Patent ID: 8371042
Filing Date: 2013-02-12
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
1. An article of children's footwear for walking infants, comprising: an upper sock portion sized to fit the foot of a walking infant, said sock portion formed of a fabric material, a lower sole portion formed of a rubber material attached to said upper sock portion, said lower sole portion comprising an underside, two side portions, a heel region and a toe region; said toe region of said lower sole portion including a lip portion which rises from a front of the underside of said lower sole portion and structured and arranged to cover the front of all of the toes of a foot of a walking infant and a toe-cap extending from said lip portion structured and arranged to cover the top of all of the toes of a foot of a walking infant, and wherein said lip portion and toe-cap are structured and arranged to surround and protect all of the toes of a foot of a walking infant and, wherein said lower sole portion provides traction against and protection from the ground and balance for a walking infant wearing said article of footwear, wherein said underside comprises a protruding layer having the same shape of the lower sole portion, and being smaller in size than said lower sole portion, to stabilize a walking infant wearing said article of footwear.