This disclosure represents a novel article of footwear that has a built-in toe drying system. The footwear is preferably in the form of a sandal having a sole and a strap attached to opposite sides of the sole and fastened to the top of the sole near forefoot region. More specifically, the footwear has a pair of micro fans releasably mounted in openings disposed in the strap. One micro fan is connected to a duct integrated in strap and the other micro fan is connected to a duct positioned along the side of the sole. The airflow generated by the micro fans are directed towards respective connected ducts such that the airflow is expelled through holes to dry moisture and water on foot of a wearer of the footwear. The sole has a plurality of ripples on top surface thereof and the ripples facilitate drainage of water.

This disclosure represents a novel article of footwear that has a built-in toe drying system. The footwear is preferably in the form of a sandal having a sole and a strap attached to opposite sides of the sole and fastened to the top of the sole near forefoot region. More specifically, the footwear has a pair of micro fans releasably mounted in openings disposed in the strap. One micro fan is connected to a duct integrated in strap and the other micro fan is connected to a duct positioned along the side of the sole. The airflow generated by the micro fans are directed towards respective connected ducts such that the airflow is expelled through holes to dry moisture and water on foot of a wearer of the footwear. The sole has a plurality of ripples on top surface thereof and the ripples facilitate drainage of water.

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.

A shoe body fixing structure, including: a sole, the sole is fixedly connected with a connecting assembly, and the connecting assembly is fixedly connected with an upper. The connecting assembly includes a sewing thread, a latch and a latch pocket. The upper and the sole are connected by using the sewing thread, one end of the sewing thread is attached to a prefabricated latch, and the latch is placed in the latch pocket fixed to the sole. The latch pocket is opened, the latch is taken out and pulled to pull out the entire sewing thread connected to it, so that the upper and the sole can be unfixed, completely separated, and enter a corresponding recycling process respectively. Thus it has advantages of convenient disassembly and convenient recycling.

A shoe apparatus can including a base component with a sole, a strap component having a strap and a center connector, and a cover component comprising a material positioned between the base component and the strap and attached to the perimeter edge of the sole. The material has an aperture for receiving the center connector and a first opening positioned above a rearfoot portion of said sole for receiving a person's foot. The center connector is positioned through said aperture and connected to said forefoot portion of the sole. The strap component forms a second opening between the cover component and the strap for receiving a person's foot.

A sandal construction configured to provide high performance in athletic, sporting and other activities not typically associated with sandals. The sandal includes a sole with an integrated sole plate and an upper with a heel cradle configured to assist in maintaining close contact between the sole and the heel of the wearer's foot during use. The heel cradle may be molded with a three-dimensional shape that is anatomically correct and is inwardly angled to extend into and assist in holding the heel down against the upper surface of the sole. The sole may include a dual-density midsole with a softer upper layer and firmer lower layer. The sole plate may be embedded in the lower layer. The sole plate may include a heel cup defining a central opening. The upper surface of the midsole may include a heel recess aligned with the heel cup and the central opening.

Method of fast reforming wearable goods and handbags, providing people flexibility to change the appearances of wearable goods and handbags. The method designs an approach of using easy fastener connecting hardware to connect interchangeable sections of wearable goods and handbags. The fastener, which is used as connecting device of the method, is applied to assemble and fasten the materials of interchangeable sections. The method claims the interchangeable and detachable sections of wearable goods and handbags designed with supporting small holes or built-in pins of fasteners, so that the pins of the fastener hardware can be used to connect different sections through the small holes. The fastener hardware has secured fasten after connecting interchangeable accessories. To install and fasten the fastener, people can just insert the pin of the fastener to the base of the fastener. Inserting pins of fasteners through holes of detachable materials, multi-layer materials can be assembled and fixed to the base of fastener. With the design of the method, wearable goods such as footwear upper vamp, footwear front upper, footwear rear upper, footwear soles, hats, bag panels, bag straps, bag handles, and bag accessories can be assembled or disassembled by attaching or detaching with fasteners. Therefore, people can change or reverse the footwear upper vamp appearances without changing the soles of footwear by replacing or applying the interchangeable upper vamp pieces with fasteners. People can change the footwear soles without changing the footwear upper vamp by applying the interchangeable soles with fasteners. People can change the brim combination of hat by connecting different piece of brim with fasteners. People can change bag panels by applying the interchangeable panels with fasteners. People can change bag accessories such as straps, handles, flaps, ornamental members by replacing the interchangeable pieces with fasteners. People can convert big tote panel to form small purse or shoulder bag by attaching to different interchangeable panels with fasteners. The method claims not to give sewing to assemble footwear, hat, and handbags. The method claims small holes or built-in pins of fasteners designing on the interchangeable materials, appearances of wearable goods or handbags can be reformed by assembling with fasteners.

The present disclosure describes a sport sandal comprising a sole and a securement mechanism coupled to the sole. The securement mechanism comprises a brace, which couples a plurality of toe posts to a plurality of lateral supports. The securement mechanism also comprises 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.

The present invention relates to a slipper strap device. The device can be secured to a slipper or clog-like footwear via fasteners of each end of the device. When attached to a slipper, the device secures the user's foot within the slipper by securing the user's heel. When attached to a clog, the device attaches to the heel strap of the clog in front of a user's ankle to secure the user's foot in the clog.

This disclosure relates generally to embodiments disclosing a flip-flop shoe having a toe thong that can be converted into a sandal with no toe thong, allowing the user the comfort of either having a flip-flop with a toe thong or a sandal without a toe thong.