Sandals

A clog which comprises a body provided adjacent to one end with a first pair of through holes extending in parallel to each other and to the longitudinal axis of said body on the opposite sides of said axis in close proximity to the latter and adjacent to the other end with a second pair of through holes...     

A "master" slipper being capable of being freely worn in optional direction, characterized in that, said slipper is made into an universal form, such as: oval or rectangular type and is fitted in its central position a strap so that the front portion and the heel portion thereof can not be distinguished....     

A footwear assembly in the form of a sandal or like device designed to be attached to the foot after a pedicure has been performed thereon and specifically configured to both keep the foot from becoming soiled and concurrently separating the various toes of the foot. More specifically, a plurality of...     

A sole of a footwear comprises a soft sole body provided at a rear half thereof with at least one upwardly opening recess and a rigid or semi-rigid reinforcing plate serving also as an insole which is mounted on said rear half of said sole body so as to cover said recess.

A footwear is provided with pressure projections adapted to pressure-stimulate effective spots of a foot and provide simulated finger-pressure treatment. Each of the pressure projections has a magnet for applying magnetism to the effective spots. The effective spots of the foot are therefore subjected...     

A podiatric device is provided comprising a sandal having a resilient insole moulded to the contour of the plantar surface of the foot, moderately raised under the metatarsal arch of the foot having a plurality of uniformly distributed rigid studs extending upwardly from said insole. The studs extend...     

A sandal which is formed with a sole member and a thong member removably attached to the sole member for holding the sandal wearer's foot against the sole member. The thong member may be alternatively fitted over only the wearer's instep or a portion of the thong member may be withdrawn from the position...     

A sandal for wearing on the foot is provided having a plurality of elongated, wooden slats having their ends shaped to form the bottom of a sandal or shoe. The slats are held together by a flexible piece of material glued to one side thereof and a flexible sandal or shoe upper portion may be attached...     

An article of footwear including a platform, an upper vamp, a bottom sole and an insole. The platform includes first and second uniformly thick layers of foam rubber having a given density extending throughout the toe and heel portions of the platform, and a third layer of foam rubber having a greater...     

An insole for general footwears or shoes, having a plurality of undulating tabs, substantially arranged transversely of the longitudinal axis of the sole, and defining a bearing surface for the foot sole.

A footwear includes a bottom body formed from soft synthetic resin and a hard or semihard core material laid on the bottom body. The bottom body has a pressure projection protruding upwards from the upper face of the core material and there is provided a fitting construction for the core material of...     

A beach shoe or sandal for walking on sandy or porous surfaces, comprising a flat sole surface in the general shape of the user's foot, which has a projecting, peripheral wall, formed perpendicular to the sole surface that terminates in a flat rim for contact with the sand. The projecting wall defines...     

A one-piece molded flexible plastic or rubber sandal having integrally molded on the insole thereof a plurality of highly flexible, closely spaced, relatively long, thin points which flex substantially under the weight of the bare foot of the sandal wearer whereby the points massage the sole of the wearer...     

A sole includes an inflatable envelope formed of a flexible material having a first surface adapted to conform to a foot of the wearer. A valve stem extends through the envelope along the first surface for inflating the envelope, the valve extending substantially above the first surface and being positioned...     

An athletic shoe includes a sole having toe, ball, arch and heel sections, corresponding to that of a foot and an upper secured to the sole, which includes two pairs of upwardly-tapered straps secured to the sole on opposite sides of its ball and arch sections, respectively, which provide improved support...     

Footwear is provided with pressure projections in the inside thereof for locally stimulating vital points distributed on the skin of the foot. Each of said pressure projections is composed of a pressure projection body and a projection core attached at the upper portion of the pressure protection body....     

A shoe adapted for facile interchangeability into a multiplicity of styles comprising an outsole having a heel portion, with there being an intervening zone of flexure therebetween. Forward and rearward inner soles are provided on said outsole and with their adjacent end portions in overlapping relationship...     

