This flip flop accessory holds a flip flop more securely to the foot when the wearer wants to run, jump, walk backwards, or dangle their feet—activities where flip flops often dislodge. It is comprised of two anchoring points screws on either side of the sole and an elastic cord that attaches to the screws and wraps around the ankle. The wearer screws anchoring screws into the sides of the sole, wraps the cord around the ankle looping the ends around the anchor screws, and then adjusts the length of the cord to maximize comfort and functionality.

A bimodal heel counter apt for a rapid entry and release footwear devices, that includes a flexible hollow hemisphere portion, a heel tab, a secondary heel tab, a back sole base, an anchor system, and dependent fastening elements. The bimodal heel counter and dependent fastening systems are biased to one of two stable positions, which elastically morphs by stored potential energy with applied force from one position to the other, configured to collectively snap a footwear device between an open and closed position, for donning and doffing, or securing the foot as to enable active footwear use.

The present disclosure relates to a footwear such as a sandal which is replaceable of an instep belt in color, material, etc., and an inner sole and an outer sole in color. An outer sole of the sandal has a first hook-and-loop fastener joined onto an upper surface, and an inner sole has a second fastener joined onto a lower surface. An instep belt has third and fourth fasteners respectively joined onto left and right parts in a front surface, and has fifth and sixth fasteners respectively joined onto a back surface. The instep belt is detachably joined to the inner sole, through the fifth and second fasteners, and the sixth and second fasteners. The instep belt and the inner sole are detachably attached to the outer sole, through the third and first fasteners the fourth and first fasteners, and the second and first fasteners.

The present disclosure relates to a footwear such as a sandal which is replaceable of an instep belt in color, material, etc., and an inner sole and an outer sole in color. An outer sole of the sandal has a first hook-and-loop fastener joined onto an upper surface, and an inner sole has a second fastener joined onto a lower surface. An instep belt has third and fourth fasteners respectively joined onto left and right parts in a front surface, and has fifth and sixth fasteners respectively joined onto a back surface. The instep belt is detachably joined to the inner sole, through the fifth and second fasteners, and the sixth and second fasteners. The instep belt and the inner sole are detachably attached to the outer sole, through the third and first fasteners the fourth and first fasteners, and the second and first fasteners.

A sandal construction including a sole assembly, an adjustable strap system, and an ankle post extending up from and affixed to the sole in the ankle region. The ankle post includes three slots arranged in a generally triangular configuration. The strap system includes a strap, a portion of which is threaded through the slots in the ankle post and extending behind the heel of a wearer's foot and from the ankle region into the forefoot region. The strap is folded as it passes between two slots to control the orientation of the strap portions and to allow deliberate adjustment of the strap, but resist unintentional movement of the strap. The strap is selectively moveable through the slots to loosen and tighten the strap through both the ankle and forefoot regions to adjust the fit of the sandal to the wearer's foot.

A sandal construction including a sole assembly, an adjustable strap system, and an ankle post extending up from and affixed to the sole in the ankle region. The ankle post includes three slots arranged in a generally triangular configuration. The strap system includes a strap, a portion of which is threaded through the slots in the ankle post and extending behind the heel of a wearer's foot and from the ankle region into the forefoot region. The strap is folded as it passes between two slots to control the orientation of the strap portions and to allow deliberate adjustment of the strap, but resist unintentional movement of the strap. The strap is selectively moveable through the slots to loosen and tighten the strap through both the ankle and forefoot regions to adjust the fit of the sandal to the wearer's foot.

A dual-hardness outsole includes a front section, a middle section, and a rear section, at least the middle section of the outsole including a wedge having a bottom surface which extends below another bottom surface of at least one of the front and rear sections such that the wedge carries more weight than the other bottom surface. The outsole comprises a hard portion and a soft portion that are secured to each other and together form the wedge, a cross-sectional profile of the hard and soft density portions being such that a center portion of the wedge is softer than opposite lateral portions thereof.

A method providing for making and using a soft-shelled foot covering, by placing a foot within a covering such as a sock, placing the foot with the foot covering within an outline pattern, and manipulating various straps of the outline pattern, such as an inside heel strap, an outside heel strap, an inside ball-of-the-foot strap, an outside ball-of-the-foot strap, a center toes strap, an inside big toe strap, and an outside little toe strap around the foot and other straps, thereby keeping the straps in place and securing the pattern to the foot.

Footwear comprising a sole portion; an upper portion secured to the sole portion; and a top portion secured to the upper portion through the use of a magnet included with the top portion and a magnet included with the upper portion.

A bimodal shoe having a bimodal structure, the bimodal structure configured to selectively snap to at least one of a second position and a first position. The bimodal structure is a bendable structure that selectively snaps into the first position upon being subjected to a first bending force, and that selectively snaps into the second position upon being subjected to a second bending force, where the first bending force has an opposite direction to the second bending force. A downward force applied to a heel counter of the bimodal shoe while holding portions of the shoe forward from the bimodal structure stationary causes the bimodal structure to snap out of the second position.