Patent ID: 7654012

Claim:
A shoe comprising a shoe upper, a tongue, and a closure device, said closure device comprising: a strap fixedly attached at one end of said strap to the shoe upper at a location adjacent to a side of the tongue, the other end of the strap fixedly attached to the shoe upper at a location adjacent to the same side of the tongue; a plurality of ring means, the strap being threaded through said plurality of ring means; said plurality of ring means comprising a first ring means, said first ring means fixedly attached to the shoe upper at a location on the opposite side of the tongue from the side of the tongue adjacent to the location where the strap is fixedly attached to the shoe upper; said plurality of ring means further comprising a second ring means, said second ring means fixedly attached to the shoe upper at a location on the same side of the tongue as the side of the tongue adjacent to the location where the strap is fixedly attached to the shoe upper; said plurality of ring means further comprising a third ring means, said third ring means fixedly attached to a fastening mechanism; and said fastening mechanism being removably attachable to the shoe upper.