Patent ID: 6418641
Filing Date: 2002-07-16
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
A shoe comprising an upper and a structural frame system including (a) an insole positioned adjacent and just below said upper and being fixed thereto; (b) a frame positioned adjacent and just below said insole, said frame having a front cutout and a rear cutout, said frame being fixed to said insole; and (c) a sole made up of a plurality of separate, spaced, disconnected parts fixed to said frame, a first of said parts having a cutout which coincides with said front cutout of said frame, and a second of said parts having a cutout which coincides with said rear cutout of said frame, said insole being exposed through said cutout of said first of said parts and said front cutout of said frame and through said cutout of said second of said parts and said rear cutout of said frame.