Patent ID: 9565899
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: A41F,A43C

Claim:
1. A system for securing a shoe to a foot utilizing a single-pull fit adjustment motion, the shoe having a length and a width, the system comprising: (a) a buckle component positioned in a generally centered location on a first side of the shoe; (b) a first strap extending from a first attachment point on a toe portion of a second side of the shoe, to the buckle component on the first side of the shoe; (c) a second strap extending from a second attachment point on a middle portion of the first side of the shoe to the buckle component; and (d) a variable length strap extending longitudinally from a third attachment point on a back upright heel portion of the first side of the shoe, slidingly through the buckle component, to an adjustment mechanism fixed on the first side of the shoe, the adjustment mechanism alternately releasing and securing the variable length strap along its length, the variable length strap longitudinally aligned and parallel with the length of the shoe.