Architecture is present that provides a glow-in-the-dark flip flop sandal device that increases the visibility of individuals that are walking or cycling by oncoming drivers, and more particularly to a durable flip flop sandal having a phosphorescent portion that emits visible light under low-light conditions.

A universal clip includes a base housing including a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LED) lights; a fastening assembly affixed on the base housing; a decorative element attached with the base housing; and a sensor electrically connected with the LED lights to activate lighting effects produced by the LED lights; wherein the fastening assembly includes a locking cavity and an elongated locking arm selectively engaged within the locking cavity to perform a locked position and an unlocked position.

A footwear including a shoe body and a removable, heatable, inner sole is provided. The shoe body is shaped as footwear, for example, in the shape of a shoe, a slipper, a boot, etc. The removable, heatable, inner sole is placed between a sole and an insole of the shoe body. The removable, heatable, inner sole is rigid and is made of a material that can be heated repeatedly in a microwave oven for use within footwear. During use, the user can remove the removable, heatable, inner sole from the shoe body freely and conveniently, heat the removable, heatable, inner sole in the microwave oven, and place the heated inner sole between the sole and the insole of the shoe body. When the user wears the shoe body with the heated inner sole, the user can enjoy a soothing warmth and comfort provided by the heated inner sole.

A method for making an article of footwear includes placing a purified recombinant resilin composition in a mold with a cross-linking solution, incubating the recombinant resilin composition in the cross-linking solution to generate a solid resilin material, fabricating a cushioning element of the article of footwear including at least a portion of the solid resilin material, and assembling the cushioning element insole with at least an upper of the article of footwear.

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.

Changeable decorative slippers with decorative top elements that may be changed with other decorative top elements as desired.

A system for improving blood circulation, the system comprising a control unit comprising a processor and at least one article of footwear wherein one or more of the at least one articles of footwear together or alone comprise: one or more actuators coupled to and controlled by the control unit; one or more electrically-conductive paths; one or more sensors integrated into the at least one article of footwear and coupled to the processor, for providing measurement signals to the control unit; and the system further comprising an electrical power supply for supplying electrical power to the one or more sensors by means of the one or more electrically-conductive paths.

A shoe element (1) is shown, comprising a toe separator (2) which comprises a toe-separating projection (3) and which is formed in such a way that it is arranged between the first toe and the second toe. The toe-separating projection (3) comprises a fastening device which is designed for fastening a widening clip (10) to the toe-separating projection (3).

An article of footwear includes an upper and a midsole coupled with the upper. The midsole includes at least a portion of a solid resilin material comprising a cross-linked recombinant resilin and a polar nonaqueous solvent.

A human shoe sole has foot supporting upper surface including a first region for supporting the first, second, third, fourth and optionally fifth metatarsal heads of the foot of the wearer when the human shoe sole is worn; a second region for supporting the wearer's heel when the shoe sole is worn; and a section bridging the first section and the second section. The shoe sole includes a cuboid pad immediately forward the second section configured to underlie essentially the central interior region of the cuboid bone of the wearer, The cuboid pad includes an obliquely running groove or notch on a superior surface of the cuboid pad arranged to align with the location of the peroneus longus tendon of the wearer.