Improved footwear is disclosed, including an improved foot gripping member and footwear having a resilient and angled or curved sole. The improvements are particularly well adapted for footwear made for beach, street, home, sports, or general casual wear. The various features of the disclosed footwear may be utilized alone, or in combination with each other, in order to improve the comfort and improve the attachment to the footwear to the foot.

A medical shoe having a plurality of outsole projections is provided. The medical shoe may include a sole assembly configured to support a foot, and a frame surrounding the sole assembly. The sole assembly may include a midsole portion forming a substantially planar surface for supporting the foot and an outsole portion including the plurality of outsole projections extending from the midsole portion. The frame may include a plurality of through holes corresponding to the plurality of outsole projections. The plurality of outsole projections may extend through the plurality of through holes so as to form a ground contacting surface. The plurality of outsole projections may also be provided in a symmetrical pattern. The sole assembly may be secured to the frame by a self-locking fit between the sole assembly and the frame.

A medical shoe having a plurality of outsole projections is provided. The medical shoe may include a sole assembly configured to support a foot, and a frame surrounding the sole assembly. The sole assembly may include a midsole portion forming a substantially planar surface for supporting the foot and an outsole portion including the plurality of outsole projections extending from the midsole portion. The frame may include a plurality of through holes corresponding to the plurality of outsole projections. The plurality of outsole projections may extend through the plurality of through holes so as to form a ground contacting surface. The plurality of outsole projections may also be provided in a symmetrical pattern. The sole assembly may be secured to the frame by a self-locking fit between the sole assembly and the frame.

A footwear includes a base, a one-inch cushiony toe separator, and a strap. The base has a first end and a second end, and the one-inch cushiony toe separator is disposed proximate to the first end. The one-inch cushiony toe separator is adapted to dispose between a big toe of the foot and a second toe of the foot to facilitate a separation of the big toe from the second toe. Further, the one-inch cushiony toe separator includes a width of one inch. Moreover, the strap includes a lateral strap portion and a longitudinal strap portion extending from the lateral strap portion to the one-inch cushiony toe separator. The lateral strap portion and the longitudinal strap portion together are adapted to enclose at least a second bone of the big toe to facilitate an alignment of the second bone.

An interchangeable ornamentation system for a footwear comprises a base fastener affixed to a base. The base and the base fastener collectively define a foundation. A first strap and a second strap are coupled to the base. The first strap and the second strap are both configured to individually couple to foot straps of the footwear for matingly and removable attachment to the base fastener so that the foundation is removably attached to the footwear. A removable ornamentation includes a decorative member and an ornamentation fastener. The decorative member oppositely faces the ornamentation fastener. The ornamentation fastener is configured to matingly and removably attach to the base fastener.

A footwear including an outsole portion; an insole portion, wherein an upper surface area of the midsole portion being operable for contacting a wearer's foot; a midsole section, the midsole section is disposed between the outsole portion and upper or strap portion, wherein the midsole section is configured to be operable for absorbing a shock imposed on the footwear; a predetermined amount of fluid; a fluid compartment disposed in the midsole section, wherein the fluid compartment is configured to house the predetermined amount of fluid, in which a perimeter area around the fluid-filled compartment comprises a translucent or clear material, and wherein the housed fluid can be seen or observed through the compartment; and in which an upper surface area of the fluid-filled compartment that is into engagement with a top layer of the midsole portion comprises a pliable material that is configured to stretch under pressure.

The present disclosure describes a sport sandal having a sole and a securement mechanism coupled to the sole. The securement mechanism has a brace, which couples a plurality of toe posts to a plurality of lateral supports. The securement mechanism also has a heel leash coupled to the plurality of lateral supports. Sport sandals according to the present disclosure provide a user with improved forefront control, improved lateral side traction on the user's toes, improved comfort, and a reduction forward pressure on the user's toes.

The present invention provides footwear capable of changing between a flip-flop and a sandal. The structure of a flip-flop which includes a sole having a top section, a bottom section, a forefoot section, a heel section, and a sidewall section. Also, a forefoot cover having V-shaped straps is positioned and extends over at least a part of the forefoot section and is attached to the top section of the sole. A horizontal recess is formed in the heel section of the sole for receiving therein a horizontal strap, which is removably placed in the horizontal recess. The horizontal strap is moveable by the user between a first stored position in the recess, and a second in-use raised position, wherein the horizontal strap extends above the horizontal recess and covers the bridge of the user's foot in order to convert the flip-flop to a sandal for securing the foot more securely.

A footwear device is provided having a deformable heel contact member. The heel contact member extends above a top portion of the footwear's sole and deforms into a cavity formed in the sole when the user's heel applies a force against the heel contact member. The heel contact member is resilient and returns to its original shape when the force against the heel contact member is eliminated. The heel contact member is particularly well suited to reduce heel slap of open heeled footwear.