Five toe shoes

Abstract

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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Benefits of technology

[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 accordingly, it provides convenience in activities and makes it easy to move in water. Therefore, the five-toe shoes can be used in various activities, in land and mountain as well as in water.

[0013]Further, the five-toe of the present invention prevents foreign substances on the ground from flowing into the shoes by forming a metal mesh portion at the hole of the bottom through which water is naturally discharged out of the shoes by gravity.

Problems solved by technology

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 provided with a means for discharging or evaporating water, water cannot rapidly discharged and evaporated out of the shoes, such that it also has an adverse effect on the wearer's feet.

Further, the water cannot be rapidly evaporated out of the shoes through the uppers.

Although the shoes having the function of discharging water at the bottom can discharge water out of the shoes to the ground through the water-discharging holes at the upper bottom, middle bottom, and lower bottom, it is not provided with a means for blocking foreign substances flowing into the shoes from the ground, such that the foreign substances on the ground are likely to flow into the shoes through the water-discharging holes at the upper bottom, middle bottom, and lower bottom, while the water cannot be rapidly evaporated out of the shoes through the upper.

Although it may be considered that the outsole of the shoes can discharge water through the through-holes in the midsole and the air vent in the outsole, the waterproof plate of the outsole is designed to transmit only moisture or air and not transmit water, such that, substantially, the water cannot be rapidly discharged out of the shoes through the waterproof plate of the outsole.

Accordingly, the uppers made of only the porous fiber have low durability and reduce the lifespan of the shoes.

Further, the porous fiber of the uppers is lack of elasticity and flexibility, such that the wearers of the shoes feel inconvenience, and accordingly the shoes are difficult to be made practicable.

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