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1 Re~r Shoe Strl~ctllre
2 R~ckgrol~n~ of the Tnvent;on
3 1. Field of the Invention
4 The present invention relates to a rear shoe structure
and, more particularly, a rear shoe structure for skaters or
6 hockey players.
7 2. Description of Related Art
8 - ~ typical skate generally includes a shoe sole with a
9 heel, a vamp, a tongue, a pair of eyelet tabs, two quarters,
and an outside counter, an ice blade or rollers being
11 attached to an underside of the shoe sole. Manufacturing of
12 the shoes is quite expensive and time-consuming as a
13 plurality of sewing procedures are required to sew the above-
14 mentioned parts together, and the seams thereof tend to be
broken and thus cause disengagement therebetween which
16 shortens the life of the shoes. The present invention intends
17 to provide an improved design to mitigate and/or obviate the
18 aforementioned shortcomings.
19 ~llmm~ry of the Tnvent;on
The present invention provides an integral rear shoe
21 structure which includes an outside counter section and two
22 quarter sections respectively extending laterally from each
23 of two ends of the outside counter section. The outside
24 counter section has a substantially concave-convex
configuration and has a relatively thicker section in the
26 convex side thereof, thereby formalizing a heel of the shoe.
27 Each quarter section has a protuberance projecting outwardly
28 from an inner side thereof to suit the shapes of wearers'
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2 Other objects, advantages, and novel features of the
3 invention will become more apparent from the following
4 detailed description when taken in conjunction with the
accompanying drawings.
6 Rr; ef nescript;on o~ the nr~w;ngs
7 Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a rear shoe structure
8 in accordance with the present invention; and
9 Fig. 2 is a perspective cross-sectional view of the
shoe structure in Fig. 1.
11 nescr;pt;on of the Preferre~ ~mho~;ment
12 Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, a rear shoe structure in
13 accordance with the present invention is integrally formed
14 and generally includes an outside counter section 10 and two
quarter sections 20 extending laterally from the outside
16 counter section 10. The outside counter section 10 has a
17 substantially concave-convex configuration and has a
18 relatively thicker section in the convex side 11 thereof,
19 thereby formalizing a heel of the shoe. Furthermore, a
protuberance 21 projects outwardly from an inner side of each
21 quarter section 20 to suit the shapes of wearers' feet.
22 Preferably, a pattern 12, such as embroidery, may be ~formed
23 on each of the ends of the outside counter section 10 to for
24 ornamental purpose.
Accordingly, the present invention provides an
26 integral design which improves the strength of the structure
27 and saves the time-consuming and costly sewing procedures
28 required in prior art, reducing the waste in labor and thus
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1 being competitive.
2 Although the invention has been explained in relation
3 to its preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that many
4 other possible modifications and variations can be made
without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention
6 as hereinafter claimed.
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