Single Point Securable Adjustable Pass Through Strap Wedge Sandal

Abstract

A novel footwear construction for sandals including a foot bed, an outsole unit and an adjustable continuous strap for retaining the sandal on a foot. This sandal construction includes an adjustable continuous strap that passes below the user's foot and foot bed and secures the users foot to the top of the foot bed. A reinforcement layer is attached to the bottom of the foot bed, which is then adhered to the outsole unit. Voids forming channels in the top side of the outsole unit allow the passage of the strap below a user's foot. The continuous strap comprises the entirety, or part, of the total sandal strapping system when combined with fixed portions of strapping. This construction can be used to construct flat, low, medium or high heel sandals. Further, this construction method allows for single point adjustability at the buckle.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A single point securable adjustable pass through strap wedge sandal comprising:
 a foot bed having a top side, a bottom side, a toe side, a heel side, and an outside edge;   a reinforcement layer disposed on the bottom side of the foot bed;   a plurality of slots proximal the outside edge of the foot bed, wherein each of the plurality of slots passes through the foot bed and the reinforcement layer;   an outsole unit having a foot side, a street side, a profile, a toe portion, and a heel portion, wherein the foot side has a plurality of channels connectable to each of the plurality of slots in the foot bed, wherein the toe portion and the heel portion of the outsole unit each have a height;   wherein the profile of the outsole unit is defined by a difference between the height of the heel portion and the height of the toe portion, wherein the profile of the outsole unit is a wedge shape, wherein the wedge shape is one of a low heel, a medium heel, and a high heel, wherein the wedge shape is configured for casual or formal use;   a pair of loops, wherein each of the pair of loops is disposed in each of a pair of slots of the plurality of slots, wherein the pair of slots is disposed most proximal to the heel side of the foot bed; and   a strap that passes through the pair of loops and through at least one of the plurality of channels of the outsole unit.   
     
     
         2 . The single point securable adjustable pass through strap wedge sandal of  claim 1  further comprising one of a low heel, a medium heel, and a high heel wedge sandal, wherein each of the low heel, medium heel, and high heel wedge sandal have an adjustable pass through strap that can be secured with a single closure mechanism. 
     
     
         3 . The single point securable adjustable pass through strap wedge sandal of  claim 1  wherein the plurality of slots is six.