U.S. patent application number 13/671926 was filed with the patent office on 2014-05-08 for shoe structure.
The applicant listed for this patent is CHIH-HUNG CHEN. Invention is credited to CHIH-HUNG CHEN.
Application Number | 20140123517 13/671926 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 50621033 |
Filed Date | 2014-05-08 |
United States Patent
Application |
20140123517 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
CHEN; CHIH-HUNG |
May 8, 2014 |
SHOE STRUCTURE
Abstract
A shoe structure includes a shoe body and a wearing element
installed onto the shoe body. The shoe body includes a first
folding slot, a second folding slot, a third folding slot and a
fourth folding slot. The first and second folding slots are
extended from the center of a first side towards a second side of
the shoe body with an included angle defined between the first and
second folding slots. The third and fourth folding slots are
extended from the second side towards the first side, and the third
and first folding slots form a first folding line, and the fourth
and second folding slots form a second folding line. The first and
second folding lines divide the shoe body into a front stepping
portion, a middle portion and a heel portion which can be folded
along the first and second folding lines for a convenient
storage.
Inventors: |
CHEN; CHIH-HUNG; (Taichung
City, TW) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
CHEN; CHIH-HUNG |
Taichung City |
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TW |
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Family ID: |
50621033 |
Appl. No.: |
13/671926 |
Filed: |
November 8, 2012 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
36/102 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A43B 3/248 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
36/102 |
International
Class: |
A43B 3/24 20060101
A43B003/24 |
Claims
1. A shoe structure, comprising: a shoe body, with a first side and
a second side, further comprising: a first folding slot, formed at
a top surface of the shoe body, and extended from the center of the
first side towards the second side; a second folding slot, formed
at the top surface of the shoe body, and extended from the center
of the first side towards the second side, and an included angle
being defined between the first folding slot and the second folding
slot; a third folding slot, formed at the top surface of the shoe
body, and extended from the second side towards the first side, and
the third folding slot and the first folding slot forming a first
folding line; and a fourth folding slot, formed at the top surface
of the shoe body, and extended from the second side towards the
first side, and the fourth folding slot and the second folding slot
forming a second folding line; and a wearing element, installed at
the top surface of the shoe body; wherein the first folding line
and the second folding line divide the shoe body sequentially from
the front to the rear into a front stepping portion, a middle
portion and a heel portion, and the front stepping portion and the
middle portion are folded along the first folding line, and the
middle portion and the heel portion are folded along the second
folding line.
2. The shoe structure of claim 1, wherein the shoe body further
comprises: a fifth folding slot, formed at a bottom surface of the
shoe body, and disposed at a position corresponding to the first
folding slot; a sixth folding slot, formed at the bottom surface of
the shoe body, and disposed at a position corresponding to the
second folding slot; a seventh folding slot, formed at the bottom
surface of the shoe body, and disposed at a position corresponding
to the third folding slot; and an eighth folding slot, formed at
the bottom surface of the shoe body, and disposed at a position
corresponding to the fourth folding slot.
3. The shoe structure of claim 1, wherein the included angle falls
within a range from 65.degree. to 75.degree..
4. The shoe structure of claim 3, wherein the included angle is
equal to 70.degree..
5. The shoe structure of claim 1, wherein the first folding slot or
the third folding slot has a length falling within a range from 20%
to 35% of the length of the first folding line.
6. The shoe structure of claim 1, wherein the second folding slot
or the fourth folding slot has a length falling within a range from
20% to 35% of the length of the second folding line.
7. The shoe structure of claim 1, wherein the first folding line
and the second folding line have equal lengths.
8. The shoe structure of claim 1, wherein the front stepping
portion has a thickness falling within a range from 5 mm to 10
mm.
9. The shoe structure of claim 8, wherein the front stepping
portion has a thickness of 7 mm.
10. The shoe structure of claim 1, wherein the heel portion has a
thickness falling within a range from 8 mm to 13 mm.
