Patent ID: 6792696
Filing Date: 2004-09-21
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
A shoe comprising:a sole member having an upper surface configured to receive a user's foot and a lower surface configured contact a support surface, the sole member further having a first side wall and a second side wall spaced from the first side wall, the side walls extending between the upper and lower surfaces; the sole member having a slot defined therethrough, the slot extending between the first and second side walls; and a strap having a pair of opposed end portions and a midportion therebetween, the midportion being configured to be received in and retained by the slot, the end portions and the midportion each having front and rear edges with a central axis being defined midway between the edges and running lengthwise along the strap, the strap further comprising a closure member for joining the opposed end portions to form a loop having a forward and a rearward opening, the strap being configured such that when the midportion is received in the slot and the closure member joins the opposed end portions such that the central axes of the opposed end portions are parallel, the strap forms a tapered loop with the rearward opening being larger than the forward opening; wherein when the midportion is received in the slot and the closure member joins the opposed end portions, the strap and the sole member cooperate to form a shoe upper for receiving the foot.