Water drainable sole for footwear

Abstract

A slipper includes a sole body having a plurality of apertures defined through the sole body and a plurality of protrusions extend from a top surface of the sole body. A skirt flange extends from a periphery of the bottom of the sole body and a plurality of notches are defined in a lower edge of the skirt flange. A plurality of cylindrical rods extend from the bottom of the sole body and share a common axis with the protrusions on the top surface of the sole body.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A slipper comprising: 
 a sole body and a vamp connected across the sole body and fixed to two sides of the sole body, the sole body having a top surface and a bottom, a plurality of protrusions extending from the top surface of the sole body and a plurality of apertures defined through the sole body and located between the protrusions, each of the protrusions having a rounded top end, a skirt flange extending from a periphery of the bottom of the sole body and a plurality of notches defined through a lower edge of the skirt flange, the lower edge of the skirt flange being a flat surface, and    a plurality of blocks extending from the bottom of the sole body and a distal surface of each of the blocks being in flush with the lower edge of the skirt flanges.    
     
     
         2 . The slipper as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the blocks are cylindrical rods which share a common axis with the protrusions.  
     
     
         3 . A slipper comprising: 
 a sole body and a vamp connected across the sole body and fixed to two sides of the sole body, the sole body having a top surface and a bottom, a plurality of plates extending from the top surface of the sole body and a plurality of apertures defined through the sole body and located between the arcuate plates, a skirt flange extending from a periphery of the sole body and a plurality of notches defined through a lower edge of the skirt flange, the lower edge of the skirt flange being a flat surface, a plurality of blocks extending from the bottom of the sole body and enclosed by the skirt flange.    
     
     
         4 . The slipper as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein the blocks are cylindrical rods which share a common axis with the protrusions.  
     
     
         5 . The slipper as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein the plates are arcuate plates.  
     
     
         6 . The slipper as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein the plates are straight plates.