Patent ID: 11864620
Assignee: FAST IP, LLC
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 3:
4. A rapid-entry shoe comprising:
a sole portion;
a footbed; and
an upper, the upper comprising an upper forward portion and an upper heel portion;
wherein the sole portion is coupled to the upper heel portion;
wherein the footbed is coupled to the upper forward portion to form a upper construction;
wherein the upper construction is configured to pivot relative to the sole portion between an open configuration in which a forward portion of the footbed is angled with respect to a forward portion of the sole portion and a rear portion of the footbed is separated from a rear portion of the sole portion, and a closed position in which both the forward portion of the footbed and the rear portion of the footbed are adjacent to the sole portion;
wherein, in the closed position, a rear edge of the footbed is positioned underneath at least one bumper coupled to an inner surface of the upper heel portion, the at least one bumper configured to secure the upper construction in the closed position; and
wherein the sole portion remains substantially planar or does not bend during transition between the open configuration and the closed position.