Patent ID: 6243974
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
A sandal having a plurality of compartments therein, said sandal comprising:a bottom sole portion and a top sole portion being securely attached together;a strap means for releasably securing a foot to said top sole portion, said strap means being securely coupled to a top surface of said bottom sole portion;a plurality of compartments, each of said compartments comprising:a well, said well extending into a side of said top sole portion;a container, said container having a cavity therein, said container having a front wall, a back wall, a top wall, a bottom wall, and a pair of side walls, said front wall having an elongate slit therein for access to said cavity, said container being positioned within said well such that said front wall faces outwardly of said well;said plurality of compartments being disposed within said top sole portion; anda closing means for selectively closing said container, said closing means comprising a pair of opposed flanges extending between said side walls of said container, each of said flanges being integral to one of said top and bottom walls such that said flanges extend toward each other, said flanges being positioned generally adjacent to said front wall, a zipper means for closing an opening between said flanges being attached to said flanges.