Patent ID: 9526295
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: A43B

Claim Text:
1. A shoe comprising: (a) a body having a top section, a pair of oppositely disposed sidewalls, and a sole, the top section extending from a toe area adjacent a front of the shoe to an interior rim, the front of the shoe and the interior rim defining a lengthwise direction therebetween; (b) a first mating fastener on an outer surface layer of the top section at a location adjacent the interior rim in an instep area along the lengthwise direction; (c) a flexible member fixedly attached at a location adjacent the toe area, the flexible member extending in the lengthwise direction between the toe area at the front of the shoe and the interior rim, the flexible member terminating in a fastening member which includes a second mating fastener, a distance from the toe area to the interior rim being adjustable by movement of the flexible member in the lengthwise direction to selectively compress or expand the dimensions of the top section to reduce or expand the size of the shoe in the lengthwise direction, a pulling force on the flexible member in the lengthwise direction causes compression of the top section and the sidewalls of the shoe, the flexible member being folded over itself at the interior rim when the first and second mating fasteners are connected.