# US 2009/0260260 A1 · Flip-Flop Type Shoes and Method of Fastening Straps on the Soles of Flip-Flop Type Shoes

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- Number: US 2009/0260260 A1
- Document ID: US20090260260A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 12/426,628
- Filed: 2009-04-20
- Published: 2009-10-22
- Earliest claimed: 2007-08-17
- Assignees: Sonia Regina Saad Whitaker; Gustavo Valladao Miguez
- Inventors: Sonia Regina Saad Whitaker; Maria Antonieta Valladao Miguez
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20090260260A1

## CPC

- A43B 3/103: {characterised by the attachment of the toestrap}
- A43B 3/24: Collapsible or convertible
- A43B: CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR

## Abstract

Flip-flop or sandal type shoes and a method for making a flip-flop or sandal type shoe having interchanging straps, the method may comprise selecting a sole for the shoe, the sole having one or more sole housings, each sole housing comprising an upper portion and a lower portion. One or more fastening terminals are placed in the lower portion of the sole housing. The fastening terminal may comprise a threaded screw and a button surrounding the head of the screw. A strap may be placed over the one or more sole housings and the threaded screw screwed into a threaded stopper.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A flip-flop or sandal type shoe comprising:
one or more threaded stoppers;
one or more fastening terminals for engaging with the one or more threaded stoppers, the one or more fastening terminals comprising:
a threaded screw; and
a button surrounding the head of the screw;
a strap, wherein the strap is manufactured from a polymeric or elastomeric material, the strap comprising a main body and one or more ends, each end comprising a strap housing to receive the one or more threaded stoppers;
a sole comprising one or more sole housings, the one or more sole housings having an upper portion defining a cavity to receive the one or more ends of the strap, and
a lower portion defining a recess to receive the one or more fastening terminals, wherein the one or more fastening terminals are fastened to the one or more threaded stoppers within the one or more housings.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The flip-flop or sandal type shoe of claim 1, wherein the each strap housing defines an opening to receive the one or more threaded stoppers, the one or more threaded stoppers fastened within the strap housing with an adhesive.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The flip-flop or sandal type shoe of claim 2, wherein the strap comprises an interchangeable strap.

### Claim 4

A method for making a flip-flop or sandal type shoe having interchanging straps, the method comprising:
selecting a sole for the shoe, the sole having one or more sole housings, each sole housing comprising an upper portion and a lower portion;
placing one or more fastening terminals in the lower portion of the sole housing, the fastening terminal comprising a threaded screw and a button surrounding the head of the screw;
placing a strap over the one or more sole housings, each new strap having ends, positioning a threaded stopper within one of the ends;
positioning an end within the upper portion of each sole housing; and
screwing the threaded screw of a fastening terminal into the treaded stopper.

### Claim 5 (depends on 5)

The method of claim 5, further comprising exchanging one or more straps by threading and unthreading the screws of the fastening terminals to the threaded stoppers.