Patent ID: 6910287

Claim:
A shoe midsole ( 1 ) for shoes affording exceptional walking comfort, said shoe midsole provided with a shock absorber ( 6 ) in its heel zone ( 4 ) and at least one bead behind and adjacent the heel zone, said bead completely or partially following a U-shape and forming a side support for the heel of the wearer, characterized in that it is flexible about at least two slightly curved bending lines ( 12 , 14 ) which are inclined relative to the longitudinal axis ( 10 ) of the midsole, said lines being defined by channels or grooves ( 12 , 14 ) in the midsole material and not intersecting each other, the cavities of said bending lines facing opposite of each other, and in that the shoe midsole ( 1 ) is provided with a particularly elastic portion ( 16 ) of a hand-like shape with at least two finger-shaped zones ( 18 a , 18 b , 18 c ) pointing towards the toe end ( 30 ) of the midsole.