Abstract: Disclosed is an article for use with apparatus for heating smokable material to volatilize at least one component of the smokable material. The article comprises smokable material, and a film defining a closed circuit of heating material. The heating material is heatable by penetration with a varying magnetic field to heat the smokable material. Also disclosed is apparatus for heating smokable material to volatilize at least one component of the smokable material. The apparatus comprises a magnetic field generator for generating a varying magnetic field for use in heating the smokable material. The magnetic field generator comprises a film defining a coil of electrically conductive material, and a device for passing a varying electrical current through the coil.

Abstract: An aerosol delivery device is provided that includes an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) comprising system blocks designed to implement respective functions of the aerosol delivery device. The system blocks may include at least a battery management block configured to manage a battery configured to power the aerosol delivery device, a flow sensor interface block configured to detect the flow of air through at least the portion of the housing, and an excitation block configured to cause activation of the heating element in response to an input from the flow sensor interface block that indicates the detection of the airflow through at least the portion of the housing.

Abstract: An aerosol delivery device is provided that includes a user interface including a pushbutton and a display. A control component contained coupled to the user interface controls operation of at least one functional element of the aerosol delivery device. The control component controls the display to present a menu including a plurality of menu items selectable using only the pushbutton. Each menu item of the plurality of menu items is associated with a respective functional element of the aerosol delivery device, and the control component is configured to navigate the plurality of menu items, and select a currently-presented menu item of the plurality of menu items for control of the respective functional element, in response to respective first and second types of presses of the pushbutton, the first and second types of presses being of different durations.

Abstract: The inductive heating device (1) for aerosol-generation comprises a device housing (10) comprising a cavity (13) having an internal surface for receiving at least a portion of an aerosol-forming insert (2) comprising an aerosol-forming substrate and a susceptor. The device housing (10) further comprises a pin (14) extending into the cavity (13). The device (1) further comprises an induction coil (15) arranged along the pin (14) and a power source (11) connected to the induction coil (15) and configured to provide a high frequency current to the induction coil (15).

Abstract: The present application provides an atomization assembly and an electronic cigarette, the atomization assembly comprises an atomization core and an oil storage element. The atomization core comprises an electrode assembly, an atomization tube configured to sheathe the electrode assembly and insert into the oil storage element. A blocking part is defined on an outer surface of the electrode assembly. An air-vent hole is defined at one end of the blocking part of the electrode assembly close to the battery assembly; the atomization tube is positioned at the other end of the blocking part. In the atomization assembly or the electronic cigarette of the present application, it is hard for the tobacco oil to be leaked to airflow passageway, hard for user to suck condensed tobacco oil and easy for assembling.

Abstract: An electronic cigarette comprises a suction nozzle assembly, an atomization assembly and a battery assembly. A smoke passageway is defined in the atomization assembly to discharge smoke produced by the atomization assembly. The smoke passageway is communicated to the suction nozzle assembly. A first and a second adjustment elements are sleeved on a joint of the electronic cigarette. A first and a second inlet passageways are defined in the first and second adjustment elements respectively. The second adjustment element is rotatable with respect to the first adjustment element to adjust ventilation area at a joint of the first inlet passageway and the second inlet passageway. A gear adjusting mechanism is arranged to control the ventilation area. There are advantageous effects of adjusting the air inflow rate, preventing the inlet passageway from being blocked, and avoiding changing air flow rate by a mistaken touch to the adjustment element.

Abstract: An electronic cigarette is provided, comprising a electronic cigarette body, wherein, the electronic cigarette body includes a atomization assembly configured for atomizing tobacco tar, a battery assembly configured for supplying power to the atomization assembly, an airflow sensing assembly configured for sensing a smoking action, and a control module configured for controlling the battery assembly to supply power to the atomization assembly based on a smoking signal sent by the airflow sensing assembly; a receiving space is formed between the atomization assembly and the battery assembly; a lamp assembly electrically connected to the battery assembly is received in the receiving space; a light transmission portion is provided on a side wall of the electronic cigarette body that corresponds to the receiving space, and is configured to transmit lights emitted from the lamp assembly to the outside of the electronic cigarette body.

