Patent ID: 6341432
Filing Date: 2002-01-29
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
Shoe, comprising a sole (2) that extends from a rear heel area (6) through a metatarsal area (7) to a front ball or toe area (8), said sole being composed of a sole body (10) and a sole covering (11) formed on the underside of the sole body (10) and a recess (13) extending approximately from metatarsal area (7) to heel area (6), said recess being provided between sole body (10) and sole covering (11), with the area of sole covering (11) associated with recess (13) forming a pivoting element (18) designed to pivot around a pivot axis (20) located in the end area of recess (13) facing metatarsal area (7), the end area of recess (13) facing metatarsal area (7) being defined by a tip (13a) of recess (13), pivot axis (20) being located in the area between a lengthwise center of shoe (1) and heel area (6), with heel area (6) extending over approximately one-third of the length of shoe (1), at least one material element (25) being located in recess (13), material element (25) being made of a flexible, soft material and being made approximately wedge-shaped or approximately in the shape of a circular section.