Novelty footwear item and method of using same

A novelty footwear item, comprising:

• a wedge-shape midsole sandwiched between an outsole and a footbed;
• said midsole having an elongated storage area extending from a heel support area to an arch support area of said footbed;
• collapse-flex inhibiting means partially disposed in said footbed and partially disposed in said midsole for substantially preventing outsole and footbed collapse into said elongated storage area under user load;
• a footbed heel support shank disposed about said collapse-flex inhibiting means partially disposed in said footbed to reinforce a bottom area of said footbed for further substantially preventing footbed collapse into said elongated storage area under user load;
• a midsole heel support shank disposed about said collapse-flex inhibiting means partially disposed is said midsole to reinforce a bottom area of said midsole for further substantially preventing outsole collapse into said elongated storage area;
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• wherein said footbed and at least a portion of said collapse-flex inhibiting means cooperate to facilitate the pivoting of said footbed away from said midsole to provide user access to said elongated storage area.

A novelty footwear item, comprising:

• a wedge-shape midsole sandwiched between an outsole and a footbed;
• said midsole having an elongated storage area extending from a heel support area to an arch support area of said footbed;
• collapse-flex inhibiting means partially disposed in said footbed and partially disposed in said midsole for substantially preventing outsole and footbed collapse into said elongated storage area under user load;
• and
• wherein said footbed and at least a portion of said collapse-flex inhibiting means cooperate to facilitate the pivoting of said footbed away from said midsole to provide user access to said elongated storage area;
• wherein said midsole is sandwiched between a midsole shank and a footbed shank at about said heel support area of said midsole for substantially preventing collapse of said flexible footbed and said flexible midsole when subject to a user load;
• wherein said bottom compartment is constructed with a midsole heel support stiffening arrangement integrally disposed therein;
• wherein said midsole heel support stiffening arrangement includes a plurality of spaced apart elonaated raised bar members;
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• wherein said spaced apart elongated raised bar members are arranged in series in a single straight line configuration.

A novelty footwear item, comprising:

• an outsole for engaging a ground surface;
• a wedge shaped midsole having a personal object receiving compartment disposed in a top surface thereof, a bottom shank receiving compartment disposed in a bottom surface thereof, and an upper rear periphery heel area partially bounding said personal object receiving compartment;
• wherein said bottom shank receiving compartment has a bottom shank disposed therein;
• a footbed having a foot strap secured to a top surface thereof, a top shank receiving compartment disposed in a bottom surface thereof, and a lower rear periphery heel area partially bounding said top shank receiving compartment;
• wherein said top shank receiving compartment has a top shank disposed therein;
• wherein said midsole is removably attached to said footbed at about a substantial rear portion of said midsole for providing user access to said personal object receiving compartment;
• wherein said midsole is sandwiched between and permanently attached to said outsole and to said footbed at about a substantial front portion of said midsole;
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• wherein said upper area and said lower area each have disposed therein a plurality of spaced apart and different dimensioned hook and pile clumps for helping to removably attach said midsole to said footbed about said secure a rear portion of said wedge shaped carrier member to a rear portion of said top compartment sealing member;
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• wherein said personal object receiving compartment is sandwiched between said top shank and said bottom shank for helping said midsole at about said object receiving compartment resist deformation under load.