Patent ID: 7533475
Filing Date: 2009-05-19
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
1. A cycling shoe comprising: an upper portion defining an inner space sized and shaped to receive a foot of a rider therein; an outer sole mounted to the upper portion and having an inner face, an outer face, a toe section, and a heel section, the outer sole having at least one toe ventilation port in the toe section, the at least one toe ventilation port extending through the outer sole between the outer face and the inner face and providing an air input in the toe section, and at least one heel ventilation port in the heel section, the at least one heel ventilation port extending through the outer sole between the outer face and the inner face and providing an air input in the heel section; and an inner sole insertable in the inner space and superposable to the inner face of the outer sole, the inner sole cooperating with the at least one toe ventilation port and the at least one heel ventilation port for providing a continuous airflow between the toe section and the heel section by defining at least one continuous air channel extending longitudinally between the inner face of the outer sole and a lower face of the inner sole and in fluid communication with at least one of the toe ventilation port and at least one of the heel ventilation port.