Patent ID: 8745899
Filing Date: 2014-06-10
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
1. A system for modifying the size of an article of footwear comprising: an article of footwear having an upper including a sidewall defining an interior void configured to receive a foot of a wearer, the upper having an inward-facing surface facing toward the interior void; the article of footwear further including a first connector and a second connector disposed within the sidewall of the upper, wherein an inward-facing surface of the first connector, facing toward the interior void, is substantially flush with the inward-facing surface of the upper, and an inward-facing surface of the second connector, facing toward the interior void, is substantially flush with the inward-facing surface of the upper; the first connector being formed of a different piece of material than the upper and the second connector being formed of a different piece of material than the upper, wherein the first connector defines a first recess in a heel region of the article of footwear, and the second connector defines a second recess in the heel region of the article of footwear; a first set of removable inserts configured to be removably attached to the first connector; a second set of removable inserts configured to be removably attached to the second connector; wherein the first set of removable inserts includes a first removable insert and a second removable insert that is shaped differently than the first removable insert; wherein the second set of removable inserts includes a third removable insert and a fourth removable insert; wherein the first removable insert and the second removable insert are interchangeable, and the second removable insert and the fourth removable insert are interchangeable; wherein the first removable insert includes a first attachment portion and the second removable insert includes a second attachment portion that is substantially similar to the first attachment portion, wherein the first recess is configured to interchangeably receive at least a portion of the first attachment portion and the second attachment portion; wherein the second recess is configured to interchangeably receive at least a portion of each of the third removable insert and the fourth removable insert; and wherein the first removable insert and the second removable insert are interchangeable independent of the third removable insert and the fourth removable insert.