11. The shoe structure of claim 10 wherein the heel portion has a
thickness of 11 mm.
12. The shoe structure of claim 1, wherein the first folding slot,
the second folding slot, the third folding slot or the fourth
folding slot has a depth falling within a range from 2 mm to 5
mm.
13. The shoe structure of claim 12 wherein the first folding slot,
the second folding slot, the third folding slot or the fourth
folding slot has a depth of 2 mm.
Description
FIELD OF TECHNOLOGY
[0001] The present invention relates to a shoe structure, in
particular to the shoe structure that allows users to fold and
store shoes conveniently and wear the shoes comfortably.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Among various different types of conventional shoes, we
usually wear some kind of shoes including leather shoes, tennis
shoes and high heels when we go out from home, and also need to
carry slippers and change the shoes with the slippers in occasions
such as the events held at beaches, swimming pools or spas, so as
to prevent the shoes from being stained or getting wet.
[0003] However, the conventional slippers not only occupy space,
but also have the disadvantage of an uneasy carry. In other words,
it is very inconvenient for users to carry the slippers. Thus, it
is a main subject of the present invention to develop a shoe
structure that allows users to fold and store shoes conveniently
and wear the shoes comfortably.
SUMMARY
[0004] It is a primary objective of the present invention to
provide an improved shoe structure that allows users to fold and
store shoes conveniently.
[0005] Another objective of the present invention is to provide an
improved shoe structure that provides users a comfortable wear of
the shoes.
[0006] To achieve the aforementioned and other objectives, the
present invention provides an improved shoe structure, comprising:
a shoe body with a first side and a second side; and a wearing
element installed at a top surface of the shoe body.
[0007] The shoe body includes a first folding slot, a second
folding slot, a third folding slot and a fourth folding slot,
wherein the first folding slot is formed at a top surface of the
shoe body and extended from the center of the first side towards
the second side; the second folding slot is formed at the top
surface of the shoe body and extended from the center of the first
side towards the second side, and an included angle is defined
between the first folding slot and the second folding slot; the
third folding slot is formed at the top surface of the shoe body
and extended from the second side towards the first side and the
third folding slot and the first folding slot form a first folding
line; and the fourth folding slot is formed at the top surface of
the shoe body and extended from the second side towards the first
side, and the fourth folding slot and the second folding slot form
a second folding line.
[0008] Wherein, the first folding line and the second folding line
divide the shoe body sequentially from the front to the rear into a
front stepping portion, a middle portion and a heel portion, and
the front stepping portion and the middle portion can be folded
along the first folding line, and the middle portion and the heel
portion can be folded along the second folding line.
[0009] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the shoe
body further comprises: a fifth folding slot, formed at a bottom
surface of the shoe body and disposed at a position corresponding
to the first folding slot; a sixth folding slot, formed at the
bottom surface of the shoe body and disposed at a position
corresponding to the second folding slot; a seventh folding slot,
formed at the bottom surface of the shoe body and disposed at a
position corresponding to the third folding slot; and an eighth
folding slot, formed at the bottom surface of the shoe body and
disposed at a position corresponding to the fourth folding
slot.
[0010] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the
included angle falls within a range from 65.degree. to 75.degree.,
and preferably 70.degree..
[0011] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the
first folding slot or the third folding slot has a length from 20%
to 35% of the length of the first folding line, and the second
folding slot or the fourth folding slot has a length from 20% to
35% of the length of the second folding line.
[0012] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the
first folding line and the second folding line have equal
lengths.
[0013] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the
front stepping portion has a thickness from 5 mm to 10 mm, and
preferably 7 mm.
[0014] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the heel
portion has a thickness from 8 mm to 13 mm, and preferably 11
mm.
[0015] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the
first folding slot, the second folding slot, the third folding slot
or the fourth folding slot has a depth from 2 mm to 5 mm, and
preferably 2 mm.
