Patent ID: 11918071
Assignee: FAST IP, LLC
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A rapid-entry shoe comprising:
a base;
an upper coupled to the base;
a collapsible heel portion extending between the base on a first side and the base on a second opposite side;
a rigid stabilizer; and
a yoke;
wherein the collapsible heel portion has an open position in which an opening of the rapid-entry shoe is expanded to facilitate reception of a foot of an individual donning the rapid-entry shoe;

wherein the collapsible heel portion has a closed position in which the opening is unexpanded to retain the foot within the rapid-entry shoe;
wherein the rigid stabilizer is coupled proximal to and at least partially overlaps a top edge of the collapsible heel portion and configured to prevent inward buckling of the collapsible heel portion during entry of the foot into the rapid-entry shoe; and
wherein the yoke is coupled proximal to and extends above the top edge of the collapsible heel portion and configured to direct the foot into the rapid-entry shoe and to prevent the collapsible heel portion from rolling forward during entry of the foot into the rapid-entry shoe.