Abstract: Provided are systems, methods and electronic vapor devices comprising a first container containing a first vaporizable liquid and a second container comprising a second vaporizable liquid. A vaporizer can be configured to vaporize at least the first vaporizable liquid and the second vaporizable liquid. Vaporizing the first vaporizable liquid produces a first vapor having a visible vapor cloud, and vaporizing the second vaporizable liquid produces a second vapor having a drastically reduced or invisible vapor cloud when compared to the first vapor.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating system includes a liquid-storage portion including a housing configured to store a liquid aerosol-forming substrate. The aerosol-generating system also includes a heater configured to heat liquid aerosol-forming substrate, a vibratable element including a plurality of passages through which the heated liquid aerosol-forming substrate passes to form an aerosol, and an actuator arranged to vibrate the vibratable element to generate the aerosol.

Abstract: An exemplary atomizer includes a main body of housing, a mouthpiece, an atomizing core, an atomizing cover. The main body of housing defines a liquid chamber configured for storing tobacco liquid. The mouthpiece is detachably connected with an end of the main body of housing. The atomizing core arranged in the main body of housing. The atomizing cover is arranged in the liquid chamber. The atomizing core is arranged in the atomizing cover. The atomizing cover has a top surface, and the top surface defines at least one liquid inlet. The atomizing core includes a heating element and a liquid conducting element surrounding the heating element. The liquid conducting element is configured for absorbing tobacco liquid flowed from the at least one liquid inlet, and the heating element is configured for atomizing the tobacco liquid in the liquid conducting element.

Abstract: An exemplary atomizer includes a housing, an atomizing core arranged in the housing, a mouthpiece at an end of the housing. The housing defines a liquid chamber configured for storing tobacco liquid. The atomizing core is configured for atomizing tobacco liquid to form aerosol. The atomizer further includes an air pipe arranged between the atomizing core and the mouthpiece. The air pipe is configured for guiding the aerosol to pass through. The atomizer further includes a porous body arranged in the air pipe adjacent to the mouthpiece, and the porous body is configured for absorbing a liquid drop, into which the aerosol condenses.

Abstract: An improved smock made up of fabric with waterproof absorbent lining underneath with closure mechanism, with the fabric on the top making the smock comfortable to wear. The smock is provided with a closure mechanism which is a full Velcro placed at the back side of smock such that the child wearing the smock cannot remove it easily while eating. The smock is worn like a tank top and looks like a shirt bringing less embarrassment to adults or children using it.

Abstract: Aspects of a flat-knit support garment for an upper torso are provided. The flat-knit support garment may include a bra structure having a flat-knit bra material that includes a cup zone, a body zone, a wing zone, a strap zone, and a chestband zone. In some instances, a perimeter of the flat-knit bra comprising a neck opening and armhole openings includes a finished edge treatment corresponding to a high stretch modulus, covered yarn. Such finished edges are generated in seamless construction with the unitary, flat-knit structure of the flat-knit support garment for an upper torso. The flat-knit characteristics of the support garment for an upper torso may correspond to one or more of a flat-knit stitch sequence, a yarn type, and/or a finishing treatment.

Abstract: A multi-sectional bra assembly and method of use may be provided. In one exemplary embodiment, the bra assembly may include a breast support piece formed by a pair of breast support cups and adjacent side panels. A first and second back strap component may be releasably connected to the side panels via a first set of attachment elements located at the periphery of each side panel and at a first end of each back strap component. Back strap components may also be releasably connected to one another via a second set of attachment elements located at a second end of each back strap component. The breast support piece and back strap components may further include shoulder strap receiving elements to which detachable shoulder strap components may be secured. A plurality of back and shoulder strap variations may be adjustable and interchangeable about the breast support piece.

Abstract: Pants can include a waist portion; first and second legs extending from the waist portion; and at least one rear pocket located in the waist portion and surrounded by pants fabric, the at least one rear pocket including an interior panel attached to an inner surface of the pants fabric and an exterior panel attached to an outer surface of the interior panel, and material of the interior and exterior panels being discontinuous with the pants fabric, wherein at least a portion of an outer surface of the exterior panel is flush with an outer surface of the pants fabric.

Abstract: The current invention consists of women's pants or shorts that are equipped with an access flap when retracted creates an opening in the crotch area enabling the user to urinate without the need of pulling their pants down. The shorts are fashioned with or without a permanent or detachable inner liner which takes the place of underwear. The inner liner has a permanent opening over the urethra in order to allow urine to flow without being impeded by clothing. The outer layer, the actual shorts themselves, have a releasable fastened flap that is opened by pulling preferably from back to front exposing the underlying liner in the area of the opening over the urethra. A woman can freely straddle her legs apart and urinate without any clothing getting saturated.

