Foldable Sandal

a sandal and foldable technology, applied in the field of footwear, can solve the problems of not being comfortable for more than a few hours or for long distance walking, traditional sandals are too large to fit into many bags, and the space is often very limited

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-11-11
PANTAZES MARIA
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Often times the type of shoe worn is a high heel which provides a fashionable option, but which may not be comfortable for more than a few hours or for long distance walking.
In many cases high heels are removed and dancing continues in bare feet due to the discomfort caused by many fashionable shoes.
Traditional sandals are too large to fit into many bags carried by people to these types of events.
As with gym bags or lockers, space is often very limited when packing bags or suitcases for traveling.
This configuration often leads to difficulty when trying to pack the sandals, particularly when trying to pac...

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[0020]A foldable sandal 9 is illustrated in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 as including a folding member outsole 15 and a retaining member 12. While the present description refers to a foldable sandal, the term “sandal” should be understood herein to refer to any article of footwear having an upper adapted to allow the folding member outsole to fold according the present description. For example, the term “sandal” may refer to a traditional thong-style sandal or to a wrap-style sandal. Additionally, the term “sandal” may refer to the more contemporary variations of a sandal such as those with heel retaining members and toe retaining members, some of which also couple the heel retaining members and the toe retaining members together to form a sort of aerated or ventilated shoe. Accordingly, retaining member 12 illustrated in FIG. 1 is merely exemplary of the one or more retaining members that may operate to hold the sandal on the wearer's foot during use. Retaining member 12 may include multiple ...

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A foldable sandal includes a forefoot portion that is adapted to be disposed under a front portion of a wearer's foot, a rear-foot portion that is adapted to be disposed under a rear portion of the wearer's foot, and a folding member outsole that functions as the folding member and the bottom layer of the sandal. The folding member is operatively coupled to both the forefoot portion and the rear-foot portion wherein the folding member is adapted to enable the foldable sandal to be selectively moved between an open configuration suitable for wearing and a folded configuration suitable for storage. The sandal may also have a retaining member fastened to the folding member outsole or the forefoot portion and/or the rear-foot portion to hold the sandal on the wearer's foot.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of provisional patent application Ser. No. 61 / 175,873, filed 2009, May 6 by the present inventor.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]This application relates generally to footwear and more particularly to folding sandals.[0004]2. Description of the Prior Art[0005]People often use multiple types of footwear on a daily basis. It is more common that a person has multiple pairs of shoes adapted for particular purposes such as social activities, exercising, work activities, and lounging than owning one pair for all purposes. Often times the type of shoe worn is a high heel which provides a fashionable option, but which may not be comfortable for more than a few hours or for long distance walking. Many people who regularly wear high heels or other shoes with limited comfort will carry a spare set of comfortable shoes, often being sandals, in their personal carrying bags for conveni...

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IPC IPC(8): A43B3/24A43B13/18A43B3/12A43B13/38
CPCA43B3/10
Inventor PANTAZES, MARIA
Owner PANTAZES MARIA
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