Abstract: A swim cap and a method for producing the same is disclosed. A lower portion of the swim cap is shaped as a band, and an upper portion is dome shaped. Stitching joins the lower portion to the upper portion along a horizontal seam. At least two pieces of the lower portion, and a first and second piece of the upper portion, are joined to one another with stitching along a first vertical seam. The second and a third piece of the upper portion are joined to one another with stitching along a second vertical seam. The lower and upper portions are comprised of a substantially waterproof material.

Abstract: A separable footwear article may comprise an outsole oriented at the bottom of the footwear and configured for ground contact, the outsole comprising a first material; an upper portion releasably coupled to the outsole with thread using chain stitching, the upper portion comprising a second material different from the first material; and an insole removeably disposed adjacent the upper portion and the outsole, the insole comprising a third material different from the first material and the second material; wherein the outsole, the upper portion, and insole are capable of being separated by releasing the thread and hand pulling the thread from the footwear article.

Abstract: A non-slip shoe wear has a non-slip part on each of an inner surface and an outer surface. The non-slip shoe wear can prevent an injury to the skin while maintaining a non-slip function by alternately arranging a non-slip part of an inner surface and a non-slip part of an outer surface.

Abstract: A fin for swimming and underwater activities includes at least one foot pocket configured to accommodate the foot of a user and at least one blade associated rigidly with the foot pocket. The fin further includes a substantially spherical joint interposed between the blade and the foot pocket. An upper portion of the joint is rigidly coupled to the base of the foot pocket; and a lower portion of the joint is rigidly coupled to the blade in a portion that is proximate to a respective first end. The joint is lockable in a plurality of different configurations and introduces at least two degrees of rotational freedom.

Abstract: In one illustrative embodiment, there is provided a boot sole system for guiding a fin, the system comprising: at least one toe sole body connectable to the fin and comprising first and second stop surfaces; a posterior sole body comprising third and fourth stop surfaces; and a transverse hinge for hingedly connecting the at least one toe sole body to the posterior sole body to permit longitudinal deflection of the at least one toe sole body relative to the posterior sole body in a first deflection direction and in a second deflection direction opposite the first deflection direction. The first, second, third, and fourth stop surfaces are positioned to restrict longitudinal deflection of the at least one toe sole body relative to the posterior sole body in the first deflection direction and in the second deflection direction. Fins are also disclosed.

Abstract: An article of footwear having an upper secured to an outsole in combination having three toe pockets, the first toe pocket having a configuration to separately receive within a big toe of a wearer, and the second toe pocket having a configuration to separately receive within a second toe of the wearer, and the third toe pocket having a configuration to receive within the remaining third toe, fourth toe and fifth toe of the wearer.

Abstract: Watersports accessories, including but not limited to handwear and footwear, where a substantial portion of the accessory is molded in a three-dimensional mold with a soft, pliable, and durable material such as EVA (Ethylene Vinyl Acetate) or PU (Polyurethane) or similar foam blends that aid in the flexibility, durability, and comfort of the accessory.

Abstract: The boot having skin-exfoliating means therein is a normal boot that when worn targets different regions of a foot and exfoliates dead skin from said regions of the foot, but in different exfoliating manners. The exfoliating means are designed to massage and exfoliate dead skin from the foot of an end user. The exfoliating means comprise massaging nodes aligned along a front, interior of the boot, which target skin between toes. Another exfoliating means is included along a middle region of the sole and includes an array of nodes that exfoliate skin along a bottom surface of the foot. Exfoliating ridges are located on two regions of the sole and are adapted to exfoliate skin at the rear of the foot and between the array of nodes and massaging nodes. Edge ridges adorn a periphery of the sole and provide additional exfoliating means.

Abstract: A footwear upper including a first layer and a second layer disposed on the first layer exteriorly of the first layer. The second layer defines grooves in a rhombille tiling pattern.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a shoe construction that includes an upper that has an interior surface and a corrugated exterior surface of rapid manufactured material. The upper interior surface and corrugated exterior surface form a lattice-interlace surface. The lattice-interlace surface includes the interior surface that has a plurality of horizontal laths, the corrugated exterior that has a plurality of vertical laths, and a plurality of lattice apertures that extend from an interior of the shoe to an exterior of the shoe. The shoe construction further includes an interior sole portion of sintered material. The interior sole portion forms a tessellated framework. The tessellated framework includes a lattice of hollow cubes; each hollow cube has a top surface opening and a bottom surface opening, the openings extending from an interior of the shoe to an exterior of the shoe.

