Shoe having elastic tongue-securing straps
First Claim
1. A shoe comprising:
- (a) a sole;
(b) an upper, extending above the sole, that includes a front section, a left side, a right side, a rear section, and a tongue that originates from the front section and extends rearwardly between the left side and the right side;
(c) a plurality of left elastic straps, each having a first end that is securely attached to a left side of the tongue and a second end that is securely attached to the left side of the upper; and
(d) a plurality of right elastic straps, each having a first end that is securely attached to a right side of the tongue and a second end that is securely attached to the right side of the upper,wherein each of said plurality of left elastic straps is directly attached to a point on an inside surface of the left side of the upper that is in an upper one third of the distance between the sole and the bottom edge on the left side of the tongue, and each of said plurality of right elastic straps is directly attached to a point on an inside surface of the right side of the upper that is in an upper one third of the distance between the sole and the bottom edge on the right side of the tongue.
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Abstract
Provided are, among other things, shoes having elastic tongue-securing straps. In one representative embodiment, a shoe includes: (a) a sole; (b) an upper, extending above the sole, that includes a front section, a left side, a right side, a rear section, and a tongue that originates from the front section and extends rearwardly between the left side and the right side; (c) a left elastic strap that extends from a left side of the tongue and: (1) extends through a loop that is securely attached to the left side of the upper and has a distal end securely attached to the sole, and/or (2) has its distal end securely attached to the left side of the upper; and (d) a right elastic strap that extends from a right side of the tongue and: (1) extends through a loop that is securely attached to the right side of the upper and has a distal end securely attached to the sole, and/or (2) has its distal end securely attached to the right side of the upper, with the left elastic strap having a proximal end fixedly attached to the left side of the tongue and the right elastic strap having a proximal end fixedly attached to the right side of the tongue.
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16 Claims
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1. A shoe comprising:
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(a) a sole; (b) an upper, extending above the sole, that includes a front section, a left side, a right side, a rear section, and a tongue that originates from the front section and extends rearwardly between the left side and the right side; (c) a plurality of left elastic straps, each having a first end that is securely attached to a left side of the tongue and a second end that is securely attached to the left side of the upper; and (d) a plurality of right elastic straps, each having a first end that is securely attached to a right side of the tongue and a second end that is securely attached to the right side of the upper, wherein each of said plurality of left elastic straps is directly attached to a point on an inside surface of the left side of the upper that is in an upper one third of the distance between the sole and the bottom edge on the left side of the tongue, and each of said plurality of right elastic straps is directly attached to a point on an inside surface of the right side of the upper that is in an upper one third of the distance between the sole and the bottom edge on the right side of the tongue. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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