Patent ID: 7219445
Filing Date: 2007-05-22
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
1. An article of footwear comprising: a sole portion; an upper section having a left end portion and a right end portion; a releasable fastener having an upper bar forming an upper loop and a lower bar forming a lower loop; the releasable fastener having a securing mechanism; the securing mechanism being a magnet; the upper bar being carried on a substantially hollow outer barrel and the lower bar being carried on an inner barrel, a diameter of the inner barrel being less than a diameter of an inner surface of the outer barrel so that the inner barrel may be slidably engaged with the outer barrel and the inner barrel may be retained in an engaged position by the securing mechanism; the left end portion of the upper section securable to the upper bar or the lower bar, and an upper end of a retainer secured to a remaining bar; a lower end of the retainer being secured to the sole portion; and an end portion of the upper section being releasably secured to the sole portion by an engagement of the outer barrel and inner barrel.