Boots – shoes – and leggings – Boots and shoes – Foot-supporting or foot-conforming feature
Patent
1989-01-03
1990-04-10
Meyers, Steven N.
Boots, shoes, and leggings
Boots and shoes
Foot-supporting or foot-conforming feature
36115, 36 71, A43B 100, A43B 1100
Patent
active
049148370
ABSTRACT:
An improvement in footwear consisting of sandal footwear having an interior plenum adapted to contain sand or other granular material, the sand providing a natural environment walking surface for the bottom of a person's foot. The footwear has a lower shell and attached bottom sole to form a cuplike shell with upraised heel part, and an upper cover joining the lower shell and covering the front top portion of the footwear to form with the lower shell the plenum leading to the ankle inlet/outlet mouth. Situated interiorly to the enclosed plenum upper cover is a toe pad providing a defined spacial clearance between itself and the persons's toes, the pad adapted to be engaged by the foot when the foot lifts the footwear for purposes of retaining the sandal upon the person's foot while being moved. Additionally, an annular ankle pad is situated interiorly to the inlet/outlet mouth of the footwear, the annular ankle pad adapted to continually engage the wearer's upper ankle to contain the granular material, and also to serve to intercept the person's instep as the person pivots their foot upward as they walk, thus helping to bring the footwear along with the foot. The described invention permits the free movement of the contained granular material allowing it to transform and continually conform to the shape of the person's foot as the person utilizes the sandal in walking, and to thereby provide a healthful and comfortable article of footwear.
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McClanahan J. Michael
Meyers Steven N.
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