Foot strapping system for sandal

Abstract

A sandal includes a sole, and a foot strapping system having a primary tether which has two end portions attached to the sole, an auxiliary tether having one end portion attached to the sole and engaged with a middle portion of the primary tether, and an adjusting tether having one end portion attached to the sole, and having an intermediate portion engaged with the middle portion of the primary tether for securing a foot of a user to the sole. The tethers each include one or more anchorages attached to the end portions and engaged with the sole for solidly attaching the end portions of the tethers to the sole.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A sandal comprising:
 a sole including an outer front portion, an inner front portion, an outer rear portion, and an inner rear portion; and   a foot strapping system including:
 a primary tether having a first end portion attached to said outer front portion of said sole, and having a second end portion attached to said outer rear portion of said sole; 
 an auxiliary tether having a first end portion attached to said inner rear portion of said sole, and said auxiliary tether being engaged with a middle portion of said primary tether; 
 an adjusting tether having a first end portion attached to said inner front portion of said sole, and having an intermediate portion engaged with said middle portion of said primary tether; 
 a first anchorage attached to said first end portion of said adjusting tether; 
 a second anchorage attached to said first end portion of said auxiliary tether; and 
 two third anchorages attached to said first and said second end portions of said primary tether. 
   
     
     
         2 . The foot strapping system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said adjusting tether includes a buckle engaged with said intermediate portion of said adjusting tether. 
     
     
         3 . The foot strapping system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said sole includes two orifices formed in said outer front portion of said sole, two openings formed in said inner front portion of said sole, two apertures formed in said outer rear portion of said sole, and two holes formed in said inner rear portion of said sole, said adjusting tether includes two cables having first end portion engaged with said openings of said sole, and having said intermediate portion engaged with said middle portion of said primary tether. 
     
     
         4 . The foot strapping system as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein said auxiliary tether includes a band having two free ends engaged with said holes of said sole, and having an intermediate portion engaged with said middle portion of said primary tether. 
     
     
         5 . The foot strapping system as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein said second anchorage is engaged with said free ends of said band of said auxiliary tether. 
     
     
         6 . The foot strapping system as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein said intermediate portion of said band is wound and engaged with said middle portion of said primary tether. 
     
     
         7 . The foot strapping system as claimed in  claim 5 , wherein said sole includes a bottom portion having a recess formed therein and communicating with said holes of said sole for engaging with said second anchorage. 
     
     
         8 . The foot strapping system as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein said primary tether includes two straps having said first end portion engaged with said orifices of said sole, and having said second end portion engaged with said apertures of said sole. 
     
     
         9 . The foot strapping system as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein said third anchorages are attached to said first and said second end portions of said straps of said primary tether. 
     
     
         10 . The foot strapping system as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein said sole includes a bottom portion having two recesses formed therein and communicating with said orifices and said apertures of said sole for engaging with said third anchorages. 
     
     
         11 . The foot strapping system as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein said first anchorage is attached to said first end portions of said cables of said adjusting tether. 
     
     
         12 . The foot strapping system as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein said sole includes a bottom portion having a recess formed therein and communicating with said openings of said sole for engaging with said first anchorage. 
     
     
         13 . The foot strapping system as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein said adjusting tether includes a buckle engaged with said intermediate portion of said cables of said adjusting tether. 
     
     
         14 . The foot strapping system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said sole includes a toe retainer attached to a toe portion of said sole. 
     
     
         15 . The foot strapping system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said first and said second and said third anchorages each include two side beans, a front bar and an intermediate bar and a rear bar straddled and mounted between said side beans for forming two slots between said front and said intermediate and said rear bars. 
     
     
         16 . The foot strapping system as claimed in  claim 15 , wherein said first and said second and said third anchorages each include a first cavity formed in one end portion of said first side beam, and a second cavity formed in one end portion of said second side beam.