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US 4,864,736 AGranted
Thong sandal with durable toe tab for use as promotional item or the like
AssigneeAd Impressions, Inc.
InventorNancy L. Bierk
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AssigneeAd Impressions, Inc.
InventorNancy L. Bierk
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A thong sandal having a sole fastened to the foot of a wearer by means of an instep strap and a toe tab connected to the sole and latched in the instep strap. The sole and instep strap are made from a flat sheet of material which is flexible and provides a comfortable support when walking of a size and shape to fit under the wearer's foot. The instep strap is partially cut away from the sole around the hee but remains attached to the sole on opposite sides of the instep. It is adapted to fold upward and forward and to latch on the toe tab. The toe tab is formed of a durable material which does not break during normal wear and has a protuberance at its free end distal its attachment to the sole for use as a display surface or it latches to the sole at the toe end such that the sandle folds substantially flat or both. The display surface can be customized to the customer's specifications and the protuberance is advantangeously attached to the stem of the toe tab on what is otherwise a stock sandal.
A thong sandal having a sole with heel, toe and instep portions fastened to the foot of a wearer by means of an instep strap running over the instep of the wearer and a toe tab attached to the sole in a position on the sole between the wearer's first and second toes and latched in the instep strap, said sole and instep strap formed from a flat sheet of material which is flexible and provides a comfortable support when walking and of a size and shape to fit under the wearer's foot, said instep strap partially cut away form the sole around the heel and remaining attached to the sole on opposite sides of the instep of the sole and adapted to fold upward and forward and to latch on the toe tab, said toe tab formed of a durable material such that it does not break during normal wear and that it latch generally flat against the sole for storage or shipment in a latch provided at the toe end of the sole.
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