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Sandal with Charms Suspended in Fluid and Attachable Charms

a technology of attachable charms and sandals, which is applied in the field of sandals, can solve the problems of not being able to remove the charm, not being able to reattach the charm to an item of footwear, and not being able to present decorative themes

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-03-11
FERRANTE STACY +1
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Once the charm is attached to the footwear, it is not easy to remove the charm to attach a different charm instead.
None of the known methods of attaching a charm enables the charm to be removably attached to an item of footwear.
The pouch does not contain charms and does not allow for the presentation of decorative themes using charms and / or colored fluid.

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[0021]In the following description of a sandal, it should be understood that the sandal could be designed in many different ways. For example, the sandal may or may not include a heel or a wedge, the sandal could be constructed using any number of straps, and the straps could be configured in a number of different ways. The term “sandal” is intended to cover any item of footwear that is secured to a foot using straps or strap-like structures. In addition, the sandal may be constructed using any combination of a number of different materials, for example, portions of the sandal could be constructed from leather, rubber, and / or a plastic material.

[0022]Referring now to the figures of the drawing in detail and first, particularly, to FIG. 1 thereof, there is seen a first preferred embodiment of a sandal 10. In this example, the sandal 10 is constructed as a flip-flop or thong 12. The thong 12 includes a base 14 that is constructed such that the person wearing the thong 12 can place her...

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Abstract

The invention is a sandal that includes a base and at least one strap connected to the base. The strap includes at least one chamber that is at least translucent and that is preferably transparent. A fluid is located in the chamber, and a plurality of charms is suspended in the fluid located in the chamber. The sandal may be constructed as a thong-type sandal and many different types of charms may be placed in the chamber. The fluid may optionally be colored and may optionally have glitter or simulated snow suspended therein. A removably attachable charm may optionally be attached to the strap.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The invention relates to a sandal constructed with a chamber having a fluid with charms that can be selected and presented to provide a unique visual appearance, and to charms that can be removably attached to the strap of a sandal.[0003]2. Description of the Related Art[0004]It is known to add decorative features to an item of footwear by permanently attaching a charm to a fixed location on the outside of the footwear. Sewing the charm onto the outside of the footwear is a commonly used method of attaching the charm to the footwear. Another commonly used attachment method is forming a hole through a part of the footwear and constructing a charm with a stem that is inserted into the hole and then deformed to permanently lock the stem in the hole. The ornamental features of the charm are externally located on top of the location at which the charm is attached to the footwear. Once the charm is attached to the footwear, i...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A43B23/24A43B3/12A43B23/00
CPCA43B23/25A43B3/126
Inventor FERRANTE, STACYTROTTA, CHRISSY
Owner FERRANTE STACY
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