| 摘要 |
Natural mobility footwear, including a sole and an upper which together, define separate seats for toe or toe groups, the thin sole comprises at a bottom at least one distribution of ridges and valleys configured like an enhanced version of the body's own skin, the multiple parts/pieces of the sole provide a wider range of movement, much like being barefoot, the thin sole also improves the level of environmental feedback received by the foot and body, this feedback enables the body to make adjustments or corrections, which might improve balance, agility, and stability during exercise or activity. |
| 主权项 |
1. High foot mobility shoe, comprising:
a sole and an upper which define separate front seats to hold respective toes or toes groups, wherein said sole is divided into separated portions positioned at different zones of the sole of the foot, wherein said separated portions of said sole comprise a heel portion and a metatarsal portion, said sole comprising at a bottom of the heel portion and the metatarsal portion a distribution of ridges and valleys configured like dermatoglyphics, in order to increase a prehensility of the foot, wherein said metatarsal portion and said heel portion of said sole comprise respective perimetral edges surrounding the respective distributions of ridges and valleys, the ridges and valleys terminating at said respective perimetral edge; wherein the perimetral edges comprise outermost edges of the respective heel portion and the metatarsal portion; wherein the perimetral edges have a width which extends laterally from the terminated ridges and valleys such that the perimetral edges are configured and disposed to contact the ground during walking; wherein at least one of the heel portion and the metatarsal portion comprise a contour delimiting an inlet in the respective heel and/or metatarsal portion which accomplishes a thinning of the respective portion of said sole at the tarsal zone of the foot; and wherein the inlet comprises a substantially flat and generally smooth surface from which the ridges and valleys are absent, the inlet disposed at an interior of the respective heel and/or metatarsal portions such that the ridges and valleys extend around but do not enter the inlet. |
