EP2438826A1 - Shoe conveniently put on and taken off - Google Patents
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- EP2438826A1 EP2438826A1 EP11184247A EP11184247A EP2438826A1 EP 2438826 A1 EP2438826 A1 EP 2438826A1 EP 11184247 A EP11184247 A EP 11184247A EP 11184247 A EP11184247 A EP 11184247A EP 2438826 A1 EP2438826 A1 EP 2438826A1
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- A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
- A43B11/00—Footwear with arrangements to facilitate putting-on or removing, e.g. with straps
- A43B11/02—Footwear with arrangements to facilitate putting-on or removing, e.g. with straps with built-in shoe-horns
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A43—FOOTWEAR
- A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
- A43B11/00—Footwear with arrangements to facilitate putting-on or removing, e.g. with straps
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- the present invention relates generally to shoes and more particularly, to a shoe which can be put on and taken off conveniently.
- the present invention has been accomplished in view of the above-noted circumstances. It is an objective of the present invention to provide a shoe which can be put on and taken off conveniently.
- the present invention provides a shoe comprises an outsole, an upper that is attached on the outsole and has a counter and a collar extending upward from the counter and configured as a shoehorn, a supporting piece which is harder than the upper and attached to the counter and the collar of the upper, and a guiding piece which is harder than the upper and attached to an instep of the upper and having a part extending out of a top line of the upper.
- the supporting piece has a predetermined hardness and the collar is configured like a shoehorn
- the rear of the upper is provided with a portion having a similar function to a shoehorn.
- the guiding piece is also useful for avoiding the instep from becoming crease and unsmooth. As a result, a user's foot is able to slide into the shoe along the aforesaid portion, so that the shoe is convenient for the user to put on without bending his back and using his hand.
- FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 show a shoe, denoted by reference numeral 10 , in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, which can be conveniently put on and taken off.
- the shoe 10 comprises an upper 20 , a supporting piece 30 and a guiding piece 40 both attached to the upper 20 , and an outsole 50 .
- the upper 20 is similar to those of conventional shoes, but in this embodiment the upper 20 has a collar 22 and two elastic bands 24 .
- the upper 20 can be divided into a toe portion 25 , an instep 26 and two quarters 27 extending backward from the toe portion 25 , and a counter 28 connecting the quarters 27 .
- the collar 22 extends upward and backward from the counter 28 integrally in such a way that the collar is configured as a shoehorn.
- the tops of the instep 26, the counter 28, and the quarters 27 are connected to form a top line 29 of the upper 20 .
- the elastic bands 24 are located in the quarters 27 respectively and near the counter 28 , and the tops of the elastic bands 24 are parts of the top line 29. As a result, the size of the top line 29 can be adjusted by stretching or relieving the elastic bands 24.
- the supporting piece 30 and the guiding piece 40 are made from thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), Nylon, polypropylene (PP), polycarbonate (PC), or acrylonitrile butadiene styrene copolymer (ABS), and are harder than the upper 20 .
- the supporting piece 30 has a shape corresponding to the counter 28 and the collar 22 of the upper 20, and is attached to the outside of them by sewing, which means the supporting piece 30 is exposed outside the upper 20 and will not be in contact with the user's foot.
- the guiding piece 40 has a fixed portion 42 and a guiding portion 44 integrally connected with the fixed portion 42.
- the fixed portion 42 is attached between an outside of the instep 26 and an inside of the instep 26 by sewing, which means the fixed portion 42 is not exposed outside the upper 20 and will not be in contact with the user's foot.
- the guiding portion 44 extends through the top line 29 out of the upper 20 upward and slightly frontward.
- the fixed portion 42 has a shape like the instep of the user.
- the outsole 50 is similar to those of conventional shoes, but the outsole 50 has a treadable protrusion 52 at the rear end of the outsole 50 , so that the user can take the shoe 10 off his one foot by the other foot treading on the treadable protrusion 52 .
- the upper 20 is attached on the outsole 50 with adhesive, and in order to avoid the outsole 50 from separation from the upper 20 , the rear portions of the outsole 50 and the upper 20 are seamed together with a sewing thread 54 .
- the rear of the upper 20 is provided with a portion that can be served as a shoehorn for helping the user's foot in slipping into the shoe 10 along that portion when the user puts on the aforesaid shoe 10 ; meanwhile, the guiding piece 40 is also useful for avoiding the instep 26 from becoming crease and unsmooth.
- the user can tread on the treadable protrusion 52 of the outsole 50 and make his instep slide out of the shoe 10 along the guiding portion 44 of the guiding piece 40.
- the elastic bands 24 can be stretched to enlarge the top line 29, so that the user can put on or take off the shoe 10 more smoothly.
