Patent ID: 9332806
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: A43B

Claim Text:
1. A shoe, comprising: a sole having an outsole, a seat, and a shank portion therebetween, the shank portion defines a stow cavity in the shank portion thereof; a fixed first heel assembly having an upper end attached to the seat of the sole and having a contact surface at a base thereof positioned to contact the ground, such that the first heel assembly remains in a fixed orientation relation to the heel portion; and a second movable heel assembly having a contact surface at a base thereof, the second heel assembly having an upper portion that is pivotally coupled to a rotating mount to transfer between a stowed location in the stow cavity and a deployed location, with respect to the seat of the sole, proximate to the first heel assembly such that the contact surface area of the second heel assembly is positioned to contact the ground when worn, such that the shoe has a greater contact surface area with the second heel assembly in the deployed position.