Patent attributes
The invention relates to a shoe, especially to a sports shoe, with a shoe upper (1) and a sole (2, 3) consisting of at least two parts, wherein at least one part of the sole (2) is arranged in the forefoot region and at least on part of the sole (3) is arranged in the rearfoot region, wherein the shoe upper (1) has at least two cutouts (4, 5) in the region facing the ground, wherein the size and the shape of the cutouts (4, 5) correspond to those of the parts of the sole (2, 3) in their contact region with the shoe upper (1), wherein the parts of the sole (2, 3) are inserted into or are placed at the cutouts (4, 5) and are connected with the shoe upper (1) permanently. To obtain a high flexibility of the shoe and having a low weight the invention is characterized in that the shoe upper (1) as well as the parts of the sole (2, 3) consist of a material with a low bending stiffness, wherein a sole element (7) which is adapted to the shape of the foot and which has a high bending stiffness is arranged in the interior of the shoe above the parts of the sole (2, 3).