Toe cap for footwear, and outsole integrated with toe cap

Abstract

The present invention relates to a toe cap for footwear which can improve the wearing feeling and the fitting feeling, and can protect toes from a strong external impact, and an outsole integrated with the same. Disclosed is a toe cap for footwear characterized by a first feature, wherein the toe cap is highest at a big toe region and gradually slopes downward toward the little toe; and a second feature, wherein the top cap has the shape of a circular arc along the outer shape of the toes and first to fourth grooves are formed at four positions between the five toes, respectively, so as to support each toe. In addition the outsole integrated with the toe cap is characterized by having a support groove which is formed at a front upper end surface to accommodate the bottom surface of at least one or more of the toes.

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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present invention relates to a toe cap for footwear and an outsole integrated with the toe cap, more specifically, to a toe cap for footwear and an outsole integrated with the toe cap wherein the toe cap has an inclination in the upper end thereof declining gradually from a big toe to a little toe, and a winding shape corresponding, in shape, to appearance of human toe, and in case of the outsole integrated with the toe cap, the outsole has, adjacent to the front upper end thereof, support groove for supporting each of the toes.BACKGROUND ART[0002]Conventionally, the footwear are produced by covering the last of foot shape with a leather upper forming appearance shape of a shoe, adhering the sole to the bottom of the obtained last, and then removing the last therefrom. As a result, it is possible to obtain a wearable shoe having a space corresponding to the shape of the removed last.[0003]The sole is roughly classified into three parts such as an outsole whi...

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Benefits of technology

[0013]According to the present invention, the toe cap has a winding shape along with the outer shape of human toes, and particular characteristic structure in that the toe cap has a downward inclination of the upper end of the tow cap from the big toe to the little toe so as to support each toes, respectively, thereby being able to provide improved wearing feeling and fitting feeling, and enhancing the activity of foot. Furthermore, the toe cap has higher strength due to uneven structure thereof, so that the toes can be safely protected against a strong external impact which may occur frequently outside of the footwear.

[0014]Still furthermore, the outsole integrated with the toe cap has support the groove for accommodating the bottom of each toe respectively which provides further improvement for wearing feeling and fitting feeling of the footwear.

Problems solved by technology

However, even if the toe caps of the prior art mentioned above cover and protect the toes, it is impossible to provide good wearing feeling and good feeling because the toe caps of prior art have entirely an arch shape in front ends thereof so that the toe caps merely cover all the toes entirely, not each of the toes individually.

Also, the toe caps of prior art cannot have structures enough to safely protect the toes against the external impact.

Furthermore, since the heights of the toe caps of prior art are evenly the same along with the upper end thereof, the big toe having the relatively bigger than any other toes in both size and height thereof, receives relatively greater pressure than any other toes, thereby occurring the pains, even in worst, some diseases such as plantar fasciitis and interdigital neuroma, whereas the little toe having relatively smaller size than any other toes tends to be easily moved in the footwear, thereby leading to a marked deterioration of the fitting ability.

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