- the shoe 10 is convenient for the user, especially for old people, pregnant women, or wounded people who can't bend their backs easily, to put on without bending his back and using his hand.
- the upper 20 is the same with those of conventional shoes, so the shoe 10 will not fall off the foot easily if it is used normally.
- the aforesaid supporting piece 30 can be attached to the inside of the upper 20
- the guiding piece 40 can be attached to the outside of the upper 20
- the supporting piece 30 and the guiding piece 40 both can be attached between the outside and the inside of the upper 20 , in that case, the supporting piece 30 and the guiding portion 44 of the guiding piece 40 are not exposed outside the upper 20, and will not be in contact with the user's foot.
Abstract
A shoe (10) that is conveniently put on and taken off includes an outsole (50), an upper (20), a supporting piece (30), and a guiding piece (40). The upper (20) is attached on the outsole (50) and has a counter (28) and a collar (22) extending upward from the counter (28) and configured as a shoehorn. The supporting piece (30) is attached to the counter (28) and the collar (22) of the upper (20). The guiding piece (40) is attached to an instep (26) of the upper (20). Because of the supporting piece (30) having a predetermined hardness and the collar (22) having a shape like a shoehorn, the rear of the upper (20) can be served as a shoehorn for helping a user's foot in slipping into the shoe (10). In addition, the guiding piece (40) can avoid the instep (26) of the upper (20) from becoming crease and unsmooth. As a result, the shoe (10) is convenient for the user to put on without bending his back and using his hand.
Description
- The present invention relates generally to shoes and more particularly, to a shoe which can be put on and taken off conveniently.
- Modern people are so busy in such a way that everything in living, including putting shoes on and taking them off, is requested to be done efficiently and conveniently. Therefore, many tools or skills that help putting on and taking off shoes are well developed. For example, when putting on a shoe that will cover widely the user's foot, some people have a habit of using a shoehorn or of pulling the tongue or the front of the shoe's top line for helping their foot in slipping into the shoe. When taking off a shoe, besides pulling, many people have a habit of treading on the counter at the rear of the shoe by the other foot so as to take off that shoe quickly. However, when taking any above-mentioned way, people will need to bend their backs and then touch the shoes or handle shoehorns, which is not so convenient to busy people, not to mention people who can't bend their backs easily, such as old people, pregnant women, or patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Besides, a shoehorn is not available anywhere, and handling it needs skill. As to taking off the shoe, the way of treading on the counter of the shoe will make the shoe's upper deformed, dirty, or torn, and even make the shoe's outsole fall off.
- The present invention has been accomplished in view of the above-noted circumstances. It is an objective of the present invention to provide a shoe which can be put on and taken off conveniently.
- To attain the above objective, the present invention provides a shoe comprises an outsole, an upper that is attached on the outsole and has a counter and a collar extending upward from the counter and configured as a shoehorn, a supporting piece which is harder than the upper and attached to the counter and the collar of the upper, and a guiding piece which is harder than the upper and attached to an instep of the upper and having a part extending out of a top line of the upper. Since the supporting piece has a predetermined hardness and the collar is configured like a shoehorn, the rear of the upper is provided with a portion having a similar function to a shoehorn. The guiding piece is also useful for avoiding the instep from becoming crease and unsmooth. As a result, a user's foot is able to slide into the shoe along the aforesaid portion, so that the shoe is convenient for the user to put on without bending his back and using his hand.
- Further scope of applicability of the present invention will become apparent from the detailed description given hereinafter. However, it should be understood that the detailed description and specific examples, while indicating preferred embodiments of the invention, are given by way of illustration only, since various changes and modifications within the spirit and scope of the invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from this detailed description.
