Children's sandal having replaceable soles

Abstract

A child's sandal system, wherein the each sandal has removable and interchangeable soles that may be attached to a permanent upper sole, where the bottom of the removable soles has any desired textured graphical design, such as an animal paw print or the like. A removable ornamental design may be added to an upper portion of the sandal, on top of a wearer's foot. This system allows a child to choose from any number of available soles and ornamental designs to be attached to a single pair of sandals or flip-flops. The designs on the underside of the removable soles are formed and shaped so that a child walking on a soft surface would leave footprints similar to the sole design. The removable soles may be attached to the underside of the upper sole by using hook and loop fasteners, threaded screws members, snaps, or any other suitable means. Similarly, the ornamental design members may be attached to the upper portion of the sandals by snaps, hook and loop fasteners, or any other suitable means. An optional informational message providing information regarding the theme or subject matter of the ornamental design and the graphical design on the removable sole may also be included.

1 . A sandal system comprising: 
 an upper portion designed to fit the foot of a wearer;    a removable ornamental design that may be secured to said upper portion;    an upper sole member permanently attached to said upper portion of said sandal, said upper sole having an indented portion on an underside thereof;    a removable sole member, which is received by said indented portion of said upper sole, said removable sole member having a desired graphical design on an underside thereof;    attachment means for removably securing said removable sole member to said upper sole member; and    an optional informational message including information regarding subject matter of said removable ornamental design.    
     
     
         2 . The sandal system set forth in  claim 1 , wherein said upper portion comprises a single strap member that is positioned transversely across a front portion of said upper sole member and attached at either end to said upper sole member, so that said strap member is positioned approximately adjacent and across a wearer's toes.  
     
     
         3 . The sandal system set forth in  claim 2 , further including a toe strap, which is attached to said upper sole member in a position generally forward of said single strap member, and which is also attached to a point on said single strap member, so that said toe strap slides between two toes of a wearer when said sandal is in use.  
     
     
         4 . The sandal system set forth in  claim 1 , wherein said attachment means includes hook and loop fasteners attached to an upper side of said removable sole member, and also attached to said lower indented portion of said upper sole member.  
     
     
         5 . The sandal system set forth in  claim 1 , wherein said attachment means includes sunken threaded screw members having a grip top that are placed through holes in said removable sole member and screwed into threaded receptacles in said upper sole member.  
     
     
         6 . The sandal system set forth in  claim 1 , wherein said attachment means includes snap members.  
     
     
         7 . The sandal system set forth in  claim 1 , wherein said removable soles are of a uniform size that will fit together with a removable sole member of any size.