Patent ID: 7003900

Claim:
A tamper resistant institutional shoe device configured to discourage concealment of contraband in an institutional setting, the device comprising: a) an upper shoe and an outsole joined together to form a cavity configured to receive a user's foot with the outsole disposed under the user's foot and the upper shoe extending over the user's foot, the outsole having a lower surface and an upper surface; b) an insert, fixedly disposed in the cavity on the upper surface of the outsole; c) the outsole formed of a transparent or translucent material that is constant across the outsole between the lower surface and the upper surface such that the insert on the upper surface is visible through the outsole without visual obstruction within the material d) a heel cavity, extending from the upper surface of the outsole at a heel location; e) a cushion, disposed in the heel cavity; f) the insert being fixed to the upper surface of the outsole over at least an arch location and a toe location; and g) a rigid board, extending continuously over the upper surface of the outsole and over the insert and over the heel cavity, to resist access to the insert and the cushion in the heel cavity.