Foot strapping system for sandal

Abstract

A sandal includes a sole having an outer front portion, an inner front portion, an outer rear portion, an inner rear portion; an outer middle portion, and an inner middle portion, and a foot strapping system having a primary tether which has two end portions and two extensions attached to the sole, an auxiliary tether having two end portions attached to the sole for securing a foot of a user to the sole. The primary tether includes four anchorages attached to the end portions and the extensions, and the auxiliary tether includes two anchorages attached to the end portions of the auxiliary tether respectively. The sole includes six recesses formed in the bottom portion for engaging with the anchorages.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A sandal comprising:
 a sole including an outer front portion, an inner front portion, an outer rear portion, an inner rear portion, an outer middle portion, and an inner middle portion, and   a foot strapping system including:
 a primary tether having a first end portion attached to said inner front portion of said sole, and having a second end portion attached to said outer middle portion of said sole, and having two extensions extended from a middle portion of said primary tether and attached to said outer rear portion and said inner rear portion of said sole respectively, and 
 an auxiliary tether having a first end portion attached to said outer front portion of said sole, and having a second end portion attached to said inner middle portion of said sole for securing a foot of a user to said sole. 
   
     
     
         2 . The foot strapping system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said sole includes an orifice formed in said outer front portion of said sole for engaging with said first end portion of said auxiliary tether, an opening formed in said inner front portion of said sole for engaging with said first end portion of said primary tether, an apertures formed in said outer rear portion of said sole and a cavity formed in said inner rear portion of said sole for engaging with said extensions of said primary tether, a slot formed in said outer middle portion of said sole for engaging with said second end portion of said primary tether, and a hole formed in said inner middle portion of said sole for engaging with said second end portion of said auxiliary tether. 
     
     
         3 . The foot strapping system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said primary tether includes four anchorages attached to said first and said second end portions and said extensions of said primary tether respectively, and said auxiliary tether includes two anchorages attached to said first and said second end portions of said auxiliary tether respectively. 
     
     
         4 . The foot strapping system as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein said sole includes a bottom portion having six recesses formed therein for engaging with said anchorages. 
     
     
         5 . The foot strapping system as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein said anchorages each include two grooves formed therein and defined between three bars for engaging with said primary tether and said auxiliary tether. 
     
     
         6 . The foot strapping system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said sole includes a toe retainer attached to a toe portion of said sole.