U.S. patent application number 10/341378 was filed with the patent office on 2003-06-12 for water drainable sole for footwear.
Invention is credited to Lin, Kuo-Qing, Wang, Jui-Te, Wei, Dong-Jie.
Application Number | 20030106240 10/341378 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 25044784 |
Filed Date | 2003-06-12 |
United States Patent
Application |
20030106240 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Wang, Jui-Te ; et
al. |
June 12, 2003 |
Water drainable sole for footwear
Abstract
A slipper includes a sole body having a plurality of apertures
defined through the sole body and a plurality of protrusions extend
from a top surface of the sole body. A skirt flange extends from a
periphery of the bottom of the sole body and a plurality of notches
are defined in a lower edge of the skirt flange. A plurality of
cylindrical rods extend from the bottom of the sole body and share
a common axis with the protrusions on the top surface of the sole
body.
Inventors: |
Wang, Jui-Te; (Taichung,
TW) ; Lin, Kuo-Qing; (Yunlin, TW) ; Wei,
Dong-Jie; (Taichung, TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
ROSENBERG, KLEIN & LEE
3458 ELLICOTT CENTER DRIVE-SUITE 101
ELLICOTT CITY
MD
21043
US
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Family ID: |
25044784 |
Appl. No.: |
10/341378 |
Filed: |
January 14, 2003 |
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Application
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Filing Date |
Patent Number |
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10341378 |
Jan 14, 2003 |
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09756726 |
Jan 10, 2001 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
36/3B ;
36/7.5 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A43B 7/146 20130101;
A43B 13/14 20130101; A43B 5/08 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
36/3.00B ;
36/7.5 |
International
Class: |
A43B 003/10 |
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A slipper comprising: a sole body and a vamp connected across
the sole body and fixed to two sides of the sole body, the sole
body having a top surface and a bottom, a plurality of protrusions
extending from the top surface of the sole body and a plurality of
apertures defined through the sole body and located between the
protrusions, each of the protrusions having a rounded top end, a
skirt flange extending from a periphery of the bottom of the sole
body and a plurality of notches defined through a lower edge of the
skirt flange, the lower edge of the skirt flange being a flat
surface, and a plurality of blocks extending from the bottom of the
sole body and a distal surface of each of the blocks being in flush
with the lower edge of the skirt flanges.
2. The slipper as claimed in claim 1, wherein the blocks are
cylindrical rods which share a common axis with the
protrusions.
3. A slipper comprising: a sole body and a vamp connected across
the sole body and fixed to two sides of the sole body, the sole
body having a top surface and a bottom, a plurality of plates
extending from the top surface of the sole body and a plurality of
apertures defined through the sole body and located between the
arcuate plates, a skirt flange extending from a periphery of the
sole body and a plurality of notches defined through a lower edge
of the skirt flange, the lower edge of the skirt flange being a
flat surface, a plurality of blocks extending from the bottom of
the sole body and enclosed by the skirt flange.
4. The slipper as claimed in claim 3, wherein the blocks are
cylindrical rods which share a common axis with the
protrusions.
5. The slipper as claimed in claim 3, wherein the plates are
arcuate plates.
6. The slipper as claimed in claim 3, wherein the plates are
straight plates.
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The application is a Continuation-In-Part application for
applicant's former application with application No. 09/756,726,
filed on Jan. 10, 2001.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Conventional shoes do not have well ventilation feature so
that the feet sweat which causes bad smell. In Asia, there is a
drain hole in the floor outside of the bathtub so that people take
shower or clean the floor will wet the floor and water will drain
from the drain hole. In order not to wet the second user's feet, a
pair of slippers will be prepared in the bathroom so that the feet
of the wearers will not get soaked. Nevertheless, water could be
trapped in the slippers so that the user's feet still get wet.
[0003] The present invention intends to provide a slipper that has
a plurality of protrusions extend from the top surface of the
slipper and a plurality of apertures are defined through the sole
of the slipper so that water is drained via the apertures.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0004] In accordance with one aspect of the present invention,
there is provided a slipper which comprises a sole body having a
top surface and a bottom. A vamp is connected across two sides of
the sole. A plurality of apertures are defined through the sole
body and a plurality of protrusions extend from the top surface of
the sole body. A skirt flange extends from a periphery of the
bottom of the sole body and a plurality of notches defined through
a lower edge of the skirt flange. At least one block extends from
the bottom of the sole body and a distal surface of the at least
one block is in flush with the lower edge of the skirt flange.
[0005] The primary object of the present invention is to provide a
slipper that has apertures defined through the sole body and a
plurality of rounded protrusions on the top surface of the sole
body so that the wearer's foot is supported on the protrusions and
is not wet.
[0006] These and further objects, features and advantages of the
present invention will become more obvious from the following
description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings
which show, for purposes of illustration only, several embodiments
in accordance with the present invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0007] FIG. 1 is a perspective view to show a slipper of the
present invention;
[0008] FIG. 2 is a top plan view to show the sole body of the
slipper of the present invention;
[0009] FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view to show the sole body of
the slipper of the present invention;
[0010] FIG. 4 is a perspective view to show another embodiment of
the slipper of the present invention;
[0011] FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view to show the sole body
includes apertures defined therethrough;
[0012] FIGS. 6 to 8 show various types of blocks extending from the
bottom of the sole body of the slipper of the present invention,
and
[0013] FIG. 9 is a cross sectional view taken from the cutting line
9-9 in FIG. 7.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0014] Referring to FIGS. 1, 2 and 5, the slipper of the present
invention comprises a sole body 10 having a top surface, a bottom
and a vamp 102 which is connected across the two sides of the sole
body 10. The sole body 10 is preferably made of plastic or any
water proof material. A plurality of protrusions 11 extend from the
top surface of the sole body 10 and each of the protrusions 11 has
a rounded top end so that the foot of the Wearer is supported by
the protrusions 11 and the protrusions 11 are made of soft and
flexible material so as to massage the foot of the wearer. Water
will not stay on the top of the protrusions 11. A plurality of
apertures 12 are defined through the sole body 10 and located
between the protrusions 11 so that water drain from the apertures
12. Referring to FIG. 4, the protrusions can also be replaced by
arcuate plates 13 and/or straight plates 130.
[0015] A skirt flange 100 extends from a periphery of the bottom of
the sole body 10 so as to form a recessed area enclosed by the
skirt flange 100. A lower edge of the skirt flange 100 is flat so
that it can rested on the floor and a plurality of notches 101 are
defined through the lower edge of the skirt flange 100.
[0016] Referring to FIGS. 3 and 6, a plurality of blocks 30 extends
from the bottom of the sole body 10 and located in the recessed
area. The distal surface of the blocks 30 is in flush with the
lower edge of the skirt flange 100 so that when the wearer stands
on the sole body 10, the lower edge of the skirt flange 100 and the
blocks 30 touch the floor and support the weight of the wearer.
[0017] Referring to FIGS. 7, 8 and 9, the blocks can be straight
plates 20 and/or cylindrical rods 21. The distal surface of the
straight plates 20 and cylindrical rods 21 is in flush with the
lower edge of the skirt flange 100. The cylindrical rods 21 and the
protrusions 11 are such located so that they share a common axis.
By this arrangement, the load from the wearer can be supported by
the co-axial protrusions 11 and the cylindrical rods 21.
[0018] Water can flow through the apertures 12 through the sole
body 10 and the notches 101 in the skirt flange 100 so that the
foot wearer is not going to be soaked.
[0019] While we have shown and described various embodiments in
accordance with the present invention, it should be clear to those
skilled in the art that further embodiments may be made without
departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention.
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