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Ankle Strap for Flip-Flops

a technology for ankle straps and flip-flops, which is applied in the field of ankle straps for flip-flops, can solve the problems of prone to difficult to step backwards in flip-flops without falling off the foot, and other open-style shoes, e.g., high-heel or spike-heel slippers, are often difficult to keep on the foot. , to achieve the effect of increasing the wearer's visibility

Inactive Publication Date: 2016-01-21
KIZER HELEN M
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Benefits of technology

The patent describes a flip-flop with a thong strap and an ankle strap that can be securely closed and comfortably worn. The ankle strap can also be used to mount decorations or a reflector for increased visibility, and it provides a convenient space to wear a waterproof or water-resistant watch. The flip-flops remain on the feet, preventing them from being lost while playing or wearing them. In summary, the technical effects of the invention allow for comfortable and secure flip-flops that can be easily decorated and maintained.

Problems solved by technology

Unlike other footwear, flip-flops or thongs do not secure the heel or ankle, and this makes them prone to coming off the foot.
It is also difficult to step backwards in flip-flops without them coming off the foot.
Parents of small children have to keep replacing their children's flip-flops because they keep losing them.
Other open style shoes, e.g., high-heel or spike-heel slippers, are often difficult to keep on one's feet, especially on uneven terrain.

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[0023]FIGS. 1 and 2 illustrate a typical thong or flip-flop 10 with a sole 12 that may be of a thin, light-weight foam plastic material, and a thong 14. The thong 14 has a stem 16 that is secured in the forward part of the sole 12 and passes upward between the first and second toes of the wearer. The thong 14 continues from the top of the stem over the wearer's foot to where it is secured to the edges of the sole. There is an outside thong strap portion 17 that extends over the foot at the side of the wearer's small toe and an inside thong strap portion 18 that passes over the great toe side of the foot to the edge of the sole. The flip-flop itself has nothing securing if to the wearer's heel or ankle.

[0024]As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, one preferred implementation of the ankle strap device 20 of my invention has a thong strap portion 22 that passes around the inside flip-flop thong strap 17 and another similar thong strap portion 24 that passes around the outside flip-flop thong strap...

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Abstract

An ankle strap device secures a flip-flop or thong type of footwear onto the wearer's foot. There are first and second thong strap portions that secure to left and right parts of the thong portion of the flip-flop, and an ankle strap portion is affixed to the first and second thong strap portions. The ankle strap passes around the secures to the ankle of the wearer. The thong portions can attach using hook-loop material, snaps closures, or buttons. The ankle strap portion can be formed of two straps that fasten together around the ankle, or can be a loop of an elastic material. Favorably the ankle strap portion can be decorated as an animal such as a mouse, cat, bear, etc., or can hold a watch. The thong strap portions can be joined together to help secure a high heel shoe or slipper.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]This invention is concerns footwear, namely, open outdoor footwear known variously as flip-flops, beach shoes, toesies, or thongs, and which generally consist of a flat sole held loosely on the foot by a Y-shaped strap or thong. A forward stem of the thong rises from the sole and passes between the first (great) toe and the second toe, and the left and right parts of the thong strap continue over the wearer's foot and are secured into the left and right edges of the sole. Some styles of sandals lack the stem, and have a thong strap passing over all the toes.[0002]Unlike other footwear, flip-flops or thongs do not secure the heel or ankle, and this makes them prone to coming off the foot. Usually, the wearer has to dig his or her toes down into the sole to grip the flip-flop. It is also difficult to step backwards in flip-flops without them coming off the foot.[0003]Flip-flops are especially popular with small children, who have a tendency to lose one...

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IPC IPC(8): A43B3/12A43B3/00A43B3/26
CPCA43B3/122A43B3/126A43B3/0084A43B3/26A43B3/242
Inventor KIZER, HELEN, M.
Owner KIZER HELEN M
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