COMPACT FOLDING OPEN-TYPE SHOES (VERSIONS) Russian patent published in 2006 - IPC A43B3/24 

FIELD: light industry, in particular, shoe industry, more particular, production of foldable shoes which may be used in home, hotels, transport, curative, recreational and like enterprises.

SUBSTANCE: according to first version, compact folding open-type shoe has top parts, namely: top part of body, parts adhering to leg regions, said parts being elongated toward tip, and sole, with top part and sole being made in the form of single part. Shoe is adapted for folding thereof along lines defined by bending each of part adhering to leg region and forming longitudinal lateral fold line relative to each side of top part for placing of said top part in flat folded state in plane extending in parallel with plane of sole. According to second version, compact folding open-type shoe has top parts, namely: top part of body, parts adhering to leg regions, said parts being elongated toward tip, and sole, said parts of shoe and sole being made in the form of individual parts. Shoe folding operations are conducted in succession corresponding to that of first version. Shoes of such construction are manufactured using roll or flat materials. Manufacture process does not require execution of complicated procedures, namely: the availability of outer process seam provided on outer surface of article does not require introduction of additional constructional members since said outer seam serves as rigidity rib.

EFFECT: wider operational capabilities owing to the possibility of utilizing unlimited range of materials for manufacture of such shoes, and simplified manufacture process.

5 cl, 14 dwg