Patent ID: 7740567

Claim:
A shoe accessory configured for temporary mounting to a shoe, the shoe accessory comprising: a rigid, unitary platform having a top side for supporting a sole of the shoe, a bottom side opposite said top side, a toe portion and a heel portion; a protruding ridge disposed on said bottom side of said platform, said ridge providing a non-planar base of said shoe accessory, said ridge extending longitudinally of said platform and continuously from said heel portion to said toe portion, said ridge comprising: a rearward portion extending from said heel portion to a ball portion of said platform intermediate said heel portion and said toe portion, said rearward portion being uniform in transverse cross-section and having an outer surface that is convex in a lateral direction transverse to said longitudinal direction; and a forward portion extending from said ball portion to said toe portion, said forward portion being tapered to have a progressively decreasing transverse cross-sectional area from said ball portion to said toe portion; a strap attached to said platform, said strap being capable of securing said shoe accessory to the shoe; and a heel retainer joined to said platform, said heel retainer extending above said top surface of said platform.