Cord and strap combination shoe closure
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1. Footwear with a closure assembly comprising:
- a plurality of eyelets disposed in said footwear;
a cord received by said eyelets, said cord adapted to be removable from said footwear;
at least one pair of slots disposed in said footwear adjacent to said eyelets; and
at least one strap received by said at least one pair of slots in an installed position, each of said at least one strap having at least a portion of a fastener system disposed on opposite surfaces of each of its ends, said at least one strap adapted to be removable from said footwear.
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A footwear closure assembly and method includes a plurality of eyelets and at least one pair of slots disposed in said footwear, a cord received by the eyelets and at least one strap to be received by the slots, each strap having fasteners at each of its ends disposed on opposite surfaces of said ends. Closure is achieved by use of cord-alone, strap-alone, or both cord and strap in combination.
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20 Claims
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1. Footwear with a closure assembly comprising:
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a plurality of eyelets disposed in said footwear;
a cord received by said eyelets, said cord adapted to be removable from said footwear;
at least one pair of slots disposed in said footwear adjacent to said eyelets; and
at least one strap received by said at least one pair of slots in an installed position, each of said at least one strap having at least a portion of a fastener system disposed on opposite surfaces of each of its ends, said at least one strap adapted to be removable from said footwear. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. Footwear with a closure assembly comprising:
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a plurality of eyelets disposed in said footwear;
a cord received by said eyelets, said cord adapted to be removable from said footwear;
at least one pair of loops disposed in said footwear adjacent to said eyelets; and
at least one strap received by said at least one pair of loops in an installed position, each of said at least one strap having at least a portion of a fastener system disposed on opposite surfaces of each of its ends, said at least one strap adapted to be removable from said footwear. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A closure assembly for footwear comprising:
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a plurality of eyelets disposed in said footwear;
a cord received by said eyelets, said cord adapted to be removable from said footwear;
at least one pair of slots disposed in said footwear adjacent to said eyelets; and
at least one strap received by said at least one pair of slots in an installed position, each of said at least one strap having at least a portion of a fastener system disposed on opposite surfaces of each of its ends, said at least one strap adapted to be removable from said footwear. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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