A sandal with removable straps including a platform having a top surface, a bottom surface and a side surface extending around the platform, the platform including a plurality of openings each extending from the top surface to the bottom or side surface, a plurality of recesses complementary in number...     

An adjustable semi-flexible shoe is disclosed which is structurally and isometrically adapted for controllably stably supporting a human foot during walking following surgical and therapeutical treatment of the user's lower extremities while simultaneously permitting an approximated natural gait. A laminated...     

Disclosed here is a novelly designed sandal whose vamp or sole can be changed. If there are many so designed vamps and soles, then many times new sandals can be composed by the interchange among the vamps and soles. For example, 5 different pairs of vamps and 2 different pairs of soles, then 10 different...     

A sandal having a multi-layer sole including an insole of mini-cell foam which takes a set conforming to the sole of the wearer's foot. A pair of straps have their remote ends anchored to the opposite sides of the sole assembly with portions of each looped about the foot and freely movable lengthwise...     

An exercise shoe for wear on a human foot during simulated jogging comprises a foot support platform characterized by a substantially planar foot support surface, a sharper-than-circular curved bottom surface for providing forward-breaking and backward-breaking motions during simulated jogging and means...     

The invention relates to a method for manufacturing footwear and apparatus for use in the method. The method includes the steps of procuring an upper constituted by at least one strap or band and an insole, assembling the upper and the insole by passing end portions of the strap(s) through apertures...     

A sandal useful especially in wet areas and also where there is soft ground such as at the beach. The sandal has opposite side edges that slope in a downward-outward direction, to provide a wider foot print that minimizes sideward twisting on soft ground, to avoid splashing of water onto the wearer,...     

A walking aid device is disclosed which permits a user to increase his stride without requiring auxiliary elements that slide or roll, and makes use only of the muscles normally used in walking. The device has a lower part-circular base made of non-skid material and extending over an angular sector corresponding...     

An expandable article of footwear having a sole with an upper formed over at least a portion of the sole. At least a part of the upper has formed therein an array of elongated slits. The slits are colinearly arranged into substantially parallel columns with the slits spaced part in the columnar direction....     

An article of footwear of an interchangeable nature permitting alteration by the wearer of the shoe appearance and configuration. There is provided an outsole of unitary construction having toe, central, and heel portions, there being a heel unit carried upon the heel portion of wedge-defining character....     

A durable sandal includes a composition rubber sole, a first composition rubber insole, and a unitary leather element including four straps and a second insole section of substantially the same shape as the first insole. Two of the straps having buckles attached thereto are substantially shorter than...     

There is disclosed an improved system of footwear which permits the wearer to customize the fit and aesthetics of her footwear. A substantially E shaped channel is provided along the length of, and inward of the perimeter of the sole of the assembly. The central arm of the E channel is provided with...     

An article of footwear being in the form of a sandle includes a platform, two straps anchored to the platform to secure the platform to a wearer's foot, and an expedient, such as a velcro strip, mounted to the edge of the platform for removably fastening an upper foot covering to the platform to convert...     

This invention is an orthopedic shoe particularly characterized by special configuration, both on the portion of the shoe which is in contact with the foot and the portion which is in contact with the surface to be walked upon. It is particularly characterized by special openings with various types of...     

An article of footwear and process for making same in which upper portions of a shoe are fastened to a synthetic sole by placing portions of the upper through slots on the outer periphery of the sole turning same under, and fastening same by coaction of an undersole to the sole; the uppers fastened by...     

A new and improved shoe structure is disclosed which may be rapidly assembled to define a sturdy secure construction. The subject shoe structure includes an elongated base member having a top surface circumscribed by an upstanding ridge to define a hollowed-out recess. A plurality of locking pins are...     

A shoe has a preformed lower portion which is molded preferably from plastic material, and which has on its top surface, around the upper peripheral edge and slightly inward thereof, a plurality of downwardly directed slots for receiving a selected upper of the shoe. The selected type of upper is suitably...     

