Patent ID: 8555524

Claim:
A footwear article that comprises a one-piece, flat sheet of material that has opposed continuous top and bottom surfaces and an elongated configuration with a through-hole formed in one end of the flat sheet of material so as to extend through the opposed continuous top and bottom surfaces and at least one pair of slits at an opposite end of the flat sheet of material which define a web or toe strap between the pair of slits, wherein the flat sheet of material has a transverse center that extends longitudinally and the through-hole has a center that lies on the transverse center of the flat sheet of material and the at least one pair of slits are positioned on one side of the transverse center of the flat sheet of material, said through-hole consisting of a substantially circular shaped through-hole having a continuous circular peripheral inner edge that extends continuously 360° , wherein when worn on the foot of a wearer the peripheral inner edge of the through-hole of the footwear article is attached around the wearer's ankle and the web or toe strap is attached over one or more toes of the wearer and the top surface of the flat sheet of material touches substantially the entire bottom of the wearer's foot and back of heel.