Patent ID: 8656606

Claim:
An article of footwear, comprising: an outsole including an outer side disposed along a bottom of the outsole and an outer periphery; the outsole being associated with a woven strap system including multiple straps, the multiple straps including a first strap set disposed along the outer side of the outsole; wherein a portion of the first strap set extends from the outer side and is disposed along the outer periphery of the outsole; wherein a second strap set is fixed upon the first strap set such that the second strap set is approximately perpendicular to the first strap set; wherein the second strap set includes at least a first strap and a second strap, the second strap being shorter than the first strap; and wherein the first strap and the second strap are approximately parallel to and spaced apart from the outsole throughout the entirety of each of the first strap and the second strap.