Patent ID: 8776271

Claim:
A decorative strap system, comprising: a strap made from two layers of flexible material, said strap adapted to be coupled to an article of footwear; a plurality of individual compartments defined within said strap, each of said compartments being accessible via an opening associated therewith that is defined between overlapping but unattached edge portions of one of said two layers; at least one piece of material having magnetic properties, each said piece of material selectively placed in one of said compartments via said opening associated therewith, wherein each said piece of material is inserted in and removed from said one of said compartments via said opening associated therewith, and wherein said each piece of material is retained within said one of said compartments by said overlapping and unattached edge portions associated with said opening; and at least one ornament incorporating an element for magnetic cooperation with one said piece of material placed in one of said compartments, wherein each said ornament is retained on said strap.