Abstract: Provided is a shoe outsole and/or a sheet material which can be used to fabricate such an outsole (among other things), formed of a base material that includes a number of indentations and lower-extending portions. Small particles are bonded to at least some of the indentations, but the lower-extending portions predominantly are uncoated with such small particles. Also provided are methods and techniques for manufacturing such outsoles and sheet material, as well as shoes incorporating such outsoles.

Abstract: A Protective Aquatic/Bodysurfing Shoe is offered providing substantial protection for the bottom, sides, the Achilles heel area and particularly the top of the foot. A lightweight, pliable, completely enclosing shoe, it fits tight against the wearer's foot thereby minimizing drag or resistance to movement in the water.

Abstract: A shoe assembly with a retractable fin assembly that moves between two extreme positions. One of the positions is the retracted position with the fin assembly housed within a longitudinally and transversely extending cavity along the shoe's sole. The other extreme position for the fin assembly being distended outside the sole for maximum propulsion use in a body of water. Resilient support members are mounted to the lateral sides of connecting flexible web portions. A releasable fastening mechanism with a stopper for the smallest support member causes the web portions to stay taut.

Abstract: An article of footwear for water sports disclosed. The article includes straps that fasten an upper into place. The straps are configured to maintain a fastened position when water is splashed from below the article. The article further includes padded members to protect the instep and the front ankle of the foot.

Abstract: An article of footwear configured to drain water away from a foot wearing the article of footwear includes a plurality of drainage holes positioned between ribs formed on the sole. The drainage holes are formed along a centerline of the sole. The drainage holes are substantially vertical channels formed entirely through the sole. The ribs include raised center portions disposed at or near the inlets to the drainage holes to lift the foot away from the drainage holes.

Abstract: Embodiments of foot-worn scrubbing apparatus are disclosed. One embodiment of the apparatus includes a sole made of a suitable sponge material and having a top surface and a bottom surface. A scrubbing surface of another suitable scrubbing material is adhered to the bottom surface of the sole. The sole is also attached to a thong in order to secure the sole and the scrubbing surface to a bare foot or to a socked foot of a user.

Abstract: A double diaphragm check valve for a wetsuit boot comprising a first body disposed on said inside surface being partially inserted through said wall and having an inlet valve seat with a first diaphragm seated therein, a second body having an outlet valve seat being disposed on said outside surface and configured to hermitically connect in series to said first body sandwiching said wall therebetween with a second diaphragm seated therein, a chamber formed in said second body between said inlet valve seat configured to provide clearance for said first elastomeric diaphragm. The present check valve substantially restricts fluid flow to a direction from the inside of the boot to the environment, while preventing backflow. The present invention allows excess water to be expelled from the boot to prevent accumulation of water and the ballooning that results.

Abstract: An article of footwear for water sports disclosed. The article may be worn by a helmsman on a sailboat. The article may include provisions to facilitate increased traction and support for a foot of the helmsman.

Abstract: An article of footwear for water sports, especially canoeing, is disclosed. The article of footwear includes an upper attached to a sole forming a first live hinge and a strap system attached to the sole forming a second live hinge. The second live hinge is disposed distally from the first live hinge.

Abstract: Embodiments of foot-worm scrubbing apparatus are disclosed. One embodiment of the apparatus includes a sole made of a suitable material and having a top surface and a bottom surface. A scrubbing surface of another suitable material is adhered to the bottom surface of the sole. The sole is also attached to a thong in order to secure the sole and the scrubbing surface to a bare foot or to a socked foot of a user.

Abstract: An article of footwear includes a frame having a plurality of elongate members formed of a first polymer. A plurality of links is formed of a second polymer, with a portion of each link co-molded about a portion of at least one elongate member, and at least one link movable with respect to a corresponding elongate member.

Abstract: The invention is a surf booty with integral one-way flow valves. The invention operates such that when the wearer of the boot steps onto a surface, the pressure thus directly created, with no other pumping provision, drives fluid trapped within the boot out through a valve or valves that are configured to only pass fluid in the outward direction.

