Patent ID: 9259048
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: A43B

Claim Text:
1. An article of footwear, comprising: a sole structure including a first aperture and a second aperture, wherein each of the first aperture and the second aperture extends from a top portion to a lower portion of the sole structure; and a thong portion disposed at one end of a strap, the thong portion including a fastening portion comprising a first separable portion, a second separable portion and a third separable portion; the first separable portion having a first widened portion, the second separable portion having a second widened portion and the third separable portion having a third widened portion; a top portion of the first aperture having a stretched cross-sectional area corresponding to the cross-sectional area of the first aperture in a fully stretched position and a normal cross-sectional area corresponding to the cross-sectional area of the first aperture in a non-stretched position; the first widened portion having a cross-sectional area that is less than the normal cross-sectional area, the second widened portion having a cross-sectional area that is less than the normal cross-sectional area and the third widened portion having a cross-sectional area that is less than the normal cross-sectional area; wherein a combined cross-sectional area of the first widened portion, the second widened portion and the third widened portion is greater than the stretched cross-sectional area of the first aperture; wherein the fastening portion, which includes the plurality of separable portions, is removably inserted into the first aperture or the second aperture to attach the thong portion to the sole structure; and wherein the fastening portion of the thong portion is removably and selectively insertable into the first aperture and the second aperture to adjust the strap around a foot.