| CPC A43C 11/24 (2013.01) [A43B 23/24 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. Footwear having a removably attachable ornamentation or other device comprising:
footwear having a pair of spaced-apart straps with eyes on or adjacent an upper surface thereof;
a pair of rings, each ring defining a loop with a straight portion comprising at least one non-circular engagement pin, the at least one engagement pin having a pin cross-sectional length and width, each ring being threaded through the eye of one of the straps with the at least one engagement pin generally upward of the straps; and
a leg portion having a pair of ferrules at opposite ends of the leg portion, each ferrule having a cylindrical central opening along a longitudinal axis thereof, perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the leg portion, and a slot extending to the central opening forming an open cavity, the central opening having a diameter approximately equal to or greater than that of the pin cross-sectional length, the slot having a width sufficient to permit the pin cross-sectional width to pass therethrough, the at least one engagement being disposed within the central opening and the pin cross-sectional length being across the central opening diameter,
the device comprising the rings and leg portion being disposed in place on the upper surface of the footwear with the planes of the rings substantially linearly aligned with the longitudinal axis of the leg portion and with the pin cross-sectional width being out of alignment with the ferrule slot to hold the rings and ferrules securely in place, the leg portion being removable by turning the rings with respect to the leg portion and ferrule to align the pin cross-sectional width with the ferrule slots and slide the at least one engagement pin of the rings out of the ferrules.
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