Patent ID: 7200957
Filing Date: 2007-04-10
Classification: A43B,A43C

Abstract:
1. An article of footwear, comprising: an upper member; a sole member engaged with the upper member, wherein a groove having an exteriorly exposed open face is defined in the sole member, and wherein the upper member and the sole member, at least in part, define a foot-receiving chamber; and a securing system for at least partially securing the article of footwear to a user's foot, wherein the securing system includes: (a) a strap member having a first portion fixedly engaged with at least one of the upper member or the sole member at a toe or mid-foot area thereof, wherein the strap member extends along the groove, and (b) a securing element for holding the strap member, wherein the strap member extends at least one time along a portion of the upper member and around a top portion of the foot-receiving chamber and at least one time along a portion of the sole member and around a bottom portion of the foot-receiving chamber.