Shoe with compartment accessible from the insole

Abstract

A shoe, comprising an upper, a hollow base enclosing a compartment and an insole attached between the upper and the hollow base having an access port to the compartment etched out of the insole. The compartment is enclosed by a side elevational surface of the base. The compartment can extend throughout the entire base or at the fore section or rear section of the base. The compartment can be see-through where decorative items can be displayed to cater to an occasion and can have openings at the side elevational surface of the base where small items can be introduced but can not be removed from the openings such as monetary bills and coins when the compartment is used as a tip jar.

1 . A shoe, comprising: 
 an upper;    a hollow base enclosing a compartment; and,    an insole attached between the upper and the hollow base having an access port to the compartment etched out of the insole.    
     
     
         2 . The shoe of  claim 1  wherein the compartment is enclosed by the hollow base from a toe or fore part of the shoe to a heel or rear part of the shoe.  
     
     
         3 . The shoe of  claim 1  wherein the compartment is enclosed by the hollow base underneath a fore section, a rear section or both sections of the shoe.  
     
     
         4 . The shoe of  claim 1  wherein the hollow base is made of a see-through material resulting into a see-through compartment.  
     
     
         5 . The shoe of  claim 4  wherein the see-through compartment displays decorative materials catering to an occasion.  
     
     
         6 . The shoe of  claim 4  wherein the see-through compartment is a tip jar.  
     
     
         7 . The shoe of  claim 1  wherein the hollow base is made of a non-see-through material resulting into a non-see-through compartment.  
     
     
         8 . The shoe of  claim 1  wherein designs or writings are placed on a side elevational surface of the hollow base.  
     
     
         9 . The shoe of  claim 1  wherein the hollow base has an etched out opening on a side elevational surface.  
     
     
         10 . The shoe of  claim 9  wherein the opening is of a size allowing introduction of small items but disallowing exit of small items.  
     
     
         11 . The shoe of  claim 9  wherein the opening vary in number, shapes, designs and orientation.  
     
     
         12 . The shoe of  claim 1  wherein the insole comprises a sturdy bottom layer, a soft middle layer and a skin layer.  
     
     
         13 . The shoe of  claim 12  wherein the skin layer envelopes the layers of the insole.  
     
     
         14 . The shoe of  claim 1  wherein the access port is of different shapes.  
     
     
         15 . The shoe of  claim 1  wherein the access port is attached to the insole by hinges or pintles.  
     
     
         16 . The shoe of  claim 1  wherein edges of the access port and edges on the insole resulting from etching out of the access port are confined covered edges.  
     
     
         17 . The shoe of  claim 1  further comprising a pull up tab for the access port.  
     
     
         18 . The shoe of  claim 1  further comprising an auxiliary plate or a flat strip between the base and the insole.  
     
     
         19 . The shoe of  claim 1  further comprising dividers inside the hollow base.  
     
     
         20 .  1 . A shoe, comprising: 
 an upper;    a hollow base having a side elevational surface enclosing a compartment, the side elevational surface having an opening of a size allowing introduction of small items but disallowing exit of small items; and,    an insole attached between the upper and the hollow base having an access port to the compartment etched out of the insole.