[0016] In summation of the description above, the improved shoe
structure of the present invention provides a design of the first
folding line and the second folding line for users to fold and
store shoes conveniently and wear the shoes comfortably.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0017] FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an improved shoe structure of
a first preferred embodiment of the present invention;
[0018] FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a shoe body of the first
preferred embodiment of the present invention;
[0019] FIG. 3 is a top view of a shoe body of the first preferred
embodiment of the present invention;
[0020] FIGS. 4 and 5 are schematic views of a folded state of the
first preferred embodiment of the present invention;
[0021] FIG. 6 is a side view of a shoe body of the first preferred
embodiment of the present invention;
[0022] FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing the layout of a first
folding slot and a second folding slot of the present
invention;
[0023] FIG. 8 is a top view of a shoe body of a second preferred
embodiment of the present invention shoe body;
[0024] FIG. 9 is a bottom view of a shoe body of a second preferred
embodiment of the present invention shoe body; and
[0025] FIGS. 10 and 11 are schematic views of a folded state of a
shoe structure of the second preferred embodiment of the present
invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0026] The objects, characteristics and effects of the present
invention will become apparent with the detailed description of the
preferred embodiments and the illustration of related drawings as
follows.
[0027] With reference to FIGS. 1 to 6 for an improved shoe
structure of the first preferred embodiment of the present
invention, only one of the shoes of the shoe structure is shown in
the figures for the purpose of illustrating the present invention,
and the shoe structure 1 comprises a shoe body 100 and a wearing
element 200, wherein the wearing element 200 is installed at the
top surface of the shoe body 100'.
[0028] In FIGS. 2 and 3, a first side 101 and a second side 102 are
defined on both left and right sides of the shoe body 100
respectively, and the shoe body 100 comprises a first folding slot
110, a second folding slot 120, a third folding slot 130 and a
fourth folding slot 140.
[0029] The first folding slot 110 is formed at a top surface of the
shoe body 100 and extended from the center of the first side 101
towards the second side 102; and the second folding slot 120 is
formed at the top surface of the shoe body 100 and extended from
the center of the first side towards the second side 102, and an
included angle .theta. is defined between the first folding slot
110 and the second folding slot 120, wherein the included angle
.theta. falls within a range from 65.degree. to 75.degree., and
preferably 70.degree.. Although it is not shown in the figure, a
distance can be maintained between the first folding slot 110 and
the second folding slot 120.
[0030] The third folding slot 130 is formed at the top surface of
the shoe body 100 and extended from the second side 102 towards the
first side 101, and the third folding slot 130 and the first
folding slot 110 form a first folding line 103; and the fourth
folding slot is formed at the top surface of the shoe body and
extended from the second side 102 towards the first side 101, and
the fourth folding slot 140 and the second folding slot 120 form a
second folding line 104; wherein the first folding line 103 and the
second folding line 104 divide the shoe body 100 sequentially from
the front to the rear into a front stepping portion 105, a middle
portion 106 and a heel portion 107.
[0031] In FIG. 3, the first folding slot 110 has a length L1, the
second folding slot 120 has a length L2, the third folding slot 130
has a length L3, the fourth folding slot 140 has a length L4, the
first folding line 103 has a length S1, and the second folding line
104 has a length S2, wherein the length L1, the length L2, the
length L3 and the length L4 are substantially the same, and the
length S1 and the length S2 are substantially the same. In
addition, the length L1, the length L2, the length L3 or the length
L4 is approximately equal to 20% to 35% of the length S1 or the
length S2. For example, if the length S1 is equal to 10 cm, the
length S2 is substantially equal to 10 cm, and the length L1, the
length L2, the length L3 or the length L4 is approximately from 2
cm to 3.5 cm.
