APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ROLLING ON HEEL Russian patent published in 2004 - IPC

FIELD: shoe industry and sport active events.

SUBSTANCE: shoe article for rolling on heel has sole including tip part, arced part and heel part with cavity. Rolling means is arranged in cavity of heel part so that when shoe article is used in non-rolling mode, main contacting of shoe article with ground surface is provided by sole tip part, and, as such, said article does not roll. When used in rolling mode, rolling means provides for main contacting with ground surface so that user may roll over ground surface. Changing of mode is provided by transfer of user's weight from tip part to rolling means in heel part. Such construction of shoe article allows novel kinds of sport event and physical activity to be developed, said sport kind and activities being undeniably attractive for the majority of people.

EFFECT: simplified construction and wider range of sport events and activities.

30 cl, 26 dwg