Patent ID: 6415530
Filing Date: 2002-07-09
Classification: A43B,A43D

Abstract:
A shoe comprising:an outsole, the outsole being such that the interior space of the shoe is not observable by looking at the outsole from its bottom surface; the outsole having a reference gauge at a proximal end of the outsole, the reference gauge defining an extremity reference location for placing a back end of a heel of a foot, the reference gauge further corresponding to a location of the back end of a person's heel when inside the shoe; a first reference mark at a distal end of the outsole, the first reference mark defining a first zone within which toes of the foot should extend when the back end of the heel is placed on the reference gauge to ensure a proper fit of the shoe on the foot; and a second reference mark distal from the first reference mark, the second reference mark defining a second zone corresponding to a clearance distance within the shoe to further ensure the proper fit of the shoe on the foot, wherein the reference gauge, the first reference mark and the second reference mark are observable by looking at the outsole from its bottom surface, and wherein when the bottom surface of the outsole is placed against a bottom of the foot, the reference gauge, the first reference mark and the second reference mark are used to determine the proper fit of the shoe on the foot.