Sandal fastening system
First Claim
1. A sandal of the type comprising a sole and a strap system for retaining said sole on a human foot, said human foot having a front part and a rear part,said sole having a front portion, a heel portion, and, opposed first and second side edges,said strap system comprising a front strap unit for securing the sandal to the front part of the human foot and an ankle strap unit for securing the sandal to the rear part of the human foot, characterized in thatat least one of said strap units comprisesa strap,a strap fastener andstrap connector comprising an opening configured to receive said strap,said strap connector being attached to said first side edge of said sole,said strap fastener comprising first and second locking parts, said first and second locking parts being configured so as to be releasably interlockable,said first locking part comprising a ladder lock member, said ladder lock member comprising at least two openings for receiving said strap,said strap being attached to said second side edge of said sole and being threaded, in serpentine fashion, through at least two openings of said ladder lock member,said strap being attached to said second locking part and being threaded through the opening of said strap connector such that when the first and second locking parts are interlocked, the strap defines a strap loop threaded through the opening of said strap connector,said strap being configured so as to be threadable through said opening of the strap connector when the first and second locking parts are separated, said at least two openings of said ladder lock member being configured and disposedsuch that when the first and second locking parts are interlocked and the strap loop is longitudinally tensioned, the ladder lock member grasps the strap so as to secure the strap fastener to the strap andsuch that when the first and second locking parts are separated, the strap is threadable through said at least two openings of the ladder lock member for varying the size of said strap loop so as to thereby adjust the grasp of the strap to the foot.
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Abstract
A strap system which includes a strap (such as an instep strap) and a buckle. The buckle is engageable with the strap such that the strap defines an adjustable strap loop. The buckle is configured so that the size of the strap loop may be adjusted so as to vary the snugness of the strap system to the foot.
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7 Claims
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1. A sandal of the type comprising a sole and a strap system for retaining said sole on a human foot, said human foot having a front part and a rear part,
said sole having a front portion, a heel portion, and, opposed first and second side edges, said strap system comprising a front strap unit for securing the sandal to the front part of the human foot and an ankle strap unit for securing the sandal to the rear part of the human foot, characterized in that at least one of said strap units comprises a strap, a strap fastener and strap connector comprising an opening configured to receive said strap, said strap connector being attached to said first side edge of said sole, said strap fastener comprising first and second locking parts, said first and second locking parts being configured so as to be releasably interlockable, said first locking part comprising a ladder lock member, said ladder lock member comprising at least two openings for receiving said strap, said strap being attached to said second side edge of said sole and being threaded, in serpentine fashion, through at least two openings of said ladder lock member, said strap being attached to said second locking part and being threaded through the opening of said strap connector such that when the first and second locking parts are interlocked, the strap defines a strap loop threaded through the opening of said strap connector, said strap being configured so as to be threadable through said opening of the strap connector when the first and second locking parts are separated, said at least two openings of said ladder lock member being configured and disposed such that when the first and second locking parts are interlocked and the strap loop is longitudinally tensioned, the ladder lock member grasps the strap so as to secure the strap fastener to the strap and such that when the first and second locking parts are separated, the strap is threadable through said at least two openings of the ladder lock member for varying the size of said strap loop so as to thereby adjust the grasp of the strap to the foot.
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2. A sandal of the type comprising a sole and a strap system for retaining said sole on a human foot, said human foot having a front part and a rear part,
said sole having a front portion, a heel portion, and, opposed first and second side edges, said strap system comprising a front strap unit for securing the sandal to the front part of the human foot and an ankle strap unit for securing the sandal to the rear part of the human foot, characterized in that said ankle strap unit comprises a strap, a strap fastener and a strap connector comprising an opening configured to receive said strap, said strap connector being attached to said first side edge of said sole at said heel portion, said strap fastener comprising first and second locking parts, said first locking and second locking parts being configured so as to be releasably interlockable, said first locking part comprising a ladder lock member, said ladder lock member comprising at least two openings for receiving said strap, said strap being attached to said second side edge of said sole at said heel portion and being threaded, in serpentine fashion, through at least two openings of said ladder lock member, said strap being attached to said second locking part and being threaded through the opening of said strap connector such that when the first and second locking parts are interlocked, the strap defines a strap loop threaded through the opening of said strap connector, said strap being configured so as to be threadable through said opening of the strap connector when the first and second locking parts are separated, said at least two openings of said ladder lock member being configured and disposed such that when the first and second locking parts are interlocked and the strap loop is longitudinally tensioned, the ladder lock member grasps the strap so as to secure the strap fastener to the strap and such that when the first and second locking parts are separated, the strap is threadable through said at least two openings of the ladder lock member for varying the size of said strap loop so as to thereby adjust the grasp of the strap to the foot.
Specification