Shoe footbed system with interchangeable cartridges

A cartridge system for adjusting sizing in an article of footwear, comprising:

• a footbed having a forefoot region, the footbed being removably insertable into the article of footwear;
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• a cartridge having a predetermined sizing and including a connection member for releasably attaching the cartridge to the forefoot region of the footbed, the cartridge further including a fastening member for releasably securing the cartridge to the forefoot region of the footbed, the connection member being disposed along a posterior region of the cartridge and the fastening member being disposed along an anterior region of the cartridge;
• wherein the cartridge adjusts the volume available to a wearer's foot within a forefoot region of the article of footwear and wherein the fastening member is a post operable to connect to a receptacle in a toe region of the footbed.

A cartridge system for adjusting sizing in an article of footwear, comprising:

• a footbed having a forefoot region, the footbed being removably insertable into the article of footwear;
• a cartridge having a predetermined sizing and including a connection member for releasably attaching the cartridge to the forefoot region of the footbed, the cartridge adjusts the volume available to a wearer's foot within a forefoot region of the article of footwear, the cartridge includes a sizing identifier for indicating the predetermined sizing, and the cartridge includes a first surface adjacent to the footbed and a second surface remote from the first surface, and the sizing identifier is disposed on the second surface;
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• further comprising a slipcover adapted to receive the footbed and the cartridge therein, the slipcover including an exposed opening configured so that the sizing identifier is readily observable through the exposed opening.

A cartridge system for adjusting forefoot sizing in an article of footwear, comprising:

• a footbed having a forefoot region and a heel region, the heel region including a receptacle therein;
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• a cartridge having a first section of predetermined sizing in communication with the forefoot region of the footbed and a second section including at least one tab for releasably connecting the cartridge to the receptacle in the heel region of the footbed;
• wherein the first section of the cartridge includes a first surface adjacent to the footbed and a second surface remote from the first surface, and the cartridge further includes a sizing identifier for indicating the predetermined sizing, the sizing identifier being disposed on the second surface of the first section, and
• wherein the first surface of the first section includes a fastening member for releasably securing the cartridge to the forefoot region of the footbed.

A cartridge system for adjusting sizing in an article of footwear, comprising:

• a footbed having a forefoot region, a heel region, a top surface for supporting a wearer's foot and a bottom surface remote from the top surface;
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• a plurality of cartridges each having a first section of predetermined sizing adapted to mate with the forefoot region of the footbed and connection means for releasable connection to the footbed;
• wherein the volume available to a wearer's foot within a forefoot region of the article of footwear is adjusted by selecting one of the plurality of cartridges based on the predetermined sizing, and
• wherein each of the plurality of cartridges is connectable to the bottom surface of the footbed.

An article of footwear, comprising:

• an outsole for contacting the ground;
• an upper attached to the outsole, the upper and outsole defining an enclosure for receiving a wearer's foot;
• a footbed including a top surface for supporting a wearer's foot, a bottom surface remote from the top surface and having an anterior region and a posterior region, the posterior region including a receptacle therein, and the footbed being removably insertable into the enclosure;
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• at least one cartridge having a first section of predetermined sizing for mating to the anterior region of the footbed and a second section including at least one tab for releasably connecting the cartridge to the receptacle in the posterior region of the footbed;
• wherein the at least one cartridge is connectable to the bottom surface of the footbed.