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US 4,059,910 AGranted
Footwear apparatus
OwnerKenneth Bryden, Norman C. Barrettinventors
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Abstract
A sandal for wearing on the foot is provided having a plurality of elongated, wooden slats having their ends shaped to form the bottom of a sandal or shoe. The slats are held together by a flexible piece of material glued to one side thereof and a flexible sandal or shoe upper portion may be attached to the top of the flexible material holding the slats together to form a sandal.
Claims9
A footwear apparatus comprising in combination:
- a plurality of elongated wooden members of a generally uniform cross-section, each shaped to receive an adjacent member, and having a predetermined shape to collectively form a foot support;
- a pair of end elongated wooden members shaped to form the toe and heel end members of a foot support;
- flexible connecting means attached at one side of each wooden member to hold said wooden members together in a spaced relationship to each other and to allow separation of said wooden members when said flexible connecting means is flexed;
- an upper footwear portion attached to said flexible connecting means to attach said flexible means and wooden members to a wearer's foot, thereby providing a piece of footwear, said upper footwear portion having a flat flexible portion having the same general shape as the flexible connecting means, and forming a pair of flexible portions connecting to said plurality of elongated wooden members;
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- said upper footwear portion flat flexible portion also having one portion of a hook and loop material attached thereto and said flexible connecting means is a second portion of a hook and loop material whereby said upper footwear portion and said wooden members can be removably attached to each other.
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