Patent ID: 9226546
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: A43B,B29D

Claim Text:
1. A shoe, comprising: (a) a bottom portion, comprised of a second material, that includes a sole portion and a heel portion and that has a bottom surface with an insert embedded within it; and (b) an upper portion extending upwardly from the bottom portion, wherein the embedded insert is made of a first material and includes a plurality of holes filled with the second material, such that the bottom surface of the bottom portion of the shoe has areas of the first material interspersed with areas of the second material, wherein the first material covers at least 50% of that portion of the bottom surface that contacts the ground in normal use, and wherein the first material is comprised of at least one of leather, perforated cloth, perforated natural animal skin, cork, jute, wood or paper.