Abstract: A suction fitted garment is disclosed. There is provided a garment for water-related activities, said garment including a body shaped to fit a wearer and a pump mounted to the body for operation out of water and underwater to remove the air and water trapped between the body and the wearer and to generate a vacuum between the body and the wearer. Generating a vacuum between the body and the wearer provides a close fit to the wearer, whereby said close fit enhances the wearer's tactile sensitivity through the body.

Abstract: A shoe for dancing, comprising a forefoot portion, wherein the forefoot portion comprises a forefoot sole and a front upper; a rearfoot portion comprising a rearfoot sole including a high heel; a midfoot portion comprising a midfoot sole; and a rigidified section that extends at least partway from the rearfoot portion to partway into the midfoot portion, leaving a gap between the rear edge of the forefoot portion and the front end of the rigidified section so that there are at least two zones of flexibility in the midfoot portion, the first zone being relatively rigid for supporting a weight bearing midfoot, and the second zone being relatively flexible, the overall midfoot portion allowing the wearer to perform both dorsiflexion and plantar flexion of the foot over a full range of movement.

Abstract: A device that provides support for sailors while hiking from a sailing vessel is disclosed. The device is a hiking strap/watersport boot combination, designed to provide extra grip together. The watersport boot is ergonomically designed to support muscles in the foot that are under strain while hiking.

Abstract: An article of footwear for water sports disclosed. The article may be worn by a helmsman on a sailboat. The article may include provisions to facilitate increased traction and support for a foot of the helmsman.

Abstract: An article of footwear for water sports, especially canoeing, is disclosed. The article of footwear includes an upper attached to a sole forming a first live hinge and a strap system attached to the sole forming a second live hinge. The second live hinge is disposed distally from the first live hinge.

Abstract: An article of footwear for water sports disclosed. The article includes straps that fasten an upper into place. The straps are configured to maintain a fastened position when water is splashed from below the article. The article further includes padded members to protect the instep and the front ankle of the foot.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to footwear where the tongue, or strap, may be reversed, in order to change the aesthetics, coloration, indicia, or other appearance of the footwear. A sandal has an outer strap that reverses upon manipulation by the wearer, where the outer strap turns to expose one surface, which may have a stylized and attractive finish provided thereon, or it may be reversed, so as to change the coloration, indicia, design, or other appearance aspects of the sandal. Alternatively, the outer strap joins to a strap designed to contact the instep of a foot. Rotation of the outer strap occurs without removal of a foot from the strap or the sandal.

Abstract: A novel technique for preventing ground-water wetting and spraying of footwear uppers during walking or running, through use of special downwardly opened cavities or recesses provided in the sole.

Abstract: An open shoe, such as a slipper, sandal and the like, comprising a sole with which an insole and an upper are associated. The insole has part of its edges engaged in a corresponding recess, which is provided as an undercut on the upper perimetric side wall of the sole and is formed by an inward rim, which is perimetric and has, for each side of the sole, a discontinuity for guiding insertion of the edges of the insole in the inward lip. The discontinuities are located at at least part of the regions of the side wall where the upper connects.

Abstract: A footwear made by improved process of draining structure, which includes an insole that has conical through holes cut through the top and bottom sides and gradually reducing from the top side toward the bottom side, wherein said insole being made by preparing a molten foam material and then using a hydraulic press-controlled mold to mold said molten foam material into a blank insole having a plurality of conical blind holes and then removing a part of said blank insole to open said conical blind holes by means of the application of one of the processing processes of cutting processing process, grinding process and punching process, an outsole, which is bonded to the bottom side of the insole and has a plurality of drain grooves in communication with the conical through holes for guiding water out of the insole and the outsole, and an upper provided at the top side of the insole for securing the shoe to the user's foot.

Abstract: A waterproof bathing slipper having a plurality of nodules for massaging and stimulating specific parts of the soles and sides of the users feet. The present invention includes static and electrically operated pulsating nodules disposed in such a manner as to stimulate specific regions of the foot as applied by the principles of reflexology.

