High-traction house slippers

Abstract

A backless house shoe comprising a foot-receiving top portion and an oppositely disposed sole portion, wherein the sole portion is at least two centimeters thick rubber vehicle tire, wherein the vehicle is selected from the group consisting of trucks and tractors; wherein the sole portion defines a plurality of spaced treads; wherein the depth of a respective spaced tread is at least two centimeters; wherein the width of a respective spaced tread is at least one centimeter; wherein the sole portion is at least three centimeters thick; wherein the backless house shoe disengages from a wearer's foot upon experiencing traction; and wherein the sole portion includes a member of the group consisting of chains, studs, sipes, and combinations thereof. The sole portion engages the ground with tread patterns at least about two centimeters deep, and is unsuited and impractical for outdoor wear as the treads will grippingly engage the ground while the house show offers no back heel engagement, thus the slipper will become easily stuck in the ground and disengage from a wearer's foot when worn outdoors and experiencing traction from engagement with muddy ground, ice, or the like.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A backless house slipper comprising a foot-receiving portion and an oppositely disposed sole portion, wherein the sole portion is at least two centimeters thick rubber truck tire, wherein the sole portion defines a plurality of spaced treads, and wherein the backless slipper disengages from a wearer's foot upon experiencing traction. 
     
     
         2 . The backless house slipper of  claim 1  wherein the sole portion weighs about two kilograms. 
     
     
         3 . The backless house slipper of  claim 1  wherein the sole portion weighs about three kilograms. 
     
     
         4 . The backless house slipper of  claim 1 , wherein the sole portion is directly attached to the foot-receiving portion. 
     
     
         5 . The backless house slipper of  claim 1 , wherein the sole portion is recycled from a truck tire. 
     
     
         6 . The backless house slipper of  claim 1 , wherein the depth of a respective tread is at least two centimeters, the width of a respective tread is at least one centimeter, and the sole portion is at least three centimeters thick. 
     
     
         7 . The backless house slipper of  claim 1 , wherein the sole portion defines a plurality of sipes. 
     
     
         8 . An article of footwear comprising:
 an anterior portion and a posterior portion that are operationally connected to a shock-absorbing treaded portion; wherein the shock-absorbing treaded portion further defines a heel portion and a toe portion; wherein the shock-absorbing treaded portion includes a plurality of spaced treads; wherein the anterior portion defines a hemispherically-shaped portion that covers approximately half of an individual's foot including toes; and wherein the article of footwear disengages from a wearer's foot upon experiencing traction.   
     
     
         9 . The article of footwear of  claim 8 , wherein the hemispherically shaped portion is comprised of fabric-backed foam operationally connected to the toe portion of the shock-absorbing tread portion. 
     
     
         10 . The article of footwear of  claim 9 , wherein the posterior portion is open to accept insertion of the individual's toes and leaves the individual's heel exposed. 
     
     
         11 . The article of footwear of  claim 8 , wherein the shock-absorbing treaded portion is at least three centimeters thick, and wherein the respective spaced treads are at least two centimeters thick. 
     
     
         12 . The article of footwear of  claim 8 , wherein the respective spaced treads are at least spaced one centimeter apart. 
     
     
         13 . The article of footwear of  claim 8  wherein the shock-absorbing treaded portion further comprised a member of the group consisting of chains, studs, sipes, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         14 . A backless house shoe comprising a foot-receiving top portion and an oppositely disposed sole portion, wherein the sole portion is at least two centimeters thick rubber vehicle tire, wherein the vehicle is selected from the group consisting of trucks and tractors; wherein the sole portion defines a plurality of spaced treads; wherein the depth of a respective spaced tread is at least two centimeters; wherein the width of a respective spaced tread is at least one centimeter; wherein the sole portion is at least three centimeters thick; wherein the backless house shoe disengages from a wearer's foot upon experiencing traction; and wherein the sole portion includes a member of the group consisting of chains, studs, sipes, and combinations thereof.