Shoe having elastic tongue-securing straps

摘要

Provided are, among other things, shoes having elastic tongue-securing straps. In one representative embodiment, a shoe includes: (a) a sole; (b) an upper, extending above the sole, that includes a front section, a left side, a right side, a rear section, and a tongue that originates from the front section and extends rearwardly between the left side and the right side; (c) a left elastic strap that extends from a left side of the tongue and: (1) extends through a loop that is securely attached to the left side of the upper and has a distal end securely attached to the sole, and/or (2) has its distal end securely attached to the left side of the upper; and (d) a right elastic strap that extends from a right side of the tongue and: (1) extends through a loop that is securely attached to the right side of the upper and has a distal end securely attached to the sole, and/or (2) has its distal end securely attached to the right side of the upper, with the left elastic strap having a proximal end fixedly attached to the left side of the tongue and the right elastic strap having a proximal end fixedly attached to the right side of the tongue.

主权项

1. A shoe comprising:
(a) a sole; (b) an upper, extending above the sole, that includes a front section, a left side, a right side, a rear section, and a tongue that originates from the front section and extends rearwardly between the left side and the right side; (c) a left elastic strap that: (i) has a proximal end fixedly attached to a left side of the tongue, (ii) extends through a left-side loop that is securely attached to the left side of the upper, and (iii) has a distal end securely attached to the sole; and (d) a right elastic strap that: (i) has a proximal end fixedly attached to a right side of the tongue, (ii) extends through a right-side loop that is securely attached to the right side of the upper, and (iii) has a distal end securely attached to the sole.