High heels that can appear to increase height

The high heel design with an arc-shaped connection and conical structure creates a visual illusion of increased height, addressing user needs for aesthetics and comfort, and ensuring stability and durability.

JP3251937UActive Publication Date: 2025-07-10黄ちょう武
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Application Number
JP2025001512U
Authority / Receiving Office
JP · JP
Patent Type
Utility models
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-05-14
Publication Date
2025-07-10
Estimated Expiration
2035-05-14

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Technical Problem

Conventional high heels fail to effectively meet users' aesthetic and height-increasing needs while maintaining comfort and beauty, often sacrificing these aspects when attempting to adjust height.

Method used

A high heel design featuring a connecting portion and surrounding portion on the sole, with a heel surface forming an arc-shaped connection and a minimum inclination angle of 65° or more, integrated with a conical hoof-like structure, creating a visual illusion of increased height without actual height gain.

Benefits of technology

Provides a more intuitive and comfortable height-increasing effect, enhancing user experience by maintaining beauty and comfort, while offering improved stability and durability.

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Abstract

Provided is a high heel that satisfies the user's very intuitive need for increased height in appearance while maintaining beauty and comfort. 【Solution means】The high heel capable of feigning an increase in height includes an upper 1, a sole 2, and a heel 3. The sole is formed by a toe surface 4 located at the front part and a heel surface 5 located at the rear part. The heel is disposed at the rear end of the heel surface and supported by the ground. A connecting portion is disposed at the contacting portion between the toe surface and the heel surface. The heel is provided with an enclosing portion that extends upward along the upper. By the heel surface smoothly contacting between the connecting portion and the enclosing portion, it presents a state of feigning an increase in height when viewed from the appearance. Thereby, a more intuitive height increase effect is provided. Due to the visual illusion caused by the feigned increase in height, the user appears taller when wearing it, but actually does not become taller. The innovative design has significant advantages in market competition and future application potential.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of high heels, and more specifically, to high heels that can appear to increase height.

Background Art

[0002] It can be said that the designs of conventional commercially available high heels are diverse, but most of them only focus on the continuous research and development and innovation of styles and structures, and cannot improve and enhance the products in a direct and effective way. This current situation makes it difficult to fully meet the aesthetic needs and height increase needs of users.

[0003] In particular, as the most intuitive manifestation, users infer the height of high heels based on the inclination of the high heels, the heels, the counter, or the boundary line of the sole. However, the commonly used adjustable height-increasing designs often do not match the actual effect with the user's expectations, and cannot achieve a more intuitive height-increasing effect. Thus, when achieving a certain degree of height increase by directly adjusting the height of the heels, the beauty and comfort of the high heels are often sacrificed, deteriorating the user experience.

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] Based on this point, the purpose of the present invention is to provide high heels that can appear to increase height and solve the above problems.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0005] The present invention adopts the following solutions.

[0006] This application provides a high heel that can appear to increase height, including an upper, a sole, and a heel. The sole is formed by a toe surface located at the front part and a heel surface located at the rear part. The heel is disposed at the rear end of the heel surface and supported by the ground. A connecting portion is arranged at the contacting portion between the toe surface and the heel surface. The heel is provided with an enclosing portion that extends upward along the upper. By smoothly contacting the heel surface between the connecting portion and the enclosing portion, it presents a state of appearing to increase height from the appearance.

[0007] As a further improvement, the heel surface presents an inclination angle with respect to the flat toe surface. The heel surface is in contact with the connecting portion and the enclosing portion to form an arc-shaped connection, thereby defining the minimum inclination angle of the heel surface with respect to the sole.

[0008] As a further improvement, the minimum inclination angle is limited to 65° or more.

[0009] As a further improvement, the connecting portion protrudes towards the heel surface to form a triangular protrusion, and the front end portion of the heel surface is joined to and wraps around the triangular protrusion.

[0010] As a further improvement, the enclosing portion is integrally formed on the heel and is connected to the counter portion at the rear of the upper so as to expand further upward and around.

[0011] As a further improvement, the interiors of the connecting portion and the enclosing portion are maintained in shape by a filler.

[0012] As a further improvement, the heel is supported in an inverted triangular shape, and when observed from the rear, the user can directly observe the heel, the enclosing portion, and a part of the heel surface and the connecting portion.

[0013] As a further improvement, the heel is arranged in a conical hoof-like structure, and the conical hoof-like structure forms a triangular frustum towards the outside, so that the whole is wider at the top and narrower at the bottom.

[0014] As a further improvement, the ratio of the projection dimension in the lateral direction between the toe surface and the heel surface is 1.5:1.

[0015] As a further improvement, the connecting part and the surrounding part are arranged to be integrated with the sole, and accordingly, the upper increases in height and the sole increases in thickness.

Advantages of the Invention

[0016] By adopting the above technical solution, the present invention can achieve the following technical effects.

