Patent ID: 7409778

Claim:
A pair of shoes each having plastic or rubber soles and having protruding hang tabs from said soles for use in connecting a pair of shoes together, comprising: a) each of said soles having a plurality of protruding hang tabs integrally formed as part of said sole at spaced-apart positions along a perimeter edging of said sole; b) each of said soles and said hang tabs being a continuous one-piece element wherein the respective surfaces of said sole and said hang tab being in the same plane; c) said plurality of hang tabs including a first hang tab positioned on the toe end of said sole, a second hang tab positioned on the heel end of said sole, a third hang tab positioned on the inside section of said sole, and a fourth hang tab positioned on the outside section of said sole; d) one or more of said hang tabs on each of said soles having fastening means attached thereto for connecting to said hang tabs on adjacent soles for connecting a pair of said soles together; and e) said hang tabs being removable from said soles after purchase of the shoes.