A footwear article includes a hinged portion in a heel region that may be biased in various positions to increase or decrease a size of a foot-insertion opening. The hinged portion may be arranged in a first position, in which the hinged portion is more upright and is in position to cup a wearer's heel or Achilles region when the footwear article is worn. In addition, the hinged portion may be rotated downward or rearwardly (e.g., away from the foot-insertion opening) to a second position, which may increase a size of the foot-insertion opening and/or may change an angle along which a foot can pass through the foot-insertion opening when the footwear article is being donned or doffed. One or more elastic members may be attached to the hinged portion and to some other portion of the footwear article to bias the hinged portion.

This invention describes a kind of multipurpose waterproof zipper shoe, including shoe sole, upper, optical sensor, controller, power source and control switch. One end of the upper is connected to shoe sole. The upper is equipped with an opening that has a waterproof zipper. The front end of the upper is armed with optical sensor, buzzer, controller, and light, and at one side of the upper, there is power source and control switch. Both the shoe sole and upper are equipped with a waterproof layer, which can attain the goal of water proofing. The cavity of the shoe sole is equipped with a shoe cover so that the shoe can be put into shoe cover in case of dirty road to prevent the shoe from being smudged. The shoe sole is armed with several sheets for magnetic therapy, which can provide continuous magnetic massage for feet to dredge main and collateral channels and address the problem of deficiency in vital energy and blood. This product is equipped with an optical sensor that can sense road conditions, a controller that controls the light, and a buzzer that alerts users.

This invention describes a kind of multipurpose waterproof zipper shoe, including shoe sole, upper, optical sensor, controller, power source and control switch. One end of the upper is connected to shoe sole. The upper is equipped with an opening that has a waterproof zipper. The front end of the upper is armed with optical sensor, buzzer, controller, and light, and at one side of the upper, there is power source and control switch. Both the shoe sole and upper are equipped with a waterproof layer, which can attain the goal of water proofing. The cavity of the shoe sole is equipped with a shoe cover so that the shoe can be put into shoe cover in case of dirty road to prevent the shoe from being smudged. The shoe sole is armed with several sheets for magnetic therapy, which can provide continuous magnetic massage for feet to dredge main and collateral channels and address the problem of deficiency in vital energy and blood. This product is equipped with an optical sensor that can sense road conditions, a controller that controls the light, and a buzzer that alerts users.

An article of footwear comprises a sole structure, and an upper. The upper includes a front section and a rear section, both secured to the sole structure. The front section is fixed to the sole structure at least partially forward of the rear section and includes a medial portion and a lateral portion that together define a foot-receiving cavity over the sole structure, and a foot entry opening of the foot-receiving cavity. A zipper is secured to the medial portion and to the lateral portion. The zipper includes a slider movable between a zipped position and an unzipped position forward of the zipped position. An anchor is secured to one of the front section or the sole structure forward of the zipped position of the slider, and a cord is engaged with the zipper and with the rear section of the upper, and routed through the anchor.

A footwear upper comprises a front section and a rear section. The front section is at least partially forward of the rear section and at least partially defines a foot-receiving cavity. The front section has a medial edge and a lateral edge partially defining a foot entry opening. A zipper system includes a medial slider movable along the medial edge of the front section to zip the rear section to the medial edge, a medial zipper pull engaged with the medial slider, a lateral slider movable along the lateral edge of the front section to zip the rear section to the lateral edge, and a lateral zipper pull engaged with the lateral slider. A tightening system includes a lace-receiving feature on the front section forward of the zipper system, and a lace extending through the lace-receiving feature, through the medial zipper pull, and through the lateral zipper pull.

A footwear upper comprises a front section and a rear section. The front section is at least partially forward of the rear section and at least partially defines a foot-receiving cavity. The front section has a medial edge and a lateral edge partially defining a foot entry opening. A zipper system includes a medial slider movable along the medial edge of the front section to zip the rear section to the medial edge, a medial zipper pull engaged with the medial slider, a lateral slider movable along the lateral edge of the front section to zip the rear section to the lateral edge, and a lateral zipper pull engaged with the lateral slider. A tightening system includes a lace-receiving feature on the front section forward of the zipper system, and a lace extending through the lace-receiving feature, through the medial zipper pull, and through the lateral zipper pull.

A shoe cover for protecting a user's footwear. The shoe cover includes a body that resembles a shoe and that is configured to partially enclose a shoe therein. The shoe cover includes a toe portion, a heel portion, an ankle opening, and a sole covering. A zipper is provided on the upper portion of the shoe cover for securement around the shoe cover in position over the shoe. The sole covering encloses the toe portion of the shoe and a sole opening includes the heel portion of the shoe. The heel portion further includes an elastic band therearound for securement to the lower portion of the user's shoe.

A shoe cover for protecting a user's footwear. The shoe cover includes a body that resembles a shoe and that is configured to partially enclose a shoe therein. The shoe cover includes a toe portion, a heel portion, an ankle opening, and a sole covering. A zipper is provided on the upper portion of the shoe cover for securement around the shoe cover in position over the shoe. The sole covering encloses the toe portion of the shoe and a sole opening includes the heel portion of the shoe. The heel portion further includes an elastic band therearound for securement to the lower portion of the user's shoe.

A wearable haptics-enabled apparatus comprises a wearable article comprising an actuator and an input device. A controller is electrically connected to the actuator and the input device. The controller is configured to selectively transmit operation and haptic drive signals to the actuator, and to generate the haptic drive signal upon receiving an input signal from the input device. The haptic drive signal embodies a message. A method of delivering haptic feedback through a wearable article comprises: selectively generating a non-haptic drive signal and applying the non-haptic drive signal to an actuator; and selectively generating a haptic drive signal and applying the haptic drive signal to the actuator.

A shoelace accessory and method of using the same is characterized by a shoelace accessory that provides for one or more portions of material containing one or more grommets that may be fastened to one or more eyelets in a shoe, the shoelace accessory thereby replacing shoelaces in the shoe. In some embodiments, one or more joining and unjoining element, such as a zipper, may be provided in the shoe accessory's middle portion that may allow the shoe accessory to separate and create a gap that may accommodate the entry of a user's foot into the shoe, and that may allow the shoe accessory to close the gap and tighten the shoe accessory to the user's foot, thereby securing the shoe to the user's foot. When in use, the present invention may provide that the user may put on or take off a shoe with ease and safety, or otherwise perform tasks in a desired way.