CA2460018A1 - Improved expandable shoe and shoe assemblies - Google Patents

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CA2460018A1
CA2460018A1 CA002460018A CA2460018A CA2460018A1 CA 2460018 A1 CA2460018 A1 CA 2460018A1 CA 002460018 A CA002460018 A CA 002460018A CA 2460018 A CA2460018 A CA 2460018A CA 2460018 A1 CA2460018 A1 CA 2460018A1
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Kwon Dong Chil
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B23/00—Uppers; Boot legs; Stiffeners; Other single parts of footwear
    • A43B23/24—Ornamental buckles; Other ornaments for shoes without fastening function
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B1/00—Footwear characterised by the material
    • A43B1/0072—Footwear characterised by the material made at least partially of transparent or translucent materials
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B3/00—Footwear characterised by the shape or the use
    • A43B3/0036—Footwear characterised by the shape or the use characterised by a special shape or design
    • A43B3/0078—Footwear characterised by the shape or the use characterised by a special shape or design provided with logos, letters, signatures or the like decoration
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B3/00—Footwear characterised by the shape or the use
    • A43B3/26—Footwear characterised by the shape or the use adjustable as to length or size
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63C—SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE
    • A63C17/00—Roller skates; Skate-boards
    • A63C17/0086—Roller skates adjustable in length to fit the size of the foot

Abstract

An improved expandable shoe (10) and inner assembly are disclosed. The expandable shoe includes an outer shell (21) and an adjustable inner assembl y (30) is disposed within the outer shell. The inner assembly (30) has a first board portion (31) and a second board portion (32) in overlapping engagement with each other and a control to adjust the position of the first board portion relative to the second board portion. The control includes a locking mechanism shaped to engage and hold one of the first and second board portions, a biasing mechanism to bias the locking mechanism into engagement with one of the first and second board portions; and an urging member having a proximal portion external of the shoe outer shell and postioned and movable transversely to a longitudinal direction of the shoe and in transverse alignment with the locking mechanism.

