Patent ID: 11871811
Assignee: FAST IP, LLC
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 9:
10. A rapid-entry shoe comprising:
a sole portion;
an upper coupled to the sole portion and including a rear portion, a side portion, and a forward portion, the upper defining a foot opening;
a stabilizer defining a unitary structure extending from the sole portion toward a rear portion of the foot opening; and
a plurality of elastic elements positioned along at least a portion of the upper, the elastic element configured to facilitate at least one of flexion and pivoting of the forward portion of the upper relative to the sole portion, wherein the plurality of elastic elements includes a first elastic element defining a first longitudinal axis and a second elastic element defining a second longitudinal axis, wherein the first longitudinal axis defines a first angle relative to a vertical axis and the second longitudinal axis defines a second angle relative to the vertical axis, wherein the first angle and the second angle are different.