An article of footwear comprising a sole constructed for receiving a foot having a toe section and an ankle section with at least two loops fixedly attached to the toe section; an interchangeable upper, or several interchangeable uppers, having loops for securing the upper to the loops of the sole of the footwear; such uppers and soles attached by specialized clips adapted to facilitate a wide variety of advantages.

The modular shoe assembly described herein has removable foot housing straps (a.k.a uppers), and a heel band. This allows a user to customize the shoe in limitless ways, as each of the uppers and heel bands can have any variety of colors, patterns, prints, embossments, or other ornamental decorations such as beads or pearls. When the shoe is a sandal or something, the upper can be removably connected to a toe strap or thong at the front of the shoe assembly and a heel on an underside of the sole. The shoe assembly may also be a ballet shoe, loafer, or similar design, where removably uppers are not needed, and the shoe thus only has a removable heel band.

A customizable replacement strap converter system for flip flop sandals provides the ability to convert flip flop sandals into lace-up sandals. Converter pegs are inserted into a stock sandal sole after the stock straps have been removed. A plurality of straps is then threaded through loop bands of the converter pegs in order to create a custom strap arrangement 21.

An adjustable clog with a unique strap system is described. The sole assembly for the clog has an interior sole wing situated near the heel of the sole assembly, and an exterior sole wing on the opposite side of the sole assembly from the interior sole wing, near the heel of the sole assembly, wherein the interior sole wing and the exterior sole wing consist of webbing strap and rubber that extend above the sole assembly. The clog also includes an upper, where the upper is affixed to the sole assembly. A wing hook strap is affixed to the interior sole wing on the first end of the wing hook strap and to the paracord loop on the second end of the wing hook strap, wherein the wing hook strap includes a first G-hook that hooks into one of the first plurality of hook pockets. A heel strap connected to the interior sole wing on the first end of the heel strap and the exterior sole wing on the second end of the heel strap through the mechanical ring, said heel strap includes a second G-hook that hooks into one of the second plurality of hook pockets.

Embodiments of the present application provide a footwear strap and a footwear having the same. Among others, the footwear strap comprises a strap element and a rigid heel structural element; wherein the rigid heel structural element is disposed inside the strap element, and the rigid heel structural element comprises an upper rear portion; when the footwear strap is assembled to a footwear, the upper rear portion extends in a direction from the position where the footwear contacts the heel toward the position where the footwear contacts the toe, and inclines downward of the footwear; the upper rear portion has a convex curvature which is adapted to the shape of the heel so as to facilitate easily receiving the heel; when the footwear strap is assembled to the footwear, an inner lower portion of the convex curvature faces an opening of the footwear.

Methods for converting a shoe from the flip-flop configuration to a sandal configuration are described herein. The method also includes connecting at least three foot fastener connectors to a first sole connector, a second sole connector, and a third sole connector of the at least three sole connectors, wherein said connecting causes the at least three foot fastener connectors to form a toe thong in a flip-flop configuration. The method further includes sliding the first sole connector along a first slide path from a first flip-flop position to a first sandal position, sliding the second sole connector along a second slide path from a second flip-flop position to a second sandal position, and sliding the third sole connector along a third slide path from a third flip-flop position to a third sandal position.

The present invention provides a highly customizable sandal featuring interchangeable straps, allowing for versatile and personal style expressions. The sandal includes a sole and at least one detachable strap, with a fastening means facilitating the strap's secure attachment to the sole. The strap incorporates various customization elements, such as snap-on buttons for decorative attachments and a pouch-style design for the insertion of laminated design elements. These features permit instantaneous changes in the strap's color, texture, and theme, facilitating user-defined customization. Another embodiment includes a strap that attaches via a squeezable locking handle, further enhancing interchangeability. The invention offers a cost-effective, practical, and personalized approach to sandal design, significantly improving the user experience in footwear customization and overcoming the limitations of traditional fixed-design sandals.

A sandal includes a sole, and a foot strapping system having a primary tether which has two end portions attached to the sole, an auxiliary tether having one end portion attached to the sole and engaged with a middle portion of the primary tether, and an adjusting tether having one end portion attached to the sole, and having an intermediate portion engaged with the middle portion of the primary tether for securing a foot of a user to the sole. The tethers each include one or more anchorages attached to the end portions and engaged with the sole for solidly attaching the end portions of the tethers to the sole.

The present disclosure describes a sport sandal having a sole and a securement mechanism coupled to the sole. The securement mechanism has a brace, which couples a plurality of toe posts to a plurality of lateral supports. The securement mechanism also has a heel leash coupled to the plurality of lateral supports. Sport sandals according to the present disclosure provide a user with improved forefront control, improved lateral side traction on the user's toes, improved comfort, and a reduction forward pressure on the user's toes.

Embodiments of the present application provide a footwear strap and a footwear having the same. An article of footwear may have a strap element and a heel structural element inside the strap element. The heel structural element may have two connecting arms, each of the two connecting arms having a medial arm and a lateral arm connected with the medial arm. The lateral arm and the medial arm may be integrally molded, and the lateral arm may be connected with the upper rear portion. The footwear strap may be assembled to the footwear and a compressible layer is located on an inner side of the heel structural element, and the compressible layer entirely covers the upper rear portion, at least partially covers the medial arm and the lateral arm, and gradually tapers or terminates along the inner side of the medial arm and the inner side of the lateral arm.