Split-sole footwear

摘要

A shoe comprising an upper forming an interior portion for a foot, the interior portion including toe and heel cavities, is provided. The shoe further comprises a midsole having toe and heel ends and inner and outer sides. The midsole is stitched to the upper thereby forming a bottom to the interior portion. Heel and toe outsole patches are respectively stitched onto the midsole. An insole is affixed to the bottom of the interior portion. A spacing between the heel and toe outsole patches extends from the inner to the outer side and occupies a position intermediate the toe and heel ends thereby permitting the shoe to fold about an axis running through the spacing. The shoe folds between an extended state, in which the shoe is worn, and a folded state in which a portion of the upper comprising the toe cavity is tucked into the heel cavity.

主权项

1. A shoe comprising:
an upper, the upper forming an interior portion for receiving a foot of a woman, the interior portion including a toe cavity and a heel cavity; a midsole, the midsole having (i) a toe end, (ii) a heel end, (iii) an inner side, and (iv) an outer side, wherein a perimeter of the midsole is stitched to the upper thereby forming a bottom to the interior portion that is bounded by a first seam; a heel outsole patch stitched onto a heel portion of a first face of the midsole; a toe outsole patch stitched onto a toe portion of the first face of the midsole; an insole that is affixed by glue to the bottom of the interior portion; wherein there is a spacing between (i) the heel outsole patch stitched onto the heel portion of the first face of the midsole and (ii) the toe outsole patch stitched onto the toe portion of the first face of the midsole, the spacing extending from the inner side to the outer side and occupying a position intermediate the toe end and the heel end thereby permitting the entire shoe to fold about an axis in the spacing running between the inner side and the outer side; wherein the shoe is configured to fold between (i) an extended state wherein the heel outsole patch and the toe outsole patch are coplanar and (ii) a folded state in which the shoe is bent about the axis such that a portion of the upper comprising the toe cavity is tucked into the heel cavity, and wherein (i) the insole is not stitched to the upper or midsole, and (ii) the heel outsole patch and the toe outsole patch are each made out of an elastomer.