Patent ID: 8881429

Claim:
An asymmetrical footwear assembly comprising: a first article of footwear and a second article of footwear, said first and second articles of footwear being adapted to be worn on a user's right and left feet, respectively, said first article of footwear comprises a first sole and a first upper portion coupled to said first sole and said second article of footwear comprises a second sole and a second upper portion coupled to said second sole; wherein said first upper portion of said first article of footwear includes a plurality of straps, including at least a first strap and a second strap separate and apart from the first strap, each of the plurality of straps extending from a medial side of the first sole toward an opposing lateral side of the first sole, and the second upper portion of the second article of footwear includes a plurality of straps, including at least a third strap and a fourth strap separate and apart from the third strap, each of the plurality of straps extending from a medial side of the second sole toward an opposing lateral side of the second sole, and wherein a first arrangement of the first and second straps is different from a second arrangement of the third and fourth straps so that a configuration of the first upper portion is asymmetrical with respect to a configuration of said second upper portion of said second article of footwear and so that said first and second articles of footwear are not mirror images of one another, and wherein, when said first and second articles of footwear are adjacent to one another, the first and second arrangements of the first, second, third and fourth straps create a visual effect of continuity between the first and second arrangements and form a predetermined design.