Patent ID: 8240066

Claim:
A footwear device for supporting a wearer's foot when shoeless, the device to be worn when walking or standing indoors or out; the footwear device comprising: a) a raised midsole element, tapered at its longitudinal ends, b) wherein the footwear device does not support the wearer's heel, nor toes; c) wherein an upper surface of the midsole element is textured to resist epidermal slipping; d) wherein a lower surface of the midsole element comprises treading to provide ground traction, e) a plurality of straps providing lateral attachment of the midsole element to the wearer's foot; f) a fastener operably configured to connect the straps to each other above the sole of the wearer's foot; and g) wherein at least at the longitudinal median of the footwear device, the upper surface of the midsole element is raised at each lateral side of the midsole element above the lateral center of the upper surface of the midsole element.