A medical shoe having a plurality of outsole projections is provided. The medical shoe may include a sole assembly configured to support a foot, and a frame surrounding the sole assembly. The sole assembly may include a midsole portion forming a substantially planar surface for supporting the foot and an outsole portion including the plurality of outsole projections extending from the midsole portion. The frame may include a plurality of through holes corresponding to the plurality of outsole projections. The plurality of outsole projections may extend through the plurality of through holes so as to form a ground contacting surface. The plurality of outsole projections may also be provided in a symmetrical pattern. The sole assembly may be secured to the frame by a self-locking fit between the sole assembly and the frame.

An upper for a sports shoe may include a component such as a vamp or a rear portion. The shoe component may include a UV curable microlattice structure with a plurality of regions such that each region has a different density. In some cases, the microlattice structure may include a high density microlattice structure, a mid-level density microlattice structure, and a non-structural region with a low density microlattice structure.

The invention is an article of footwear comprising a waterproof upper (30) material having a breathability of less than 3 mg/cm<2>/h according to ISO (11092, 14268) 14268 (2012). The upper (30) material comprising at least one vent having a vent assembly (31) disposed within the at least one vent. The vent assembly (31) further comprises a waterproof, water vapor permeable functional layer (38) and a plurality of slats (32) disposed adjacent to the functional layer (38) and spaced apart from each other and from the functional layer (38) to provide for water-vapor flow through the vent assembly (31).

Shoes have an upper which is highly breathable and made of air-permeable materials. A barrier is attached to the sole with a water-tight bond and circumscribes the shoes. The barrier is impermeable to wind and water. Optionally, the barrier is present only in a front section of the shoes, in which case the barrier terminal ends are bonded to to an outer surface of the shoe. The barrier extends upwardly from the sole about 0.5-6 inches. The barrier may be curved such that it extends over a front section of the shoe, optionally following the shape of the upper. The barrier provides significant protection from wind and water, but does not greatly impair breathability of the upper.

The present invention relates to a shoe including an upper, the upper including an instep cover that covers the instep of a foot. The instep cover includes an instep cover body and a tongue. Two or more protrusions that are configured to extend in use from the instep cover body toward the foot are located at least in a region between the MP joint and the talus in a side portion of the instep cover body. The protrusions are made of embroidery. The protrusions have a height of 0.5 mm or more, a width of 2 mm or more, and a length of 2 mm or more. A distance between each pair of the adjacent protrusions is 2 mm or more in part of the region. The shoe of the present invention includes the upper that improves the heat dissipation properties without impairing the contact between the foot and the shoe.

Disclosed are shoes including a body having a foot insertion space into which user's foot is inserted, an air passage portion protruding from a front of the body to the outside and extending in a direction in which the body extends, and a foot support portion located in a width direction of the air passage portion. In addition, shoes according to another feature includes a first body portion in which a portion of a front foot portion of a wearer is positioned, a second body portion connected to the first body portion and in which the other remaining portion of the front foot portion, a middle foot portion, and a rear foot portion of the wearer are positioned, a cover seamlessly connected to the second body portion and protruding in an outward direction from both edge portions, at least one protrusion protruding from an inner surface of the cover and extending in a direction in which the second body portion extends, wherein a protruding thickness of each protrusion decreases from an upper portion toward the first body portion.

In accordance with embodiments disclosed herein, there are provided methods, systems, and apparatuses for the use, manufacture, and application of an integrated stability chassis for use with professional boxing shoes. For example, there is a boxing shoe, including: a shoe sole having a smooth glide portion and a rotational pivot portion and a grip portion; an integrated stability chassis affixed atop the shoe sole; a lower shoe portion affixed atop the integrated stability chassis to surround a wearer's heel and lower foot, in which the integrated stability chassis suspends the lower shoe portion, in which the lower shoe portion serves as a base for a mid-rear shoe portion, a front shoe portion, and an upper shoe portion; a mid-rear shoe portion to stabilize the ankle of a wearer; a front shoe portion to stabilize the upper front portion of a wearer's foot; and an upper shoe portion to stabilize the lower leg and upper ankle of a wearer. Other related embodiments are described.

A textile upper for an article of footwear includes at least one microclimate modulation structure located at one or more regions of the upper. In an embodiment, a microclimate modulation structure includes a plurality of knitted strands, the knitted strands including a first strand type and a second strand type, the first strand type having a greater thermal conductivity than the second strand type. In another embodiment, the microclimate modulation structure includes an uneven surface that includes a plurality of knitted beams and a plurality of indentations defined between the knitted beams.

An article of footwear includes a sole structure and an upper that is coupled to the sole structure to at least partially defining an internal volume that is operative to receive a foot of the wearer. The upper includes an enlarged throat opening that is in communication with the internal volume and a forwardly extending flap section that defines a portion of the enlarged throat opening. The flap section is operative to fold laterally across an instep portion of the upper to reduce the size of the throat opening. Additionally, a plurality of perforations extend through a portion of the upper on a first side of the flap section. Folding the flap section laterally in a first direction covers the plurality of perforations to provide selective water resistance. Conversely, folding the flap section laterally in a second direction exposes the plurality of perforations to provide ventilation to the interior volume.

An upper for an article of footwear and a method of manufacturing the upper for an article of footwear are disclosed. The upper incorporates a textile element with edges that are joined together to define at least a portion of a void for receiving a foot. The joined edges form a plurality of seams within the textile element, including a longitudinal seam extending on the lower region of the upper from a heel region to a forefoot region. Various warp knitting or weft knitting processes, including circular knitting, may be utilized to form the textile element.