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US 12,414,601 B2Granted
Rapid-entry footwear having a transforming footbed
AssigneeFast IP, LLC
InventorsCraig Cheney, Seth Munger, Bradley Johnson
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Abstract
A rapid-entry shoe with a sole portion and a footbed that slide, pivot or translate relative to each other to provide both an open configuration (for ease of donning or doffing by a foot) and a closed configuration (for securement of a foot).
Claims20
A rapid-entry shoe comprising:
- a sole portion;
- a footbed;
- and
- an upper, the upper comprising an upper forward portion and an upper heel portion;
- wherein the sole portion is coupled to the upper heel portion;
- wherein the footbed is coupled to the upper forward portion;
- wherein the footbed is configured to pivot relative to the sole portion between an open configuration, in which a rear edge of the footbed is not in contact with an upper surface of the sole portion, and a closed position, in which the rear edge of the footbed is in contact with the upper surface of the sole portion;
- wherein, in the closed configuration, the rear edge of the footbed is positioned underneath at least one bumper coupled to an inner surface of the upper heel portion, the at least one bumper configured to secure the footbed in the closed position;
- and
- wherein the sole portion is configured to remain substantially planar or not bend during transition between the open configuration and the closed configuration.
7 more elements
A rapid-entry shoe comprising:
- a sole portion;
- a footbed;
- and
- an upper, the upper comprising an upper forward portion and an upper heel portion;
- wherein the sole portion is coupled to the upper heel portion;
- wherein the footbed is coupled to the upper forward portion to form an upper construction;
- wherein the upper construction is configured to pivot relative to the sole portion between an open configuration in which a rear portion of the footbed is angled with respect to a rear portion of the sole portion, and a closed position in which both the rear portion of the footbed is adjacent to the sole portion;
- wherein, in the closed position, a rear edge of the footbed is positioned underneath at least one bumper coupled to an inner surface of the upper heel portion, the at least one bumper configured to secure the upper construction in the closed position;
- and
- wherein the sole portion remains substantially planar or does not bend during transition between the open configuration and the closed position.
7 more elements
A rapid-entry shoe comprising:
- a sole portion;
- a footbed;
- and
- an upper, the upper comprising an upper forward portion and an upper heel portion;
- wherein the sole portion is coupled to the upper heel portion;
- wherein the footbed is coupled to the upper forward portion;
- wherein the footbed is configured to pivot relative to the sole portion between an open configuration, in which at least a portion of the footbed is angled relative to the sole portion and the sole portion retains a substantially flat profile, and a closed position, in which the footbed and the sole portion are substantially parallel to one another.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.