[0032] In FIGS. 4 and 5, users can fold the front stepping portion
105 and the middle portion 106 of the shoe structure 1 along the
first folding line 103, and then fold the middle portion 106 and
the heel portion 107 along the second folding line 104 in order to
store the shoe structure 1, wherein the front stepping portion 105,
the middle portion 106 and the heel portion 107 can be folded in
any direction, but not limited to the directions as shown in FIGS.
4 and 5, or they can be folded in opposite directions with one
another.
[0033] In FIG. 6, the front stepping portion 105 has a thickness D1
from 5 mm to 10 mm, and preferably 7 mm; the heel portion 107 has a
thickness D2 from 8 mm to 13 mm, and preferably 11 mm; when these
portions are not folded, the first folding slot 110, the second
folding slot 120, the third folding slot 130 or the fourth folding
slot 140 has a depth D3 from 2 mm to 5 mm, and preferably 2 mm to
provide users a comfortable wear of the shoes. With the
aforementioned design, the shoe structure 1 achieves a specific
strength and prevents the folding slots from being deformed. For
example, since the second folding slot 120 and the fourth folding
slot 140 have not been coupled to each other, therefore the
strength of the shoe structure 1 is not damaged, and the heel
portion 107 will not give an uncomfortable wear of the shoes, and
users can wear the shoe structure 1 comfortably.
[0034] With reference to FIGS. 2 and 7, the first folding slot 110
and the second folding slot 120 are disposed on an inner side of
the shoe body 100 (as shown in FIG. 2) and the first folding slot
110 and the second folding slot 120 are disposed on an outer side
of the shoe body 100 (as shown in FIG. 7). Regardless of which side
of the shoe body 100 the first folding slot 110 and the second
folding slot 120 are disposed, the shoe body 100 can be folded
along the first folding line 103 and the second folding line
104.
[0035] With reference to FIGS. 8 to 11 for a shoe structure 2 of
the second preferred embodiment of the present invention, FIGS. 8
and 9 are the top and bottom views of a shoe body 100' of the
second preferred embodiment of the present invention, wherein the
shoe structure 2 of this preferred embodiment has a design
substantially the same as that of the shoe structure 1 of the first
preferred embodiment, and the difference resides on that the shoe
body 100' of this preferred embodiment further comprises a fifth
folding slot 150, a sixth folding slot 160, a seventh folding slot
170 and an eighth folding slot 180.
[0036] In FIG. 9, the fifth folding slot 150 is formed at a bottom
surface of the shoe body 100' and disposed at a position
corresponding to the first folding slot 110; the sixth folding slot
160 is formed at the bottom surface of the shoe body 100' and
disposed at a position corresponding to the second folding slot
120; the seventh folding slot 170 is formed at the bottom surface
of the shoe body 100' and disposed at a position corresponding to
the third folding slot 130; and the eighth folding slot 180 is
formed at the bottom surface of the shoe body 100' and disposed at
a position corresponding to the fourth folding slot 140. With the
aforementioned design, users can fold the shoe structure 2 easily
for a convenient storage.
[0037] With reference to FIGS. 10 and 11, the users can fold the
front stepping portion 105 and the middle portion 106 of the shoe
structure 1 along the first folding line 103, and then fold the
middle portion 106 and the heel portion 107 along the second
folding line 104 in order to store the shoe structure 2, wherein
the front stepping portion 105, the middle portion 106 and the heel
portion 107 can be folded in a direction not limited to those as
shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, but they can be folded in opposite
directions with one another.
[0038] In summation of the description above, the improved shoe
structure of the present invention adopts the design with the first
folding line and the second folding line, so that users can fold
and store the shoe structure for a convenient carry. In addition,
the thickness of the shoe structure, the length of each folding
slot and each folding line, the depth of each folding slot can be
controlled to provide users a comfortable wear of the shoes.
[0039] While the invention has been described by means of specific
embodiments, numerous modifications and variations could be made
thereto by those skilled in the art without departing from the
scope and spirit of the invention set forth in the claims.
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