Toe Spacer Sock and Corrective Footwear
OwnerMichael Steelinventor
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Abstract
An article of footwear, such as a sock, sandal, shoe or boot, contains built-in cushions or spacers to correct or protect the toes, or to provide the wearer better comfort. The cushions or spacers may be retained between the toes in a tube, formed integrally with the sock, which is everted to a position between adjacent toes. The footwear may have an integral toe-correcting strap built in to provide outward tension on the big toe.
Claims9
An article of footwear having integral individual toe compartments sufficient for receiving the toes of a wearer, and at least one additional compartment between said toe compartments for receiving and retaining a cushion or toe spacer placed therein.
An article of footwear comprising a strap anchored to the footwear, said strap being connected to or forming a loop which extends around the big toe to prevent the big toe from deforming into a crooked bunion toe, or to correct a slightly bent one.
The invention of claim 8, wherein the strap is anchored to the footwear by a hook-type Velcro fastener element for engaging loops in the footwear material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.