Flip- flop shoe and method of making same

Abstract

A flip-flop shoe comprising a base having a foot engagement body joined to the base, and having combined ribbon strips tied and adhered to the foot engagement body, and coated in a hairspray. A method of making a flip-flop shoe comprising providing a base and providing a foot engagement body and joining the foot engagement body to the base, and providing combined ribbon strips and tying the combined ribbon strips to the foot engagement body with knots, and applying an adhesive to the knots and coating the combined ribbon strips with a hairspray, and trimming the combined ribbon strips.

1 . A shoe comprising: 
 a base a foot engagement body joined to and extending from the base;    a ribbon tied to the foot engagement body with a knot to join the ribbon and foot engagement body; and    an adhesive applied to the knot to prevent the knot from unraveling.    
     
     
         2 . The shoe according to  claim 1  wherein the adhesive is waterproof.  
     
     
         3 . The shoe according to  claim 1  further comprising a hairspray applied to the ribbon after it has been tied to the foot engagement body.  
     
     
         4 . The shoe according to  claim 1  wherein the knot has a smooth surface and the base has a foot contact side and the smooth surface of the knot faces the foot contact side such that the smooth surface of the knot provides for a comfortable shoe.  
     
     
         5 . The shoe according to  claim 2  wherein the adhesive is clear when dried.  
     
     
         6 . A shoe comprising: 
 a base having a foot engagement body that is joined to the base and extends from the base, ribbons stacked on top of one another to form combined ribbon strips and the combined ribbon strips tied to the foot engagement body with knots for joining the ribbons and foot engagement body; and    an adhesive applied to the knots to prevent the knots from unraveling.    
     
     
         7 . The shoe according to  claim 6  wherein the adhesive is waterproof and wherein the adhesive is clear when dried.  
     
     
         8 . The shoe according to  claim 7  further comprising a hairspray applied to the combined ribbon strips after they have been tied to the foot engagement body.  
     
     
         9 . The shoe according to  claim 6  wherein the knots have smooth surfaces and the base has a foot contact side, and the smooth surfaces of the knots face the foot contact side such that the smooth surfaces of the knots contact a foot when the shoe is worn and the smooth surfaces provide for increased comfort.  
     
     
         10 . The shoe according to  claim 5  wherein the number of ribbons in the combined ribbon strips is three.  
     
     
         11 . The shoe according to  claim 6  wherein the number of ribbons in the combined ribbon strips is greater than two, and the ribbons have different widths and different lengths.  
     
     
         12 . The shoe according to  claim 6  wherein each of the ribbons in the combined ribbon strip has a different width, length and texture.  
     
     
         13 . A method of making a shoe comprising: 
 providing a base and providing a foot engagement body and joining the base and foot engagement body;    providing ribbons and stacking the ribbons on top of one another to form combined ribbon strips;    tying the combined ribbon strips to the foot engagement body with knots;    applying an adhesive to the knots to prevent the knots from unraveling; and    spraying the combined ribbon strips with a hairspray so that the combined ribbon strips remain stiff.    
     
     
         14 . The method according to  claim 13  wherein the adhesive is waterproof and wherein the adhesive is clear when dried.  
     
     
         15 . The method according to  claim 13  further including providing each of the knots with smooth surfaces and providing the base with a foot contact side and tying the knots such that the smooth surfaces of the knots face the foot contact side so that the shoe is comfortable to wear.  
     
     
         16 . The method according to  claim 13  comprising selecting the number of ribbons for each combined ribbon strip to be three.  
     
     
         17 . The method according to  claim 13  comprising selecting the number of ribbons for each combined ribbon strip to be greater than two and selecting the ribbons to have different widths and different lengths and trimming the ribbons after the hairspray dries.