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1. An expandable shoe, comprising:
a front outer assembly;
a rear outer assembly;
an expandable segment attached to the front and rear outer assemblies to define a shoe outer shell wherein the expandable segment extends at least partially along each side of the outer shell and transversely across the bottom of the outer shell; and an adjustable inner assembly, disposed within the outer shell, the inner assembly having a first board portion and a second board portion in overlapping engagement with each other and a control to adjust the position of the first board portion relative to the second board portion and to thereby adjust a dimension of the inner assembly and thereby a corresponding dimension of the shoe, wherein the control includes a locking mechanism shaped to engage and hold at least one of the first and second board portions;
a biasing mechanism to bias the locking mechanism into engagement with the at least one of the first and second board portions; and an urging member having a proximal portion external of the shoe outer shell and positioned and movable transversely to a longitudinal direction of the shoe and in transverse alignment with the locking mechanism so that the urging member may be moved transversely to contact and move the locking mechanism out of engagement with the at least one of the first and second board portions.
2. The shoe of claim 1 wherein at least one of the first and second board portions includes transversely extending teeth, and wherein the locking mechanism includes transversely extending teeth.
3. The shoe of claim 2 wherein the urging member include a rod portion having at least two diameters and wherein the locking mechanism includes an aperture in alignment with the rod portion and wherein the cross section of the aperture is larger than the smaller of the at least two diameters but smaller than the larger of the at least two diameters so that when the urging member is moved the rod portion contacts and moves the locking mechanism with the larger of the two diameters.
4. The shoe of claim 3 wherein the biasing mechanism includes a spring and a support structure for the spring, the support structure having an aperture in alignment with the interior of the spring and with the rod portion of the urging member, the aperture of the support structure being larger than the smaller of the at least two diameters of the rod portion.
5. The shoe of claim 1 wherein one of the first and second board portions includes a cavity containing the control, the opening to the cavity facing up and being covered by the other of the first and second board portions when the first and second board portions overlap.
6. The shoe of claim 1 wherein one of the first and second board portions includes at least one groove extending longitudinally and wherein the other of the first and second board portions includes a corresponding rail in alignment with the groove and that is positioned within the groove as the first and second board portions overlap.
7. The shoe of claim 1 wherein at least one of the first and second board portions includes a lattice support structure.
8. The shoe of claim 1 wherein one of the first and second board portions includes an index of notches and the other of the first and second board portions includes a protrusion in longitudinal alignment with the index and extending toward the index so that when the first and second board portions are moved relative to one another the protrusion contacts the notches.
9. The shoe of claim 8 wherein the notches are spaced apart to correspond to half size increments of longitudinal shoe size.
10. An adjustable inner assembly for a shoe having a first board portion and a second board portion in overlapping engagement with each other and a control to adjust the position of the first board portion relative to the second board portion and to thereby adjust a dimension of the inner assembly and thereby a corresponding dimension of the shoe, wherein the control includes a locking mechanism shaped to engage and hold at least one of the first and second board portions;
a biasing mechanism to bias the locking mechanism into engagement with the at least one of the first and second board portions; and an urging member having a proximal portion external of the shoe outer shell and positioned and movable transversely to a longitudinal direction of the shoe and in transverse alignment with the locking mechanism so that the urging member may be moved transversely to contact and move the locking mechanism out of engagement with the at least one of the first and second board portions.
11. The adjustable inner assembly of claim 10 wherein the at least one of the first and second board portions includes transversely extending teeth, and wherein the locking mechanism includes transversely extending teeth.
12. The adjustable inner assembly of claim 11 wherein the urging member includes a rod portion having at least two diameters and wherein the locking mechanism includes an aperture in alignment with the rod portion and wherein the cross section of the aperture is larger than the smaller of the at least two diameters but smaller than the larger of the at least two diameters so that when the urging member is moved the rod portion contacts and moves the locking mechanism with the larger of the two diameters.
13. The adjustable inner assembly of claim 12 wherein the biasing mechanism includes a spring and a support structure for the spring, the support structure having an aperture in alignment with the interior of the spring and with the rod portion of the urging member, the aperture of the support structure being larger than the smaller of the at least two diameters of the rod portion.
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14. The adjustable inner assembly of claim 10 wherein one of the first and second board portions includes a cavity containing the control, the opening to the cavity facing up and being covered by the other of the first and second board portions when the first and second board portions overlap.
15. The adjustable inner assembly of claim 10 wherein one of the first and second board portions includes at least one groove extending longitudinally and wherein the other of the first and second board portions includes a corresponding rail in alignment with the groove and that is positioned within the groove as the first and second board portions overlap.
16. The adjustable inner assembly of claim 10 wherein at least one of the first and second board portions includes a lattice support structure.
17. The adjustable inner assembly of claim 10 wherein one of the first and second board portions includes an index of notches and the other of the first and second board portions includes a protrusion in longitudinal alignment with the index and extending toward the index so that when the first and second board portions are moved relative to one another the protrusion contacts the notches.
18. The adjustable inner assembly of claim 17 wherein the notches are spaced apart to correspond to half size increments of longitudinal shoe size.
19. A footwear apparatus, comprising:
a foot dressing, and an adjustable inner assembly, disposed within the foot dressing, the inner assembly having a first member and a second member in overlapping engagement with each other and a control to adjust the position of the first member relative to the second member and to thereby adjust a dimension of the inner assembly and thereby a corresponding dimension of the footwear apparatus, wherein the control includes a locking mechanism shaped to engage and hold at least one of the first and second members;
a biasing mechanism to bias the locking mechanism into engagement with the at least one of the first and second members; and an urging member having a proximal portion external of the foot dressing and positioned and movable transversely to a longitudinal direction of the footwear apparatus and in transverse alignment with the locking mechanism so that the urging member may be moved transversely to contact and move the locking mechanism out of engagement with the at least one of the first and second members.
20. The footwear apparatus of claim 19 wherein the adjustable inner assembly has at least two least longitudinally extending projections and at least two grooves shaped to receive the longitudinally extending projections.
21. The footwear apparatus of claim 20 wherein at least one of the longitudinally extending projections extends from the first member and at least one of the longitudinally extending projections extends from the second member.
22. The footwear apparatus of claim 20 wherein the at least two longitudinally extending projections extend from the first member and the at least two grooves extend from the second member.
23. The footwear apparatus of claim 19 wherein one of the first and second members contains a set of notches that contact a surface when the first and second members are moved relative to one another to create resistance to the relative movement and provide ergonomic sensation.
24. The footwear apparatus of claim 24 wherein the notches are spaced apart to correspond to half size increments of longitudinal shoe size.
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