Patent ID: 8141271

Claim:
A shoe, comprising: an outsole having a lip extending around a periphery of the outsole; an upper having an inside and an outside for securing to the outsole adjacent to the lip; wherein said outside is facing and is secured to said outsole by a stitch in a first portion of the periphery; and wherein said inside is facing and is secured to said outsole by said stitch in a second portion of the periphery; and wherein said outsole includes a first hole, a second hole, a third hole, and a fourth hole; said upper includes a right hole and a right center hole aligned with said first and second holes and a left center hole and a left hole aligned with said third and fourth holes; a first thread extending from said first hole, through said right hole, through said right center hole, through said second hole, and through said third hole; and a second thread extending from said right hole, through said first hole, through said second hole, through said left center hole, and through said third hole.