Shoe with a detachable outsole having a piercing prevention means

US20130074364A1Inactive Publication Date: 2013-03-28JOUNG HYE SUN
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US · United States
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Publication Date
2013-03-28
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Abstract

The present invention relates to a shoe with a divided outsole having a piercing prevention means, and more specifically the object is to provide a shoe with a divided outsole, in which front and rear outsoles are detachably provided with a space in between, and which is adapted to be able to protect the sole of the foot of the wearer by providing a piercing prevention means that is soft, but at the same time averts piercing by sharp objects such as nails, on the inside floor surface of the shoe with the divided outsole, and which can exhibit outstanding cushioning while lightening the weight of the shoe by forming cushioning-material recesses in the front and rear outsoles stuck to the front and rear under-surface of the shoe upper and by then inserting cushioning materials, that are formed with air holes, in the cushioning-material recesses.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present invention relates, in general, to a divided outsole type shoe with a piercing prevention means and, more particularly, to a divided outsole type shoe, in which front and rear outsole portions are divided to be spaced apart from each other, and a piercing prevention member made of a soft material is provided on a bottom surface of the shoe to prevent a wearer from being pierced with a sharp object such as a nail, thus protecting the sole of his or her foot, and in which cushioning recesses are formed in the front and rear outsole portions attached to front and rear portions of a lower surface of an upper and then a cushioning material defining an air hole is inserted into each cushioning recess, thus achieving the lightness of the shoe and ensuring a superior cushioning effect.BACKGROUND ART

[0002] Conventionally, a general shoe is configured so that an outsole of a predetermined thickness is attached to a lower portion of an upper. The outsole is forme...

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[0019]Hereinafter, a divided outsole type shoe with a piercing prevention means according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1 through FIGS. 6(A) and 6(B).

[0020]As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the shoe of the present invention includes an upper 10 that surrounds the entire foot of a wearer, front and rear outsole portions 16 and 17 that are attached to front and rear portions of a lower portion of the upper 10 to be spaced apart from each other, a piercing prevention member 15 that is attached to a bottom surface of the upper 10 at a position corresponding to a gap between the front and rear outsole portions 16 and 17, a midsole 2 that is provided in the upper 10 to which the piercing prevention member 15 is attached, and a cushioning material 19 that is provided in each of the front and rear outsole portions 16 and 17.

[0021]As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the upper 10 is formed to surround the entire foot of a wearer, and includes a top portion that surrounds the...