Method and system for training a person to walk

Abstract

A set of footwear includes a left foot piece configured to hold a left foot of a first person; a right foot piece configured to hold a right foot of the first person; a first attachment member attached to a top surface of the left foot piece, wherein the first attachment member is configured to hold a left foot of a second person; and a second attachment member attached to a top surface of the right foot piece, wherein the second attachment member is configured to hold a right foot of the second person.

What is claimed: 
     
         1 . A set of footwear, comprising:
 a left foot piece configured to hold a left foot of a first person;   a right foot piece configured to hold a right foot of the first person;   a first attachment member attached to a top surface of the left foot piece, wherein the first attachment member is configured to hold a left foot of a second person; and   a second attachment member attached to a top surface of the right foot piece, wherein the second attachment member is configured to hold a right foot of the second person.   
     
     
         2 . The set of footwear of  claim 1 , wherein the left foot piece and the right foot piece are each selected from a group consisting of shoe, sandal, slipper, and sock. 
     
     
         3 . The set of footwear of  claim 1 , wherein the first attachment member and the second attachment member are each selected from a group consisting of shoe, slipper, sock, sandal, pocket, harness, and strap. 
     
     
         4 . The set of footwear of  claim 3 , wherein the first attachment member is fixedly attached to the left foot piece, and the second attachment member is fixedly attached to the right foot piece. 
     
     
         5 . The set of footwear of  claim 3 , wherein the first attachment member is removably attached to the left foot piece, and the second attachment member is removably attached to the right foot piece. 
     
     
         6 . The set of footwear of  claim 5 , wherein the first attachment member is attached to the left foot piece by a first hook and loop fastener, and the second attachment member is attached to the right foot piece by a second hook and loop fastener. 
     
     
         7 . A method of teaching a person to walk, comprising:
 placing a first set of footwear on a first person; and   placing a second set of footwear on a second person, wherein a bottom surface of the second set of footwear is attached to a top surface of the first set of footwear, such that the second person in the second set of footwear is able to walk in step with the first person in the first set of footwear.   
     
     
         8 . The method of teaching a person to walk of  claim 7 , further comprising the step of attaching the bottom surface of the second set of footwear to the top surface of the first set of footwear. 
     
     
         9 . The method of teaching a person to walk of  claim 8 , wherein the step of attaching the bottom surface of the second set of footwear to the top surface of the first set of footwear occurs after the steps of placing the first set of footwear on the first person and placing the second set of footwear on the second person. 
     
     
         10 . The method of teaching a person to walk of  claim 9 , wherein the second set of footwear is removably attached to the first set of footwear by a set of hook and loop fasteners. 
     
     
         11 . The method of teaching a person to walk of  claim 9 , wherein the step of attaching the bottom surface of the second set of footwear to the top surface of the first set of footwear occurs before the steps of placing the first set of footwear on the first person and placing the second set of footwear on the second person. 
     
     
         12 . The method of teaching a person to walk of  claim 11 , wherein the bottom surface of the second set of footwear is fixedly attached to the top surface of the first set of footwear. 
     
     
         13 . The method of teaching a person to walk of  claim 7 , wherein the first set of footwear comprises a left foot piece and a right foot piece, and the second set of footwear comprises a first attachment member configured to be attached to the left foot piece and a second attachment member configured to be attached to the right foot piece. 
     
     
         14 . The method of teaching a person to walk of  claim 13 , wherein the left foot piece and the right foot piece are each selected from a group consisting of shoe, sandal, slipper, and sock. 
     
     
         15 . The method of teaching a person to walk of  claim 13 , wherein the first attachment member and the second attachment member are each selected from a group consisting of shoe, slipper, sock, sandal, pocket, harness, and strap.