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US 6,634,121 B2Granted
Shoe with a sole comprising a forefoot part divided into at least two elements
AssigneeFreddy S.p.A.
InventorLuca Sordi
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Abstract
A shoe comprising a sole provided with at least one part (1; 5, 6) for supporting at least partially the forefoot, said part being divided into at least two elements (3,4; 3A, 3B, 4B; 15A, 16) distinct and separated with each other, so as to increase the flexibility of the sole in correspondence with said forefoot, said two distinct elements (3, 4; 3A, 3B, 4B; 15A, 16) being connected to an upper face (7) of the shoe.
Claims16
A shoe comprising:
- a shoe upper;
- a sole comprising:
- a first part for supporting the forefoot secured to said shoe upper,
- a second part for supporting the heel secured to said shoe upper,
- wherein said first part for supporting the forefoot is divided into at least first and second elements distinct and separate from each other, said first and second elements being structured and arranged so that a line that separates said first and second elements is aligned with a line defined by a joint of a forefoot of a user whereby the flexibility of the sole is increased in an area of said forefoot without any intervening rigid layer between the shoe upper and the separate sole elements and wherein the only rigid layer in the shoe is the separate sole elements,
- wherein said shoe upper has a first exposed area between said first and second part, said exposed area corresponding in location to the plantar arch of said user;
- and
- wherein said shoe upper has a second exposed area between said first and second elements of said first part, said second exposed area having a distance of between 0.2 and 2 cm.
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A shoe comprising:
- a shoe upper;
- a sole comprising:
- a first part for supporting the forefoot directly secured to said shoe upper,
- a second part for supporting the heel directly secured to said shoe upper,
- wherein said first part for supporting the forefoot is divided into at least first and second elements distinct and separate from each other, said first and second elements being structured and arranged so that a line that separates said first and second elements is aligned with a line defined by a joint of a forefoot of a user whereby the independent movement of the forefoot is permitted without any intervening rigid layer between the shoe upper and the separate sole elements and wherein the only rigid layer in the shoe is the separate sole elements,
- wherein said shoe upper material is exposed between said first and second part said exposed area corresponding in location to the plantar arch of said user;
- and
- wherein said shoe upper is exposed between said first and second elements of said first part, said exposed area between said first and second elements of said first part having a distance of between 0.2 and 2 cm.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.