Flexible non-restrictive toe structure for shoes

Abstract

A shoe that greatly reduces and/or eliminates toe pressure, restriction and movement problems caused by the conventional shoe. The shoe would have either a completely open toe box, partially opened toe box, or a completely covered toe box. The toe box can be made of a flexible material, such that when the toes apply pressure, the toe box actually moves away thereby reducing pressure and reducing or eliminating associated pain on the toes and lastly, a flexible or non-flexible raised toe box section.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A shoe for a human foot comprising a sole piece having a toe box section where a user's forefoot would be located, a middle section and a rear section where the user's heel would be located, an upper piece secured to said sole piece, said upper piece providing an enclosing brace foot enclosure having a rear section at the rear of the foot, a mid-section connected to the rear section, and the front section of the shoe where the user's toes would be located when the shoe is worn would be open and exposed to the environment so that the user while wearing the shoe would have the toes not constricted.  
     
     
         2 . The shoe as claimed in  claim 1 , which further comprises at least one band having one end attached to said foot enclosure at the toe box section of said shoe and the other end of said band attached periphery to the end of the sole at the toe box section thereby forming at least two openings.  
     
     
         3 . The shoe as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein said band is made of a flexible or non-flexible material.  
     
     
         4 . The shoe as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein said band is attached in such a manner that it covers the big to middle toes of the user when the shoe is worn.  
     
     
         5 . The shoe as claimed in  claim 4 , which further comprises at least one flexible panel attached to said at least one band and said sole to provide an enclosure for the user's big toes when the shoe is worn.  
     
     
         6 . The shoe as claimed in  claim 5 , which further comprises at least one non flexible panel attached to said at least one band and said sole to provide an enclosure for the user's little toes when the shoe is worn.  
     
     
         7 . The shoe as claimed in  claim 5 , wherein said flexible material is also porous.  
     
     
         8 . A shoe for a human foot comprising a sole piece having a toe box section where the user's forefoot would be located, a middle section and a rear section where the user's heel would be located, an upper piece secured to the sole piece, said upper piece providing an enclosed embracing foot enclosure having a rear section at the rear of the foot, a mid-section connected to the rear section and a flexible or non-flexible portion connected to the upper piece at approximately the middle section covering said toe box section and 
 (a) said toe box being made from a flexible material,    (b) said toe box section when the shoe is resting on a flat surface is raised at the toes such that the end of the toe box section furthest from the heel is larger in elevation than the other end of the toe box section closest to the heel or    (c) said toe box section being made of a flexible material and said toe box section when the shoe is resting on a flat surface is raised at the toes such that the end of the toe box section furthest from the heel is larger in elevation than the other end of the toe box section closest to the heel.    
     
     
         9 . The shoe as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein said toe box is connected to sole piece at the toe box section of said sole and the toe box section when the shoe is resting on a flat surface is raised at the toes such that the end of the toe box section furthest from the heel is larger in elevation than the other end of the toe box section closest to the heel.  
     
     
         10 . The shoe as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein the raised toe box section is made of a flexible material.  
     
     
         11 . The shoe as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein the raised toe box section is made of a flexible porous material.  
     
     
         12 . The shoe as claimed in  claim 9 , further comprising a protective cover enclosing said toe box section.  
     
     
         13 . The shoe as claimed in  claim 12 , wherein the protective cover is waterproof.  
     
     
         14 . The shoe as claimed in  claim 12 , wherein the protective cover has an outside surface and an inside surface and said inside surface is the surface that makes contact to the user's foot when the shoe is worn and said inside surface is padded.  
     
     
         15 . The shoe as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein said toe box is made from a flexible material.  
     
     
         16 . The shoe as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein the flexible material is also porous.  
     
     
         17 . The shoe as claimed in  claim 15 , further comprising a protective cover enclosing said toe box section.  
     
     
         18 . The shoe as claimed in  claim 17 , wherein the protective cover is waterproof.  
     
     
         19 . The shoe as claimed in  claim 17 , wherein the protective cover has an outside surface and an inside surface and said inside surface is the surface that makes contact to the user's foot when the shoe is worn and said inside surface is padded.