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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2012
Filed:
May. 10, 2010
Applicant:
Ryan Dillenbeck, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Inventor:
Ryan Dillenbeck, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Deckers Outdoor Corporation, Goleta, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 3/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An article of footwear including an outsole, an upper attached to the outsole and a heel portion attached to the outsole and movably connected to the upper. The heel portion is movable between a support position, where the heel portion is substantially transverse to the outsole, and a mule position, where the heel portion is substantially parallel to the outsole. A cushioning heel pad is attached to an outer surface of the heel portion, where the heel pad has a designated thickness and contacts and supports a user's heel when the heel portion is in the mule position.