Footwear 10 convertible between an elevated state and a lowered state, the footwear comprising an adjustable heel 12 movable between a deployed position where the footwear is in the elevated state, and a stowed position where the footwear is in the lowered state; a sole 14 of adjustable angle; and a sole adjustment arrangement (16, fig.3) configured to adjust the angle of the sole and operated by movement of the adjustable heel between the deployed position and the stowed position. The heel preferably pivots between the deployed and stowed position. There may be a pivotable joint between the heel and the footwear, and a body 20 in rotatable connection with the pivotable joint via a lost motion arrangement, the rotation of the body adjusting the angle of the sole. The sole may comprise a heel and toe portion, with a detent mechanism between the heel and toe allowing them to be adjusted relative to one another.
Footwear
2025-01-15
Patent
Electronic Resource
English