Abstract: A nursing apparatus is configured to hold a garment in a gathered position to expose a breast for nursing. The apparatus has a strap with a first end and a second end. A fastener is disposed at the first end and is configured to connect the first end to a piece of clothing of the wearer. The fastener has a body portion attached to the strap and a movable part. A ring is disposed at the second end of the strap and configured to retain the strap in a closed loop shape to hold the garment in the gathered position. A method includes manufacturing the strap with the fastener at the first end and the ring positioned at the second end of the strap. The method includes instructing the wearer to lift the garment to form a gathered portion of the garment, form a loop shape with the strap around the gathered portion, and utilize the ring to retain the strap in the loop shape to hold the gathered portion in a fixed position relative to the wearer to expose a breast for nursing.

Abstract: A leg guard is described that is releaseably and adjustably attached to a boot, such as a firefighter's boot, for protection to the lower leg of a wearer from impacts and other injury. The leg guard is capable of being attached to the turnout gear of a firefighter so that the leg guard may be donned as part of the turnout gear without additional attachment to the leg of the user. In the preferred embodiment, the leg guard has a padded shin guard and separate knee cup that articulates with the user's leg during movement. An adjustable clip is used to connect the leg guard to the top of the boot.

Abstract: The welding finger cot is formed from a single sleeve of a fire retardant material. The sleeve is of a predetermined length and diameter. By folding and inverting the ends of the sleeve in a specific manner, a finger receiving portion and an adjustable tail portion are formed. The user inserts a gloved finger into the finger receiving portion, and then pulls on the adjustable tail portion so as to adjust the same to a desired length. The finger cot with extended adjustable tail portion allows the user to rest or stabilize their hand on a hot surface during a welding operation.

Abstract: A medical garment is a shirt with a torso portion, sleeve portions, neck opening, waist opening, and cuffs for the sleeve. The shirt can be partially or fully opened along a medial-lateral slit and an inferior-superior slit. The medial-lateral slit forms a horizontal cut in the shirt, running from a first cuff to a second cuff. The inferior-superior slit forms a vertical cut in the shirt, running from the waist opening to the neck opening. Touch fasteners are placed on the shirt adjacent to the medial-lateral slit and the inferior-superior slit. The touch fasteners are engaged and disengaged from each other in order to change the shirt between an open configuration and closed configuration. To provide better patient privacy, a medial-lateral flap and an inferior-superior flap can be added. These flaps overlap with the shirt, covering any gaps between the touch fasteners that might otherwise be visible.

Abstract: A glove apparatus is disclosed comprising a substantially glove-shaped first layer, a substantially glove-shaped second layer, and an attachment tab comprising a lower portion, an upper portion, and an extension portion. The attachment tab is attached to a finger portion of the second layer along the lower portion and along the upper portion. The extension portion extends from the attachment tab at a location distal from a fingertip of the second layer and overlies the upper portion to an attachment region on the first layer proximate a fingertip of the first layer, the fingertips of the first layer and of the second layer thereby lying substantially near or in contact with one another.

Abstract: A system (10) for applying indicia to a reversible garment. The system is comprised of an indicia barrier (12) typically in the form of a square (14) and a reversible garment (38) that includes a first layer (40) with an inner section (42) and an outer section (44), and a second layer (46) with an inner section and an outer section. A re-sealable opening (58) having an opening fastener (60) allows the indicia barrier (12) to be inserted between either of the layers, thereby creating an impediment between the layers. Once the indicia barrier (12) is in place, indicia can be applied to one surface of the layer without also being applied to the adjoining layer. The reversible garment (38) can be turned inside-out and indicia can then be applied to the other surface of the layer.

Abstract: A tubular sleeve having a proximal end opposite a distal end, a cutout formed through the tubular sleeve proximate the distal end, a first panel having at least a trailing edge and spanning a first portion of the cutout, a second panel having at least a leading edge and a trailing edge and spanning a second portion of the cutout, and a third panel having at least a leading edge and spanning a third portion of the cutout. The second panel may overlap the first panel across the entire width of the cutout such that the second-panel leading edge is distal to the first-panel trailing edge. The third panel may overlap the second panel across the entire width of the cutout such that the third-panel leading edge is distal to the second-panel trailing edge. In some aspects, a mitten may be affixed to an interior surface of the tubular sleeve.