- The present invention will become more fully understood from the detailed description given herein below and the accompanying drawings which are given by way of illustration only, and thus are not limitative of the present invention, and wherein:
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FIG. 1 is a side view of the shoe in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention; and -
FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of the shoe in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 1 andFIG. 2 show a shoe, denoted byreference numeral 10, in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, which can be conveniently put on and taken off. Theshoe 10 comprises an upper 20, a supportingpiece 30 and a guidingpiece 40 both attached to the upper 20, and anoutsole 50. - The upper 20 is similar to those of conventional shoes, but in this embodiment the upper 20 has a
collar 22 and twoelastic bands 24. Specifically speaking, like uppers of conventional shoes, the upper 20 can be divided into atoe portion 25, aninstep 26 and twoquarters 27 extending backward from thetoe portion 25, and acounter 28 connecting thequarters 27. Thecollar 22 extends upward and backward from thecounter 28 integrally in such a way that the collar is configured as a shoehorn. The tops of theinstep 26, thecounter 28, and thequarters 27 are connected to form atop line 29 of the upper 20. Theelastic bands 24 are located in thequarters 27 respectively and near thecounter 28, and the tops of theelastic bands 24 are parts of thetop line 29. As a result, the size of thetop line 29 can be adjusted by stretching or relieving theelastic bands 24. - The supporting
piece 30 and the guidingpiece 40 are made from thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), Nylon, polypropylene (PP), polycarbonate (PC), or acrylonitrile butadiene styrene copolymer (ABS), and are harder than the upper 20. The supportingpiece 30 has a shape corresponding to thecounter 28 and thecollar 22 of the upper 20, and is attached to the outside of them by sewing, which means the supportingpiece 30 is exposed outside the upper 20 and will not be in contact with the user's foot. The guidingpiece 40 has a fixedportion 42 and a guidingportion 44 integrally connected with the fixedportion 42. Thefixed portion 42 is attached between an outside of theinstep 26 and an inside of theinstep 26 by sewing, which means the fixedportion 42 is not exposed outside the upper 20 and will not be in contact with the user's foot. The guidingportion 44 extends through thetop line 29 out of the upper 20 upward and slightly frontward. Thefixed portion 42 has a shape like the instep of the user. - The
outsole 50 is similar to those of conventional shoes, but theoutsole 50 has atreadable protrusion 52 at the rear end of theoutsole 50, so that the user can take theshoe 10 off his one foot by the other foot treading on thetreadable protrusion 52. The upper 20 is attached on theoutsole 50 with adhesive, and in order to avoid theoutsole 50 from separation from the upper 20, the rear portions of theoutsole 50 and the upper 20 are seamed together with asewing thread 54. - Because of the supporting
piece 30 having a predetermined hardness and thecollar 22 having a shape like a shoehorn, the rear of the upper 20 is provided with a portion that can be served as a shoehorn for helping the user's foot in slipping into theshoe 10 along that portion when the user puts on theaforesaid shoe 10; meanwhile, the guidingpiece 40 is also useful for avoiding theinstep 26 from becoming crease and unsmooth. To take off theshoe 10 quickly, the user can tread on thetreadable protrusion 52 of theoutsole 50 and make his instep slide out of theshoe 10 along the guidingportion 44 of the guidingpiece 40. Besides, during aforesaid process of putting on or taking off theshoe 10, theelastic bands 24 can be stretched to enlarge thetop line 29, so that the user can put on or take off theshoe 10 more smoothly. As a result, theshoe 10 is convenient for the user, especially for old people, pregnant women, or wounded people who can't bend their backs easily, to put on without bending his back and using his hand. Except for thecollar 22, the upper 20 is the same with those of conventional shoes, so theshoe 10 will not fall off the foot easily if it is used normally. - It will be appreciated that the aforesaid supporting
piece 30 can be attached to the inside of the upper 20, and the guidingpiece 40 can be attached to the outside of the upper 20. And further, the supportingpiece 30 and the guidingpiece 40 both can be attached between the outside and the inside of the upper 20, in that case, the supportingpiece 30 and the guidingportion 44 of the guidingpiece 40 are not exposed outside the upper 20, and will not be in contact with the user's foot. - The invention being thus described, it will be obvious that the same may be varied in many ways. Such variations are not to be regarded as a departure from the spirit and scope of the invention, and all such modifications as would be obvious to one skilled in the art are intended to be included within the scope of the following claims.
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- A shoe (10) comprising an outsole (50) and an upper (20) which is attached on the outsole (50) and has a counter (28), the shoe (10) being characterized in that the upper (20) further has a collar (22) extending upward from the counter (28) and configured as a shoehorn, and the shoe (10) further comprises a supporting piece (30) which is harder than the upper (20) and attached to the counter (28) and the collar (22) of the upper (20); and a guiding piece (40) which is harder than the upper (20) and attached to an instep (26) of the upper (20) and having a part extending out of a top line (29) of the upper (20).
- The shoe as claimed in claim 1, which is characterized in that the supporting piece (30) is attached to an outside or an inside of the upper (20).
- The shoe as claimed in claim 1, which is characterized in that the guiding piece (40) is attached to an outside or an inside of the upper (20).
- The shoe as claimed in claim 1, which is characterized in that the guiding piece (40) is attached between an outside of the upper (20) and an inside of the upper (20).
- The shoe as claimed in claim 1, which is characterized in that the outsole (50) has a treadable protrusion (52) at a rear end of the outsole (50).
- The shoe as claimed in claim 1, which is characterized in that a quarter (27) of the upper (20) has an elastic band (24) near the counter (28).
- The shoe as claimed in claim 6, which is characterized in that the outsole (50) has a treadable protrusion (52) at a rear end of the outsole (50); rear portions of the outsole (50) and the upper (20) are seamed together with a sewing thread (54).
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