Patent ID: 7343701

Claim:
A shoe, comprising: a toe portion, a heel portion and a sole portion; a toe portion comprising a first through slot on a first side of said toe portion and a second through slot through a second side of said toe portion; a first toe strap connected to a shoe lace at a first end passing through said first through slot of said toe portion and connected to the sole portion; a second toe strap connected to said shoe lace at a first end passing through said second through slot of said toe portion and connected to the sole portion; a heel portion comprising a first through slot proximate the sole portion on a first side of said heel portion, a second through slot on said first side of said heel portion, a third through slot on a second side of said heel portion and a fourth through slot proximate the sole portion on said second side of said heel portion; and a heel strap connected at a first end to said shoe lace wherein said heel strap passes through said first through slot of said heel portion, said second through slot of said heel portion, said third through slot of said heel portion and said fourth through slot of said heel portion and connected at a second end to said shoe lace.