Abstract: Articles and methods of using and making adaptive garment portions are provided. An adaptive garment portion is one that has shifting surfaces with apertures that shift from an aligned to an offset orientation depending on environmental conditions/stimuli. For example, a first surface material and a second surface material may be coupled by a responsive material portion. The responsive material portion may physically change in response to a change in environmental conditions internal or external to the garment (e.g., thermal energy, moisture) and/or stimuli (e.g., light energy, electrical energy, magnetic fields). The physical change in the responsive material portion facilitates the planar shift of the first surface material relative to the second surface material.

Abstract: A clothing retention system includes a pair of pants that has a waistband. The pair of pants may be worn on a user having the waistband being spaced below a waist of the user such that underwear of the user is visible above the waistband. A retention unit is provided and the retention unit may be worn around a torso of the user. The retention unit engages the pair of pants such that the waistband is retained at a selected position.

Abstract: A double hooded garment is provided having a protective head hood cover and a protective face hood cover wherein the head hood cover and the face hood cover are integral with each other as well as the garment so as to form a single unitary article.

Abstract: A size adjustable sports cap having a crown constructed from a plurality of triangularly shaped panels that includes side panels that are made from an elastic material and are expandable and contractible. The size adjustable sports cap further includes front and back panels that are made from more sturdy or rigid, non-expandable or essentially non-expandable materials. One of the important aspects of the invention is that there is little or no deformation of the crown of the cap and the construction allows for a more natural wearing fit of the sports cap.

Abstract: A protective helmet system (10) that integrates turn signal light, break signal light, motion sensors (710), Bluetooth connectivity and a remote control (180) is provided. The system (10) comprises a helmet (20) for providing protection and enhancing safety to a rider on a vehicle, and a remote control (180) for wirelessly controlling electronics in the helmet (20) to perform functions. The helmet (20) comprises a LED strip (60). The LED strip (60) comprises a flexible base (68) and a plurality of LEDs (62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 671, 672, 673) installed on the flexible base (68). In addition, the LED strip (60) is configured to produce light signals to cars and pedestrians surrounding the rider, causing the rider to be more visible to the surrounding cars and pedestrians to thereby promote safety to the rider.

Abstract: A connector including: first part designed to be connected to crown of protective helmet, second part designed to be connected to crown of protective helmet and fitted in removable manner on first part, connecting part mechanically connecting first part and second part so as to form first mechanical connection, movable part moving between first and second positions and configured: to prevent first and second parts from coming detached from one another when the parts are subjected to first threshold tensile force, when movable part is in first position, to enable first and second parts to be detached from one another when the parts are subjected to second threshold tensile force lower than that of first threshold tensile force, when movable part is in second position. The invention also relates to protective helmet provided with one such connector, as well as to an assembly method of such connector.

Abstract: A helmet can include an outer shell including a faceport, a first segment including a longitudinal ridge extending from a front of the helmet to a rear of the helmet, a gap disposed along the edge of the first segment, and a second segment comprising offset from the first segment by the gap. A hinged zone can be formed by an elastomeric material disposed within the gap and coupled to the first segment and the second segment of the outer shell. The hinged zone can elastically flex in a radial direction towards a center of the helmet. An energy absorbing liner can be coupled to an inner surface of the outer shell, and an open space can be formed between an inner surface of the hinged zone and an outer surface of the energy absorbing liner.

Abstract: Headgear that can protect a head from an external impact and that can simply and minutely perform size adjustment is provided. The headgear includes: a main body that is worn on a user's head; and an impact absorption means that is provided within the main body to absorb an impact, when an impact is applied from the outside.

Abstract: A visor (26) for a helmet (22) comprises: an air delivery element (34) for delivering air to a surface of the visor (26). The air delivery element (34) comprises: at least one inlet (28) for receiving air from an air source (30); and a plurality of outlets (44) through which air is transportable to the surface of the visor (26). The visor (26) may also include a ridge (84) formed adjacent to the plurality of outlets (44) for creating a Coanda effect in air passing through the plurality of outlets (44).

