A shoe structure having a lace capable for penetrating through itself mainly comprises a lace and a sole. The lace has a front end and a rear end. The lace includes at least one long weaving section weaved with one layer and at least two short weaving sections weaved with two layers for each. Each short weaving section has a gap. The lace has at least two gaps. The sole has a fastening portion arranged at each side thereof. It is characteristized in that a cover portion is formed by winding around the front end to penetrate through one gap of the lace, and a stop portion is formed by winding the front end with a loop to penetrate through the other gap, and then the front end and the rear end are fastened to the fastening portion of the sole.

The present invention relates to an interchangeable footwear device. The device may include a flip-flop sandal design wherein the device may include interchangeable structural features to allow a user to change features as associated with a particular terrain. The interchangeable footwear device includes a gripping system to traverse a number of different terrains. The footwear may include a sole member having a thong member attached to a top of the sole and a heel strap selectively attached to the sole. The heel strap may be selectively attached to the sole with a fastener that may be manually adjusted in a secured or unsecured position to remove the heel strap from the sole. In particular, the interchangeable footwear device may include a gripping unit selectively attached to the sole member of the footwear. The gripping unit may include a toe grip pad and a heel grip pad.

A method of manufacturing an article of footwear having an upper, a footbed, an outsole, and a bladder that is disposed between the footbed and the outsole includes providing a plurality of layers. The layers include a top, outsole, first bladder, and second bladder layer. Also, the method includes molding the layers together substantially simultaneously to form the upper, the footbed, the outsole, and the bladder.

The invention relates to a product for pilgrims performing the rites of Haj and Umrah. Used to reduce the crushes resulting from pilgrims colliding because, for example, pilgrims places their shoes close to the gate from which they entered thinking that it will be easy to return to the same place once they have performed the rites of circumambulation (tawaf) and running (sa'ay). However, in reality the pilgrims must walk against the flow, causing collisions and severe crushes, or he is forced to leave his shoes behind, which is a burden for cleaning staff, looks untidy and is a nuisance for pilgrims, the main figures for the inventions are FIG. 7 before wearing the shoes and FIGS. 8,9,10 and 11 after wearing it.

A sandal includes a sole having an outer front portion, an inner front portion, an outer rear portion, an inner rear portion; an outer middle portion, and an inner middle portion, and a foot strapping system having a primary tether which has two end portions and two extensions attached to the sole, an auxiliary tether having two end portions attached to the sole for securing a foot of a user to the sole. The primary tether includes four anchorages attached to the end portions and the extensions, and the auxiliary tether includes two anchorages attached to the end portions of the auxiliary tether respectively. The sole includes six recesses formed in the bottom portion for engaging with the anchorages.

The footwear includes a sole having three holes passing through the sole. A front channel, a first rear channel and a second rear channel are formed in an underside of the sole. The footwear also includes of a strap having a front plug, a first rear plug, and a second rear plug connected to the strap. Each of the three holes in the sole are aligned with respective channels to enable the three respective plugs to pass through each respective hole. The three plugs are releasably attached to the sole and configured to allow a user's foot to be located between the strap and the sole. Each respective plug is completely located within a respective channel such that each respective plug sits flush with the underside of the sole to secure the strap to the sole. The three channels and the three plugs are of complementary size and shape.

An article of footwear including an upper and a sole. The upper includes at least two supports where each of the supports includes an end and the sole includes a top surface, a bottom surface and at least two slots extending from the top surface to the bottom surface, where the bottom surface includes a channel. A securing member is attached to each of the ends of the supports and inserted in the channel for securing the upper to the sole.

A sandal having two independent support straps that are joined over the metatarsal region of the foot and tensioned, over the top of the foot and around the ankle of the user, posterior to the connection point.

A footwear securing device is provided. The device includes a front strap, a mid strap, a rear strap, an ankle strap, a connector strap, and a base plate; the base plate configured to attach to a sole of a shoe and comprising a front portion, a mid portion, and a rear portion, the front portion comprising a front slot, the mid portion comprising a mid slot, and the rear portion comprising a rear slot; and the front strap configured to enter the front slot, the mid strap configured to enter the mid slot, and the rear strap configured to enter the rear slot.

The present invention provides a device used to change the visual appearance of the straps of a shoe. The interchangeable shoe device comprises an insole and a shoe base, wherein the insole is removably secured to the shoe base by one or more fasteners, such as a snap. The shoe base and insole each comprise a toe end opposing a heel end, wherein the heel ends are removably secured to one another so as to allow one or more front straps to be disposed there between.