Each of a plurality of readily detachably attachable heels and each of a plurality of readily detachably attachable uppers are selectively mounted upon a sole and offer a user the freedom of rapid facile changes in style of footwear.

An orthopedic shoe (88,116) and postoperative shoe (10) are disclosed. The postoperative shoe (10) maintains the foot of the wearer supported on a planar inner sole (12) without flexure of the foot while permitting the shoe (10) to roll, imitating the natural motion of the foot during walking. This permits...     

A walking sole to be used under an immobilizing bandage on the lower leg whereby all foot joints are rigid, includes a running surface having three essentially flat parts which are spaced longitudinally and merge into one another with rounded transitions. A forward or toe part is curved upwards from...     

An attractive, sleek, comfortable, light weight ladies shoe includes a hard molded, polyurethane unitary body forming an elevated heel, a shank and an outer sole. The body has a load bearing upwardly directed face and a flange extending upwardly approximately at right angles to the face from the periphery...     

A shoe comprising a shoe base and an interchangable shoe upper. The interchangable shoe upper comprises a vamp and insole as a unit-construction with means for attachment to the shoe base. The shoe base has means for attachment to the shoe upper unit assembly.

A biomechanical article of footwear constructed to assure proper control of pronation and supination of the wearer's foot during locomotion achieved primarily by coordinate action of an extended varus wedge molded into the inner side of the heel and arcuate ribs in the forward half of the outsole designed...     

A convertible shoe having a sole and releasable upper strap portions. Anchoring means attached to the sole edge cooperate with ring means at the ends of the strap portions to releasable secure the upper and sole portions.

An ankle exerciser (10) is disclosed for permitting isokinetic exercise of the ankle joint of the user. The foot of the user is secured to a foot plate (54) by a strap (124). The foot plate is capable of motion about three mutually perpendicular axes (X--X, Y--Y, Z--Z), with one axis corresponding to...     

Footwear with a sole portion for protecting the lower surface of a foot only and support means for slidably receiving the foot for securing the footwear thereto while leaving the toes, heel, and ankle entirely exposed is provided with a pocket on or in the support means opening outwardly to permit insertion...     

The sanitary sandals or slippers are made of different kinds of materials with proper flexibility. Especially, they are made of the mixture of paper and porous plastics. The material is molded into the sandals. The vamp and sole of the sandal are made of the same material. Once the material surface is...     

A beach sandal of improved comfort and enhanced safety comprises a sole provided with a plurality of perforations whose openings in the upper and lower surfaces of the sole are displaced or whose middle portions are displaced from their outer portions. The perforations provide an escape for the water...     

By reducing the number of basic elements to three, the sole, a first thong forming a loop which engages the space between the big toe and the adjacent toe of the wearer, and a second thong which is continuous and is coupled to the loop formed by the first thong and forms, in sequence, a forward-foot...     

An article of footwear is formed of a molded plastic body member, a molded plastic foot support member which supports the wearer's foot, and a flexible harness which retains the body member on the wearer's foot. The body member has a sole portion, a toe cup, a heel cup, and longitudinal sidewalls which...     

An orthopedic shoe (88,116) and postoperative shoe (10) are disclosed. The postoperative shoe (10) maintains the foot of the wearer supported on a planar inner sole (12) without flexure of the foot while permitting the shoe (10) to roll, imitating the natural motion of the foot during walking. This permits...     

A slipper is formed with a sole defined by an outlined edge and having a predetermined length from the front end to the back end thereof, the sole being composed of a toe of a predetermined width defining the front end thereof, a foot inserting part having a predetermined minimum width located adjacent...     

Novel sandal construction including a convertible heel harness to minimize foot slippage in its closed rearward position, and to become a part of a frontal ankle strap in its alternate, forward portion. Thus, the sandal may be slipped into and worn with an open back, or may be placed upon the foot with...     

