ROLLABLE SANDAL SHOE

Abstract

A sandal shoe comprising a flexible sole on the underside and a footbed on the upper side and releasable material, wherein the sole and the footbed comprise an elongate object of rollable bistable material, and a means for connecting releasable material to the sole and the footbed. Two embodiments thereof are described: the sole (2) and the footbed (3) enclose the rollable bistable material (4) or the footbed itself is the rollable bistable material. The means comprises for instance an attachment suitable for passage of releasable material, provided on the rear side of the footbed. An application for transporting the sandal shoe is further described wherein the sandal shoe is transported while rolled up, for instance in a bag or on an arm.

Claims

1. A sandal shoe with an underside and an upper side, the sandal shoe comprising a sandal shoe body with a flexible sole on the underside and a footbed on the upper side and a releasable material connected to the sandal shoe body, wherein the flexible sole and the footbed comprise an elongate object of rollable bistable material and a means for connecting the releasable material to the sandal shoe body.

2. The sandal shoe of claim 1, wherein the sole and the footbed enclose the elongate object of rollable bistable material and are mutually attached therearound.

3. The sandal shoe of claim 2, wherein the sole and footbed are sewn together around the object of rollable bistable material.

4. The sandal shoe of claim 1, wherein the footbed is made of thin and/or soft material comprising soft rubber, leather, felt, or another thin and/or soft material.

5. The sandal shoe of claim 1, wherein the footbed forms the object of rollable bistable material.

6. The sandal shoe of claim 1, wherein the object of rollable bistable material is made of flexible stainless metal.

7. The sandal shoe of claim 6, wherein the object of rollable bistable material comprises a slap bracelet.

8. The sandal shoe of claim 7, wherein the means for connecting the releasable material to the sandal shoe body comprises an attachment suitable for passage of the releasable material provided on a rear portion of the footbed.

9. The sandal shoe of claim 8, wherein the means for connecting the releasable material to the sandal shoe body comprises holes suitable for passage of the releasable material in the sole and the footbed.

10. The sandal shoe of claim 9, wherein the releasable material comprises ribbon, lace or cord comprising cotton, polyester, elastic, rope, or a metallic ribbon adapted to fit through the holes.

11. The sandal shoe of claim 10, wherein the sole is made of thin and wear-resistant material and comprises soft rubber or leather.

12. A method for transporting the sandal shoe of claim 1, wherein the sandal shoe is transported while rolled up.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Other characteristics and advantages of the rollable sandal shoe disclosed herein will become apparent on reading the detailed description that follows with further reference to the accompanying drawings wherein like numbers are used to indicate like components and wherein:

[0018] FIG. 1 is a top plan view of the sandal shoe disclosed herein;

[0019] FIG. 2 is a partially exploded perspective view of the sandal shoe of FIG. 1; and

[0020] FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the sandal shoe of FIG. 1 in a rolled configuration.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0021] The present invention is further elucidated on the basis of the following drawings of an embodiment of the sandal shoe according to the invention with an object of rollable bistable material between sole and footbed. The figures are schematic and not drawn to scale.

[0022] FIG. 1 shows the upper side of the sandal shoe (1), wherein the footbed (3) is connected to the sole using yarn, such as through the stitching holes (7), and an attachment (8) provided with a passage (9) for cord (10).

[0023] FIG. 2 is a cut-away view of sandal shoe (1) comprising a flexible sole (2) on the underside and a flexible footbed (3) on the upper side, wherein the sole and the footbed enclose rollable bistable material (4) and holes (5) for connecting ribbon (6) to the sole and the footbed. The flexible sole (2) and the flexible footbed (3) may be considered to form a sandal shoe body. Since the figure provides a cut-away image it is not shown that sole and footbed are attached to each other around the bistable material.

[0024] FIG. 3 is a view of the sandal (1) in rolled-up form with sole (2) on the outer side and footbed (3) on the inner side, stitching holes (7) and cord (10).

[0025] The attachment (8) is connected to the footbed (3) and can for instance be sewn thereto. The cord or ribbon (10) and the like generally also serve to enable the sandal (1) to be fastened, for instance crosswise, to the leg adjacently of the foot.

[0026] This ribbon or cord (10) and the like, which can be referred to as a releasable material, can be easily exchanged and thereby have different colours, this fulfilling the common desire for footwear to match clothing of various colours. The most exceptional thing about this invention however is that this sandal (1) can be made small and can thereby be transported easily in this way when it is not being worn on the foot.

[0027] Although the invention has been elucidated above with reference to two embodiments and their application, it will be apparent that the invention is by no means limited thereto. On the contrary, many variations are still possible within the scope of the invention for a person with ordinary skill in the art. It will be clear that those with major features of the invention in mind could craft embodiments that incorporate those major features while not incorporating all of the features included in the preferred embodiments.

[0028] Therefore, the following claims shall define the scope of protection to be afforded to the invention. Those claims shall be deemed to include equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the invention. It must be further noted that a plurality of the following claims may express, or be interpreted to express, certain elements as means for performing a specific function, at times without the recital of structure or material. As the law demands, any such claims shall be construed to cover not only the corresponding structure and material expressly described in this specification but also all legally-cognizable equivalents thereof.