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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2013
Mary Kiser, West Hollywood, CA (US);
Allen D. Hertz, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Mary Kiser, West Hollywood, CA (US);
Allen D. Hertz, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Other;
Abstract
A pair of foldable footwear, each footwear incorporating a flexible hinge within a sole of the footwear. The flexible hinge consists of a molded flexible hinge section, a molded hinge aperture, a hinge top slotand a hinge limitation contact section. The molded flexible hinge sectionand molded hinge apertureprovides a flexible and reliable member allowing the sole to be folded. The sole can comprise a hinge section along a transverse orientation or a longitudinal orientation about the center of the sole. The hinge limitation contact sectionensures that a heel section of the sole remains in a wearable configuration during use.