A method of making an article of footwear includes attaching a connecting strip to forward and rearward portions of the upper on the uppers medial and lateral sides. A sole is provided having recesses adjacent the medial and lateral sides. The footwear is assembled by movement of the connecting strips...     

A portable clamp and anchor to restrain feet during sit-up exercises having two clamp pieces which are adjustably positioned on the bottom of a door and a foot restraining piece which is adjustably positioned relative to the clamp pieces. Hook and loop fasteners are used to connect the pieces together...     

An unlasted shoe construction of the sandal type in which an upper is formed from one-piece of flexible material with vamp tabs and instep tabs integral therewith so that the tabs will be fully clear of the connection of the upper with a bottom. The instep tabs are provided to afford places to attach...     

A slipper designed to leave the wearer's toes exposed for enjoyment or for treatment such as a pedicure is provided. The slipper has a sole which may be of flexible and pliable material or may be relatively rigid. A cushioned insole may also be used and connected to the sole. At the margin of the rear...     

A shoe of use on a post-operative or otherwise traumatized foot includes a sole assembly having a outer sole, a shock absorbing midsole and an inner sole conforming generally to the contour of the sole of the foot, the sole assembly having a limited degree of flexibility, and an upper assembly including...     

A heel-lock support strapping system for use in sandals, slipper type shoes, low-cut shoes, boots, and like footwear. A heel support strap is wound from the heel end portion of the footwear and thence over the instep of the foot of a wearer and under the arch of said foot at least one time, and thence...     

A weighted hollowshoe footwear comprises rubber top, bottom, and sides. An inner chamber is formed by said rubber top, bottom, and sides. A central rubber spine having an inverted V-shape tip is provided in said inner chamber to allow integral weighting material to migrate within said inner chamber.

An inner sole for a shoe consisting of a layered construction having a cushioned moisture repellant bottom layer, an insulating middle layer and an overlying moisture absorbent layer which readily evaporates the retained moisture.

Footwear with an inner sole having upwardly projecting raised flat foot support platforms with foot stimulating, dome-shaped, spaced massage bumps, and non-specific rounded projections on the areas of the inner sole not occupied by the platforms, and the platforms having a lightly stippled surface on...     

A curling slider is formed from a rigid flat plate member of stainless steel which is hard chromed on an underside. The plate has upcurved side and front edges to avoid scoring of the ice. It is attached to a rigid plastics inner by rear side tabs which receive a flange of the inner and a front tab which...     

An interchangeable shoe and slipper combination includes an upper having a front upper portion secured on a sole and a rear upper portion. A slide fastener couples or uncouples the front upper portion and the rear upper portion so as to assemble a shoe, or form a slipper by separating the rear upper...     

An article of footwear, especially a clog has a basic structure including an upper, a sole portion and a heel molded as a unitary article, for example, by high pressure injection molding; in this way a lightweight article can be produced without the need for separate manufacturing steps to attach the...     

Sandal having a hollow sole containing air under slight pressure made by blow molding with a blow pipe having a pointed conical terminal providing a small entrance opening which is eventually sealed.

A sandal with an elongated sole configured to the profile of a human footprint with a toe end and a heel end, employs a toe strap connected at two anchor points to grip the forward part of user's foot and a heel strap connected at two anchor points to grip the ankle of a user's foot with a lateral strap...     

Sandal having a hollow sole containing air under slight pressure made by blow molding with a blow pipe having a pointed conical terminal providing a small entrance opening which is eventually sealed.

A heel protection device for the heel strap of a conventional swimfin is disclosed, which protects the wearer from bruising, blistering, and chafing of the foot while wearing and using the swimfin. The heel protector is made of a sheet of polymer foam material and has a body portion with a width and...     

An outsole construction includes a forefoot cushion section in the forefoot region and a heel cushion section in the heel region, each surrounded by a stabilizing platform section. The cushion sections include a plurality of resilient, hollow ribs which extend at least slightly below the bottom surface...     

The sandal has a laminated sole comprising an inner sole and an outer sole, both formed of flexible cellular material. The inner sole is thicker, less dense and softer than the outer sole. A single retaining strap is employed which also is made of flexible and elastic cellular material and which has...     

