Patent ID: 6151801
Filing Date: 2000-11-28
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
A sandal comprising:a sole portion having a front end and a rear end and a pair of sides, the sole portion being comprised of a plurality of layers of elastomeric material including a planar lower layer and an upper layer adapted to receive the foot of a wearer thereon, the upper layer having an angling intermediate section, the sole portion also including a plurality of intermediate layers, the upper layer having a pair of longitudinal slits adjacent to the rear thereof and four circular holes adjacent to the front thereof;a top strap having an upper section positionable over the instep of a wearer's foot and a lower section positioned through the slits and extending there beneath, the strap having four apertures adjacent to the forward edge thereof in the upper portion;two cords with four central extents each cord having two upper extents extending through associated apertures of the strap and having two lower extents looped around the holes in the upper layer; andfour cylindrical sleeves encompassing the cords.