Patent ID: 8132342

Claim:
A sandal assembly including: a base having top side, a bottom side, a first lateral edge, a second lateral edge, a front edge and a rear edge, each of said front and rear edges being convexly arcuate; a foot strapping system including a first tether having a free first end and a free second end, each of said first and second ends being removably extended into said top side of said base; and said top side of said base including a plurality of wells extending therein, each of said wells receiving one of said first and second ends, a first well of said plurality of wells being positioned adjacent to said first lateral edge, a second well of said plurality of wells being positioned adjacent to said second lateral edge; a primary slot extending into said first lateral edge, said primary slot extending toward said second lateral edge and extending through said first and second wells; a primary coupler being mounted in said primary slot and releasably engaging said first and second ends; said primary coupler has a pair of apertures extending therethrough, each of said apertures being simultaneously alignable with one of said first and second wells to allow said first end to be extended through a first of said apertures and said second end to be extended through a second of said apertures, each of said apertures having a perimeter edge having a notch therein, said first and second ends each comprising a flange being positionable under said primary coupler when said first tether is extended into said notches of said apertures to releasably lock said first and second ends in said base.