US 11,805,847 B2
Footwear with enhanced toe post
Jeremy Carl Stewart, Dallas, TX (US)
Assigned to HARI MARI LLC, Dallas, TX (US)
Filed by HARI MARI LLC, Dallas, TX (US)
Filed on Feb. 26, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/186,586.
Application 17/186,586 is a continuation of application No. 16/129,357, filed on Sep. 12, 2018, granted, now 10,932,525.
Application 16/129,357 is a continuation of application No. 13/840,463, filed on Mar. 15, 2013, granted, now 10,098,415, issued on Oct. 16, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/614,331, filed on Mar. 22, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2021/0177094 A1, Jun. 17, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A43B 23/00 (2006.01); A43B 3/12 (2006.01); A43B 3/10 (2006.01)
CPC A43B 23/00 (2013.01) [A43B 3/103 (2013.01); A43B 3/105 (2013.01); A43B 3/12 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An article of footwear, the footwear comprising:
a sole including a top surface and one or more layers configured to support a foot of a wearer;
a strap attached to the sole to bind the footwear to the foot of the wearer; and
a toe post configured to pass between toes of the wearer, the toe post comprising:
a ribbon attached to, and continuously extending between, the sole and the strap, the ribbon comprising:
a bottom terminal portion attached to the sole below the top surface of the sole;
a top terminal portion folded around the strap and attached thereto at an attachment point; and
a hollow portion disposed between the bottom terminal portion and the top terminal portion, the hollow portion having a length that extends from at least the top surface of the sole to the strap; and
padding contained throughout the length of the hollow portion of the ribbon.