Flip flop and slipper in one/convertible sandal slipper

Abstract

A shoe apparatus can including a base component with a sole, a strap component having a strap and a center connector, and a cover component comprising a material positioned between the base component and the strap and attached to the perimeter edge of the sole. The material has an aperture for receiving the center connector and a first opening positioned above a rearfoot portion of said sole for receiving a person's foot. The center connector is positioned through said aperture and connected to said forefoot portion of the sole. The strap component forms a second opening between the cover component and the strap for receiving a person's foot.

1 . A shoe apparatus comprising:
 a base component comprising a sole having a forefoot portion, a rearfoot portion, and a perimeter edge including a forward edge, a left edge, a right edge and a rear edge;   a strap component comprising a strap, said strap having two ends, one end attached to the left edge and the other end attached to the right edge; and   a cover component comprising a material positioned over said forefoot portion between the base component and the strap, and attached to the forward edge, left edge and right edge of said sole, thereby forming a first opening between said cover component and said sole disposed between said forefront portion and said rearfoot portion;   said strap positioned above said sole between the forefoot portion and the rearfoot portion, thereby forming a second opening between said cover component and said strap, each opening having a size for receiving a person's foot.   
     
     
         2 . The shoe apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the material comprises a flexible fabric. 
     
     
         3 . The shoe apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the material comprises an elastic material. 
     
     
         4 . The shoe apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein the elastic material is configured in a manner such that the cover component lies flat on the sole in a contracted state when the person's foot is received in the second opening, and the cover component is stretched out in an expanded state when the person's foot is received in the first opening. 
     
     
         5 . The shoe apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the cover component further comprises an outer cover attached to the forward edge, left edge and right edge of said sole, and attached to said strap, thereby forming a cavity over the forefront portion of the sole having a size for receiving the persons foot. 
     
     
         6 . A shoe apparatus comprising:
 a base component comprising a sole having a forefoot portion, a rearfoot portion, and a perimeter edge including a forward edge, a left edge,   a right edge and a rear edge; a strap component comprising a strap and a center connector, said strap having two ends, one end attached to the left edge and the other end attached to the right edge; and   the strap component comprising an expandable material having a first edge affixed to a first edge of said strap, the expandable material having a second edge adapted to be removably affixed to a second edge of said strap when in a contracted state and removably affixed to the forward edge, left edge, and right edge of said sole when in an expanded state;   wherein said expandable material forms a cover component having a cavity for receiving a person's foot between the forefront portion of said sole and the strap component when the expandable material is in the expanded state.   
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein the second edge of the expandable material is adapted to be removably affixed to the second edge of the strap or the forward edge, left edge, and right edge of said sole using one or more of Velcro, snaps, buttons, and clasps. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein the first edge of the expandable material is adapted to be permanently affixed to the first edge of the strap. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein the first edge of the expandable material is adapted to be removably affixed to the first edge of the strap. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein the expandable material is formed from one or more of a flexible fabric or an elastic material.