SIZE ADJUSTABLE SHOE

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Patent No.: US None
App. No.: 19/036,335

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Abstract

A size adjustable shoe having a heel curtain that is transformable, for example by folding, between a first position and a second position such that the size of the shoe is smaller when the heel curtain is in the first position than when it is in the second position.

Claims (34)

1 . A size adjustable shoe comprising:

a sole portion and an upper portion coupled to the sole portion, the upper portion comprising a heel portion,

wherein a heel curtain is coupled adjacent a topline of the heel portion, and the heel curtain is transformable between a first position adjacent to a first surface of the heel portion and a second position adjacent to a second surface of the heel portion,

wherein an inner dimension of the shoe has a first measurement when the heel curtain is in the first position,

wherein the inner dimension of the shoe has a second measurement when the heel curtain is in the second position, and

wherein the first measurement is not equal to the second measurement.

2 . The shoe of claim 1 , wherein the first surface is an inner surface of the heel portion and the second surface is an outer surface of the heel portion.

3 . The shoe of claim 2 , wherein the inner dimension is length and the first measurement is less than the second measurement.

4 . The shoe of claim 1 , wherein the heel curtain comprises a curtain tab and wherein the heel portion comprises a tab aperture.

5 . The shoe of claim 4 , wherein, when the heel curtain is in the first position, the curtain tab extends through the tab aperture.

6 . The shoe of claim 5 , wherein, when the heel curtain is in the first position, the curtain tab is coupled to a tab lock on the heel portion.

7 . The shoe of claim 6 , wherein the tab lock comprises one of a button, a hook and loop fastener and a clip.

8 . The shoe of claim 1 , wherein the heel curtain comprises a curtain plug and wherein the heel portion comprises a plug receptacle.

9 . The shoe of claim 8 , wherein, when the heel curtain is in the first position, the curtain plug extends into a side of the plug receptacle.

10 . The shoe of claim 9 , wherein, when the heel curtain is in the second position, the curtain plug extends into an opposite side of the plug receptacle.

11 . A size adjustable shoe comprising:

a sole portion and an upper portion coupled to the sole portion, the upper portion comprising a heel portion,

wherein a heel curtain is coupled adjacent a topline of the heel portion, the heel curtain transformable between a first position adjacent to an inner surface of the heel portion and a second position adjacent to an outer surface of the heel portion,

wherein the heel curtain comprises a curtain plug and wherein the heel portion comprises a plug receptacle,

wherein an inner dimension of the shoe has a first measurement when the heel curtain is in the first position,

wherein the inner dimension of the shoe has a second measurement when the heel curtain is in the second position, and

wherein the first measurement is less than the second measurement.

12 . The shoe of claim 11 , wherein, when the heel curtain is in the first position, the curtain plug extends into a side of the plug receptacle.

13 . The shoe of claim 12 , wherein, when the heel curtain is in the second position, the curtain plug extends into an opposite side of the plug receptacle.

14 . A size adjustable shoe comprising:

a sole portion and an upper portion coupled to the sole portion, the upper portion comprising a heel portion,

wherein the heel curtain comprises a curtain tab and wherein the heel portion comprises a tab aperture,

wherein an inner dimension of the shoe has a first measurement when the heel curtain is in the first position,

wherein the inner dimension of the shoe has a second measurement when the heel curtain is in the second position, and

wherein the first measurement is less than the second measurement.

15 . The shoe of claim 14 , wherein, when the heel curtain is in the first position, the curtain tab extends through the tab aperture.

16 . The shoe of claim 15 , wherein, when the heel curtain is in the first position, the curtain tab is coupled to a tab lock on the heel portion.

17 . The shoe of claim 16 , wherein the tab lock comprises one of a button, a hook and loop fastener and a clip.

Assignments (1)

SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 13, 2025

From: KIZIK DESIGN, LLC; FAST IP, LLC; HANDSFREE LABS LICENSING, LLC; HANDSFREE LABS, INC.

To: SIENA LENDING GROUP LLC

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