Patent ID: 6990753

Claim:
An article of footwear for a wearer comprising a sole extending from a front end adjacent to the tip of the wearer's toes, under the wearer's arch and to a rear end adjacent to the wearer's heel and including an integrally-molded toe piece extending upwards from the front end and extending backwards over at least a portion of at least two of the wearer's toes, a post extending upwardly from the sole and positioned to fit between adjacent toes of the wearer, a first strap extending from the sole at a position medial to the wearer's arch and extending forward and connected to the post at a point above the wearer's toes, a second strap also extending from the sole but at a position proximal to the wearer's arch and extending forward and connected to the post at a point above the wearer's toes and with a connector coupling the post to the integrally-molded toe piece. claim 1 .