Patent ID: 6082027
Filing Date: 2000-07-04
Classification: A43B,A43C

Abstract:
Size-adjustable footwear comprising:a shell having a sole and an upper;a liner disposed within said shell and including an upper, a heel, and a toe;said toe having a first side portion and a second side portion; andan insert receivable within said toe of said liner, said insert having a front portion, a first side portion, and a second side portion, said insert being releasably attachable within said liner and having a width w which is greater than the width of said toe of said liner such that said first and second side portion of said insert wraps within said toe of said liner and partially extends rearward down the first and second side portion of said liner to accommodate for the length of a wearer's foot and for the width of the toes of the wearer's foot;said liner having a first size defined between said heel and said insert and between said first side portion of said insert and said second side portion of said insert when said insert is received within said toe and a second size defined between said heel and said toe and between said first side portion of said toe and said second side portion of said toe when said insert is not received within said toe, said first size being less than said second size; andsaid front portion of said insert following a natural curve of a wearer's frontal toe line, said first side portion of said insert and said second side portion of said insert extending along a side of the wearer's foot.