IP Library Granted Patent US 11,819,085
Granted Patent B1
US 11,819,085 · App. 17/143,854 · Granted Nov 21, 2023

Adjustable footwear having apertures in sole structure

Inventors: Craig Cheney (Lindon, UT); Seth Munger (Springville, UT); Alison Carlile (Vineyard, UT); Aislynn Edwards (Schenectady, NY); Joseph Eddington (American Fork, UT)
Assignee: FAST IP, LLC
A43B13/141A43B3/26A43B13/04
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Patent No.
US 11,819,085
App. No.
17/143,854
Granted
Nov 21, 2023
Kind
B1
Abstract

Example embodiments of the present disclosure comprise adjustable footwear having apertures in sole structure. The one or more apertures extend all or partially between opposing bottom and top surfaces of the sole structure. The one or more apertures are generally configured to facilitate and accommodate adjustability of the sole structure (e.g., in length and/or width).

Claims (7)

1. A sole structure for adjustable footwear, the sole structure comprising:

at least one aperture, wherein the at least one aperture decreases in size from a top side of the sole structure toward a bottom side of the sole structure to form a wedge shape, and wherein the at least one aperture is configured to facilitate adjustability of at least one of a size and a shape of the sole structure; and

a footbed slidable from a rearward portion of the sole structure toward a forward portion of the sole structure in response to the rearward portion of the sole structure being rotated upward by actuation of a pull tab extending at least partially through the sole structure to gather the at least one aperture.

2. The sole structure of claim 1 , wherein the at least one aperture only extends partially through the sole structure.

3. The sole structure of claim 1 , wherein the at least one aperture is a plurality of apertures.

4. The sole structure of claim 1 , wherein the at least one aperture is predisposed in an expanded position such that adjustability is achieved by selectively collapsing the at least one aperture.

5. The sole structure of claim 4 , further comprising a compressing feature configured to retain the at least one aperture in a collapsed position.

Assignments (4)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 13, 2025
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
To: FAST IP, LLC
Reel/Frame 071413/0460 →
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
Reel/Frame 071580/0540 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 12, 2022
From: FAST IP, LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 060020/0758 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 24, 2021
From: CHENEY, CRAIG; MUNGER, SETH; CARLILE, ALISON; EDWARDS, AISLYNN; EDDINGTON, JOSEPH
To: FAST IP, LLC
Reel/Frame 056333/0505 →
Continuity (1)
Provisional Application 62957817 · Jan 7, 2020