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US 12,622,482 · App. 18/120,954 · Granted May 12, 2026

Easy-entry shoe with an inner part

Inventor: Aharon Bar (Fort Lee, NJ)
Assignee: ORTHOFEET, INC
A43B11/00A43B23/028A43B23/07
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,622,482
App. No.
18/120,954
Filed
Mar 13, 2023
Granted
May 12, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3732
USPC
36/138
Abstract

A shoe including a sole, and a shoe upper, the shoe upper including an opening and a vamp, the shoe upper also including an inner layer and an outer layer, where the bottom part of the outer layer is attached to the sole, where the inner layer is attached to the outer layer at a front part of the opening, and where the attachment of the inner layer to the outer layer at the front part of the opening is operative to prevent a front part of the inner layer from bending when an object is inserted into the shoe.

Claims (28)

1 . A shoe comprising a sole, the shoe comprising:

a shoe upper comprising an opening for entering the shoe, the shoe opening defined by a rear part, a medial part, a lateral part, and a front part;

an elastic element in at least one of:

the medial part of the shoe, and

the lateral part of the shoe;

the rear part comprising a top portion reinforced with a firm material;

a compression spring element comprising:

a top part and a bottom part configured to be compressed towards each other by the application of a force on the top part of the compression spring element, and

a side profile that lays flush against a contour of the rear part of the shoe;

wherein the compression spring element is mounted inside a sleeve associated with the rear part of the shoe or embedded within the rear part of the shoe, and

wherein the compression spring element is substantially centered between a left side and a right side of the rear part of the shoe, and

wherein the top part of the compression spring element is attached proximate to the top portion of the rear part, and

the bottom part of the compression spring element is attached to the sole.

2 . The shoe according to claim 1 , further comprising a vamp, an inner layer, and an outer layer,

wherein a bottom part of the outer layer is attached to the sole, and

wherein the inner layer is attached to the outer layer at a front part of the opening, and wherein the inner layer is separated from the outer layer in the front part of the opening area and the vamp area.

3 . The shoe according to claim 1 , further comprising a vamp, an inner layer, and an outer layer,

wherein a bottom part of the outer layer is attached to the sole, and

wherein the inner layer is attached to the outer layer at a front part of the opening, and wherein the inner layer is attached to the outer layer within at least one of: lateral side of the opening, and medial side of the opening.

4 . The shoe according to claim 1 , further comprising a vamp, an inner layer, and an outer layer,

wherein a bottom part of the outer layer is attached to the sole, and

wherein the inner layer is attached to the outer layer at a front part of the opening, and wherein the inner layer is made from a softer material than the outer layer.

5 . The shoe according to claim 1 , further comprising a vamp, an inner layer, and an outer layer,

wherein a bottom part of the outer layer is attached to the sole, and

wherein the inner layer is attached to the outer layer at a front part of the opening, and wherein the inner layer is attached to the outer layer with a stitch at the front part of the opening.

6 . The shoe according to claim 1 , further comprising a vamp, an inner layer, and an outer layer,

wherein a bottom part of the outer layer is attached to the sole, and

wherein the inner layer is attached to the outer layer at a front part of the opening, and wherein the attachment of the inner layer to the outer layer at the front part of the opening is operative to prevent a front part of the inner layer from bending when an object is inserted into the shoe.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 31, 2023
From: BAR, AHARON
To: ORTHOFEET, INC
Reel/Frame 063807/0416 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation In Part 17488032 · Sep 28, 2021
Provisional Application 63233451 · Aug 16, 2021
Related Publication 20230284737A1 · Sep 14, 2023
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