# US 2018/0020765 A1 · Retractable High Heel Shoe

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- Number: US 2018/0020765 A1
- Document ID: US20180020765A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/659,129
- Filed: 2017-07-25
- Published: 2018-01-25
- Earliest claimed: 2016-07-25
- Inventors: Shirley Harvey
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180020765A1

## CPC

- A43B 3/24: Collapsible or convertible
- A43B 1/0054: {provided with magnets, magnetic parts or magnetic substances}
- A43B 1/0063: {made at least partially of material that can be recycled}
- A43B 3/246: {characterised by the sole}
- A43B 7/38: Elevating, i.e. height increasing (with elevated heel parts inside A43B7/16; lengthening pieces for natural legs A61F3/00)
- A43B 13/04: Plastics, rubber or vulcanised fibre
- A43B 13/22: Soles made slip-preventing or wear-resisting, e.g. by impregnation or spreading a wear-resisting layer
- A43B 21/24: characterised by the constructive form
- A43B 21/42: Heels with replaceable or adjustable parts {, e.g. top lift}
- A43B 21/437: with axially-adjustable rod-like top-pieces
- A43B: CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR

## Abstract

A retractable high heel shoe. The retractable high heel shoe includes a shoe having an upper portion extending perpendicularly upwards from a sole defining an interior volume that can receive a foot therein. A heel having a lower side is affixed to the sole at a rear side of the shoe. The heel includes a plurality of sections that can telescopically move between an extended position and a retracted position.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A retractable high heel shoe, comprising:
a shoe having an upper portion extending perpendicularly upwards from a sole defining an interior volume configured to receive a foot therein;
a heel having a lower side affixed to the sole at a rear side of the shoe;
wherein the heel comprises a plurality of sections configured to telescopically move between an extended position and a retracted position.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The retractable high heel shoe of claim 1, further comprising a button disposed on a front sidewall of the heel, wherein the button is affixed to a first end of an engagement member, the engagement member configured to engage the heel when in an engaged position and to disengage the heel when in a disengaged position.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The retractable high heel shoe of claim 2, wherein the engagement member is configured to selectively move between the engaged position and the disengaged position about a pivot when the button is actuated.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The retractable high heel shoe of claim 1, wherein the heel is configured to be telescopic such that it can extend and retract between a plurality of positions, wherein each adjacent position adjusts a distance between the lower side of the heel and the sole.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The retractable high heel shoe of claim 1, wherein the position of the heel is maintained by at least one magnet disposed within each of the plurality of sections.

### Claim 6 (depends on 2)

The retractable high heel shoe of claim 2, wherein the engagement member further comprises a protrusion affixed to a second end of the engagement member, wherein the protrusion is configured to engage a plurality of apertures disposed within the heel.

### Claim 7 (depends on 5)

The retractable high heel shoe of claim 5, further comprising a spring configured to bias the engagement member such that the protrusion is engaged with an aperture of the plurality of apertures.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The retractable high heel shoe of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of tabs, each tab of the plurality of tabs extending perpendicularly outward from an outer surface of the plurality of sections at an upper end thereof, wherein the plurality of tabs are configured to engage a plurality of slots disposed on an inner surface of the plurality of sections at a lower end thereof.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The retractable high heel shoe of claim 8, wherein the plurality of tabs are configured to disengage from the plurality of slots when the plurality of sections are compressed.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The retractable high heel shoe of claim 1, wherein a linear length of the heel is greater when the heel is in the extended position relative to the retracted position.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The retractable high heel shoe of claim 1, wherein the sole comprises a high friction material.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The retractable high heel shoe of claim 1, wherein the lower side comprises a high friction material.

### Claim 13 (depends on 11)

The retractable high heel shoe of claim 11, wherein the high friction material of the sole has a coefficient of friction greater than one.

### Claim 14 (depends on 12)

The retractable high heel shoe of claim 12, wherein the high friction material of the lower side has a coefficient of friction greater than one.