Patent ID: 8161667

Claim:
A shoe with an elastic sole member, the elastic sole member comprising: a sole body having an upper surface and a lower surface and including a front portion and a rear portion, the rear portion generally upwardly inclined toward a rear end thereof, and the upper surface of the sole body having an opening exposed therein and formed through the lower surface of the sole body; an elastic member formed of an elastic material and including a fixing piece and an elastic plate, the fixing piece securely affixed to the opening of the sole body and the elastic plate extending from the fixing piece in a downwardly inclined direction and through the opening of the sole body such that a space is provided between the elastic plate and the rear portion of the sole body, and wherein the elastic member is elastically deformed about the fixing piece in said space provided when an external force is applied to the rear portion of the sole body, thereby providing a shock absorbing function, and elastically restored when the external force is removed, thereby providing a repulsive elastic force to the rear portion of the sole body; and a support member disposed in the space between the elastic plate and the rear portion of the sole body, the support member being generally wedge shaped and formed of elastic material for supplementing the elastic force of the elastic member.