Sandal with removable straps
View Patent ↗A sandal is described, which includes a sole, straps holding the sole to a user's foot, and a first a second plurality of orifices located at the sole, wherein the orifices of the first plurality are perpendicularly oriented to the orifices of the second plurality forming a “cross” and the straps, in order to be attached to the sole, are removable inserted into the cross formed by the first and second plurality of orifices.
1. A sandal with removable straps, the sandal comprising:
a sole having an upper surface, a lower surface, a front portion, a rear portion, a left side edge, a right side edge, and a sole longitudinal axis;
a holding body located at the sandal upper portion, and configured in a “Y” shape having at least three integral straps, each integral strap having an end;
a first plurality of orifices located at the sole having a longitudinal axis parallel to said sole longitudinal axis, which extend from the upper surface to the lower surface passing throughout the sole thickness; and
a second plurality of orifices located at the sole having a longitudinal axis perpendicular to the sole longitudinal axis, which extend from the lower surface to the inside of the sole thickness without passing throughout the sole entirely;
wherein the orifices of the first plurality are perpendicularly oriented to the orifices of the second plurality in a “cross” configuration; and
wherein the integral straps are fixed to the sole by inserting the strap ends in the orifices forming a cross, and rotating said strap ends.
2. A sandal according to claim 1 , wherein the first plurality of orifices comprises:
a first orifice located at the front portion of the sole and arranged proximal to the left side edge of said sole;
a second orifice located at the rear portion of said sole and arranged proximal to the left side edge of said sole; and,
a third orifice located at the rear portion of said sole and arranged proximal to the right side edge, further being arranged in parallel to the second orifice such that the transversal axis of said second and third orifices is coincident.
3. A sandal according to claim 1 , wherein the orifices of the first plurality of orifices have a geometrical shape.
4. A sandal according to claim 3 , wherein the orifices of the first plurality have a rectangular shape.
5. A sandal according to claim 1 , wherein the second plurality of orifices comprises:
a fourth orifice located at the front portion of the sole and arranged proximal to the left side edge of said sole and which central axis is symmetrical to the first orifice central axis of the first plurality of orifices;
a fifth orifice located at the rear portion of the sole and arranged proximal to the left side edge of said sole and which central axis is symmetrical to the second orifice central axis of the first plurality of orifices; and,
a sixth orifice located at the rear portion of the sole and arranged proximal to the right side edge and which central axis is symmetrical to the third orifice central axis of the first plurality of orifices, further being aligned with the fifth orifice such that the longitudinal axis of said fifth and sixth orifices is coincident.
6. A sandal according to claim 1 , wherein the orifices of the second plurality have a geometrical shape.
7. A sandal according to claim 6 , wherein the orifices of the first plurality have a rectangular shape.
8. A sandal according to claim 1 , wherein the body configured in a “Y” shape having at least three integral straps comprises a first strap located at the “Y” bottom portion, forming a front anchorage point; a second strap located at the “Y” left upper portion; and a third strap located at the “Y” right upper portion; said second and third straps forming the rear anchorage points, and having the same length and width dimensions, while the first strap is shorter and narrower than said second and third straps.
9. A sandal according to claim 8 , wherein the first, second and third strap ends are configured such that allow their housing in the fourth, fifth and sixth orifices, respectively, of the second plurality of orifices located at the sole lower surface, thereby forming the front anchorage and rear anchorage points.
10. A sandal according to claim 1 , wherein in order to fix the holding body to the sole to form the sandal, the first strap end is rotated 90° and inserted in the first orifice of the first plurality of orifices, from the upper surface to the lower surface, and once the first strap end has passed throughout the sole thickness, the first strap end is rotated 90° again returning the first strap end to its starting position, and then the first strap end is housed in the fifth orifice of the second plurality of orifices thereby forming the front anchorage point; and to form the rear anchorage points, each second and third strap end is rotated 90° and inserted in the second and third orifices, respectively, of the first plurality of orifices until passing throughout the sole thickness, to further rotate them 90° again to return each second and third strap end to their starting position, and thereby housing each second and third strap end in the fifth and sixth orifices, respectively, of the second plurality of orifices.
11. A sandal according to claim 1 , wherein the sandal is manufactured from a plastic material, either clear or opaque.
12. A sandal according to claim 11 , wherein the sandal is manufactured from a clear material.
13. A sandal according to claim 1 , wherein the orifices of the first plurality are coincident with the orifices of the second plurality.