Patent ID: 6026598
Filing Date: 2000-02-22
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
Footwear for a user, comprising:(a) a foot enclosing member;(b) a lower leg encircling member attached to said foot enclosing member, said lower leg encircling member having a lateral side and a medial side;(c) an elongate signalling mechanism connected to said lateral side of said lower leg encircling member, said signalling mechanism having a non-vertical orientation and extending substantially from an upper extremity of said lower leg encircling member to a juncture between said lower leg encircling member and said foot enclosing member; and(d) a fastening mechanism for fastening said lower leg encircling member about the user's leg, said fastening member being operatively configured to extend across said elongate signalling member in a substantially perpendicular manner near the juncture between said lower leg encircling member and said foot enclosing member such that the elongate signalling mechanism has the configuration of an exclamation point.