Patent ID: 7441348
Filing Date: 2008-10-28
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
1. A shoe comprising an upper member attached to a bottom sole member where the upper member has an opening therein in which is located a foot securing member, and a decorative member, where the decorative member includes a first end and an unattached distal end; where the decorative member further includes a sufficient degree of rigidity; where the foot securing member is located beneath the decorative member and is joined to the shoe proximate to the opening in the upper member; where the decorative member is located above the foot securing member and is only joined to the shoe proximate to the opening and a front portion of the upper member at the first end, where the unattached distal end extends upward and aback from the first end and remains unattached from the upper member, where the decorative member has the sufficient degree of rigidity to remain in an upward and aback position with respect to the remainder of the shoe upper and remain close to the upper portion of the shoe during usage of the shoe; whereby a pant leg of a wearer can rest behind the unattached distal end, during usage of the shoe, to help the decorative member stand out from the rest of the shoe.