Patent ID: 9730494
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: A43B,A43C

Claim:
1. Footwear comprising: a shoe sole, and a shoe upper having a first flap and a second flap, shape memory materials disposed on at least one of the first flap and the second flap; at least one pair of clasp members attached to the first and the second flaps with at least one clasp member on each of the first and the second flaps, a trigger source in communication with the shape memory material, the trigger source being configured to provide a stimulus to the shape memory material, wherein the at least one of the first and the second flaps having the shape memory materials is configured to transition between a memorized shape and a temporary shape around a foot in response to a stimulus from the trigger source, thereby bringing the at least one pair of clasp members closer to one another, and thereby facilitating the clasp of the at least one pair of clasp members, wherein the transition between a memorized shape and a temporary shape is configured such that the at least one of the first and the second flaps is adapted to affix around the foot in a fixed manner, and wherein the clasp of the at least one pair of clasp members configured to close the shoe upper about the foot, wherein the shape memory material comprises two shape memory materials, wherein the two shape memory materials provide counteracting actuation such that a first shape memory material is configured to shape transition in a first direction in response to a first stimulus and a second shape memory material is configured to shape transition in a second direction in response to a second stimulus simultaneously, the second direction being opposite the first direction.