Ventilating shoe
OwnerDavid S. Boyer, Tsung Jung Wuinventors
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Abstract
A ventilating shoe configured to absorb air from the interior of the shoe when a ventilation component is not compressed by a wearer's foot and configured to expel the air out of the heel region of the shoe when the ventilation component is compressed by a wearer's foot. The ventilation component is configured to be produced quickly and conveniently and to preserve the comfort and support necessary for the activity or purpose for which the ventilating shoe was designed.
Claims20
A ventilating shoe defining a forefoot region and a heel region, comprising
- a shoe upper;
- an insole connected to the shoe upper so as to define a shoe interior;
- an outsole;
- and
- a ventilation component located between said insole and said outsole, said ventilation component comprising an air bladder in the heel region and a breather pad having a top surface in the forefoot region,
- said air bladder configured to expel air out of said heel region when compressed by the downward pressure of a wearer's foot;
- and
- said air bladder further configured to draw air out of said shoe interior through said top surface of the breather pad when said air bladder is not compressed by the downward pressure of a wearer's foot.
A ventilating shoe defining a forefoot region and a heel region, comprising:
- a shoe upper;
- an insole connected to the shoe upper so as to define a shoe interior;
- an outsole;
- and
- a ventilation apparatus located between said insole and said outsole, said ventilation apparatus comprising an air bladder in the heel region and a breather pad in the forefoot region, said air bladder operatively connected to said breather pad by at least one air conduit,
- wherein said breather pad has a top surface and a bottom surface and comprises a plurality of operatively connected air channels and a plurality of openings disposed along said top surface of said breather pad.
A ventilating shoe, comprising:
- a shoe upper;
- an insole connected to the shoe upper so as to define a shoe interior;
- an outsole;
- and
- a ventilation device located between said insole and said outsole, said ventilation device comprising means for drawing air out of said shoe interior when said ventilation apparatus is not compressed by a wearer's foot and means for expelling air from said shoe interior when said ventilation apparatus is compressed by a wearer's foot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.