Shoe sole with ventilation
A shoe sole includes an insole having front vent holes; and an outsole comprising a heel comprising an open cavity, a first check valve extending from the cavity to the external, and a flexible protrusion on the heel bottom; a cover fitted on the cavity and comprising grooves and a second check valve communicating with the grooves and the cavity; front projections on the outsole top; and a channel on the arch top. Foot stepping will compress the protrusion to close the first check valve and open the second check valve such that air within the cavity is expelled to a sole of the foot via the second check valve, the grooves, the channel, and the vent holes. Foot lifting will return the protrusion to its original shape with the first check valve open and the second check valve closed so as to draw air into the cavity.
1. A shoe sole comprising:
an insole having a plurality of vent holes on the front part; and
an outsole comprising a heel comprising a cavity open to the top, a plurality of flexible support posts on the cavity, a lateral first check valve extending from the cavity to one side of the heel, and a flexible protrusion on the bottom of the heel; a cover releasably fitted on the cavity, the cover comprising a plurality of lengthwise grooves and a second check valve communicating with the grooves and the cavity; a plurality of spaced projections on the front part of the top of the outsole, a space below the front part of the insole with the projections being disposed therein; and a lengthwise, central channel communicating the grooves and the space;
wherein in response to a wearer's foot stepping on the shoe sole the protrusion is compressed upward to compress both the cavity and the support posts, close the first check valve, and open the second check valve such that air within the cavity is adapted to expel to a sole of the foot via the second check valve, the grooves, the channel, the space, and the vent holes; and
wherein in response to the wearer's foot lifting the shoe sole each of the protrusion, the cavity, and the support posts returns to its original shape with the first check valve being open and the second check valve being closed such that atmospheric air is adapted to draw into the cavity via the first check valve.
2. The shoe sole of claim 1 , wherein the first check valve comprises a first mesh proximate one side of the heel, and a second mesh proximate the cavity.
3. The shoe sole of claim 1 , wherein the projections are Y-shaped.
4. The shoe sole of claim 1 , wherein the support posts are holed.