Post pedicure shoe
OwnerKathy Alleninventor
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Abstract
A post-pedicure shoe according to the present invention includes a sole having front and rear ends and upper and lower surfaces. A foam cushion is situated atop the sole upper layer for comfortably accommodating a person's foot. The shoe includes a toe cover pivotally coupled to the front of the sole and is movable between open and closed configurations. The toe cover includes a configuration for protecting a person's toe nails from debris or contact with the shoe while still enabling the person to walk around. The shoe also includes a plurality of toe separators adjacent the sole front end for keeping the toes from touching one another while the shoe is worn.
Claims4
A post-pedicure shoe, comprising:
- a sole having front and rear ends and opposed upper and lower surfaces, said sole having a semi-rigid construction;
- a foam cushion attached and situated atop said upper layer of said sole and extending between said front and rear ends;
- wherein said foam cushion includes an arch support area situated between said front and rear ends;
- a toe cover pivotally coupled to a tip of said front end of said sole with a hinge and movable between open and closed configurations, said toe cover having a generally dome-shaped configuration having a top wall with depending side walls defining a hollow interior, open bottom, and an open back, whereby to protect but not contact a user's toes when at said closed configuration;
- wherein:
- at said open configuration said toe cover is positioned such that said side walls and said open back are tilted forward above said front end of said sole;
- at said closed configuration said toe cover is positioned such that said top wall of said toe cover is generally parallel with said sole;
- said toe cover is constructed of a hard plastic material;
- a plurality of toe separators fixedly attached atop said foam cushion, said separators being spaced apart and situated substantially adjacent a front edge of said sole front end;
- wherein said plurality of toe separators are displaced a distance from said front edge of said sole so that a user's toes do not extend beyond said sole front edge when situated upon said foam cushion and when said toe cover is at said closed configuration;
- a heel support member connected to said rear end of said sole and extending upwardly therefrom;
- an elongate strap having a first end coupled to said rear end of said sole and a second end extending longitudinally therefrom;
- means for releasably attaching said second end to said toe cover when said toe cover is at said closed configuration;
- at least one closure member having a first portion connected to said sole generally adjacent to said front end of said sole and a second portion extending therefrom;
- means for releasably attaching said second portion to said toe cover when said toe cover is at said closed configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.