Shoe

Abstract

A shoe includes a sole unit, a vamp unit and a welt. The sole unit has a main body that has a top surface, and a protruding wall that extends upwardly from the top surface and that is adjacent to a periphery of the top surface such that, the top surface is divided into an inner region and an outer region by the protruding wall. The main body and the protruding wall are formed as one piece. The vamp unit has a bottom end portion that is connected to the inner region of the top surface and the protruding wall. The welt is connected to the outer region of the top surface and the protruding wall and has a top end lower than that of the protruding wall.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A shoe, comprising:
 a sole unit having a main body that has a top surface, and a protruding wall that extends upwardly from said top surface and that is adjacent to a periphery of said top surface such that, said top surface is divided into an inner region and an outer region by said protruding wall, said main body and said protruding wall being formed as one piece;   a vamp unit having a bottom end portion that is connected to said inner region of said top surface and said protruding wall; and   a welt connected to said outer region of said top surface and said protruding wall and having a top end lower than that of said protruding wall.   
     
     
         2 . The shoe as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising a thread that stitches said welt to said sole unit. 
     
     
         3 . The shoe as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein a color of said protruding wall of said sole unit is different from that of said welt. 
     
     
         4 . The shoe as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein said sole unit is made of a material the same as that of said welt. 
     
     
         5 . The shoe as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein said sole unit and said welt are made of the material selected from the group consisting of polyurethane, polyvinyl chloride, rubber and a combination thereof. 
     
     
         6 . The shoe as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising an inner lining disposed within said vamp unit. 
     
     
         7 . The shoe as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said protruding wall has a front higher part that is located at a front side of said protruding wall and a rear higher part that is located at a rear side of said protruding wall. 
     
     
         8 . The shoe as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said protruding wall has two bendable parts that are respectively located at two opposite lateral sides of said protruding wall and that are respectively formed with two notches. 
     
     
         9 . The shoe as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said protruding wall has two bendable parts that are respectively located at two opposite lateral sides of said protruding wall, each of said bendable parts having a thickness smaller than that of the remaining part of said protruding wall. 
     
     
         10 . The shoe as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said welt is made of leather.