Patent ID: 8230617
Filing Date: 2012-07-31
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
1. An article of footwear configured to provide traction on a wet surface, comprising: a water durable upper configured to entirely enclose and conform to a wearer's foot; a slip-resistant sole; a first fastening region disposed on the water durable upper adjacent to a periphery of the sole on a lateral side of the footwear; a first fastening strap including a first fixed portion and a first free portion, wherein the first free portion includes a top side facing outward and a bottom side facing the water durable upper, wherein the bottom side includes a second fastening region at an end of the first free portion and the top side includes a third fastening region at the end of the first free portion, wherein the second fastening region is configured to fasten to the first fastening region, and wherein the first fastening strap configured to extend from a medial side to the lateral side of the footwear; a second fastening strap including a second fixed portion disposed below the first fastening region on the lateral side of the footwear and a second free portion, wherein the second free portion includes a to side facing outward and a bottom side facing the water durable upper, wherein the bottom side includes a fourth fastening region at an end of the second free portion, and wherein the fourth fastening region is configured to fasten to the third fastening region of the first free portion of the first fastening strap; and wherein the second free portion of the second fastening strap entirely covers the first free portion of the first fastening strap.