Abstract: A waterproof foot covering is provided that is disposable in a preferred embodiment. The foot covering may be a single layer of a thin, resilient, waterproof material or may consist of two layers, an outer layer of a thin resilient, waterproof material and an inner layer of fabric or some other material. Means to provide air pockets between the inner layer and the outer layer are provided. Preferred embodiments include additional features to secure the foot covering on the leg and foot, provide additional warmth and ventilation and prevent slippage. The foot covering is particularly helpful to athletes playing outdoors or to those who work outside in wet weather in preventing discomfort caused by cold and wet feet.

Abstract: Thin, lightweight footwear made of a polyethylene material that is composed of a top part and a sole part that are sewn together such that when fitted properly to the wearer's foot the footwear encompasses the foot and extends to the level of the ankle. The top part is porous allowing the ingress and egress of soap and water. The sole has slip resistance properties due to the material from which it is made and the texture of its outer surface. The finished product can be folded and compressed for storage, then later unfolded and worn without the folding adversely affecting its intended function of providing a barrier between the wearer's feet and the tub or shower floor on which the wearer stands while the wearer showers.

Abstract: Provided is a shoe having a bottom surface that is adjacent to the ground in normal use. A sole, which is sufficiently durable and/or strong for long-term outdoor use, forms at least a portion of the bottom surface, and an upper portion extends above the sole. A plurality of small material particles are bonded to at least a portion of the bottom surface of the shoe.

Abstract: An improved amphibious shoe (10) with a swim fin structure which extends for swimming and folds for walking. The amphibious shoe has, in one embodiment, an elastic connection member (27A, 27B) movably connecting the shoe portion (40) of the shoe to the fin portion (20) of the shoe. The elastic connection member maintains the relative positions of the shoe portion and fin portion in a swimming mode and a walking mode. In another embodiment, the shoe portion has a female recess (43A, 43B) for insertion of a corresponding male extension portion (26A, 26B) in the fin portion. Another embodiment includes a locking member (32B, 33B) and a locking plate (34B), wherein the locking plate defines a keyhole slot having a wide portion and a narrow portion, permitting conversion between walking mode and swimming mode when a lateral force is applied.

Abstract: Footwear, in the category of a sandal, and which may include a thong, slide-on, clog, or related structured sandal, wherein one side or the other of a tongue, upper vamp, or sandal strap may be adhered to an upper part of the sandal sole, or its vamp or cross strap, so that one side of the sandal strap structure may be displayed during its wearing, and can be turned to expose its opposite surface for varying the styling of the worn sandal. The tongue, upper vamp, or strap may be secured by a fastening device, such as a swivel, that allows for turning of these components to expose a selected surface in order to vary the aesthetics and appearance of the worn sandal.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises a disposable inner footwear adapted for receiving a foot. The inner footwear is made from a plastic material and having a front portion, a heel portion, and an upper foot covering portion. The upper foot covering portion is adapted to be wrapped over the foot.

Abstract: An article of footwear having an upper, an outsole, and a midsole. The midsole defines a plurality of upper and lower channels intersecting in a waffled construction to define openings. The channels and openings allow passage of water from the interior of the article of footwear. The upper channels extend across the upper half of the midsole in one direction and the lower channels extend across the bottom half of the midsole in another direction. The channels are of sufficient depth so that the upper and lower channels intersect one another to define the openings through which the water may pass from the upper channels to the lower channels. The outsole forms the wear surface and covers a majority of the undersurface of the midsole, preferably defining a plurality of outlets or ports through which water may drain from the bottom of the shoe.

Abstract: My invention is unification of shoe and swimming enforcing elements comprising water shoe to assure unconstrained and protected walking and promotion for swimming due to generating of additional tractive force in consequence of foot swimming motions. A flexible slip protected spatial internally partitioned sole, with upper reticulated surface and perforated side wall with outlet holes jointly provide free drainage of water and sand from a shoe upper body. For its turn upper body is also reticulated, of flexible hard enough material fixed on the spatial lower sole. Few ranges of swimming elements, angle shaped fins, are immovably fixed on both lateral sides of the shoe upper body in such away that are paralleled to each other and upper body's top surface.

Abstract: A footwear is constructed to include a sole provided with a breathable body at the top and an upper fastened to the sole for securing a foot. The breathable body is made of a plurality of intertwined elastic filaments having a compacted portion in an area in the breathable body and a design impressed on a surface of the compacted portion.

