Patent ID: 7162814

Claim:
A shoe comprising: a unitary sole member having an upper surface configured to receive a user's foot and a lower surface configured to contact a support surface, the sole member further having a first side wall and a second side wall spaced from the first side wall, the side walls extending between the upper and lower surfaces; the sole member having a slot defined therethrough, the slot extending between the first and second side walls and the slot being spaced from said upper surface and said lower surface of the unitary sole member; and a strap having a pair of opposed ends and a midportion extending therebetween, a majority of the strap being formed of a generally non-elastic material, the midportion including an elastic section that allows the distance between the opposed ends to be increased by stretching the elastic section, the midportion being configured to be received in and retained by the slot such that the elastic section is disposed entirely in the slot such that the elastic section is hidden in the slot, the strap further comprising a closure member for joining the opposed ends; wherein when the midportion is received in the slot and the closure member joins the opposed ends, the strap and the sole member cooperate to form a shoe upper for receiving the foot.