| abstract |
The invention relates to an aquatic shoe consisting of a shoe body ( 1 ), a pair of wings ( 3 ) and floats ( 4, 4 ′), characterized in that the wings ( 3 ) are symmetrical, glued together, and linked to the shoe body ( 1 ), below the shoe, so as to constitute a part of the sole ( 2 ) of the shoe, and in that the float ( 4 ) is integrated below the wings ( 3 ), at the sole ( 2 ), so that one of its faces covers the sole ( 2 ), and in that the wings ( 3 ) are fixed by a pivot connection on both sides of the shoe, so that they descend when the foot ascends into the water and rise when the foot goes down into the water so that they return to their original position. The invention also relates to the use of footwear in the fields of recreational water and/or sport and in the paramedical fields. The shoe according to the invention can be used for the rehabilitation of animals. |