Patent ID: 8635791

Claim:
A method of donning an article of footwear, the method comprising: obtaining an article of footwear having a forefoot portion, a heel portion movable relative to the forefoot portion between a first articulated configuration and a second articulated configuration, and an articulation assembly having a forefoot articulation member, a heel articulation member, a hinge mechanism configured to rotate the heel portion relative to the forefoot portion around an axis of rotation and a cam mechanism including a cam surface and a cam follower, the cam surface configured to move the cam follower toward or away from the axis of rotation, the articulation assembly coupling the forefoot portion to the heel portion, wherein the cam mechanism includes a cam surface provided by one of the forefoot articulation member and the heel articulation member and a protrusion provided by the other of the forefoot articulation member and the heel articulation member; placing a forefoot within the forefoot portion; articulating the heel portion relative to the forefoot portion, wherein the step of articulating includes: rotating the heel portion relative to the forefoot portion around the hinge element; and sliding the protrusion on the cam surface.