US 12,201,180 B2
Rapid-entry footwear having rotatable straps
Craig Cheney, Lindon, UT (US); and Aislynn Edwards, Schenectady, NY (US)
Assigned to FAST IP, LLC, Lindon, UT (US)
Filed by FAST IP, LLC, Lindon, UT (US)
Filed on Jul. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/871,787.
Application 17/871,787 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2021/015572, filed on Jan. 28, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/966,937, filed on Jan. 28, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0361627 A1, Nov. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. A43B 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC A43B 11/00 (2013.01) 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A rapid-entry shoe having a forward strap, a rearward strap and a sole portion;
wherein the forward strap is continuous with the rearward strap on a medial side of the rapid-entry shoe at a medial intersection;
wherein the forward strap is continuous with the rearward strap on a lateral side of the rapid-entry shoe at a lateral intersection;
wherein the forward strap extends forward between the medial intersection and the lateral intersection;
wherein the rearward strap extends rearward between the medial intersection and the lateral intersection;
wherein the forward strap and the rearward strap are configured to resiliently pivot relative to the other from the medial intersection or the lateral intersection;
wherein the forward strap and the rearward strap are a unitary structure formed of a single continuous piece and comprised of a resilient material; and
wherein the forward strap and the rearward strap are configured to rotate relative to the rapid-entry shoe about an axis of rotation.