Removable attachment for footwear

摘要

A stabilizing device for V-strap sandals wherein the device is engageable with the thong and strap for impeding movement between a wearer's foot and the sandal, and connection means for releasably connecting the stabilizing device to a V-strap sandal. The stabilizing device includes a member having an upper portion and a lower portion which are foldable together, and an opening in a front portion of the lower portion for receiving the thong of a V-strap sandal when the upper and lower portions are moved towards the thong, and connecting structure for connecting the upper portion and the lower portion on each side of the thong to hold the portions together, where the stabilizing device engages the upper part of a wearer's foot to impede movement of the V-strap sandal with respect to the wearer's foot. Also disclosed is a removable accessory for footwear for being folded over and under foot-holding structure on the footwear., and connecting structure for connecting the folded parts of the accessory together when installed on footwear.

主权项

1. A stabilizing device for a V-strap sandal configured with a sole and a U-shaped strap extending over the forward part of the sole, the V-strap sandal is configured to decrease the gap between the U-shaped strap and the sole, the U-shaped strap having opposite side portions extending along opposite sides of the sandal for passing over the top or around the sides of a wearer's foot, and a thong for fitting between the first and second toes of a wearer's foot, the thong being attached at one end to the sole and at the other end to the strap, said stabilizing device having a forward portion for facing the forward part of the V-strap sandal and a rearward portion for facing the rearward part of the V-strap sandal, said stabilizing device comprising:
a visible structure for extending over at least a part of the opposite side portions of the U-shaped strap, said visible structure having a forward position and a rearward position, and being visible when installed on a V-strap sandal, said visible structure being flat and having a visible exterior surface and non-visible interior surface when said stabilizing device is installed on a V-strap sandal; a flexible lower portion for being located in the gap when said stabilizing device is on a V-strap sandal, said lower portion being configured to receive a wearer's foot beneath said lower portion and having a flexible peripheral edge, said flexible lower portion being flat and having an interior surface for engaging the substantial entire non-visible interior surface of said visible structure when said stabilizing device is installed on the V-strap sandal; said lower portion having a connected part connecting said flexible lower portion and said visible structure, and a non-connected part having a peripheral edge and an inner part; a single linear folding portion integral with said visible structure and said flexible lower portion for combining said visible structure and said lower portion as an integral unit, said single linear folding portion lying along a straight line; a straight slit extending through and between said flexible peripheral edge in said forward portion of said stabilizing device and the inner part of said lower portion of said stabilizing device for receiving a thong of the V-strap sandal, said straight slit being transverse to said single linear folding portion and having a longitudinal axis, said longitudinal axis extending through the middle of said single linear folding portion, said slit receiving the thong of the V-strap sandal when said forward portion of said stabilizing device is positioned to face the forward part of the V-strap sandal and said straight slit is positioned to face the thong, said straight slit receiving the thong as said stabilizing device is moved forwardly towards the thong and the forward part of the V-strap sandal, said straight slit further dividing said lower portion into a pair of lower flexible portions; and connecting structure for releasably connecting the visible structure to the U-shaped strap, said connecting structure being disposed forwardly of the thong upon installation of said stabilizing device on a V-strap sandal; said lower portion being configured to decrease the gap between the U-shaped strap and the sole for decreasing the play between the wearer's foot and the sole to stabilize the V-strap sandal on the wearer's foot.