Sandal

A new and improved sandal system for assisting in spreading a wearer's toes during pedicure and medical treatment and the like comprising, in combination:

• a sole portion having a curved front end and a curved rear end and a pair of sides, at least one side of which is in a serpentine fashion, the sole portion being comprised of a plurality of layers of elastomeric material including a planar lower layer adapted to be positioned on the ground and an upper layer adapted to receive the foot of a wearer thereon, the upper layer having a planar rear section and a planar front section and an angling intermediate section there between, the sole portion also including a plurality of intermediate layers including one layer contoured to provide the positioning of the upper layer at a higher elevation at its rear portion than its front portion for urging a wearer's foot forwardly, the upper layer having a pair of longitudinal slits adjacent to the rear thereof and four circular holes adjacent to the front thereof;
• a toe strap having an upper section positionable over the instep of a wearer's foot and a lower section positioned through the slits and extending there beneath, the strap having four apertures adjacent to the forward edge thereof in the upper portion;
• two cords with four central extents each cord having two central elongated sections in a generally vertical orientation and having two upper extents extending through associated apertures of the strap and having two lower extents looped around the holes in the upper layer;
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• four cylindrical sleeves of a deformable plastic material, each encompassing the cords between the top surface and the upper layer and the lower edge of the strap, the sleeves adapted to receive a wearer's toes there between to effect their separation for pedicure and medical treatment and the like when the foot is urged forwardly by the shape of the sole portion.