Patent ID: 8713816

Claim:
A ventilating shoe including a removable deodorant and/or perfumed pad, said shoe comprising: a water resistant sole having an upper and a lower surface in the general shape of a human foot and an upper shoe portion with an opening and a tongue in an upper portion thereof; a closing element for closing said opening to thereby envelop an individual's foot, and a connecting element for attaching said upper shoe portion to said sole and said shoe having a front, a back surface and two sides; a first plurality of small openings between said sole and said upper shoe portion surrounding said sole on each side thereof with the exception of the back of said shoe; an open porous pad and a deodorant and/or perfume impregnating said pad; said porous pad having a second plurality of openings along a peripheral edge thereof, and a third plurality of openings on an upper surface thereof, wherein said first, second, and third plurality of openings are in fluid communication with one another; a longitudinally extending air chamber that extends along a length of the shoe and under said pressure pad and a vent and in a rear surface of said sole for admitting air into said chamber; and an opening in the back portion of said shoe for inserting and removing said porous pad.