Athletic shoe with an adjustable sizing system
First Claim
1. An article of footwear, comprising:
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an upper including a forward portion, a rear portion, and a foot opening in the rear portion positioned to receive a foot when worn, and the rear portion of the upper including a heel section disposed at the foot opening extending from the sole; and
a sizing apparatus configured to be positionable within the heel section for engaging a foot of a wearer, the sizing apparatus including a first removable member and a second removable member, in which the first removable member and second removable member are adapted to be in substantially vertical superimposition with respect each other and to the heel section, the first removable member being attached to a portion of the heel section, and the second removable member being pivotally attached to the first removable member.
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Abstract
An article of footwear is provided that includes a sizing apparatus to allow the shoe size to be adjustable by the wearer. The article of footwear in the form of a shoe includes a sole, an upper extending from the sole, and a sizing apparatus located within the upper, in which a sizing member is attached to the upper at the rear end of the shoe. The sizing apparatus may include a composite inner core, a detachment feature, and a dual selective fastening system. The inner core may be substantially enclosed in a lining. The sizing apparatus enables a user to adjust the effective length of the shoe to at least three effective lengths. A method of adjusting the size of the article of footwear is provided to make the shoe at least three effective lengths.
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37 Claims
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1. An article of footwear, comprising:
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a sole;
an upper including a forward portion, a rear portion, and a foot opening in the rear portion positioned to receive a foot when worn, and the rear portion of the upper including a heel section disposed at the foot opening extending from the sole; and
a sizing apparatus configured to be positionable within the heel section for engaging a foot of a wearer, the sizing apparatus including a first removable member and a second removable member, in which the first removable member and second removable member are adapted to be in substantially vertical superimposition with respect each other and to the heel section, the first removable member being attached to a portion of the heel section, and the second removable member being pivotally attached to the first removable member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An article of footwear, comprising:
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a sole;
an upper extending from the sole, the upper including a heel portion being within a foot opening being configured to receive a foot when worn; and
an articulated sizing system configured for engaging a foot of a user within the heel portion, the sizing system including a first sizing element and a second sizing element coupleable together to form a first effective length of the upper, said first sizing element configurable to adjust a second effective length of the upper excluding said second sizing element from within said heel portion, at least one of the first sizing element and the second sizing element being removably attached to the upper to adjust a third effective length of the upper. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An article of footwear having a sole, an upper extending from the sole, and a foot opening positioned to receive a foot when worn, an adjustable shoe sizing system, comprising:
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a first member configured to be removably coupleable to a heel portion of the upper adjacent the foot opening enabling a user to adjust a first effective length of the article of footwear by substantially one-half size;
a second member configured to be pivotally coupled to the first member and releasably matable therewith enabling a user to adjust a second effective length of the article of footwear to substantially a full size. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method of adjusting the effective length of an article of footwear having a sole, an upper extending from the sole and a foot opening for receiving the foot of a wearer in which a sizing apparatus is configurable to be positioned within the foot opening and attached to the upper, the sizing apparatus having a first sizing member and a second sizing member, the method comprising the steps of:
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positioning the sizing apparatus within the foot opening to create a first effective length, wherein the sizing apparatus mates with a rear panel of the upper;
creating a second effective length by removing the first sizing member from the foot opening; and
creating a third effective length by removing the second sizing member from the foot opening. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37)
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Specification