Shoe with multi-component embedded strap
AssigneeDynasty Footwear, Ltd.
InventorJohn C. S. Koo
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Abstract
Provided are, among other things, shoes and shoe components, together with systems, methods and techniques for manufacturing the same. One representative embodiment involves a shoe that includes: a sole having a main structure; a strap anchor that has attachment points and is at least partially embedded within the main structure; and a strap that is attached to and/or looped through one or more of such attachment points and that is configured for strapping the shoe to a wearer's foot. Also, in this embodiment, the strap anchor includes a number of strap anchor components attached in a unit, each such strap anchor component including a number of the attachment points and being at least partially embedded within the main structure.
Claims24
A shoe, comprising:
- a sole having a main structure;
- a strap anchor that has a plurality of attachment points and is at least partially embedded within the main structure;
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- a strap that is at least one of attached to and looped through at least one of the attachment points of said strap anchor and that is configured for strapping the shoe to a wearer's foot,
- wherein the strap anchor comprises a plurality of strap anchor components attached in a unit, each said strap anchor component including a plurality of the attachment points and being at least partially embedded within the main structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.