Patent ID: 9144262
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: A43B,A43C

Abstract:
1. A running shoe, comprising: a sole having a toe section and a heel section; a material cover connected to an upper area of the sole to form a cavity for receiving a foot of a runner; a heel counter portion formed from a material that is different than a material the sole is formed from, the heel counter portion being hinged to a back end of the heel section of the sole to permit the heel counter portion to recline at an angle sufficient to allow the foot to enter into a forward portion of the cavity while the running shoe remains in a substantially horizontal position; quarter portions forming rear side walls of the running shoe, which extend upwardly from the heel section of the sole, each quarter portion having a fastening system disposed on an outer surface of the quarter portion; flap sections extending outwardly from a center of the heel counter portion, each flap section extending a sufficient distance so as to allow contact with the fastening system disposed on a corresponding quarter portion so as to secure the heel counter portion in a closed position upon contact with the corresponding quarter portion, wherein a lowermost portion of the heel counter portion has a width such that the lowermost portion of the heel counter portion does not overlap with the quarter portions so as to form a gap between the lowermost portion of the heel counter portion and the quarter portions when the heel counter portion is in the closed position.