Patent ID: 6513265
Filing Date: 2003-02-04
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
A shoe comprising:a sole; an upper affixed to said sole and extending upwardly therefrom, said upper having a toe portion and a heel portion; a tongue fixedly and non-releasably secured to said upper; an air pump affixed to said toe portion, said air pump having an intake and an exhaust; a bladder in valved communication with said exhaust of said air pump, said bladder affixed to a surface of said tongue, said bladder being inflatable by an action of said air pump; a deflator affixed to said heel portion of said upper, said deflator being connected in valved relationship to said bladder; and a tube having one end connected to an outlet of said bladder and extending along a side of said upper, said tubing connected to said deflator, said tubing extending along an interior surface of said upper, said tubing being juxtaposed against a top surface of said sole.