Naturally Adjusting Sandal

Abstract

A sandal including a sole having a front region and a back region and an interior side and an exterior side, that includes a first opening located in said front region, a second opening in or near said back region at said interior side and a third opening in or near said back region at said exterior side, and a strap, which includes a plurality of sections, having a first end and a second end and wherein said first end is threaded upwardly through said front opening, through said second opening and looped around said back region, and through said third opening, thereby defining a heel region between said second opening and said third opening.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A sandal comprising:
 a) a sole having a front region and a back region and an interior side and an exterior side, comprising a first opening located in said front region, a second opening in or near said back region at said interior side and a third opening in or near said back region at said exterior side; and   b) a strap, comprised of a plurality of sections, having a first end and a second end and wherein said first end is threaded upwardly through said front opening, through said second opening and looped around said back region, and through said third opening, thereby defining a heel region between said second opening and said third opening.   
     
     
         2 . The sandal of  claim 1 , wherein said plurality of sections include at least two sections that are made of different materials. 
     
     
         3 . The sandal of  claim 2 , wherein said sandal includes a heel section that fits around a heel of a user of the sandal and is made of an elastic material. 
     
     
         4 . The sandal of  claim 3 , wherein the elastic material is elasticized leather. 
     
     
         5 . The sandal of  claim 3 , wherein at least one of the sections other than the heel section is made of a nylon material. 
     
     
         6 . The sandal of  claim 1 , wherein said second end terminates in a stop-plug at the bottom of said front opening that retains the strap at the second end. 
     
     
         7 . The sandal of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 c) a buckle assembly including a buckle and a material loop, connected to said buckle, that is slidingly coupled to the strap, whereby the buckle assembly slides along the strap in response to pressure on the strap.   
     
     
         8 . A strap for a sandal, comprising:
 a) a front section at a first end of the strap that terminates in a stop-plug, said stop plug serving to retain the first end of the strap when it is inserted through an opening in the sandal;   b) a heel section adjacent to the front section;   c) a final instep section adjacent to the heel section; and   d) a buckle assembly coupled to the final instep section that retains a second end of the strap;   
       wherein said plurality of sections include at least two sections that are made of different materials. 
     
     
         9 . The strap of  claim 8 , wherein the heel section is made of an elastic material. 
     
     
         10 . The strap of  claim 9 , wherein the elastic material is elasticized leather. 
     
     
         11 . The strap of  claim 10 , wherein at least one of the sections other than the heel section is made of a nylon material. 
     
     
         12 . The strap of  claim 8 , wherein said buckle assembly includes a buckle and a material loop, connected to said buckle, that is slidingly coupled to the strap, whereby the buckle assembly slides along the strap in response to pressure on the strap. 
     
     
         13 . The strap of  claim 8 , wherein the front section comprises a toe section that terminates in the stop-plug and a front instep section adjacent to the toe section on one side and to the heel section on the other side.