An improved amphibious shoe (10) with a swim fin structure which extends
for swimming and folds for walking. The amphibious shoe has, in one
embodiment, an elastic connection member (27A, 27B) movably connecting
the shoe portion (40) of the shoe to the fin portion (20) of the shoe.
The elastic connection member maintains the relative positions of the
shoe portion and fin portion in a swimming mode and a walking mode. In
another embodiment, the shoe portion has a female recess (43A, 43B) for
insertion of a corresponding male extension portion (26A, 26B) in the fin
portion. Another embodiment includes a locking member (32B, 33B) and a
locking plate (34B), wherein the locking plate defines a keyhole slot
having a wide portion and a narrow portion, permitting conversion between
walking mode and swimming mode when a lateral force is applied.