Collapsible Shoe
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1. An article of footwear comprising:
- an upper adapted to substantially cover a user'"'"'s foot and comprising a first flexible material; and
a flexible sole fixed to said upper, wherein said sole includes;
a second flexible material different from said first flexible material, wherein said second flexible material is a foam material, anda plurality of laterally extending flexure lines that extend across a width of said sole so as to divide said sole into a plurality of sole plates that flex with respect to one another.
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Abstract
An article of footwear including an upper formed of a flexible upper material and a sole formed of a flexible sole material, wherein the sole is rolled, folded, or collapsed onto itself to reduce the volume of the article of footwear. The article of footwear in a collapsed state can then be packaged in a container. This container can be dispensed by a vending machine in a convenient urban area.
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1. An article of footwear comprising:
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an upper adapted to substantially cover a user'"'"'s foot and comprising a first flexible material; and a flexible sole fixed to said upper, wherein said sole includes; a second flexible material different from said first flexible material, wherein said second flexible material is a foam material, and a plurality of laterally extending flexure lines that extend across a width of said sole so as to divide said sole into a plurality of sole plates that flex with respect to one another. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An athletic shoe comprising:
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an upper substantially covering a user'"'"'s foot and comprising a flexible material; and a flexible unitary sole fixed to said upper, wherein said sole is made of a foam material, wherein the flexible material of the upper is different from said foam material of said sole, wherein said sole includes; a portion divided by a plurality of laterally extending flexure lines that extend across the width of said sole, a portion undivided by said flexure lines, wherein said portion not divided by said flexure lines is positioned adjacent said upper, a plurality of discrete sole elements extending downward from the portion undivided by said flexure lines, each sole element extending between adjacent flexure lines and having a ground contacting surface. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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