Patent ID: 7866008

Claim:
A buckle for securing footwear to a user's foot, wherein the footwear includes an instep having a plurality of eyelets, the buckle comprising: a base comprising a female portion and a male portion, the female portion comprising an attachment member and a slot, and the male portion comprising a flexible belt sized to fit within the slot of the female portion such that the female and male portions are laterally adjustable across an axis perpendicular to the instep; a button configured to slideably actuate across the attachment member and compress the attachment member against the belt such that lateral movement of the female and male portions with respect to one another is prevented; and a plurality of rivets, at least one rivet being configured to insert through an eyelet into an aperture of the female portion and at least one rivet is configured to insert through an eyelet into an aperture of the male portion to attach the base to the footwear.