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US 12,285,077 B2Granted
Shoe with detachable sock
OwnerMargaret Woodburyinventor
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Abstract
A footwear combination that includes a base shoe that may be combined with plural different fitted socks to accommodate plural outfits, depending upon the fitted sock that is combined with the shoe. The fitted socks are detachable from the shoe (e.g., for washing and change of outfitting). Points of attachment between the sock and shoe extend down to the region of the metatarso-phalangeal joints. This allows the dorsal portion of the foot to remain bare and will allow fashionable women's footwear to be at once comfortable and trendy.
Claims13
A combination shoe and sock comprising:
- a tongue-less shoe body having a sole and a rim at an opening of the shoe body, wherein the opening is configured to receive a foot of a wearer of the shoe and adapted to expose a top of the foot where metatarso-phalangeal joints of the foot rest in the shoe when the shoe is worn by a wearer of that sized shoe;
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- first hook and loop material attached around or along the rim for detachably connecting to the sock including at least a portion of the first hook and loop material attached on the shoe on a front portion of the rim adapted to be proximate to where metatarso-phalangeal joints of the foot of the wearer of that sized shoe rest in the shoe when the shoe is worn,
- wherein the sock comprises second hook and loop material at at least one location corresponding to the portion of the first hook and loop material attached on the front portion of the rim adapted to be proximate to where metatarso-phalangeal joints of the foot of the wearer of that sized shoe rest in the shoe when the shoe is worn, and
- wherein the sock is configured to extend underneath a foot of the wearer of the shoe and a top of the sock extends over the rim of the shoe hiding the first hook and loop material from view when the sock is attached to the shoe.
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