Patent ID: 6574888
Filing Date: 2003-06-10
Classification: A43B,A63C

Abstract:
An expandable shoe, comprising:a front outer assembly; a rear outer assembly; an expandable segment attached to the front and rear outer assemblies to define a shoe outer shell wherein the expandable segment extends at least partially along each side of the outer shell and transversely across the bottom of the outer shell; and an adjustable inner assembly, disposed within the outer shell, the inner assembly having a first board portion and a second board portion in overlapping engagement with each other and a control to adjust the position of the first board portion relative to the second board portion and to thereby adjust a dimension of the inner assembly and thereby a corresponding dimension of the shoe, wherein the control includes a locking mechanism shaped to engage and hold at least one of the first and second board portions; a biasing mechanism to bias the locking mechanism into engagement with the at least one of the first and second board portions; and an urging member having a proximal portion external of the shoe outer shell and positioned and movable transversely to a longitudinal direction of the shoe and in transverse alignment with the locking mechanism so that the urging member may be moved transversely to contact and move the locking mechanism out of engagement with the at least one of the first and second board portions.