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 shoe is provided that includes a sole with an outsole and toe bridge opening, a tread arranged in the form of a tread pattern on the outsole, a strap which, together with the sole, forms a foot opening for holding the foot in the metatarsal and/or toe area, and a toe bridge. The toe bridge extends from the strap through the foot opening and through the toe bridge opening of the sole. A button is configured to secure the toe bridge to the sole by preventing the toe bridge from being pulled out of the toe bridge opening. The button has a shape that completes the tread pattern. In embodiments, the shoe is a bathing sandal.

Design for footwear in the form of a slide that is designed to be made up of several parts or components. All or a subset of these are manufactured by one or more manufacturers and provided to another party for assembly in a location that is “local” to a point of sale. The assembly of the separate or modular parts or components produces a slide that is suitable for sale to and for wear by the purchaser or end user. One or more of the parts or components provided to the assembling party is in the form of a blank that can be modified to provide local customization while other embodiments will have that customized part or component manufactured locally for later assembly. Further, the new design for slides includes one or more features that allow the end user or wearer to adjust the size and fit of each slide.

A fastening element configured for attachment to a wearable clothing or accessory substrate whereby ornamental elements are configured for removable fastening thereto for changeable decorative appearance of the clothing or accessory wherein the fastening element is ornamental in appearance whereby it is aesthetically viewable with or without ornamental elements fastened thereto and whereby the fastener is able to be integrated with appearance of the ornamental element or completely hidden by the ornamental elements.

A fastener has an elastic body that extends to opposed ends, and a three dimensional sphere-like head connected to each of the ends of the elastic body. A plurality of apertures are formed through the elastic body, sized to enable one of the three dimensional sphere-like heads to be pushed through the aperture for securing the fastener. The fastener may be wrapped around two elements, and the head or heads may each be inserted through one of the apertures so that the fastener secures the two elements together.

An article of footwear including an outsole, a fabric upper and at least one connector including a first male member co-molded with the fabric upper and a second female member. The first member includes at least one rib and the second member includes at least one groove, where the at least one connector is secured to the outsole by inserting the second member in the outsole and engaging the at least one rib of the first member with the at least one groove of the second member.

An apparatus for relieving toe pain for sandals according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is formed on a top of a sole of a sandal, and includes a first unit formed on an upper surface of a sole of a sandal to surround an outer circumferential surface of a fixing rod arranged between a big toe and a second toe; a second unit formed on one side of the first unit in an up-down direction and forming a cutting open section for detachably coupling the first unit to the fixing rod; and a third unit formed on outer surfaces of the first unit and the second unit and reducing frictional resistance contacted between the big toe and the second toe. The apparatus may relieve or alleviate pain and fatigue in toes even when one wears them for a long time.

A sandal comprising a sole, foot strap portion, and toe post portion. The toe post portion is an elongated material, similar to a rope, and forms cow hitch through a hole in the foot strap portion. The toe post portion is further attached to the sole through a hole in the sole. The foot strap portion crosses the wearer's foot, and attaches to the sole on both sides, left and right, of the sole.

A huarache sport sandal with a unique strap systems is described. The sandal strap includes a G-hook and G-Hook strap system to facilitate the comfortable adjustment of the sandal on a foot. Additional adjustments in the strap systems include a ladder buckle and a hook and loop adjustment system. The strap system is attached to a hard rubber sole to keep the sole comfortable connected to the foot during sports activities.

A device is described for detachable contacting of a battery cell (4) having a cell receptacle open against a joining direction (2), which cell receptacle is delimited by a contact spring base (1), from which contact tongues (3) protrude against the joining direction (2) for the jacket-side enclosure of the battery cell (4). To propose a device for detachable contacting of a battery cell (4), which enables a reliable electrical connection independently of the relative location of the inserted battery cells and substantially independently of their diameter even in the event of periodic mechanical strains, without making the assembling procedure more difficult, it is proposed that the contact tongues (3) have contact bodies (5) protruding radially into the cell receptacle in the form of a cut ovoid.