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Flexible shoe and container

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-09-06
JOIE DE VIVRE
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[0013]The invention meets the needs set f

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However, the Tartaglia, et al. sandals are not very comfortable nor are they very flexible, because the outer sole and the heel of Tartaglia, et al. sandals are fairly rigid.
In addition, a need exists for portable footwear that a wearer can carry for use while traveling, or because her regular “heels” are hurting her.

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[0036]The flexible shoes disclosed herein will now be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which preferred embodiments of the flexible shoes and containers disclosed herein are shown. The same numbers for components and features are used where applicable.

[0037]As shown in the accompanying drawings, the present invention is directed to a flexible shoe 1 or 30 preferably, but not necessarily, having the form of a sandal. It is emphasized that in the informative description of the various preferred embodiments of the present invention the flexible shoes 1 or 30 may comprise a variety of different footwear structures other than the one or more sandal configurations represented in FIGS. 1 through 13. The flexible shoes and containers disclosed herein may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments set forth in this specification.

[0038]A first preferred embodiment of a flexible shoe 1 is sh...

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Abstract

A pair of flexible shoes have an outer sole, a foam mid-sole, and an inner sole as well as an upper portion. Each of the shoes may be rolled or folded into a compact configuration and have a sandal configuration. The folded shoes may be stored in a container such as a pouch or case for convenient carrying, such as in the wearer's purse or handbag, for use upon need. For example, a wearer may want to change to more stylish and / or more comfortable shoes after work or to change to a pair of sandals after receiving a pedicure.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 60 / 720,245, filed Sep. 23, 2005 for a “Flexible Shoe and Pouch,” the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference for all purposes permitted by law and regulation.STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT[0002]None.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]1. Field of the Invention[0004]The present invention is directed to footwear. In particular, the present invention is directed to flexible shoes such as sandals and containers for the same.[0005]2. Description of the Related Art[0006]A number of sandals and “flip-flops” are known that have some flexibility. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,737,853 to Smejkal discloses a shoe sole which is convertible into a shoe. More particularly, a shoe sole is constituted of a flexible material wherein predetermined notch-like cut-outs and incisions may be provided in the shoe sale, with the latter ...

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IPC IPC(8): A43B3/12A43B1/10
CPCA43B3/24A43B3/105
Inventor KIRSCH, STACEYLEE, YUNKYUNG KANDY
Owner JOIE DE VIVRE
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