Detachable sandal coverings

Abstract

Articles of footwear configured to transition between an open-toed configuration and a closed-toed configuration are described. An open-toed article of footwear may include a sole, a toe bumper, a heel bumper, a toe cushion, a strap assembly, and a plurality of magnetic elements embedded within a portion of the strap assembly. Described embodiments also include a removable cover configured to conformably engage with the strap assembly of an open-toed article of footwear to cover at least a portion of sole between the strap assembly and the toe end of the sole, including a plurality of magnetic elements embedded in locations corresponding to the locations of the plurality of magnetic elements embedded within the strap assembly.

1 . A sandal, comprising:
 a sole including a toe end, a heel end, an inner foot lateral edge, and an outer foot lateral edge;   a toe bumper comprising a raised edge extending along at least a portion of the toe end of the sole;   a heel bumper comprising a raised edge extending along at least a portion of the heel end of the sole;   a toe cushion integrated into the sole proximal to the toe end of the sole;   a strap assembly comprising a toe strap and a vamp, wherein the vamp forms an arc extending between the inner foot lateral edge and the outer foot lateral edge, and wherein the toe strap extends between the vamp and the sole; and   a plurality of magnetic elements embedded within the vamp.   
     
     
         2 . The sandal of  claim 1 , comprising a first magnetic element embedded in the vamp near the inner foot lateral edge of the sole and a second magnetic element embedded in the vamp near the outer foot lateral edge of the sole. 
     
     
         3 . The sandal of  claim 2 , comprising a third magnetic element embedded in the vamp near an attachment point of the toe strap and the vamp. 
     
     
         4 . The sandal of  claim 1 , further comprising a hooking element fixedly coupled with the sole near the toe end. 
     
     
         5 . The sandal of  claim 1 , wherein the sole comprises a top layer adhered to a bottom layer. 
     
     
         6 . The sandal of  claim 5 , wherein both the top layer and the bottom layer comprise ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA), and wherein the EVA of the top layer is configured to be more absorbable than the EVA of the bottom layer. 
     
     
         7 . The sandal of  claim 5 , wherein the vamp and the bottom layer are molded from a unitary piece of polymeric material. 
     
     
         8 . The sandal of  claim 1 , further comprising an air-filled heel cushion embedded near the heel end of the sole. 
     
     
         9 . The sandal of  claim 1 , wherein the toe strap comprises suede. 
     
     
         10 . The sandal of  claim 1 , wherein the toe cushion comprises sorbothane. 
     
     
         11 . An article of footwear, comprising:
 a sole including a toe end, a heel end, an inner foot lateral edge, and an outer foot lateral edge;   a toe bumper comprising a raised edge extending along at least a portion of the toe end of the sole;   a toe cushion integrated into the sole proximal to the toe end of the sole;   a strap assembly comprising a toe strap and a vamp, wherein the vamp forms an arc from the inner foot lateral edge to the outer foot lateral edge and wherein the toe strap extends from a central portion of the vamp to the sole;   a plurality of magnetic elements within the vamp; and   a removable cover configured to conformably engage with the strap assembly to cover at least a portion of the sole between the vamp and the toe end of the sole, the removable cover comprising a plurality of magnetic elements embedded in locations corresponding to the locations of the plurality of magnetic elements embedded within the vamp.   
     
     
         12 . The article of footwear of  claim 11 , comprising:
 a first magnetic element embedded in the vamp near the inner foot lateral edge of the sole;   a second magnetic element embedded in the vamp near the outer foot lateral edge of the sole; and   a third magnetic element embedded in the vamp near an attachment point of the toe strap and the vamp.   
     
     
         13 . The article of footwear of  claim 12 , comprising:
 a fourth magnetic element embedded in the removable cover in a location corresponding to the first magnetic element embedded in the vamp;   a fifth magnetic element embedded in the removable cover in a location corresponding to the second magnetic element embedded in the vamp; and   a sixth magnetic element embedded in the removable cover in a location corresponding to the third magnetic element embedded in the vamp.   
     
     
         14 . The article of footwear of  claim 11 , further comprising a first hooking element fixedly coupled with the sole near the toe end. 
     
     
         15 . The article of footwear of  claim 14 , further comprising a second hooking element fixedly coupled with the removable cover and configured to removably engage with the first hooking element. 
     
     
         16 . The article of footwear of  claim 11 , wherein the removable cover comprises a felt material. 
     
     
         17 . The sandal of  claim 11 , wherein the sole comprises a top layer adhered to a bottom layer. 
     
     
         18 . The sandal of  claim 17 , wherein both the top layer and the bottom layer comprise ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA), and wherein the EVA of the top layer is configured to be more absorbable than the EVA of the bottom layer. 
     
     
         19 . The sandal of  claim 17 , wherein the vamp and the bottom layer are molded from a unitary piece of polymeric material. 
     
     
         20 . The sandal of  claim 11 , further comprising an air-filled heel cushion embedded near the heel end of the sole.