Abstract: An upper for an article of footwear is configured to be connected to a sole structure and is configured to receive a foot. The upper includes a knitted component having a strobel portion that is configured to be disposed underneath the foot. The strobel portion defines an interior surface and an exterior surface of the knitted component. The strobel portion defines a strobel passage between the interior surface and the exterior surface. Also, the upper includes a tensile strand that extends through the strobel passage.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a collar element for an article of footwear is disclosed. The method comprises knitting the collar element comprising a tubular structure defining an interior cavity and a plurality of floating yarns within the cavity. The method further comprises securing the collar element to an upper of the article of footwear. A method of manufacturing an upper for an article of footwear having a collar element is also disclosed.

Abstract: Articles of footwear configured to transition between an open-toed configuration and a closed-toed configuration are described. An open-toed article of footwear may include a sole, a toe bumper, a heel bumper, a toe cushion, a strap assembly, and a plurality of magnetic elements embedded within a portion of the strap assembly. Described embodiments also include a removable cover configured to conformably engage with the strap assembly of an open-toed article of footwear to cover at least a portion of sole between the strap assembly and the toe end of the sole, including a plurality of magnetic elements embedded in locations corresponding to the locations of the plurality of magnetic elements embedded within the strap assembly.

Abstract: An article of footwear including an upper and a sole. The upper includes at least two supports where each of the supports includes an end and the sole includes a top surface, a bottom surface and at least two slots extending from the top surface to the bottom surface, where the bottom surface includes a channel. A securing member is attached to each of the ends of the supports and inserted in the channel for securing the upper to the sole.

Abstract: A shoe comprising an upper forming an interior portion for a foot, the interior portion including toe and heel cavities, is provided. The shoe further comprises a midsole having toe and heel ends and inner and outer sides. The midsole is stitched to the upper thereby forming a bottom to the interior portion. Heel and toe outsole patches are respectively stitched onto the midsole. An insole is affixed to the bottom of the interior portion. A spacing between the heel and toe outsole patches extends from the inner to the outer side and occupies a position intermediate the toe and heel ends thereby permitting the shoe to fold about an axis running through the spacing. The shoe folds between an extended state, in which the shoe is worn, and a folded state in which a portion of the upper comprising the toe cavity is tucked into the heel cavity.

Abstract: A pair of shoes includes a trailing shoe and a leading shoe. The trailing shoe includes a first transverse strap anchored at a first lateral point (X1) on the first shoe and running to a first loop at a medial point (Y1) on the first shoe, and a second angled strap anchored at the first lateral point (X1?) on the first shoe and running to a second loop at a medial angled point (Z1) at a distance (D1) towards the heel on the first shoe. The leading shoe includes a second transverse strap anchored at a second medial point (X2) on the second shoe and running to a third loop at the lateral point (Y2) on the second shoe, and a second angled strap anchored at the second medial point (X2?) on the second shoe and running to a fourth loop at a lateral angled point (Z2) at a distance (D2) towards the heel on the first shoe.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating thermal energy (heat) from human locomotion is proposed and used to provide heating of the user's footwear. The apparatus takes the form of a pair of flexible, liquid-filled chambers connected by an energy-generating tube. One chamber is located in the heel region of a footwear insole, with the other in the toe region, such that as a person walks, the liquid moves back and forth within the tube. This movement is used to also move an energy-producing element (either an electromagnetic arrangement or viscous liquid) back and forth within the tube and convert the captured human locomotion energy into thermal energy, thus warming the footwear.

Abstract: A foot arch support device includes a base seat, a movable unit, high and low heel members, and an actuating unit. The base seat includes a first base plate. The movable unit includes a movable plate that is movable relative to the first base plate between high and low curvature positions. When the low heel member is coupled to the base seat, the movable plate is at the low curvature position. When the high heel member is coupled to the base seat, a support part of the high heel member abuts against the movable plate, and the movable plate is pushed by the high heel member to the high curvature position. The actuating unit is operable for permitting removal of a selected one of the high and low heel members from the base seat.

Abstract: Midsoles, and articles of footwear having such midsoles, with a distal surface profile based, in whole or in part, on a pressure map of pressures exerted on the bottom of a human foot when in contact with the ground are provided. The pressure map may be a measurement of the pressures exerted on the bottom of a human foot during, for example, standing, walking, or running (e.g., a natural gait). The distal surface profile of a midsole and an article of footwear may be defined, at least in part, by a plurality of cushioning projections extending from the midsole and having predetermined height profiles based on a pressure map. Methods of making midsoles and articles of footwear including a distal surface profile based, in whole or in part, on a pressure map are also provided.

