Size-adjustable footwear
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1. Size-adjustable footwear comprising:
- a shell having a sole and an upper;
a liner disposed within said shell and including an upper, a heel, and a toe;
said toe having a first side portion and a second side portion; and
an insert receivable within said toe of said liner, said insert having a front portion, a first side portion, and a second side portion, said insert being releasably attachable within said liner and having a width w which is greater than the width of said toe of said liner such that said first and second side portion of said insert wraps within said toe of said liner and partially extends rearward down the first and second side portion of said liner to accommodate for the length of a wearer'"'"'s foot and for the width of the toes of the wearer'"'"'s foot;
said liner having a first size defined between said heel and said insert and between said first side portion of said insert and said second side portion of said insert when said insert is received within said toe and a second size defined between said heel and said toe and between said first side portion of said toe and said second side portion of said toe when said insert is not received within said toe, said first size being less than said second size; and
said front portion of said insert following a natural curve of a wearer'"'"'s frontal toe line, said first side portion of said insert and said second side portion of said insert extending along a side of the wearer'"'"'s foot.
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Abstract
Size-adjustable footwear includes an outer shell and a liner disposed within the shell. The liner has an upper, a heel, and a toe. An insert is releasably receivable within the toe of the liner. The liner has a first size which is defined between the heel and the insert when the insert is received within the toe, and a second size which is defined between the heel and the toe when the insert is not received within the toe. The first size is less than the second size. A user may select footwear based on the smaller first size, and then as his or her feet grow, remove the insert to accommodate the larger feet.
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21 Claims
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1. Size-adjustable footwear comprising:
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a shell having a sole and an upper; a liner disposed within said shell and including an upper, a heel, and a toe; said toe having a first side portion and a second side portion; and an insert receivable within said toe of said liner, said insert having a front portion, a first side portion, and a second side portion, said insert being releasably attachable within said liner and having a width w which is greater than the width of said toe of said liner such that said first and second side portion of said insert wraps within said toe of said liner and partially extends rearward down the first and second side portion of said liner to accommodate for the length of a wearer'"'"'s foot and for the width of the toes of the wearer'"'"'s foot; said liner having a first size defined between said heel and said insert and between said first side portion of said insert and said second side portion of said insert when said insert is received within said toe and a second size defined between said heel and said toe and between said first side portion of said toe and said second side portion of said toe when said insert is not received within said toe, said first size being less than said second size; and said front portion of said insert following a natural curve of a wearer'"'"'s frontal toe line, said first side portion of said insert and said second side portion of said insert extending along a side of the wearer'"'"'s foot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for adjusting the size of footwear, comprising the steps of:
providing footwear including; a shell having a sole and an upper; a liner disposed within said shell and having an upper, a heel, and a toe; said toe having a first side portion and a second side portion; and an insert releasably received within said toe of said liner, said insert having a front portion, a first side portion, and a second side portion, said insert being releasably attachable within said liner and having a width w which is greater than the width of said toe of said liner such that said first and second side portion of said insert wraps within said toe of said liner and partially extends rearward down the first and second side portion of said liner to accommodate for the length of a wearer'"'"'s foot and for the width of the toes of the wearer'"'"'s foot; said liner having a first size defined between said heel and said insert and between said first side portion of said insert and said second side portion of said insert when said insert is received within said toe and a second size defined between said heel and said toe and between said first side portion of said toe and said second side portion of said toe when said insert is not received within said toe, said first size being less than said second size; said front portion of said insert following a natural curve of a wearer'"'"'s frontal toe line, said second side portion of said insert extending along a side of the wearer'"'"'s foot; and removing said insert from said liner. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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