Patent ID: 7293370

Claim:
An article of footwear comprising: a sole; an upper secured to said sole and defining an opening for receiving a foot of a wearer, said upper including a vamp and a heel portion; and a fitting system comprising: a substantially transparent window disposed in a predetermined location in said vamp so that when a wearer who has a foot that properly fits in said article of footwear puts on said article of footwear, a portion of a toe of said wearer can be seen through said window; and a sizing member attached to said upper, said sizing member being placed within said opening against said heel portion to create a first effective size of said article of footwear, said sizing member being reattachably removable from said article of footwear through an attachment mechanism to create a second effective size of said article of footwear, said attachment mechanism allowing said sizing member, once removed, to be reattached to said article of footwear, wherein said sizing member has an upper portion and a lower portion, and an extension extending from said upper portion of said sizing member.