Safety slipper

Abstract

A safety slipper ( 10 ) includes a stretchable fabric material upper portion ( 12 ) and a porous anti-skid lower portion. The upper portion has a foot opening ( 16 ) and a profile heel pocket ( 17 ). The lower portion ( 13 ) is made from a scrim cloth type material having a knit of polyester threads ( 21 ) coated with a soft poly-vinyl chloride outer layer ( 22 ). The lower portion provides for a cris-crossing pattern or matrix of interconnected nodes ( 23 ) with spaces ( 24 ) therebetween.

1 . A safety slipper comprising:
 a stretchable fabric material forming an upper portion having a foot opening therein; and   a non-skid tread coupled to said upper portion, said non-skid tread having a matrix of holes therethrough which are sized to allow the passage of water through said non-skid tread.   
     
     
         2 . The safety slipper of  claim 1  wherein said non-skid tread is scrim material of poly-vinyl chloride material. 
     
     
         3 . The safety slipper of  claim 2  wherein said non-skip tread is a knit of fibers coated with a poly-vinyl chloride layer. 
     
     
         4 . The safety slipper of  claim 1  wherein said safety slipper has a heal seam extending from said non-skid tread to said foot opening, and wherein said heal seam is oriented at an inward angle from said non-skid tread to said foot opening. 
     
     
         5 . The safety slipper of  claim 4  wherein said heal seam is formed from two aft ends of said stretchable fabric material and wherein said two aft ends are joined together in an outwardly facing fashion. 
     
     
         6 . The safety slipper of  claim 1  wherein said upper portion is coupled to said lower portion with the peripheral edges of both said upper portion and said lower portion facing outwardly. 
     
     
         7 . The safety slipper of  claim 6  wherein said upper portion is sewn to said lower portion. 
     
     
         8 . A safety slipper comprising,
 an upper portion,   a lower portion coupled to said upper portion, said lower portion having a matrix of interconnected non-skid material nodes which are separated from each other to form spaces therebetween,   whereby water may pass through the spaces between adjacent nodes.   
     
     
         9 . The safety slipper of  claim 8  wherein said upper portion is made of a stretchable material. 
     
     
         10 . The safety slipper of  claim 8  wherein said lower portion is a scrim material of a poly-vinyl chloride material. 
     
     
         11 . The safety slipper of  claim 10  wherein said scrim material is a knit of fibers coated with a poly-vinyl chloride layer. 
     
     
         12 . The safety slipper of  claim 8  wherein said safety slipper upper portion has a heal seam extending from said lower portion to a foot opening within said upper portion, and wherein said heal seam is oriented at an inward angle from said lower portion to said foot opening. 
     
     
         13 . The safety slipper of  claim 12  wherein said heal seam is formed from two aft ends of said upper portion and wherein said two aft ends are joined together in an outwardly facing fashion. 
     
     
         14 . The safety slipper of  claim 8  wherein said upper portion is coupled to said lower portion with the peripheral edges of both said upper portion and said lower portion facing outwardly. 
     
     
         15 . The safety slipper of  claim 14  wherein said upper portion is sewn to said lower portion. 
     
     
         16 . A safety slipper comprising,
 an upper portion,   a lower portion coupled to said upper portion, said lower portion being a mesh of poly-vinyl chloride material, said mesh being configured to allow the passage of water therethrough.   
     
     
         17 . The safety slipper of  claim 16  wherein said mesh is a knit of fibers coated with a poly-vinyl chloride layer. 
     
     
         18 . The safety slipper of  claim 16  wherein said upper portion is coupled to said lower portion with the peripheral edges of both said upper portion and said lower portion facing outwardly. 
     
     
         19 . The safety slipper of  claim 18  wherein said upper portion is sewn to said lower portion. 
     
     
         20 . The safety slipper of  claim 16  wherein said safety slipper upper portion has a heal seam extending from said lower portion to a foot opening within said upper portion, and wherein said heal seam is oriented at an inward angle from said lower portion to said foot opening.