Shoe sole having detachable edge compressing band

Abstract

A shoe sole includes the edge compressing bands which surround the outer peripheral edge of the sole so as to be capable of selectively opening and closing vent holes, and the edge compressing bands and the sole have fastening means corresponding to one another. The vent holes formed in the outer peripheral edge of the shoe sole can be conveniently open and closed, thus the outer shape of a typical sole can be maintained when worn, or ventilation can be achieved so as to remove moisture from the shoe and eliminate athlete's foot or foot odor. The outer shape of the general sole can be maintained while being worn, or alternatively, the outer shape of the shoe can be maintained while being worn. The use convenience of the shoe can be increased, and the penetration of water, dust, or foreign substances through the vent holes can be completely prevented.

1 . A shoe sole comprising:
 a sole having air passages formed at the interior thereof, first vent holes formed along the outer peripheral edge thereof to communicate with the air passages, and second vent holes formed on the top surface thereof to communicate with the air passages; and   edge compressing bands made of an elastic material and detachably coupled to the outer peripheral edge of the sole along which the first vent holes are formed in such a manner as to extendedly compress the outer peripheral edge of the sole by means of elasticity and tensile force thereof and to close the first vent holes therewith.   
     
     
         2 . The shoe sole according to  claim 1 , wherein each edge compressing band has first fastening means disposed on both ends thereof, and the sole has second fastening means coupled to the first fastening means of each edge compressing band in such a manner as to be escaped from the first vent holes of the sole, so that in the state where the edge compressing bands are extended, the first fastening means and the second fastening means are coupled to each other so as to allow the outer peripheral edge of the sole along which the first vent holes are formed to be compressed and closed by the edge compressing bands having the elasticity and tensile force. 
     
     
         3 . The shoe sole according to  claim 1 , wherein a circular edge compressing band is detachably fastened to the entire outer peripheral edge of the sole in such a manner as to extendedly compress and close the outer peripheral edge of the sole along which the first vent holes are formed by means of the elasticity and tensile force thereof. 
     
     
         4 . The shoe sole according to  claim 1 , wherein the sole comprises an outsole as a lower body having no vent holes formed thereon and a midsole as an upper body located above the lower body having the second vent holes formed thereon, placing a plurality of posts between the lower body and the upper body, and the air passages formed at the interior of the sole are spaces formed between the lower body and the upper body, so that the first vent holes are formed by means of the plurality of posts along the outer peripheral edge of the lower body and the upper body and communicate with the second vent holes of the upper body through the air passages formed between the upper body and the lower body. 
     
     
         5 . The shoe sole according to  claim 1 , wherein the sole comprises first and second band insertion grooves formed along the top and underside peripheral edges thereof around the first vent holes in the width direction thereof, and each edge compressing band has caps formed on the top and bottom ends thereof in such a manner as to be inserted into the first and second band insertion grooves of the sole and fastened to the outer peripheral edge of the sole along which the first vent holes are formed. 
     
     
         6 . The shoe sole according to  claim 1 , wherein the sole comprises protruding portions formed by depressedly engraving the portion around the first vent holes formed on the outer peripheral edge thereof in such a manner as to protrude the adjacent portion to the first vent holes, except the portion by a given width adjacent to the first vent holes, so that the protruding portions are formed on the portion adjacent to the first vent holes, and each compressing band is extended and fastened to the outer peripheral edge of the sole on which the protruding portions including the first vent holes are formed, so that the edge compressing bands are fastened to the outer peripheral edge of the sole along which the first vent holes are formed and compressingly contacted therewith by means of the elasticity and expandability thereof. 
     
     
         7 . The shoe sole according to  claim 2 , wherein a plurality of second fastening means is formed on given positions of the outer peripheral edge thereof to adjust the tension of the edge compressing bands. 
     
     
         8 . The shoe sole according to  claim 2 , wherein the second fastening means is made of a material of the sole itself or comprises a rotating fastener separately mounted on the sole.