Sport sandal with y-strap
View Patent ↗A y-strap sport sandal with a unique strap system is described. The sandal strap includes a G-hook and G-Hook strap system to facilitate the comfortable adjustment of the sandal on a foot. Additional adjustments in the strap systems include a ladder buckle and a hook and loop adjustment system. The strap system is attached to a hard rubber sole to keep the sole comfortable connected to the foot during sports activities.
1. An apparatus for wearing on a foot, comprising:
a sole of the apparatus with a sole hole near a toe position on the sole, the sole extends upward as a single piece without an exterior seam to form an interior wing and an exterior wing;
a toe strap affixed to the sole hole at a first end of the toe strap and to a paracord loop at a second end of the toe strap;
a wing hook strap affixed to the interior wing on a first end of the wing hook strap and to the paracord loop on a second end of the wing hook strap;
a buckle strap having:
a first portion connected to the paracord loop on a first end of the first portion and to a mechanical connection device on a second end of the first portion; and
a second portion connected through the mechanical connection device on a first end of the second portion and to the exterior wing on a second end of the second portion.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a heel hook strap made of strapping connected to the interior wing and the exterior wing, said strapping including a plurality of pockets for receiving a first G-hook, where moving the first G-hook to a different pocket adjusts a fit of the apparatus on the foot wherein the first G-hook is attached to an end of the heel hook strap.
3. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the plurality of pockets are formed by stitching in a second piece of strapping on top of the heel hook strap.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the apparatus is a sandal.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the wing hook strap includes a first G-hook attached to the end of the wing hook strap that hooks into one of a first plurality of hook pockets sewn to the side of the wing hook strap.
6. An apparatus for wearing on a foot, comprising:
an outsole of the apparatus, the outsole extends upward as a single piece without an exterior seam to form an interior wing and an exterior wing;
a midsole with a sole hole near a toe position on the midsole, the midsole glued to the outsole, the midsole including a channel between the interior wing and the exterior wing;
webbing of the apparatus, the webbing extends from the interior wing to the exterior wing between the outsole and the midsole, the webbing runs in the channel where the webbing is adhered to the interior wing and the exterior wing with stitches;
a toe strap affixed to the sole hole at a first end of the toe strap and to a paracord loop at a second end of the toe strap;
a wing hook strap affixed to the interior wing on a first end of the wing hook strap and to the paracord loop on a second end of the wing hook strap;
a buckle strap having:
a first portion connected to the paracord loop on a first end of the first portion and to a mechanical connection device on a second end of the first portion; and
a second portion connected through the mechanical connection device on a first end of the second portion and to the exterior wing on a second end of the second portion.
7. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein the outsole comprises a hard rubber material.
8. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein the webbing is folded over and sewn to the interior wing.
9. The apparatus of claim 6 further comprising a heel hook strap connecting the webbing of the interior wing to the webbing of the exterior wing, said heel hook strap including a plurality of pockets for receiving a G-hook wherein the heel hook strap comprises two portions of strapping connected together.
10. An apparatus for wearing on a foot, comprising:
a sole of the apparatus with a sole hole near a toe position on the sole;
an interior wing and an exterior wing connected to the sole as a single piece without an exterior seam;
a toe strap affixed to the sole hole at a first end of the toe strap and to a paracord loop at a second end of the toe strap;
a wing hook strap affixed to the interior wing on a first end of the wing hook strap and to the paracord loop on a second end of the wing hook strap;
a buckle strap having:
a first portion connected to the paracord loop on a first end of the first portion and to a mechanical connection device on a second end of the first portion; and
a second portion connected through the mechanical connection device on a first end of the second portion and to the exterior wing on a second end of the second portion;
webbing adhered to the interior wing with stitches, extending through the sole to the exterior wing, the webbing adhered to the exterior wing with stitches;
a G-hook; and
a heel hook strap made of strapping connected to the webbing of the interior wing and the webbing of the exterior wing, said strapping including a plurality of pockets for receiving the G-hook, where moving the G-hook to a different pocket adjusts a fit of the apparatus on the foot.
11. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the G-hook is attached to an end of the heel hook strap.
12. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the apparatus is a sandal.
13. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the plurality of pockets are formed by stitching in a second piece of strapping on top of the heel hook strap.
14. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the G-hook is made of plastic.