US 12,465,109 B2
Article of footwear
David Steer, St. Albert (CA)
Filed by David Steer, St. Albert (CA)
Filed on Apr. 17, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/637,761.
Application 18/637,761 is a continuation of application No. 18/466,069, filed on Sep. 13, 2023, granted, now 12,016,432.
Prior Publication US 2025/0082061 A1, Mar. 13, 2025
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A43B 3/24 (2006.01); A43B 3/26 (2006.01); A43B 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC A43B 3/26 (2013.01) [A43B 3/24 (2013.01); A43B 3/246 (2013.01); A43B 11/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An article of footwear comprising:
a sole structure defining a forwardmost toe location of the article of footwear; and
a heel assembly defining a rearmost heel location of the article of footwear and comprising an upper heel and a lower heel movable relative to the sole structure, wherein one of the lower heel and upper heel defines a track and the other of the lower heel and the upper heel includes a protrusion slidably received in the track,
wherein the upper heel is movable relative to the sole structure and the lower heel in a longitudinal direction of the article of footwear between a closed position and an open position.