Patent ID: 6418643
Filing Date: 2002-07-16
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
A footwear comprising:an outside provided in an upper side thereof with a plurality of receiving spaces; a plurality of retaining blocks each of which is disposed in a respective one of the receiving spaces of said outsole, said retaining blocks each comprises an extension section having a position confining portion; an insole fastened to the upper side of said outsole; a shoe pad fastened to an upper side of said insole; and at least one instep strap having two longitudinal ends, each of the longitudinal ends including a retaining piece having a central hole, whereby the central hole of each one of said instep straps is detachably slid into a respective one of the retaining pieces of said instep strap so that respective ones of said retaining pieces are secured to respective ones of said retaining blocks by the respective ones of said position confining portions which are elastically bendable to permit entry and removal of respective ones of said retaining pieces, the retaining pieces acting as a barrier that prevents upward pull of the at least one instep strap.