An athletic shoe includes an upper section, an athletic specific bottom section, and an athletic positioning sole. The athletic positioning sole has a geometric shape that, when the athletic shoe is worn on a foot of an athletic and the athlete is standing, positions a heel of the foot above the toes of the foot and positions an outer edge of the foot above an inner edge of the foot.

An apparatus for stabilizing a tongue of a shoe is described. The shoe has a pair of facings that at least partially envelope the tongue. The apparatus includes a cord having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the cord having an attachment mechanism for attaching to the tongue of the shoe. The apparatus further includes a toggle connected with the distal end of the cord, the toggle being configured to attach to one of the pair of facings.

The application is directed to a system, the system includes a patch, the patch including a rear face that is at least partially covered by a hook fastener, a footwear, wherein the footwear includes an exterior surface of a loop fastener and a sheet, the sheet including a hook portion and a loop portion, wherein the patch is can to attach to either of the exterior surface of the footwear or the loop portion of the sheet.

A harness to be placed over footwear that includes a toe portion to be placed around a toe of the footwear. The toe portion may include a plurality of belts from a sole of the footwear to an upper surface of the footwear. The toe portion may further include coupling points located on the front surface and sides of the toe portion. The harness may include a heel portion to be placed around a heel of the footwear. The harness may include a bottom belt that runs along the sole of the footwear that is to couple the toe portion to the heel portion. The harness may further include top belts that run along the upper surface of the footwear that couple the toe portion to the heel portion.

An apparatus includes a heel section, a mid-foot section, and a toe section. The heel section, the mid-foot section, and the toe section collectively have a geometric shape having a first slope of a polarity along an inner edge of the apparatus from the toe section to the heel section and a second slope of the polarity along the inner edge of the apparatus to an outer edge of the apparatus at the toe section.

The present invention generally relates to therapeutic footwear such as sandals, conventional shoes, and corrective inserts that may be inserted into conventional shoes. Specifically, the therapeutic footwear may be used for maintaining, correcting, or repositioning the great toe to decrease pressure on the first metatarsal-phalangeal joint or bunion. Additional therapeutic features may include spreading of the wearer's toes, supporting the wearer's arch to control excessive pronation, and providing sustained heel cord stretch at rest, during ambulation, pedicure, and before, during, or after medical treatment.

An article of footwear comprises a sole, and an upper that has a medial side portion extending from the medial side of the sole with a first distal end remote from the medial side. The upper has a lateral side portion extending from the lateral side of the sole with a second distal end remote from the lateral side. The upper may include a support member extending at least partially across the foot-receiving surface with a first end remote from the medial side. The medial and lateral side portions wrap at least partially around a foot with the first distal end securable proximal to the lateral side, and the second distal end separately securable proximal to the medial side. An article of footwear has cables with proximal ends fixed to one side of the upper and that extend through looped cables on an opposite side of the upper.

Footwear that includes a closure system that enables a wearer to quickly and easily fasten the closure system is disclosed. The closure system may include a primary strap and a secondary strap arranged on opposite sides of the footwear where the secondary strap releasably attaches at one end to the primary strap and the primary strap releasably attaches at one end to the upper. The closure system allows for the secondary strap to be selectively attached to the primary strap prior to a wearer inserting a foot into the article of footwear such that the article of footwear is configured to be secured to the foot by simultaneously securing the primary strap and the secondary strap when releasable attachment region of the primary strap is attached to a releasable attachment region of located on the upper.

The sock system works with Mid-cut Collar Straps replacing laces for quick lockdown. The invention has 3 lockdown systems, the two Mid-cut Collar Straps, layer of Grip Skin through the upper, inside neoprene-like support system or cables, to ensure firm tight fit and eliminate over stretching. Free-Lace Frontier with Grip Skins to supply more contact and grip. Mud Armors on the upper and Grass Creeper Sole 2in1 working together to eliminate mud stick. The grass Creeper Sole 2in1 has two materials with stud patterns splitting them, one material prevents mud stick from wet ground while the other material adapts to normal ground. This function eliminates the use for metal studs which can be dangerous, and provides the ability to use same cleats in different weather conditions. The Sole Boosts run in between the studs supporting the non-mud stick soleplate materials creating energy on different grounds to improve athlete agility.

A shoe degradation sensor assembly includes a first sensor disposed in or proximate to a material layer of a shoe between a foot space and an outer surface of the shoe, and an electrical contact assembly operable to removably electrically connect the shoe degradation sensor assembly to a reader. The material layer changes in at least one physical property with degradation to the shoe, and the first sensor is configured to indicate the changing physical property of the material layer thereby indicating a degree of degradation to the shoe.