The present invention provides the foot cover which inhibits deterioration in comfort in wearing and decrease in flexibility which would be caused by an adhesive member provided at a heel part. The foot cover includes a plantar part which is to cover a sole of a foot, and a side part which is to cover a toe and a heel of the foot and to cover both sides of the foot which extend from the toe to the heel. The side part is made of seamless annular flexible cloth having a foot insertion opening part, and the plantar part is joined to the side part with a joining process excluding sewing.

A shoe may include an upper portion constructed from a continuous textile (e.g., a knit textile) that includes an elastic region and a structural region. The elastic region may be positioned about a perimeter of an opening into a cavity configured to receive a wearer's foot, and the elastic region may be configured to secure the shoe to a wearer's foot. The elastic region may have a first elasticity that is greater than a second elasticity of the structural region. In an unworn configuration, the elastic region may cause a tread surface of a sole of the shoe to have a continuous curvature. In a worn configuration, substantially all of an intermediate section of the tread surface may contact a surface on which the shoe is placed. The elastic region may improve the performance of the shoe, including the comfort and durability.

A shower sandal with integrated foot cleaners, massagers, and exfoliators includes a sole, a medial sidewall, a lateral sidewall, a bridge, and a plurality of bristles. The sole that rest underneath the user's foot includes a forefoot section, a midfoot section, and a hindfoot section. The medial sidewall and the lateral sidewall are oppositely positioned of each other across the hindfoot section. The medial sidewall is terminally connected onto the hindfoot section. The lateral sidewall is terminally connected onto the hindfoot section. The bridge is positioned across the forefoot section and terminally connected to the forefoot section. The plurality of bristles is adjacently connected to the sole, the medial sidewall, the lateral sidewall, and the bridge so that the plurality of bristles can clean, massage, and exfoliate the user's foot.

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.

A customizable shoe assembly for altering the appearance of slippers includes a slipper that can be worn on a user's foot. The slipper has a sole, an insole lying on top of the sole to have the user's foot lie thereon and a body to surround the user's foot. A cover is provided and the cover is removably positioned on the slipper for completely covering the slipper. The cover is provided in a variety of colors to alter the appearance of the slipper.

A beach shoe system including a beach shoe and a stabilizing member. The stabilizing member, when attached to the beach shoe, being below the beach shoe and being removably attached to the beach shoe. The stabilizing member includes a porous, substantially planar section underlying a sole of the beach shoe and extending transversely beyond peripheral sides of the beach shoe. The stabilizing member preferably includes a peripheral rim attached to the planar section and extending downwardly and upwardly therefrom.

A slipper that is an assemblable slipper is proposed. The slipper is assembled without use of an adhesive, used with any design as desired by the user, and is easy to carry. The slipper can be assembled, without use of an adhesive by inserting a band into a sole portion and fixing the band with a bed. In effect, when the slipper is carried or is not in use, a space for carrying can be reduced by separating the band from the sole portion, and it is also easy to react to damage or separation of the band. In addition, as it is easy to replace the band, the slipper can be easily replaced with a design as desired by the user. In this regard, the present invention is effective in extending the life of the slipper as a result of replacement of the band.

In aspects of the invention, a footwear sole can include a sole member formed of a single unitary layer, wherein the sole member is formed of a compound including ethyl vinyl acetate (EVA) and rubber. The compound can further include a bulking agent. The compound can further include a foaming agent, a color master agent and a bridging agent. The sole member can include a top surface, the top surface including a plurality of apertures defined in a rear portion of the top surface. The plurality of apertures can define a tapered shape, and a first aperture of the plurality of apertures can have a depth that is less than a second aperture of the plurality of apertures. The plurality of apertures can be arranged in a plurality of rows.

A footwear combination that includes a base shoe that may be combined with plural different fitted socks to accommodate plural outfits, depending upon the fitted sock that is combined with the shoe. The fitted socks are detachable from the shoe (e.g., for washing and change of outfitting). Points of attachment between the sock and shoe extend down to the region of the metatarso-phalangeal joints. This allows the dorsal portion of the foot to remain bare and will allow fashionable women's footwear to be at once comfortable and trendy.

Disclosed herein are improved cross-linked resilin compositions and methods of making these improved compositions. These include new methods of cross-linking resilin compositions, use of polar nonaqueous solvents for adjusting material properties of cross-linked resilin solid compositions, and resilin foam compositions and methods of making the same.