Shoe that can stably receive foot arch correction device and an outsole thereof

Abstract

A shoe includes an outsole and an upper. The outsole has a base wall, and a surrounding wall extending upwardly and integrally from a periphery of the base wall and cooperating with the same to define a receiving space. The surrounding wall has a guide groove surrounding the receiving space. The upper is fixedly connected to the outsole by a seam that is received in and that extends around the guide groove. A foot arch correction device is disposed in the receiving space in a non-protruding manner and has a stepping portion located on top of the base wall, and a protective portion extending upwardly and outwardly from a periphery of the stepping portion and surrounded by the surrounding wall.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A shoe comprising:
 an outsole having a base wall, and a surrounding wall extending upwardly and integrally from a periphery of said base wall and cooperating with said base wall to define a receiving space, said surrounding wall having a guide groove surrounding said receiving space;   an upper fixedly connected to said outsole by a seam that is received in and that extends around said guide groove; and   a foot arch correction device disposed in said receiving space in a non-protruding manner and having a stepping portion located on top of said base wall, and a protective portion extending upwardly and outwardly from a periphery of said stepping portion and surrounded by said surrounding wall.   
     
     
         2 . The shoe as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said protective portion of said foot arch correction device has two lateral top edges spaced apart from each other in a left-right direction, said surrounding wall including two side wall sections respectively corresponding to said lateral top edges of said protective portion, each of said side wall sections having a top edge higher than a respective one of said lateral top edges of said protective portion. 
     
     
         3 . The shoe as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein said protective portion of said foot arch correction device further has a heel top edge connected between said lateral top edges thereof, said surrounding wall further including a rear wall section connected to rear ends of said side wall sections and having a top edge connected between said top edges of said side wall sections, said top edge of said rear wall section being higher than said heel top edge of said protective portion. 
     
     
         4 . The shoe as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said base wall has two inwardly curved lateral sides spaced apart from each other in a left-right direction, and a foot arch region located between said inwardly curved lateral sides, said receiving space including a first area corresponding to said foot arch region and having an average depth larger than an average thickness of said foot arch region. 
     
     
         5 . The shoe as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein the average depth of said first area is two to three times the average thickness of said foot arch region. 
     
     
         6 . The shoe as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein said base wall further has a heel region located on a rear side of said foot arch region, said receiving space further including a second area corresponding to said heel region and having an average depth that is one to two times an average thickness of said heel region. 
     
     
         6 . The shoe as claimed in  claim 6 , further comprising an insole disposed in said receiving space and located below said foot arch correction device. 
     
     
         8 . An outsole of a shoe configured to receive a foot arch correction device, comprising:
 a base wall configured to support the foot arch correction device; and   a surrounding wall extending upwardly and integrally from a periphery of said base wall and cooperating with said base wall to define a receiving space for receiving the foot arch correction device in a non-protruding manner, said surrounding wall being configured to surround the foot arch correction device and having a guide groove surrounding said receiving space.   
     
     
         9 . The outsole as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein said base wall has two inwardly curved lateral sides spaced apart from each other in a left-right direction, and a foot arch region located between said inwardly curved lateral sides, said receiving space including a first area corresponding to said foot arch region and having an average depth two to three times larger than an average thickness of said foot arch region. 
     
     
         10 . The outsole as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein said base wall further has a heel region located on a rear side of said foot arch region, said receiving space further including a second area corresponding to said heel region and having an average depth that is one to two times an average thickness of said heel region.