[0017] The high heels of the present application that can seemingly increase height, through the connecting part and the surrounding part added to the sole, and by further smoothly attaching the heel surface to the connecting part and the surrounding part, realize a state of seemingly increasing height in appearance, provide a more intuitive height-increasing effect, create a visual illusion due to the seemingly increased height, so that the user looks taller when wearing them, but actually does not increase in height. The innovative design that can meet the very intuitive height-increasing needs of the user in appearance and also maintain the beauty and comfort of the high heels has remarkable advantages in market competition and future application prospects.

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Embodiments for Carrying out the Invention

[0019] To make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, hereinafter, with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described. Needless to say, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art on the premise of not performing creative activities all belong to the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention provided in the following drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention claimed for utility model registration, but only represents the selected embodiments of the present invention. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art on the premise of not performing creative activities all belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

[0020] Referring to FIGS. 1 to 7, in this embodiment, a high heel that can give the appearance of increased height and includes an upper 1, a sole 2, and a heel 3 is provided. The sole 2 is formed by a toe surface 4 located at the front part and a heel surface 5 located at the rear part, and the heel 3 is installed at the rear end of the heel surface 5 and supported by the ground. A connection part 6 is arranged at the contact part between the toe surface 4 and the heel surface 5, and a surrounding part 7 extending upward along the upper 1 is provided on the heel 3. By the heel surface 5 smoothly contacting between the connection part 6 and the surrounding part 7, it presents a state of giving the appearance of increased height when viewed from the outside.

[0021] The high heels that can seemingly increase height as described above, through the connecting part 6 and the surrounding part 7 added to the sole 2, and by further smoothly attaching the heel surface 5 to the connecting part 6 and the surrounding part 7, realize a state of seemingly increasing height in appearance, provide a more intuitive height-increasing effect, create a visual illusion due to the seemingly increased height, making the user look taller when wearing them, but actually not being taller. It can satisfy the user's very intuitive need for increased height in appearance, and can also maintain the beauty and comfort of the high heels. This innovative design has significant advantages in market competition and future application potential.

[0022] As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in this embodiment, the heel surface 5 presents an inclination angle with respect to the flat toe surface 4. The inclination angle between the heel surface 5 and the toe surface 4 can promote a more natural walking and reduce the discomfort during walking.

[0023] Furthermore, the heel surface 5 is joined to the connecting part 6 and the surrounding part 7 to form an arc-shaped connection, thereby defining the minimum inclination angle of the heel surface 5 with respect to the sole 2. Therefore, the arc-shaped connection, on the one hand, more evenly distributes the pressure received by the sole 2, reducing the discomfort during walking and the risk of injury, and on the other hand, provides better ankle support, reduces the wear point, contributes to the overall durability of the shoe, and extends the service life of the high heels.

[0024] In particular, the arc-shaped connection design is not only functional and practical, but also adds a streamlined appearance to the shoe, making it look more modern and stylish. The heel surface 5 joined to the connecting part 6 and the surrounding part 7 can clearly define the boundary of the inclination angle of the entire sole 2 to the maximum extent, and can at least guarantee to express a state of seemingly increasing height intuitively at the minimum inclination angle.

[0025] Preferably, the minimum inclination angle is limited to 65° or more. In the conventional design, generally, by limiting the inclination angle to 45° or less, it is necessary to ensure the comfort and safety of the user, thereby sacrificing the most intuitive overall beauty of the high heels and the significant increase in height that can be seen with the naked eye. In contrast, the high heels in this embodiment limit the inclination angle to 65° or more, not only expressing a more intuitive and significant pseudo-height increase and an apparent height increase when viewed with the naked eye, but also effectively avoiding the deficiencies caused by the increase in the inclination angle by smoothly attaching the heel surface 5 to the connecting portion 6 and the surrounding portion 7, greatly enhancing the stable support and the safety of use.

[0026] As shown in FIGS. 2, 3, 5, and 6, in this embodiment, the connecting portion 6 protrudes toward the heel surface 5 to form a triangular protrusion, and the front end portion of the heel surface 5 is joined to and wrapped around the triangular protrusion, thereby providing further support, strengthening the stability of the heel surface 5, and preventing deformation and collapse. By wrapping and fixing the triangular protrusion, the overall structure of the shoe is further strengthened, reducing the risk of slipping off or breaking. Furthermore, not only is the functionality improved, but the beauty of the shoe is enhanced, giving it a more design sense.

[0027] As shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, in this embodiment, the surrounding portion 7 is integrally formed on the heel 3 and is further connected to the counter portion at the rear of the upper 1 so as to expand upward and around. By integrally molding the surrounding portion 7 and the heel 3, the weakness of the connection part is reduced, and the stability and strength of the overall structure are increased. In terms of the appearance, the appearance of the shoe is made smoother and more integrated, improving the beauty, unconsciously increasing the height of the upper 1 and the thickness of the sole 2.

