Transferable, Independently Attachable, Self Supporting Footwear Wrap For Stylish Decoration

Abstract

A footwear wrap for decorative attachment to footwear and the wearer's leg without the need for any fasteners fixed to the footwear. A fabric strap has a central fastener, such as a buttonhole, which permits a central portion of the strap to be secured to a footwear component. The strap, after being looped around a shoe attachment point, can have its end threaded through the enclosed hole and its central region tightened around the attachment point. A first two part fastener has connectable male and female components that are longitudinally spaced from the central fastener on one side of the central fastener for permitting the strap to be attached to itself by the first two part fastener. A second, similar, two part fastener is longitudinally spaced on the opposite side of the central fastener for a similar purpose.

1 . A footwear wrap for decorative attachment to footwear without the need for any fasteners fixed to the footwear
 (a) a fabric strap at least 8 inches long;   (b) a central fastener fixed to a central region of the strap intermediate the ends of the strap, the central fastener adapted to permit the strap to be looped around and secured to a footwear component and attached to itself at the central region.   
     
     
         2 . A footwear wrap in accordance with  claim 1  wherein the central fastener is an enclosed hole through which the strap may be threaded and the strap tightened around a footwear component. 
     
     
         3 . A footwear wrap in accordance with  claim 2  and further comprising:
 (a) a first two part fastener permitting the strap to be attached to itself by the first two part fastener, the first two part fastener comprising connectable male and female components, the first two part fastener fixed to the strap and longitudinally spaced from the central fastener on one side of the central fastener; and 
 (b) a second two part fastener permitting the strap to be attached to itself by the second two part fastener, the second two part fastener comprising connectable male and female components, the second two part fastener fixed to the strap and longitudinally spaced from the central fastener on the opposite side of the central fastener. 
 
     
     
         4 . A footwear wrap in accordance with  claim 3  wherein the two parts of each two part fastener have their connectable male and female components on opposite major faces of the strap. 
     
     
         5 . A footwear wrap in accordance with  claim 3  wherein the two parts of each two part fastener have their connectable male and female components on the same major face of the strap. 
     
     
         6 . A footwear wrap in accordance with  claim 4  wherein the central fastener is a reinforced hole through the strap. 
     
     
         7 . A footwear wrap in accordance with  claim 6  wherein the fabric strap is a resiliently elastic four way stretch fabric. 
     
     
         8 . A footwear wrap in accordance with  claim 7  wherein the first and the second two part fasteners are attached at opposite ends of the strap. 
     
     
         9 . A footwear wrap in accordance with  claim 8  wherein the two parts of each two part fastener comprise a patch of hooks and a patch of loops forming a hook and loop fastener. 
     
     
         10 . A footwear wrap in accordance with  claim 8  wherein the strap has a width substantially in the range of one quarter inch to 2½ inches and a length substantially in the range of one foot to three feet. 
     
     
         11 . A footwear wrap in accordance with  claim 7  wherein the strap has a length substantially in the range of 48 inches to 144 inches. 
     
     
         12 . A footwear wrap in accordance with  claim 1  wherein the central fastener is a button hole through the strap. 
     
     
         13 . A footwear wrap in accordance with  claim 12  wherein the fabric is a resiliently elastic four way stretch fabric. 
     
     
         14 . A decorated shoe comprising:
 (a) a sandal or flip-flop having a sole, a toe post fixed to and extending upwardly from the sole and a pair of side straps, each side strap attached at one end to the toe post and attached at its opposite end to the sole on opposite sides of the center of the shoe; and   (b) a fabric strap at least 8 inches long, the strap having an enclosed hole fixed to a central region of the strap intermediate the ends of the strap, the strap being looped around the toe post, threaded through the enclosed hole and tightened around the toe post to secure the central region of the strap to the toe post, a segment of the strap on one longitudinal side of the enclosed hole being wound around one of the side straps and a segment of the strap on the opposite side of the enclose hole being would around the other side strap.   
     
     
         15 . A decorated shoe in accordance with  claim 14  wherein the central fastener is a reinforced hole through the strap. 
     
     
         16 . A decorated shoe in accordance with  claim 15  wherein the fabric strap is a resiliently elastic four way stretch fabric. 
     
     
         17 . A decorated shoe in accordance with  claim 16  wherein the fabric strap further comprises:
 (a) a first two part fastener permitting the fabric strap to be attached to itself by the first two part fastener, the first two part fastener comprising connectable male and female components, the first two part fastener fixed to the fabric strap and longitudinally spaced from the central fastener on one side of the central fastener and positioned at the sole attachment end of a side strap and attaching the fabric strap to the side strap; and 
 (b) a second two part fastener permitting the fabric strap to be attached to itself by the second two part fastener, the second two part fastener comprising connectable male and female components, the second two part fastener fixed to the strap and longitudinally spaced from the central fastener on the opposite side of the central fastener and positioned at the sole attachment end of other side strap and attaching the fabric strap to the other side strap.