Patent ID: 7434284

Claim:
A multi-part last for the manufacture of shoes, comprising a main part ( 2 ) mounted on a support ( 3 ) equipped with holding means ( 4 ) and a rear part ( 5 ) mounted so that it can move with respect to the main part ( 2 ) between a position in which it forms the last with the main part for operations of producing the shoe and a position in which the rear part is displaced relative to the main part in a direction of retraction under the main part, characterized in that: the rear part ( 5 ) and the main part ( 2 ) meet along a circular surface ( 6 ) of horizontal axis situated above and on the front side of the last, the rear part ( 5 ) is equipped with a clip ( 12 ) in the overall shape of a U that is elastically deformable and the branches ( 14 ) of which are intended to lock onto the last support ( 3 ), means being provided for disengaging the clip ( 12 ) from the support ( 3 ) and displacing the rear part ( 5 ) with respect to the main part ( 2 ) into a retracted position, and vice versa.