[0028] In this embodiment, the interiors of the connecting portion 6 and the surrounding portion 7 are maintained in shape by fillers. Specifically, the connecting portion 6 and the sole 2 are manufactured by integral molding, the surrounding portion 7 and the heel 3 are manufactured by integral molding, and the surrounding portion 7 is smoothly joined and installed to the upper 1 and the counter.

[0029] As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, in this embodiment, the heel 3 is supported in an inverted triangular shape, and when observed from the rear, the user can directly observe the heel 3, the surrounding portion 7, and a part of the sole surface 5 and the connecting portion 6. Thereby, on the structural and functional side, good support and stability can be provided, and at the same time, on the aesthetic side, it has uniqueness. Based on the practicality of high heels, it has a stylish feeling and a pseudo height increase, satisfying the user's dual needs for comfort and beauty.

[0030] Preferably, the heel 3 is arranged in a conical hoof-shaped structure, and the conical hoof-shaped structure forms a triangular frustum towards the outside, so that the whole is wider at the top and narrower at the bottom. The conical hoof-shaped structure and the triangular frustum design make the shoe look more stylish and in line with modern aesthetic concepts. The design with a wider top and a narrower bottom visually elongates the line of the heel 3, making the wearer's height look higher, attracting more attention, and expressing individuality.

[0031] In this embodiment, the ratio of the lateral projection dimensions of the toe surface 4 and the sole surface 5 is 1.5:1. The larger the ratio of the lateral projection dimension of the toe surface 4, the more slender the whole high heel looks, and the more elegant and stylish the shoe can be made to look. A sense of movement appears in the overall appearance, making the overall design more vivid and energetic, enhancing the visual charm, and making the overall appearance of the high heel more harmonious and attractive through an appropriate ratio relationship.

[0032] In this embodiment, the connecting portion 6 and the surrounding portion 7 are arranged to be integrated with the sole 2. Accordingly, as the upper 1 increases in height and the sole 2 increases in thickness, the user's height looks higher. Since the connecting portion 6 and the surrounding portion 7 are integrated with the sole 2, the sole 2 increases in thickness, providing further cushioning and support, contributing to enhancing the comfort during wearing. Furthermore, it greatly affects the visual effect of the shoe, making it look higher and more eye-catching.

[0033] The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the protection scope of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. Any technical solution based on the idea of the present invention belongs to the protection scope of the present invention.

Explanation of Signs

[0034] 1 Upper 2 Sole 3 Heel 4 Toe surface 5 Calf surface 6 Connection part 7 Enclosure

Claims

1. An upper, a sole, and a heel, wherein the sole is formed by a toe surface located at the front part and a heel surface located at the rear part, and the heel is installed at the rear end of the heel surface and supported by the ground, and is a high heel that can appear to increase height, A connecting part is arranged at the contacting part between the toe surface and the heel surface, and the heel is provided with an enclosing part that extends upward along the upper. The heel surface smoothly contacts between the connecting part and the enclosing part, so that, when viewed from the appearance, it presents a state of appearing to increase height. A high heel that can appear to increase height, characterized in that.

2. The heel surface presents an inclination angle with respect to the flat toe surface, and the heel surface is in contact with the connecting part and the enclosing part to form an arc-shaped connection, thereby defining the minimum inclination angle of the heel surface with respect to the sole. The high heel that can appear to increase height according to claim 1, characterized in that.

3. The minimum inclination angle is limited to 65° or more. The high heel that can appear to increase height according to claim 2, characterized in that.

4. The connecting part protrudes toward the heel surface to form a triangular protrusion, and the front end part of the heel surface is joined to and wraps the triangular protrusion. The high heel that can appear to increase height according to claim 1, characterized in that.

5. The enclosing part is integrally formed on the heel and is further connected to the counter part at the rear of the upper so as to expand upward and outward. The high heel that can appear to increase height according to claim 1, characterized in that.

6. The inside of the connecting part and the enclosing part is maintained in shape by a filling material. The high heel that can appear to increase height according to claim 1, characterized in that.

7. The heel is supported in an inverted triangular shape, and when observed from the rear, the user can directly observe the heel, the enclosing part, and a part of the heel surface and the connecting part. The high heel that can appear to increase height according to claim 1, characterized in that.

8. The heel is arranged in a conical hoof-shaped structure, and the conical hoof-shaped structure forms a triangular frustum toward the outside, so that the whole is wider at the top and narrower at the bottom. The high heel that can appear to increase height according to claim 7, characterized in that.

9. The ratio of the projected dimensions of the toe surface and the heel surface in the lateral direction is 1.5:

1. The high heel that can appear to increase height according to claim 1, characterized in that.

10. The connecting part and the surrounding part are arranged to be integrated with the sole, and accordingly, the upper increases in height and the sole increases in thickness, the high heel according to claim 1, which can give the appearance of increasing height.