Convertible sandal
First Claim
1. A convertible sandal, comprising:
- a sole for supporting a wearer'"'"'s foot;
a vamp attached to the sole for extending over a forefoot of the wearer'"'"'s foot between medial and lateral margins of the sole, the vamp including medial and lateral sides proximal of the medial and lateral margins of the sole, respectively, and a rear margin proximal of a heel of the wearer'"'"'s foot;
first and second connectors supported on the vamp along the respective medial and lateral sides thereof and adjacent the rear margin of the vamp;
first and second holders supported on the vamp along the respective medial and lateral sides thereof; and
a strap including opposing first and second end sections, the strap being movable between a first position, in which the first and second end sections are detachably connected to the first and second connectors and the strap extends around a heel of the wearer'"'"'s foot, and a second position, in which the first and second end sections are detachably connected to the first and second holders and the strap extends over the forefoot.
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Abstract
A convertible sandal comprises a vamp extending over a forefoot portion of the wearer'"'"'s foot and first and second connectors located along respective medial and lateral sides of the vamp adjacent a rear margin of the vamp. A strap is secured to the connectors and movable selectively between a first position, in which the strap extends behind a heel of the wearer'"'"'s foot, and a second position, in which the strap extends over the wearer'"'"'s forefoot. The connectors may include elongated eyelets through which first and second end sections of the strap are threaded and then folded back against the strap for securing the strap to the connectors. In some embodiments a holder is provided for securing the straps across the forefoot or for connecting the sandal to a second sandal or another item using the strap.
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Citations
33 Claims
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1. A convertible sandal, comprising:
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a sole for supporting a wearer'"'"'s foot;
a vamp attached to the sole for extending over a forefoot of the wearer'"'"'s foot between medial and lateral margins of the sole, the vamp including medial and lateral sides proximal of the medial and lateral margins of the sole, respectively, and a rear margin proximal of a heel of the wearer'"'"'s foot;
first and second connectors supported on the vamp along the respective medial and lateral sides thereof and adjacent the rear margin of the vamp;
first and second holders supported on the vamp along the respective medial and lateral sides thereof; and
a strap including opposing first and second end sections, the strap being movable between a first position, in which the first and second end sections are detachably connected to the first and second connectors and the strap extends around a heel of the wearer'"'"'s foot, and a second position, in which the first and second end sections are detachably connected to the first and second holders and the strap extends over the forefoot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A convertible sandal, comprising:
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a sole for supporting a wearer'"'"'s foot;
a vamp attached to the sole for extending over a forefoot of the wearer'"'"'s foot between medial and lateral margins of the sole, the vamp including a rear margin proximal of a heel of the wearer'"'"'s foot;
a detachable strap including opposing first and second end sections;
first and second connector means mounted on the vamp along respective medial and lateral sides thereof and adjacent the rear margin of the vamp for detachably connecting the respective first and second end sections of the strap thereto in a first position, in which the strap extends around a heel of the wearer'"'"'s foot; and
first and second holder means mounted on the vamp along the respective medial and lateral sides thereof for detachably holding the first and second end sections of the strap to the vamp in a second position, in which the strap extends over the forefoot. - View Dependent Claims (13, 26, 27)
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14. In a sandal having a sole for supporting a wearer'"'"'s foot, a vamp attached to the sole and extending over a forefoot portion of the wearer'"'"'s foot between medial and lateral margins of the sole, and a strap including opposing first and second end sections, an improved method of reconfiguring the sandal between a heel-strap configuration, in which the strap extends around a heel of the wearer'"'"'s foot, and a slide configuration, in which the strap is moved clear of the heel, comprising:
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providing first and second connectors on the vamp at respective medial and lateral sides of the vamp adjacent a rear margin of the vamp;
providing a holder supported on the vamp along at least one of the medial and lateral sides thereof;
connecting the first and second end sections to the first and second connectors, respectively, thereby configuring the sandal in the heel-strap configuration;
detaching at least one of the first and second end sections from the corresponding connector to which it is connected; and
detachably connecting the strap to the holder in the slide configuration. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A convertible sandal, comprising:
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a sole for supporting a wearer'"'"'s foot;
a vamp attached to the sole for extending over a forefoot of the wearer'"'"'s foot between medial and lateral margins of the sole, the vamp including medial and lateral sides proximal of the medial and lateral margins of the sole, respectively;
first and second connectors secured to the vamp along the respective medial and lateral sides and adjacent a rear margin of the vamp, the first and second connectors defining respective first and second eyelets; and
a heel strap including opposing first and second end sections and a main portion extending between the first and second end sections, the first and second end sections being threaded through the first and second eyelets, respectively, folded back upon the main portion of the strap, and secured to the main portion of the strap, to thereby secure the strap to the vamp. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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28. A convertible sandal, comprising:
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a sole;
a vamp attached to the sole for extending over a forefoot of a wearer'"'"'s foot between medial and lateral margins of the sole, the vamp including medial and lateral sides proximal of the medial and lateral margins of the sole, respectively;
a first connector pivotably secured to the vamp along one of the medial and lateral sides thereof;
a second connector secured to the vamp along the other of the medial and lateral sides thereof; and
a strap including opposing first and second end sections, the first end section being non-releasably connected to the first connector, the second end section being releasably connected to the second connector when in a first position in which the strap extends around a heel of the wearer'"'"'s foot, and the second end section being detachable from the second connector for movement of the strap, without removal of the sandal from the wearer'"'"'s foot, to a second position in which the strap extends over the forefoot and the second end section is reattached to the second connector. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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Specification