Teva Sport Sandals

Mark Thatcher was the inventor of Teva sandals. While working as a rafting guide in 1982 he noticed the lack of proper shoes for river activities. Sneakers would become heavy when wet and would take days to dry and thongs would slide off feet very easily.,tiffany twist knot earrings
Thatcher fashioned a thong-style sandal with nylon ankle strapping,necklaces for couples interlocking, thus creating the first sport sandal. Thatcher patented his invention,discount tiffany earrings, found a manufacturer and began selling the "amphibious utility sandals" by himself,tiffany pendants sterling, selling only 200 pairs the first year. Although it was an effective piece of watersports footwear,necklaces for women, it proved less effective for regular sports as the first Teva users often complained of blisters between the first and second toe caused by the thong-style strapping system. However,charm bracelet charm, the following year a sudden high demand of Teva sandals arose as young Americans found the sandal highly fashionable.[2]
It was then when a partnership was made between Thatcher and Deckers Corp. Deckers eventually got exclusive rights to Tevas including patent #4,tiffany bead bracelet in sterling silver,793,sale necklace,075 for the basic design (granted 1988) and a trademark for the brand name. The sandal was redesigned,unique necklaces, creating the Universal Strapping System. The first model was called "Hurricane" and it is the basic design of all Teva sandals.
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Construction
The basic model consists of a 2-layer sole: The inner sole is softer and serves as the footbed,jewellery sale, most of the models come with arch support and Microban Zinc,silver cufflinks, a technology that prevents odor and kills bacteria.
The outer sole is harder and is made to have a good grip over wet surfaces.
The Universal strapping system consists of 3 parts:
The toe post: a strap that goes on the frontal part of the sandal,clip on fashion earrings, across the toes and in between the inner and outer sole.
The heel strap: Goes around the ankle to prevent the sandal from sliding off.
The side strap: Connects the toes post and the heel strap on the outer side of the sandal,tiffany and co pendant, this prevents the sandal from stretching in awkward positions where injury could happen.
Each strap is connected to the others by triangular "rings" where each strap goes around one side of the ring.