A universal shoe sling for employment with a conventional shoe, having a strap member or members attached to a shoe heel engagement means such as a loop member or a pair of loop members. The heel engagement means is configured and dimensioned to slidably engage the heel of a conventional shoe. The strap...     

A sandal has a removable ankle strap which is anchored to the sandal at its rear portion and has a pair of side straps connected to the opposite side portions thereof. The side straps cross over each other and have one of the ends thereof fixedly attached to the toe portion of the sandal while the opposite...     

An improved sole for a cast shoe is disclosed herein, which sole includes three regions designed to combine together to form a sole enabling the user of the shoe thereof to walk with a more natural gait than is possible through the use of prior art designs. The three regions of the sole consist of an...     

A foot support structure which is attached to a shoe so as to provide support to the medial arch of a foot in a longitudinal direction while acting as a supplement to the longitudinal fascia, ligaments and tendons of the foot is disclosed. The structure includes a sling strap which is most effective...     

Footwear, such as a shoe (1) having a flat inner surface (5) and between said flat inner surface (5) and the instep a flat layer (6,12) of constant thickness for support of the foot, which flat layer (6,12) is of a highly springy elastic material with a high elastic recovery capacity, such as high density...     

The present invention provides a modular orthopedic sandal. The modular orthopedic sandal includes an insole and a sole. The sole has a top surface recessed below its top peripheral edge to form a sidewall surrounding the top surface. The insole is attached to a groove within the sidewall on the top...     

A protective foot covering arrangement is set forth wherein a polymeric covering is provided for overlying an individual's shoe upon entering a dwelling. The covering includes an embodiment provided with a "V" shaped slot formed within a top panel of the shoe terminating from a rear edge of the panel...     

Shower sandals having a scrubbing surface provided on the top surface of the sandal strap so that a person can scrub the bottom of his feet by removing the sandal from one foot and move the foot across the scrubbing surface on the sandal being worn on the other foot.

A high-heeled shoe, and method for making the same, the shoe being characterized by providing a substantially flat supporting area for a wearer's foot while appearing to support the foot at an angle. The shoe comprises a sole portion forming a supporting area for a wearer's foot, a heel joined with the...     

A slipper or article of footwear for use subsequent to surgical procedures on the foot in which immobilization is not required. The slipper includes a sole constructed of a semi-rigid material but with sufficient flexibility that a person can still walk in a normal manner. The slipper includes forward...     

Footwear having a combination strap and decorative lighting fully encased in transparent tubing providing multifunctional footwear suitable for a variety of occasions including leisure and night clubs having a battery, lights encased in a transparent tubing connecting to a battery timed switch for flashing...     

A sandal, specially suited for use in a wet environment, includes a sole to which one or more x-shaped foot straps are mounted to the front sole portion and a flexible heel basket mounted to the heel sole portion. Each foot strap is made from a continuous length strap which forms first and second loops...     

A sanitary slipper type shoe comprising a sole and an upper. The sole having a top layer, a bottom layer, and a medial layer sandwiched between the two. The top layer has a corrugated, wave like upper surface, and the bottom layer has a rough lower surface. The medial layer is filled with dry plant materials...     

The apparatus is arranged to provide for a lotion container contained within an upper and lower shoe sole portion, wherein the sole portion includes supporting bands for mounting the container to an individual's foot. Confronting and mirror image cavities within the upper and lower sole portions receive...     

A sandal has separately adjustable toe and ankle strap assemblies. The toe strap assembly has a toe strap which is permanently secured at one end thereof to one side of the insole of the sandal. An anchor member is secured to the under surface of the insole at the side thereof opposite to that at which...     

A sandal particularly well suited for surfing has an instep pad adapted to extend across the instep at the top of the foot and a traction surface adapted to extend across the bottom of the foot between the heel and the ball of the foot. An ankle strap holds the pad and sole rearward while a toe strap...     

