| US 7,461,469 B2 | ||
| Shoe with improved Opanka construction | ||
| Thomas E. McClaskie, Bethlehem, Pa. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Columbia Insurance Company, Omaha, Nebr. (US) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 07, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/220,954. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0051017 A1, Mar. 08, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. A43B 3/12 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 36—11.5 [36/19 R; 36/23; 12/142 B] | 17 Claims |
| 1. A sandal comprising:
a socklining having a periphery;
a sole having a periphery;
an upper placed above said socklining and extending downwardly around said periphery of said socklining and between said socklining
and said sole;
said upper extends over only a portion of said periphery of said sole and of said socklining for defining a sandal;
a stitch extending through said socklining, upper, and sole for securing said upper between said socklining and said sole
without any other securing mechanism;
said stitch is a sole securing mechanism in the shoe for securing said upper between said socklining and said sole; and
said stitch extends around said peripheries of said socklining and said sole.
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