CPC A43B 5/001 (2013.01) [A43B 3/0042 (2013.01); A43C 15/16 (2013.01)] | 11 Claims |
1. A shoe, comprising:
an upper, a midsole, and an outsole arranged to form an enclosure adapted to receive a foot of a wearer;
a toe area disposed at a front of the shoe and adapted to house toes of the wearer; and
a heal stabilizer having a heel band extending around a heel portion of the shoe connected at a midfoot area to a midfoot shank which is fixed to at least one of the midsole and the outsole;
wherein the heel stabilizer is configured to center the foot of the wearer within the shoe to provide stability to the foot;
wherein the toe area has an oblique shape delimited by an outer radius of the outsole of greater than zero; and
wherein the heel stabilizer is a one piece, monolithic structure where the midfoot shank is disposed at a receptacle portion of the midsole and is fixed to the midsole of the shoe.
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