US 11,986,056 B1
Footwear having an adjustable lining
Craig Cheney, Lindon, UT (US); and Seth Munger, Springville, UT (US)
Assigned to FAST IP, LLC, Lindon, UT (US)
Filed by FAST IP, LLC, Vineyard, UT (US)
Filed on Jan. 7, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/143,909.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/957,821, filed on Jan. 7, 2020.
Int. Cl. A43B 3/26 (2006.01); A43B 23/02 (2006.01); A43B 23/07 (2006.01); A43C 11/14 (2006.01)
CPC A43B 3/26 (2013.01) [A43B 23/027 (2013.01); A43B 23/07 (2013.01); A43C 11/14 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. Adjustable footwear comprising:
a sole structure;
an upper coupled to the sole structure, the upper defining an opening for receiving a foot on a top side of the upper; and
a lining coupled to the upper;
wherein a second lateral side of the upper comprises an aperture extending therethrough between an inner surface of the upper and an exterior surface of the upper opposite the inner surface;
wherein movement of the lining relative to the upper and through the aperture is configured to alter an interior volume defined by the upper;
wherein the lining is coupled at a first end of the lining to a first lateral side of the upper and extends in an arc shape through the forward portion of the upper, wherein the arc shape of the lining is moveable relative to the upper; and
wherein the lining comprises a second end that exits through the aperture defined through the second lateral side of the upper opposite the first lateral side of the upper, so as to be graspable by a user to allow the user to manipulate the lining, and
wherein the second end is further configured so as to be temporarily coupled to the exterior surface of the upper while the first end is simultaneously coupled to the first lateral side of the upper.