Slip-on footwear

Abstract

This disclosure relates to a footwear that has heel tongue to facilitate easy foot entry into the footwear without having to untie any laces. The footwear comprises a tongue coupled adjacent a vamp and between a first quarter and a second quarter, wherein the tongue extends upward between a first side and a second side of a collar shaft arranged around a top of portion of the footwear, a heel cap and a heel tongue stretchingly coupled to the footwear above the heel cap between a first back side and a second back side of the collar shaft. In some embodiments, each of the heel tongue and the tongue are coupled to the footwear by one or more gussets.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An article of footwear comprising:
 a tongue coupled adjacent a vamp and between a first quarter and a second quarter, wherein the tongue extends upward between a first side and a second side of a collar shaft arranged around a top of portion of the footwear;   a heel cap; and   a heel tongue stretchingly coupled to the footwear above the heel cap between a first back side and a second back side of the collar shaft.   
     
     
         2 . The footwear of  claim 1 , wherein the heel tongue is coupled to the footwear by one or more gussets. 
     
     
         3 . The footwear of  claim 1 , further comprising a second elastic material coupled adjacent to the heel tongue. 
     
     
         4 . The footwear of claim  4 , wherein the heel tongue and tongue are coupled to the footwear by one or more gussets. 
     
     
         5 . The footwear of  claim 2 , wherein the one or more gussets comprise kilties, raised eyelets, extra eyelets, zippered coverings or any kind of elastic or stretchy materials. 
     
     
         6 . The footwear of  claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the footwear is made of a waterproof material. 
     
     
         7 . The footwear of  claim 1 , wherein the collar shaft comprises leather, synthetic materials, natural or synthetic fur, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         8 . The footwear of  claim 1 , further comprising a padded cuff coupled to an inside portion of the collar shaft. 
     
     
         9 . The footwear of  claim 1 , further comprising a pull loop coupled to the heel tongue to facilitate entry and exit of a foot into the footwear. 
     
     
         10 . The footwear of  claim 1 , further comprising a pull loop coupled to the tongue to facilitate entry and exit of a foot into the footwear. 
     
     
         11 . The footwear of  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of eyestays configured along a top end of the first quarter, a top end of the second quarter and the first and second sides of the collar shaft. 
     
     
         12 . The footwear of  claim 1 , further comprising one or more laces configured to be threaded through one or more eyestays. 
     
     
         13 . The footwear of  claim 12 , wherein the one or more laces comprise one of a stretchy material or a non-stretchy material. 
     
     
         14 . The footwear of  claim 1 , further comprising a lining. 
     
     
         15 . The footwear of  claim 14 , wherein the lining comprises one of a waterproof membrane and a fabric layer.