Adaptable shoe having an expandable sole assembly
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1. An adaptable shoe comprising:
- an upper portion;
a sole assembly connected to the upper portion to provide a shoe cavity, said sole assembly comprising;
a first sole segment, a second sole segment positioned adjacent to and substantially coplanar with said first sole segment, and a deformable member connecting said first sole segment to said second sole segment to provide a substantially planar sole assembly that can be expanded in a width direction in order to adapt the size of said shoe in a width direction.
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Abstract
An adaptable shoe includes an upper portion and a sole assembly connected to the upper portion to provide a shoe cavity. The sole assembly includes a first sole segment, a second sole segment positioned adjacent to and substantially coplanar with the first sole segment, and a deformable member connecting the first sole segment to the second sole segment to provide a substantially planar sole assembly that can be expanded in a width direction in order to adapt the size of the shoe in a width direction.
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23 Claims
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1. An adaptable shoe comprising:
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an upper portion;
a sole assembly connected to the upper portion to provide a shoe cavity, said sole assembly comprising;
a first sole segment, a second sole segment positioned adjacent to and substantially coplanar with said first sole segment, and a deformable member connecting said first sole segment to said second sole segment to provide a substantially planar sole assembly that can be expanded in a width direction in order to adapt the size of said shoe in a width direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An adaptable shoe comprising:
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an upper portion;
a sole assembly connected to the upper portion to provide a shoe cavity, said sole assembly comprising;
a first sole segment, a second sole segment positioned adjacent to and substantially coplanar with said first sole segment, and means for connecting said first sole segment to said second sole segment into a substantially planar sole assembly that can be substantially expanded in a width direction in order to adapt the size of said shoe in a width direction.
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