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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2003
Filed:
May. 17, 2001
Brett D. Ritter, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Damon R. Butler, Portland, OR (US);
Barry Joseph McGeough, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Edward J. Norton, Boxford, MA (US);
Zenon O. Smotrycz, Reading, MA (US);
Deckers Outdoor Corporation, Goleta, CA (US);
Abstract
A strapping system for footwear comprises a strap ( ) that has a first end ( ) connected to a first side of a heel portion ( ) of footwear, passes over the instep of a foot, through a channel ( ) extending through the midfoot of the footwear sole and back over the foot instep to thereby forming an X shape over the wearer's foot. The strap ( ) has a second end ( ) which may be adjustably connected to the second side of a heel portion ( ) of a sole. The channel ( ) is resilient and rigid so as to allow the strap freedom of movement during use: thereby achieving a dynamic and self adjusting strap fit. A footwear sole comprises relatively soft forefoot and heel portions with a more rigid shank portion therebetween to provide the sole with stiffness and torsional rigidity.