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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Ariat International, Inc., Union City, CA (US);
Inventors:
Russell L. Davis, Wynne, AR (US);
Danielle Cojuangco Abraham, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Ariat International, Inc., Union City, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 11/00 (2006.01); A43B 3/04 (2006.01); A43B 23/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 3/04 (2013.01); A43B 11/00 (2013.01); A43B 23/047 (2013.01);
Abstract
Footwear includes a shaft and a shell connected to the shaft. The shaft includes an expandable portion adapted to expand to facilitate ease of entry and exit of a heel of a foot into and out of the shell. The expandable portion is surrounded by a material forming the shaft.