Wolverine World Wide, Inc.

Wolverine Outdoors, Inc.

Warner Norcross & Judd Llp

Wolverine Wolrd Wide, Inc.

Martin W F Dean

Manon Belley

Grant A Urie

Deborah H Andersen

Julie St-Louis

Clark A Matis

Lester F Horne

Gary J Banik

Warren Malkin

Defne Yalkut

Mary L Schoenborn

Julie St Louis

Karra K Evans

Ian M Cobb

Sylvie M C Roy

David W Filar

Laura Bianchi

Charles C Willis

Andrea Rinaldi

Naomi J Johnson

Thomas N A Evans

Deborah H Anderson

Theo Malkin

Footwear can include an upper forefoot part, an upper heel part, an outsole including a forward part joined with the forefoot part and a rearward part joined with the heel part. The rearward part can be selectively moveable in unison with the heel part from a closed mode secured to a wearer's foot, to an open mode to don or doff the footwear. The footwear can include a first shank defining a recess and a second shank including an engagement rim, the second shank tiltable to the open mode, with the engagement rim registered in the recess to stabilize the footwear in the open mode. The upper forefoot part can include one or more pockets, and the heel part can include wings that slidably fit therein. The wings can cooperate to secure the footwear in the closed mode and/or impair overextension in an open mode.

Footwear entry system

Footwear sole

Footwear upper

A sole assembly is provided including multiple compression units entrapped in a midsole and adjacent an outsole to efficiently distribute forces and to assist in correct foot motion during a gait cycle. The multiple compression units can be linked to one another to assist the foot in moving through an appropriate foot motion during a gait cycle. A heel compression unit can be linked to an arch compression unit, which can be linked to one or more forefoot compression units, which can be linked to a toe compression unit. The linking of the heel compression unit, the arch compression unit, and the forefoot compression unit to one another can resist torsional movement of the units between one another, thereby providing a more stable foot support, while still providing impact-attenuation and force distribution through the sole assembly.

Footwear construction

Footwear

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St. Albans, United Kingdom

Martin W F Dean