Patent ID: 6931766
Filing Date: 2005-08-23
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
1. An article of footwear comprising: a foot-receiving portion configured to extend over a foot to contact an instep of the foot, and the foot-receiving portion being configured to extend under the foot to contact a sole of the foot, and the foot-receiving portion including a first attachment element; and a sole portion that is discrete from the foot-receiving portion, the sole portion having an upper surface for contacting the foot-receiving portion, and the sole portion having a side surface located on an exterior of the footwear, the side surface including a second attachment element for releasably-engaging the first attachment element, the first attachment element and the second attachment element separably-attaching the foot-receiving portion and the sole portion, the first attachment element forming an aperture and the second attachment element forming a protrusion, the aperture receiving the protrusion to releasably-engage the first attachment element and the second attachment element.