Shoe with a pivotal counter portion
AssigneeDavid Chang
InventorsYui Laio, David Chang
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Abstract
A shoe has a sole, an upper and a counter portion. The upper is securely connected to the sole and has a rear end defined with an opening. The counter portion is pivotally connected to a rear end of the sole to close the opening in the upper. A fastener is mounted on the upper and the pivotal counter portion to connect the pivotal counter portion to the rear end of the upper. Accordingly, a wearer's foot in the shoe can be vented. Also, for a pair of tied shoes with the pivotal counter portions can be put on or taken off without tying or untying the laces. The use of the shoe becomes more versatile and more convenient.
Claims16
A shoe with a pivotal counter portion comprising
- a sole with a rear end;
- an upper securely connected to the sole and having a rear end with an opening defined it the rear end;
- a counter portion with an outer surface pivotally connected to a rear end of the sole to close the opening in the upper;
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- a fastener symmetrically mounted on each upper end of two opposite sides of the opening and the pivotal counter portion to connect the counter portion to the rear end of the upper,
- wherein the each fastener comprises a first connecting member securely attached to the upper and a second connecting member securely attached to the pivotal counter portion at a position corresponding too the first connecting member to engage with the first connecting member;
- a connector is attached to the counter portion;
- a pivot latch is attached to the sole to pivotally engage with the connector so as to pivotally mount the counter portion to the sole;
- the connector comprises:
- a body securely attached to the counter portion;
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- a transversally extending pivot pin integrally connected to the body;
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- the pivot latch has a bracket exposed out from the rear end of the sole and comprises a pivot socket defined in the bracket to pivotally receive the pivot pin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.