Abstract: A water-resistant and floatable footwear including an outsole and insole, and an upper member affixed to the sole, wherein the footwear is floatable in water. In particular, the insole of the footwear is constructed of the material “marine buoy;” that is, the insole has an inner structure and an outer coating, the inner structure being constructed of a thermoplastic resin and the outer coating being constructed of a vinyl polymer. The footwear is advantageously water-proof and provides buoyancy in water.

Abstract: An article of footwear having an upper, an outsole, and a midsole. The midsole defines a plurality of upper and lower channels intersecting in a waffled construction to define openings. The channels and openings allow passage of water from the interior of the article of footwear. The upper channels extend across the upper half of the midsole in one direction and the lower channels extend across the bottom half of the midsole in another direction. The channels are of sufficient depth so that the upper and lower channels intersect one another to define the openings through which the water may pass from the upper channels to the lower channels. The outsole forms the wear surface and covers a majority of the undersurface of the midsole, preferably defining a plurality of outlets or ports through which water may drain from the bottom of the shoe.

Abstract: A water-resistant and floatable footwear including an outsole and insole, an upper member affixed to the sole, wherein the footwear is floatable in water. In particular, the insole of the footwear is constructed of the material “marine buoy;” that is, the insole has an inner structure and an outer coating, the inner structure being constructed of a thermoplastic resin and the outer coating being constructed of a vinyl polymer. The footwear is advantageously water-proof and provides buoyancy in water.

Abstract: A water purging system for a flexible diving boot, including a first layer of flexible material located adjacent the interior of the boot in contact with the foot of the diver. The first layer of flexible material having at least one first aperture for passing a volume of water away from a diver's foot, outward through the material. A second layer of material is located on the opposite side of the first layer from the interior of the boot. The second layer has at least one second aperture for passing a volume of water from one side of the layer to the other side of the layer. The apertures prevent an influx of water into the boot when the diver's boot is in the water. The boot allows outflow of water from the boot, when the diver exits the water and either walks about on a solid deck or places the boot in a heel-down position against a supporting surface.

Abstract: A double-layer sandal includes a sandal sole, a sandal top, a basic layer, a first netted layer and a second netted layer. The first netted layer is combined on the sandal sole, made of much plastic elastic thread interwoven together forming lots of solid and irregular rings, with numerous gaps formed among the elastic thread. The second netted layer combined on the first netted layer is made of a great deal of plastic elastic thread interwoven forming a great many solid and irregular rings, and having numerous gaps formed among the elastic rayon. The second netted layer has a smaller thickness, greater density and smaller gaps than the first netted layer. The first netted layer has great elasticity and good effect of ventilation and water penetration, and the second netted layer has a flat surface.

Abstract: My invention is unification of shoe and swimming enforcing elements comprising water shoe to assure unconstrained and protected walking and promotion for swimming due to generating of additional tractive force in consequence of foot swimming motions. A flexible slip protected spatial internally partitioned sole, with upper reticulated surface and perforated side wall with outlet holes jointly provide free drainage of water and sand from a shoe upper body. For its turn upper body is also reticulated, of flexible hard enough material fixed on the spatial lower sole. Few ranges of swimming elements, angle shaped fins, are immovably fixed on both lateral sides of the shoe upper body in such away that are paralleled to each other and upper body's top surface.

Abstract: A multifunctional slipper includes a soft sole having five separate toe portions and a pair of holes defined therein near opposed side edges of the sole behind the toe portions. The sole is formed with a front strap for passing over the top of a human foot. The front strap has two opposite terminals engagable with the holes of the sole, and four spaced branches each extending therefrom between the terminals to the sole at a corresponding juncture between adjacent two of the toe portions, thereby forming five openings for receiving the toes of the foot.

Abstract: A double-layer sandal includes a sandal sole, a sandal top, a basic layer, a first netted layer and a second netted layer. The first netted layer is combined on the sandal sole, made of much plastic elastic thread interwoven together forming lots of solid and irregular rings, with numerous gaps formed among the elastic thread. The second netted layer combined on the first netted layer is made of a great deal of plastic elastic thread interwoven forming a great many solid and irregular rings, and having numerous gaps formed among the elastic rayon. The second netted layer has a smaller thickness, greater density and smaller gaps than the first netted layer. The first netted layer has great elasticity and good effect of ventilation and water penetration, and the second netted layer has a flat surface.