US 12,389,978 B1
Adjustable footwear
Neil Owen, Dongguan (CN)
Assigned to RADICAL SPORTECH LLC, Taipei (TW)
Filed by Radical Sportech LLC, Taipei (TW)
Filed on Aug. 7, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/797,028.
Int. Cl. A43B 3/26 (2006.01)
CPC A43B 3/26 (2013.01) 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An adjustable footwear including:
a sole including a guide slot and defining a longitudinal direction;
a shoe body connected to the sole;
a heel adjuster disposed in the shoe body and including a receiving body configured to accommodate a heel of a foot and at least one guide leg extending from the receiving body, the at least one guide leg being inserted in the guide slot, the receiving body being located above the sole; and
an adjustment assembly rotatably connected to the sole and including a threaded section screwed with the at least one guide leg, rotation of the adjustment assembly driving the at least one guide leg to move within the guide slot in the longitudinal direction to change the relative position of the receiving body with respect to a heel portion of the shoe body in the longitudinal direction;
wherein at least one supporting member projects from a bottom surface of the receiving body, and a gap is formed between the at least one supporting member and a top surface of the sole;
wherein the sole further includes a first wall and a second wall disposed in interval in the longitudinal direction, the first wall and the second wall divide the guide slot into a first slot, a second slot, and a third slot between the first slot and the second slot, the heel adjuster further includes a first leg inserted in the first slot and a second leg inserted in the second slot, the adjustment assembly further includes a driving shaft rotatably inserted in the sole, the driving shaft includes the threaded section and a radial annular flange, the radial annular flange is rotatably received in the third slot and is restricted between the first wall and the second wall, and the second leg includes a thread screwed to the threaded section of the adjustment assembly.