Ankle boots

Abstract

We offer low-cut shoes that are easy to put on and take off, and provide a comfortable fit by enhancing heel support while wearing them. [Solution] A low-cut shoe 100 has a heel 10a with a crescent-shaped core 30 built inside, and a cushioned heel pad 40 with a two-layer structure consisting of a hard layer 41 and a soft layer 42 is bent to conform to the inner surface of the crescent-shaped core 30 so that the hard layer 41 is in close contact with the inner surface of the crescent-shaped core 30, the crescent-shaped core 30 with the heel pad 40 built inside the heel 10a, and an interior material 12 is placed over the surface of the heel pad 40 so that a heel cushion 14 is formed from the left and right upper ends to the rear of the opening 13.

Claims

1. A low-cut shoe having a heel with a crescent-shaped core built in, A cushioned heel pad, consisting of a hard layer and a soft layer, is attached to the upper part of the crescent-shaped core, with the hard layer in close contact with the inner surface of the crescent-shaped core, and bent to conform to the inner surface of the crescent-shaped core. The aforementioned crescent-shaped core with heel pad is embedded in the heel, and the surface of the heel pad is covered with an interior material, forming a heel cushion from the upper left and right ends of the opening to the rear. A low-cut shoe characterized by the following features.

2. The low-cut shoe according to claim 1, wherein the soft layer is thicker than the hard layer.

3. The shoe according to claim 2, wherein the heel pad is made by die-cutting a sheet having a two-layer structure consisting of the hard layer and the soft layer.

4. The aforementioned heel pad has a planar shape that is symmetrical, with the greatest vertical width in the center between the left and right ends, and tapers downwards towards the left and right. The shoe according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the heel pad is bent along the inner surface of the crescent-shaped core, with a portion of it protruding from the top of the crescent-shaped core and attached to the crescent-shaped core.

5. The low-cut shoe according to claim 4, wherein there is a cut in the center between the left and right ends of the heel pad, dividing the heel pad into left and right halves, leaving a portion of the upper part intact.

6. The low-cut shoe according to claim 4, wherein both left and right ends of the heel pad are chamfered.

7. The low-cut shoe according to claim 5, wherein both left and right ends of the heel pad are chamfered.

8. The aforementioned crescent-shaped core has a flange that curves gradually backward from both the left and right sides of the upper part towards the center, The low-cut shoe according to claim 4, wherein the heel pad is attached to the flange of the crescent-shaped core.

9. The aforementioned crescent-shaped core has a flange that curves gradually backward from both the left and right sides of the upper part towards the center, The low-cut shoe according to claim 5, wherein the heel pad is attached to the flange of the crescent-shaped core.

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