Patent ID: 7464488

Claim:
An item of footwear comprising: a planar sole, having a general shape to fit a foot; a means to connect the footwear to a foot, having an outer strap wherein said outer strap attaches to said connecting means by a linking means that allows rotation of said outer strap about the longitudinal axis of said outer strap thereby displaying alternate surfaces to change the appearance of the footwear; a means to secure said outer strap to said connecting means; said connecting means having a first shoulder upon the inside of said sole proximate to the ball of the foot, and a second shoulder upon the outside of said sole opposite to said first shoulder; said linking means joining said first shoulder and said outer strap being generally centered both; said linking means including a tapered swivel; said securing means having a first part upon said second shoulder and a second part upon said outer strap opposite said linking mean; and said security means including hook and loop fasteners, buttons, snaps, or bayonet locks, and wherein said first part has a male securing means and said second part has a female securing means to receive said first part.