Abstract: An article of footwear, such as a high heeled shoe, has a resilient midsole layer having a thickness of at least about 5 mm which is formed in a lattice arrangement for providing comfort to the wearer.

Abstract: Support plates, and footwear soles and articles of footwear containing the same. The support plate generally may provide one or more of heel cushioning, arch support in a midfoot region of the support plate, and integral medial and lateral legs extending from the midfoot region of the support plate towards an anterior end of the support plate. An article of footwear may include a support plate at least partially embedded within a sole assembly, such as a midsole thereof. The support plate may be configured to provide energy return and arch support to a wearer of the article of footwear. The support plate may include a domed structure with radially extending arms extending from a central heel portion, where the domed structure provides heel cushioning to the wearer when a force is transmitted through the midsole to the domed structure.

Abstract: This technology relates to an integrated article that includes (a) a flexible foam region and (b) a non-foam region. The flexible foam region and the non-foam region are each made of a polyurethane composition. In some embodiments, the flexible foam region is a midsole, and wherein the non-foam region is an outsole. The flexible foam region is made from a flexible polyurethane injection molded foam. The non-foam region is made from a non-foamed polyurethane, which may be extruded or thermoformed. The invention relates to this integrated article, as well as the methods of making and using the same.

Abstract: An article of footwear is disclosed that includes a sole structure having a fluid-filled bladder element. The bladder element includes multiple fluid-filled cushioning components each having a single central opening extending completely therethrough and a continuous fluid-filled cavity surrounding the central opening. The cushioning components are spaced apart from one another so that an outer surface of each of the cushioning components is substantially decoupled from an outer surface of an adjacent one of the cushioning components. A method of manufacturing a sole structure of an article of footwear comprises forming such a bladder element.

Abstract: An article of footwear is disclosed that comprises a sole structure having a bladder element that includes multiple cushioning components. Each cushioning component includes an enclosed fluid-filled cavity. The cushioning components may include a first cushioning component and a second cushioning component. The first cushioning component has a single central opening extending completely therethrough, and a continuous fluid-filled cavity surrounding the central opening. The second cushioning component has multiple connecting features positioned inward of an outer periphery of the second cushioning component. The connecting features connect a first side of the second cushioning component to a second side of the second cushioning component opposite the first side. A method of manufacturing an article of footwear with such cushioning components is disclosed.

Abstract: A shoe heel platform includes a substantially flat base sized to extend under a heel of a high heeled shoe. The base includes a heel section with a connecting member positioned and configured to removably attach to the heel of the high heeled shoe. The connecting member may be a magnet, a receptacle to receive a tap piece of the heel of the shoe, or both. The base also may include a sole section with a connecting member positioned and configured to removably attach to the sole of the high heeled shoe. The base also may include a linking member that connects the heel section to the sole section in a manner that enables a user to adjust the size of the base.

Abstract: A footwear insole including a ventilation mechanism for helping to reduce moisture, increase comfort, and/or reduce odor inside the footwear.

Abstract: A shock absorbent heel for a shoe includes: a heel seat portion configured so as to have a top surface configured to be attachable to a bottom portion of a shoe upper; a mid-heel portion formed of a cushioning material; a bottom heel portion, the mid heel portion being sandwiched between the heel seat portion and the bottom heel portion when the shock absorbent heel is in an assembled state; and a dowel. The dowel is arranged in a vertically extending dowel chamber in the shock absorbent heel. The dowel is configured to pass along vertically shocks caused by contact of the shock absorbent heel with the ground so that at least a portion of the shock is absorbed by the cushioning material of the mid heel portion.

Abstract: A heel part is formed in a plate spring shape that is elastically and flexibly deformable in the vertical direction, and a front end adjacent portion thereof is buried and fixed in an outer sole more on a toe side than a section of arch of foot of a sole part of a high heel. A portion continuous with and behind the fixed portion is exposed from the outer sole and gradually spaced apart from a bottom face of the outer sole in a rearward direction and has a warp-curved part 3B in an upward arch shape in a side view in a lower region of the section of arch of foot, and a buffer plate grounded during walking and standing is attached to the bottom face of the heel part in a position almost immediately below a rear end part of the outer sole.