Ventilating shoe

Abstract

A ventilating shoe configured to absorb air from the interior of the shoe when a ventilation component is not compressed by a wearer's foot and configured to expel the air out of the heel region of the shoe when the ventilation component is compressed by a wearer's foot. The ventilation component is configured to be produced quickly and conveniently and to preserve the comfort and support necessary for the activity or purpose for which the ventilating shoe was designed.

1 . A ventilating shoe defining a forefoot region and a heel region, comprising
 a shoe upper;   an insole connected to the shoe upper so as to define a shoe interior;   an outsole; and   a ventilation component located between said insole and said outsole, said ventilation component comprising an air bladder in the heel region and a breather pad having a top surface in the forefoot region,   said air bladder configured to expel air out of said heel region when compressed by the downward pressure of a wearer's foot; and   said air bladder further configured to draw air out of said shoe interior through said top surface of the breather pad when said air bladder is not compressed by the downward pressure of a wearer's foot.   
     
     
         2 . The ventilating shoe of  claim 1 , wherein said breather pad comprises a plurality of operatively connected air channels and a plurality of openings disposed along the top surface of the breather pad. 
     
     
         3 . The ventilating shoe of  claim 1 , wherein said air bladder is operatively connected to said breather pad by at least one air conduit. 
     
     
         4 . The ventilating shoe of  claim 1 , wherein said air bladder comprises a plurality of supports designed to return the air bladder to its original position when said air bladder is not compressed by the downward pressure of a wearer's foot. 
     
     
         5 . The ventilating shoe of  claim 1 , wherein the air bladder comprises at least one air intake and at least one exhaust port;
 the air intake comprising a one-way valve configured so that air flows into said air bladder through said air intake but not out of said air bladder through said air intake;   the air outtake comprising a one-way valve configured so that air flows out of the air bladder through said exhaust port but not into said air bladder through said exhaust port.   
     
     
         6 . The ventilating shoe of  claim 5 , wherein said air intake is connected to the air bladder by inserting an end of said air intake into a sleeve. 
     
     
         7 . The ventilating shoe of  claim 5 , wherein said exhaust port is connected to the air bladder by inserting an end of said exhaust port into a sleeve. 
     
     
         8 . The ventilating shoe of  claim 1 , wherein the ventilating shoe further comprises a footbed, the footbed comprising a plurality of openings in the forefoot region. 
     
     
         9 . The ventilating shoe of  claim 1 , wherein said insole comprising a plurality of perforations configured to allow the flow of air through said insole. 
     
     
         10 . The ventilating shoe of  claim 1 , wherein the shoe upper comprises a plurality of perforations configured to allow air to flow from outside said shoe upper into said shoe interior. 
     
     
         11 . A ventilating shoe defining a forefoot region and a heel region, comprising:
 a shoe upper;   an insole connected to the shoe upper so as to define a shoe interior;   an outsole; and   a ventilation apparatus located between said insole and said outsole, said ventilation apparatus comprising an air bladder in the heel region and a breather pad in the forefoot region, said air bladder operatively connected to said breather pad by at least one air conduit,   wherein said breather pad has a top surface and a bottom surface and comprises a plurality of operatively connected air channels and a plurality of openings disposed along said top surface of said breather pad.   
     
     
         12 . The ventilating shoe of  claim 11 , wherein the plurality of air channels are operatively connected at intersections and said plurality of openings are disposed along said top surface of the breather pad at said intersections. 
     
     
         13 . The ventilating shoe of  claim 11 , wherein a plurality of openings is disposed along the bottom surface of said breather pad. 
     
     
         14 . The ventilating shoe of  claim 12 , wherein a plurality of openings is disposed along the bottom surface of the breather pad at said intersections. 
     
     
         15 . The ventilating shoe of  claim 11 , wherein said air bladder comprises a plurality of supports designed to return the air bladder to its original position when said air bladder is not compressed by the downward pressure of a wearer's foot 
     
     
         16 . The ventilating shoe of  claim 11 , wherein the air bladder comprises at least one air intake and at least one exhaust port;
 the air intake comprising a one-way valve configured so that air flows into said air bladder through said air intake but not out of said air bladder through said air intake, the air intake connected to the air bladder by inserting an end of the air intake into a sleeve;   the exhaust port comprising a one-way valve configured so that air flows out of the air bladder through said exhaust port but not into said air bladder through said exhaust port, the exhaust port connected to the air bladder by inserting an end of the exhaust port into a sleeve.   
     
     
         17 . The ventilating shoe of  claim 11 , wherein the ventilating shoe further comprises a footbed, the footbed comprising a plurality of openings in the forefoot region. 
     
     
         18 . The ventilating shoe of  claim 11 , wherein said insole comprises a plurality of perforations. 
     
     
         19 . The ventilating shoe of  claim 11 , wherein the shoe upper comprises a plurality of perforations. 
     
     
         20 . A ventilating shoe, comprising:
 a shoe upper;   an insole connected to the shoe upper so as to define a shoe interior;   an outsole; and   a ventilation device located between said insole and said outsole, said ventilation device comprising means for drawing air out of said shoe interior when said ventilation apparatus is not compressed by a wearer's foot and means for expelling air from said shoe interior when said ventilation apparatus is compressed by a wearer's foot.