Patent ID: 8806781

Claim:
A device for engaging a stem of a sandal, comprising: a top end and a bottom end; an aperture defined by an interior wall extending from said top end and travelling through said bottom end, whereby said stem is retained within said interior wall defining said aperture; a slit extending between said top and bottom ends and allowing passage of the stem there-through; a forward region and a rearward region extend from the top end to the bottom end and are interconnected by a first side and a second side; a rearward region top end extends more rearward than a rearward region bottom end; a forward region bottom end extends more forwardly than a forward region top end; a first and a second side bottom ends extend more laterally than a respective first and second side top ends; at least a first groove runs along a portion of said first side and at least a second groove runs along a portion of said second side; wherein, said device does not have a plantar based.