No lace shoe with adjustable strap fastening mechanism
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1. A shoe having an upper, an insole and an outer sole, comprising:
- fastening means for securing a wearer'"'"'s foot within the shoe having first and second members which join in locking engagement;
said first member connected to the shoe upper; and
an adjustable strap fastener for supporting and securing the wearer'"'"'s foot within the shoe and having said second member connected thereto proximate to a fastening end of said strap fastener;
said strap fastener comprising;
a pull strap having a connecting end attached to the insole of the shoe and a distal end proximate to said fastening end of said adjustable strap fastener;
said pull strap disposed to encircle the wearer'"'"'s foot in a wrap-around manner by passing from one side of the foot over the instep to the opposite side of the foot, then by passing through the structure of the shoe subtending the foot, and by exiting the shoe for connecting said first and second members of said fastening means in locking engagement; and
adjustment means for adjusting the tautness of said pull strap about the wearer'"'"'s foot to provide adjustable support to the arch of the foot.
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Abstract
A shoe with an adjustable strap fastening mechanism having a pull strap which is secured at one end to the insole of the shoe and disposed in wrap-around fashion about a wearer'"'"'s foot from one side over the instep and the dorsum of the foot to the opposite side, and then beneath the wearer'"'"'s foot through the structure of the shoe to a hook and pile fastening assembly. The pull strap may be pulled, and thereby cinched about the wearer'"'"'s foot, to a desired comfortable tautness which is adjustable, which secures the shoe to the wearer'"'"'s foot and which provides adjustable arch support.
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38 Claims
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1. A shoe having an upper, an insole and an outer sole, comprising:
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fastening means for securing a wearer'"'"'s foot within the shoe having first and second members which join in locking engagement;
said first member connected to the shoe upper; andan adjustable strap fastener for supporting and securing the wearer'"'"'s foot within the shoe and having said second member connected thereto proximate to a fastening end of said strap fastener;
said strap fastener comprising;a pull strap having a connecting end attached to the insole of the shoe and a distal end proximate to said fastening end of said adjustable strap fastener;
said pull strap disposed to encircle the wearer'"'"'s foot in a wrap-around manner by passing from one side of the foot over the instep to the opposite side of the foot, then by passing through the structure of the shoe subtending the foot, and by exiting the shoe for connecting said first and second members of said fastening means in locking engagement; andadjustment means for adjusting the tautness of said pull strap about the wearer'"'"'s foot to provide adjustable support to the arch of the foot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An ajustable strap fastening mechanism for securing and supporting a wearer'"'"'s foot within a shoe which has an upper, an insole and an outer sole, comprising:
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fastening means for securing the foot within the shoe having first and second members which join in locking engagement;
said first member being connected to the shoe upper;a pull strap having a connecting end attached to the insole of the shoe and a fastening end;
said second member being connected to said pull strap proximate to said fastening end;
said pull strap disposed to encircle the wearer'"'"'s foot in a wrap-around manner by passing from one side of the foot over the instep to the opposite side of the foot, then through the structure of the shoe subtending the foot, and by exiting the shoe for connecting said first and second members of said fastening means in locking engagement; andadjustment means for adjusting the tautness of said pull strap about the wearer'"'"'s foot to provide adjustable support to the arch of the foot. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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