only porous fiber that can easily transmit only moisture; however, the upper made of the porous fiber has low durability, such that it considerably reduces the lifespan of the shoe. Further, the porous fiber of the upper is lack of elasticity and flexibility, such that the wearers ...

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The invention relates to five toe shoes for protecting feet while working or taking part in leisure activities on land or water and in the mountains. In particular, a five toe shoe comprises: an upper which is made out of a moisture-permeable fiber material and has a toe area to encase each toe separately according to the shape; an insole which is made out of a porous material; a midsole which is placed underneath the insole and has a metal mesh to allow water in the shoe to exit therethrough; and an outsole which has a drain formed in coincidence with the metal mesh of the midsole and a toe area for each toe separately according to the shape, being connected to the toe area of the upper in a one-to-one correspondence therebetween. Thus, five toe shoes may contribute greatly to foot health of wearers by improving breathability as water from the inside of the shoes drains naturally by gravity via the insole, midsole and outsole and evaporates quickly through the upper at the same time, and offer more convenience in activities with the toe area encasing each toe separately according to the shape.

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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present invention relates to five toe shoes for working or taking part in leisure activities on land or water and in the mountain, in detail, five-toe shoes that can contribute healthy of the wearer's toes and provide convenience in activities, because water in the shoe can be rapidly discharged through the insole, midsole, and outsole and effectively evaporates through the upper of this five toe shoes.BACKGROUND ART[0002]It is inconvenient to walk with naked feet when working or taking part in leisure activities on land or water and in the mountain and the feet are frequently hurt by various causes. However, it is difficult to walk wearing common shoes on in leisure activities in water to prevent the feet from being hurt, and also water is not rapidly discharged and evaporated out of the shoes, such that it has an adverse effect on the feet of the wearer's feet.[0003]In order to solve the problem, a study for developing five-toe shoes worn on feet for water...

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IPC IPC(8): A43B7/06A43B23/00
CPCA43B7/26A43B5/08A43B1/14A43B7/06
Inventor HONG, SOON KYUNG
Owner HONG SOON KYUNG
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