ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,588,731, issued on March 31.
"Transforming shoe sole" was invented by Aziana Rivera (Lake City, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The transforming shoe sole may have a sole body, a toe plate, a toe hinge, a heel, a heel hinge, a toe-angle push rod, and a heel-release mechanism. The transforming shoe sole may be a sole for a shoe that may be reconfigured between a flat shoe configuration and a heeled shoe configuration. The heel may pivot downwards and may lock into place to convert from the flat shoe configuration to the heeled shoe configuration. The heel-release mechanism may release the heel to pivot upwards into the sole body to co...