Shoe

Abstract

A shoe includes a sole and an upper which together enable a user to put on the shoe quickly and easily. The upper includes a heel support member that is fixedly attached to and extending upwardly from a rear portion of the sole, and a toe box fixedly attached to and extending upwardly from a front portion to form a toe receiving recess. A middle flap is fixedly attached to and extending upwardly from a first side edge of the sole and extending to a terminal edge, the middle flap pivoting between an open position wherein the shoe is adapted to receive the user's foot, and a closed position wherein the middle flap is closed over the user's foot. The shoe further includes a fastener for fastening the terminal edge of the middle flap to a second side edge of the sole.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A shoe comprising:
 a sole having a front end and a rear end connected by a first side edge and a second side edge, wherein the sole further includes a front portion that includes the front end and at least a portion of the first and second side edges, and further includes a rear portion that includes the rear end and at least a portion of the first and second side edges;   an upper comprising:
 a heel support member fixedly attached to and extending upwardly from the rear portion of the sole; 
 a toe box fixedly attached to and extending upwardly from the front portion to form a toe receiving recess; and 
 a middle flap fixedly attached to and extending upwardly from the first side edge of the sole and extending to a terminal edge, the middle flap pivoting between an open position wherein the shoe is adapted to receive the user's foot, and a closed position wherein the middle flap is closed over the user's foot such that the terminal edge is positioned adjacent the second side edge of the sole; and 
   a fastener for fastening the terminal edge of the middle flap to the second side edge of the sole.   
     
     
         2 . The shoe of  claim 1 , further comprising an additional fastener strap that extends from the middle flap toward the heel support member. 
     
     
         3 . The shoe of  claim 2 , further including a first strap fastener on the additional fastener strap, and further comprising a mating second strap fastener mounted on the heel support member. 
     
     
         4 . The shoe of  claim 1 , wherein the fastener includes a first fastener attached to the terminal edge of the middle flap, and a second fastener attached to the second side edge of the sole. 
     
     
         5 . The shoe of  claim 4 , wherein the first fastener and the second fastener each include a base and a plurality of teeth.