A mold for making a sandal having an injected molded sole comprises a last for receiving an upper, a ring, and a sole plate. The last, ring and sole plate form a sealed cavity where the sole is formed in response to plastic material being injected into the sealed cavity. The injected plastic material...     

A length adjustable scuff formed of a fabric sole of sufficient length for at least a portion of its after-section to be folded back on top of the remaining portion of the after-section to provide a support for the wearer's heel and/or arch. The folded-over portion of the after-section may be adjustably...     

A shoe comprising a vamp, an inner sole, an outer sole, a heel, and an auxiliary heel combined together. The inner sole has opposing slots and locating holes from combining with the vamp by means of screws and combination of slots and projecting-down sides. The outer sole is adhered with a front and...     

A shower sandal having an interior lined with a multiplicity of flexible protrusions and having suction cups on the underside to secure the sandal to the shower, the sandal being sufficiently large that the foot of the user can be moved about within the sandal against the flexible protrusions to clean...     

A foot and shoe protector. The protector includes an enclosed toe portion shaped to substantially conform to and incase the toe area of a foot and a generally rectangular heelless sole portion attached along one edge to the enclosed toe portion. The heelless sole portion extends beyond the edges of the...     

A sandal includes a pair of heel posts on a sole, a heel strap between the heel posts, a toe post on the sole, an adjustable toe strap, and an adjustable cinch strap attached to the toe post. The cinch strap has a longitudinal portion which extends longitudinally through a heel cinch on one of the heel...     

A shoe to be worn on a foot cast for providing a more normal gait as the wearer of the cast walks, the shoe has a molded sole formed of a foam material, a shoe upper connected to the molded sole and adapted to extend around the foot cast, and straps connected to the shoe upper for securing the shoe upper...     

This invention relates to a sole for an orthopaedic cast having an upper and a lower surface and first, second and third regions broadly corresponding respectively to the heel, arch of the foot and ball of the foot of a wearer, characterized in that the lower surface of the third region is provided with...     

A strap system which includes a strap (such as an instep strap) and a buckle. The buckle is engageable with the strap such that the strap defines an adjustable strap loop. The buckle is configured so that the size of the strap loop may be adjusted so as to vary the snugness of the strap system to the...     

A shoe having a closure system is disclosed. The shoe has an upper and a sole attached to the upper. A first strap member is attached to the medial side of the shoe at two longitudinal locations. A second strap member is attached to the lateral side of the shoe at two longitudinal locations. A first...     

A healing sandal includes a sole having a forward toe portion, a rearward heel portion, an upper surface, and a bottom surface for contacting the ground. An upper is attached at a bottom side thereof to the sole and extends upwardly therefrom. The upper has two side panels adjustably attached to one...     

A sandal includes a pair of heel posts on a sole, a heel strap between the heel posts, a toe post on the sole, an adjustable toe strap, and an adjustable cinch strap attached to the toe post. The cinch strap has a longitudinal portion which extends longitudinally through a heel cinch on one of the heel...     

The invention relates to a forefoot relief shoe (10) possessing a sole portion (11) that is substantially triangular in a side view or in a vertical longitudinal section having a thickness which decreases in the rearward direction and which terminates anteriorly before the the metatarsal region of the...     

A sandal having a sole formed of a lower layer, an intermediate layer having openings formed therein, and a microporous upper layer with the layers sealed together to form air pockets. The sole is fastened upon a user's foot by three, separate, independently adjustable straps. One strap extends over...     

A disposable shower thong including a sole member formed of a flat planar paper material that has a top surface and a bottom surface. The paper material of the sole member has a top layer and a bottom layer with a common sheeting therebetween. Each layer is comprised of a corrugated paper sheet. The...     

The instant invention is a one piece thong constructed from a flexible base. A cut line along the front of the base provides an upwardly extending tab for insertion between the first and second toe. The tab is shaped to conform to the toes and uses an enlarged upper portion for securing the base to the...