US 12,256,802 B2
Split-sole footwear
Kfir Gavrieli, Beverly Hills, CA (US); and Dikla Gavrieli, Beverly Hills, CA (US)
Assigned to Gavrieli Brands LLC, Beverly Hills, CA (US)
Filed by Gavrieli Brands LLC, Beverly Hills, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 30, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/346,014.
Application 18/346,014 is a continuation of application No. 17/001,360, filed on Aug. 24, 2020, granted, now 11,825,906.
Application 17/001,360 is a continuation of application No. 15/905,239, filed on Feb. 26, 2018, abandoned.
Application 15/905,239 is a continuation of application No. 15/204,763, filed on Jul. 7, 2016, granted, now 9,930,925, issued on Apr. 3, 2018.
Application 15/204,763 is a continuation of application No. 14/266,599, filed on Apr. 30, 2014, granted, now 9,398,786, issued on Jul. 26, 2016.
Application 14/266,599 is a continuation of application No. 13/207,397, filed on Aug. 10, 2011, granted, now 8,745,893, issued on Jun. 10, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2023/0346068 A1, Nov. 2, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A43B 3/24 (2006.01); A43B 3/10 (2006.01); A43B 3/12 (2006.01); A43B 5/12 (2006.01); A43B 9/02 (2006.01); A43B 13/12 (2006.01); A43B 13/14 (2006.01); A43B 13/16 (2006.01); A43B 13/18 (2006.01); A43B 23/02 (2006.01)
CPC A43B 3/248 (2013.01) [A43B 3/10 (2013.01); A43B 3/108 (2013.01); A43B 3/12 (2013.01); A43B 3/24 (2013.01); A43B 5/12 (2013.01); A43B 9/02 (2013.01); A43B 13/122 (2013.01); A43B 13/14 (2013.01); A43B 13/141 (2013.01); A43B 13/16 (2013.01); A43B 13/186 (2013.01); A43B 23/0245 (2013.01)] 32 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A shoe comprising:
an upper, the upper forming an interior portion for receiving a foot, the interior portion including a toe cavity and a heel cavity;
a midsole, the midsole having (i) a toe end, (ii) a heel end, (iii) an inner side, and (iv) an outer side, wherein a perimeter of the midsole is affixed to the upper thereby forming a bottom to the interior portion;
an insole that is affixed to the bottom of the interior portion; and
an outsole patch, the outsole patch having (i) a toe portion disposed on the toe end of the midsole, and (ii) a heel portion disposed on the heel end of the midsole, wherein the outsole patch comprises an exterior contour configured to provide (i) a clearance between the toe end and the heel end of the midsole and the ground when worn and (ii) a distance that is uniform between an edge of the heel portion and the perimeter of the midsole;
wherein there is a region between (i) the heel portion of the outsole patch and (ii) the toe portion of the outsole patch, the region extending from the inner side to the outer side and occupying a first face of the midsole at a position intermediate the toe end of the midsole and the heel end of the midsole, thereby permitting the shoe to fold about the region; and wherein
the insole is not stitched to the upper or midsole.