Patent ID: 9044063
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: A43B,A43C

Abstract:
1. An article of infant footwear comprising: a sole comprising a flexible, compliant layer of material having a thickness of between about 1 mm and about 3 mm; an upper attached to the sole, the upper and the sole together defining a void to receive an infant foot, the upper having a heel cap independently movable relative to a remaining portion of the upper, the heel cap having a lower end pivotally connected to the sole, so that the heel cap is configured to pivot toward and away from the remaining portion of the upper; and elastic lateral and medial expanders, the lateral expander having a first end attached to a lateral heel portion of the upper and a second end attached to the heel cap, the medial expander having a first end attached to a medial heel portion of the upper and a second end attached to the heel cap, each expander independently moving between a relaxed state and a stretched state to accommodate receipt of the infant foot, wherein the heel cap abuts the remaining portion of the upper and the expanders are substantially completely concealed when the expanders are in the relaxed state.