Inventors:
Anthony Cox - Kowloon, HK
John Koo - Los Angeles CA, US
International Classification:
A43B013/00, A43C015/00
US Classification:
036/103000, 036/112000, 036/05900R, 036/02500R
Abstract:
A shoe (and fabrication techniques therefor) on which is provided a bottom portion that includes a sole portion and a heel portion and that has a bottom surface and an upper portion extending upwardly from the bottom portion. The bottom surface of the bottom portion of the shoe has areas of a fabric material (such as cotton, nylon, polyester, any other cloth or fabric), or any of a variety of other first materials, interspersed with areas of a durable material (such as ethylene vinyl acetate, polyvinyl chloride, thermoplastic rubber, any other plastic, and/or any other natural or synthetic leather or rubber), or any of a variety of other second materials.