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US 2026/0206912 A1Published application
Rapid-entry footwear
AssigneeFast IP, LLC
InventorsMichael Pratt, Craig Cheney
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Abstract
A rapid-entry shoe having an elastic element to enlarge a foot opening of the rapid-entry shoe and also having a stabilizer to prevent a rear portion of the rapid-entry shoe from collapsing downward.
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A rapid-entry shoe, comprising:
- an upper coupled to a sole portion and defining a foot opening;
- a stabilizer extending from the sole portion to at least a portion of a top collar of the upper and forming a heel cup comprising an elevated portion, a base portion, and a midportion between the elevated portion and the base portion, wherein:
- a surface of the elevated portion extends between a medial side of the stabilizer and a lateral side of the stabilizer and has a rearward-extending portion;
- a surface of the midportion extends between the medial side of the stabilizer and the lateral side of the stabilizer;
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- a surface of the base portion extends between the medial side of the stabilizer and the lateral side of the stabilizer, at least the base portion of the stabilizer being resistant to downward collapse under a load of a foot when an individual is donning the rapid-entry shoe;
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- a foam liner coupled to the stabilizer and having a forward and downward-facing concavity.
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A rapid-entry shoe, comprising:
- a sole portion;
- an upper coupled to the sole portion, the upper including a top collar that defines a foot opening;
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- a stabilizer embedded within the upper and extending from the sole portion to at least a portion of the top collar of the upper, the stabilizer defining a continuous heel cup having an interior surface comprising an elevated portion, a base portion, and a midportion between the elevated portion and the base portion, wherein:
- the interior surface of the elevated portion extends between a medial side of the stabilizer and a lateral side of the stabilizer and includes a rearward-extending flare that acts as a shoehorn;
- the interior surface of the midportion extends between the medial side of the stabilizer and the lateral side of the stabilizer;
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- at least the base portion is resistant to downward collapse under a load of a foot;
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- a foam liner coupled to the interior surface of the continuous heel cup, the foam liner having a forward and downward-facing concavity that assists in retention of a heel of the foot.
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A stabilizer for a rapid-entry shoe, comprising:
- a continuous heel cup comprising:
- an elevated portion having a rearward-extending portion;
- a base portion;
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- a midportion between the elevated portion and the base portion, wherein the midportion and the base portion form a concave structure that receives a heel of a foot;
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- a foam liner coupled to at least one of the elevated portion, the base portion, and the midportion and having a forward and downward-facing concavity.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.