Patent ID: 6978560

Claim:
A shoe comprising: an upper having an open top portion and an open bottom portion, said bottom portion having a front toe end and a rear heel end, said bottom portion being folded to form a welt-like fold line unit, said welt-like fold line unit including an outward turning part and an inward turning part, said fold line unit includes a plurality of fold lines which are separated from each other; a sewing line unit extending through and fastening said outward and inward turning parts; an interior strip unit extending along said fold line unit, said interior strip unit being received inside said fold line unit and retained therein by said sewing line unit; an outsole connected to said upper, said outsole having a peripheral end which has a top face extending in the vicinity of said fold line unit; and an insole connected to said bottom portion of said upper, said insole having an outer edge which is separated and spaced part from said welt-like fold line unit, whereby no part of said insole is included in said welt-like fold line unit; wherein said fold line unit includes left and right fold lines which extend between said front toe end and said rear heel end and which are separated from each other at said front toe end and said rear heel end.