Patent ID: 7681332

Claim:
A post-pedicure shoe, comprising: a sole having front and rear ends and opposed upper and lower surfaces, said sole having a semi-rigid construction; a foam cushion attached and situated atop said upper layer of said sole and extending between said front and rear ends; wherein said foam cushion includes an arch support area situated between said front and rear ends; a toe cover pivotally coupled to a tip of said front end of said sole with a hinge and movable between open and closed configurations, said toe cover having a generally dome-shaped configuration having a top wall with depending side walls defining a hollow interior, open bottom, and an open back, whereby to protect but not contact a user's toes when at said closed configuration; wherein: at said open configuration said toe cover is positioned such that said side walls and said open back are tilted forward above said front end of said sole; at said closed configuration said toe cover is positioned such that said top wall of said toe cover is generally parallel with said sole; said toe cover is constructed of a hard plastic material; a plurality of toe separators fixedly attached atop said foam cushion, said separators being spaced apart and situated substantially adjacent a front edge of said sole front end; wherein said plurality of toe separators are displaced a distance from said front edge of said sole so that a user's toes do not extend beyond said sole front edge when situated upon said foam cushion and when said toe cover is at said closed configuration; a heel support member connected to said rear end of said sole and extending upwardly therefrom; an elongate strap having a first end coupled to said rear end of said sole and a second end extending longitudinally therefrom; means for releasably attaching said second end to said toe cover when said toe cover is at said closed configuration; at least one closure member having a first portion connected to said sole generally adjacent to said front end of said sole and a second portion extending therefrom; means for releasably attaching said second portion to said toe cover when said toe cover is at said closed configuration.