Weighted Shoe

Abstract

An improved athletic or therapeutic footwear device having a group of two ridges separated by an arch in the sole there between. The footwear has either of two configurations: a staggered or partial sole cavity config or a uniform or transverse configuration. The staggered or partial sole configuration has cavities in alternating sides of the shoe sole down the ridge group. The uniform or transverse configuration has a proximal cavity near each ridge that passes from one side to another of all ridges thereby permitting maximum loading of weights or dummy plugs therein. A closing device ensures that weights or dummy plugs won't accidentally exit the cavities.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An athletic footwear comprising:
 a shoe having side material and front and back materials integrated along edges thereof with   a sole such that the sole has
 a set of two groups of ridges wherein each ridge in a group is separated from another ridge in the group by a depression there between and 
   a ridge has a proximal cavity.   
     
     
         2 . The athletic footwear of  claim 1 , wherein the ridge's proximal cavity perforates from one side of the sole to the other. 
     
     
         3 . The athletic footwear of  claim 1 , wherein the ridge's proximal cavity has an opening on only one side of the sole. 
     
     
         4 . The athletic footwear of  claim 1 , wherein the ridge's proximal cavity has two openings one on a side of the sole and another on another side of the sole. 
     
     
         5 . The athletic footwear of  claim 1 , wherein the ridge extends from one side of the shoe to another side of the shoe. 
     
     
         6 . The athletic footwear of  claim 1 , wherein the ridge extends from one side of the shoe to a midpoint of the shoe. 
     
     
         7 . The athletic footwear of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a slab of weight for insertion in a cavity of the ridge such that the slab is completely enclosed inside the cavity thereof.   
     
     
         8 . The athletic footwear of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a slab of dummy material for insertion in a cavity of the ridge such that the slab is completely enclosed inside the cavity thereof.   
     
     
         9 . The athletic footwear of  claim 1 , wherein the set of two ridges are further subdivided by being broken in the midpoint of the sole thereby forming a right and a left pair of forward ridges and a right and left pair of backward ridges. 
     
     
         10 . The athletic footwear of  claim 1 , wherein the ridges each have a proximal cavity nearby. 
     
     
         11 . The athletic footwear of  claim 1 , wherein only some of the ridges have a proximal cavity nearby. 
     
     
         12 . The athletic footwear of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a cavity closing device attached to the shoe.   
     
     
         13 . An exercise shoe comprising:
 a shoe having side material and front and back materials integrated along edges thereof with   a sole such that the sole has
 a set of two groups of ridges wherein each ridge in a group is separated from another ridge in the group by a depression there between and 
   each of the two groups of ridges is further subdivided by a right and left set of ridges thereby forming a total of four ridge sub-groups having a proximal cavity near at least one ridge thereof.   
     
     
         14 . The exercise shoe of  claim 13 , further comprising:
 a proximal cavity each near staggered ridges left to right.   
     
     
         15 . The exercise shoe of  claim 13 , further comprising:
 a proximal cavity each near staggered ridges right to left.   
     
     
         16 . An article of clothing comprising:
 a shoe having side material and front and back materials integrated along edges thereof with   a sole such that the sole has
 a set of two groups of ridges wherein each ridge in a group is separated from another ridge in the group by a depression there between and wherein each ridge has a proximal cavity therein.