Footwear

Abstract

Each ( 1 ) of sandals, comprising an outer frame ( 9 ) forming the outline of a sole ( 3 ) and an inside member ( 15 ) formed of bar-like or plate-like crosspiece elements ( 13 ) installed in the outer frame ( 9 ) at specified intervals ( 11 ). Also each ( 21 ) of sandals ( 21 ) comprises a plurality of tilted hole parts ( 27 ) in a sole ( 3 ) so that bottom openings ( 23 ) are horizontally displaced from top openings ( 25 ). In each ( 31 ) of sandals, opening parts ( 33 ) partitioned by an outer frame ( 9 ) and an inside member ( 15 ) are formed aslant so that bottom openings ( 23 ) are horizontally displaced from top openings ( 25 ).

1 . Footwear comprising a sole that supports a foot, and a cover that is attached to said sole, and covers at least a part of the instep of the foot, wherein said sole comprises an outer frame forming the outline of said sole, and an inside member formed by combining, in an appropriate manner, bar-like or plate-like crosspiece elements installed in said outer frame at appropriate intervals.  
   
   
       2 . The footwear according to  claim 1 , wherein the intervals between said crosspiece elements next to each other are set to ⅓ to 3 times of the width of said crosspiece element.  
   
   
       3 . The footwear according to  claim 1 , wherein peripheral surface shapes of said outer frame and said crosspiece elements are formed into an easily separating shape that facilitates easy separation of attached sands and the like.  
   
   
       4 . The footwear according to  claim 1 , wherein a plurality of said crosspiece elements are provided at an even interval along the lengthwise direction of said sole.  
   
   
       5 . The footwear according to  claim 1 , wherein said crosspiece elements are made of a transparent or half-transparent synthetic resin material, and the synthetic resin material contains an ingredient providing a design effect.  
   
   
       6 . Footwear comprising a sole that supports a foot, and a cover that is attached to said sole, and covers at least a part of the instep of the foot, wherein a plurality of tilted hole parts are provided aslant in said sole such that bottom openings thereof are horizontally displaced from top openings thereof.  
   
   
       7 . The footwear according to  claim 6 , wherein the diameter of said tilted hole part is at least 3 mm.  
   
   
       8 . Footwear comprising a sole that supports a foot, and a cover that is attached to said sole, and covers at least a part of the instep of the foot, wherein said sole comprises an outer frame forming the outline of said sole, and an inside member formed by combining, in an appropriate manner, bar-like or plate-like crosspiece elements installed in said outer frame at appropriate intervals, and an opening part delimited by said outer frame and said inside member is formed aslant such that a bottom opening thereof is horizontally displaced from a top opening thereof.  
   
   
       9 . The footwear according to  claim 1 , wherein the footwear is a sandal.  
   
   
       10 . The footwear according to  claim 1 , wherein the footwear is an indoor shoe.  
   
   
       11 . The footwear according to  claim 10 , wherein a ventilation hole is formed on said cover.  
   
   
       12 . The footwear according to  claim 6 , wherein the footwear is a sandal.  
   
   
       13 . The footwear according to  claim 6 , wherein the footwear is an indoor shoe.  
   
   
       14 . The footwear according to  claim 13 , wherein a ventilation hole is formed on said cover.  
   
   
       15 . The footwear according to  claim 8 , wherein the footwear is a sandal.  
   
   
       16 . The footwear according to  claim 8 , wherein the footwear is an indoor shoe.  
   
   
       17 . The footwear according to  claim 16 , wherein a ventilation hole is formed on said cover.