Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
036101000 | By detachable uppers | 65 |
20080201988 | Transformational shoes - A transformational shoe construction comprising an upper surface, lower surface (sole) and an upper-lower attachment means; said upper surface consisting of an exposed segment and a hidden segment with the upper surface joined to a lower surface (sole) by an upper-lower attachment means; said upper surface detachable from said lower surface (sole) and said upper surface capable of being turned inside-out to cause the exposed segment to become the hidden segment and the hidden segment to become the exposed segment. | 08-28-2008 |
20080229616 | SANDAL WITH REMOVABLE UPPER - Sandals, particularly sandals known as thongs or flip-flops that have removable and interchangeable uppers that allow the wearer to have a single pair of soles and multiple uppers so that they can have multiple colors and styles of sandals without having to buy and store multiple complete sandals. The sandal has a sole and an upper where the upper is comprised generally of straps forming a Y shape. The portion of the upper at the top of the Y can vary in size and design as long as the upper has at least three distinct strap ends which are used as attachment points to the sole. The front attachment point, which is at the bottom of the Y, attaches to the front of the sole using a first opening that runs from the top surface to the bottom surface in the front portion of the sole. The back attachment points are located on the top strap ends of the Y. These can be a single point on each side, or for aesthetic reasons, these points can branch out into two or more strap ends. Each side can have a different number of strap ends. | 09-25-2008 |
20080235992 | INTERCHANGEABLE COMPONENT SHOE SYSTEM - A shoe system is provided that comprises a removable upper unit and a sole unit that can be interconnected utilizing respective upper and lower connecting means. The sole unit can include a support panel that can extend substantially continuously about a periphery of the sole unit. A lower portion of the support panel can be connected to an interior area of the sole unit and an upper portion can extend generally upwardly from the lower portion and be disposed circumferentially within the interior of a lower connecting means along the sole periphery. The support panel can be so configured so as to provide structural strength to the shoe system when worn to resist transverse force and reduce tactile friction of the user's foot against the upper and lower connecting means. | 10-02-2008 |
20080235993 | Shoe and interchangeable shoe cover systems - Disclosed is a shoe and an interchangeable shoe cover system. The system includes a shoe having an upper with a bottom surface, a sole having an upper surface. One or more slots are defined between the bottom surface of the upper and the upper surface of the sole. The system also includes a shoe cover having at least one rigidly flexible frame member configured to engage with the one or more slots. The shoe cover also includes a cover material portion securely attached to the frame member and that is configured to be extendible into the upper portion of the shoe to secure the cover, as well as pull it taught or tension it over the outer surface of the shoe. | 10-02-2008 |
20080271343 | Dismantlable Shoe - The invention relates to a dismantable shoe comprising two parts ( | 11-06-2008 |
20080289222 | ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR WITH REMOVABLE UPPER - An article of footwear includes a sole assembly having a midsole having an upper surface, a frame recess and a first registration recess being formed in the upper surface. A frame member is seated in the frame recess, and has a first end secured to the midsole, a second end free of the midsole, and a first registration member extending downwardly from a lower surface of the frame member. The first registration member is received in the first registration recess. An upper is removably attached to the sole assembly, and has a pocket on a bottom surface thereof, with the second end of the frame member being received in the pocket. | 11-27-2008 |
20080301978 | Interchangeable footwear system and method - A footwear system (S) and corresponding methods (M | 12-11-2008 |
20090133289 | Non-constrictive footwear - The non-constrictive footwear has interchangeable foot dressings. The footwear includes sandals having soles fabricated from a soft, flexible material. The foot dressings include wraps or straps that are fabricated from materials that are stretchable, soft and breathable such as fabric used in swimsuits, bras and/or sportswear and the like. The foot dressings can be easily detached from the sole and replaced with a dressing of another color or pattern if desired. The dressings also may be accessorized with jewelry so as to stylize the dressing. | 05-28-2009 |
20090165335 | Interchangeable fashion covering for a high heel shoe - An interchangeable glove-like covering for the toe end of a woman's high heel shoe that is used to change the visual appearance of the shoe. The covering has an upper portion and a lower portion that are mated to each other so as to form a closed end and an open end in the shape of the front end of the shoe. The upper portion is used to cover the top part of the toe end of the shoe and the lower portion is used to cover the sole of the shoe at the toe end. The lower portion has a slit extending from the open end and ending before the closed end to facilitate pulling the covering over the toe end of the shoe. | 07-02-2009 |
20090193684 | Convertible shoe - A convertible shoe includes a shoe base having shoe base surfaces; fastener structures; at least two interchangeable shoe parts removably attachable with the fastener structures to at least one of the base surfaces to selectively produce a desired shoe configuration. The shoe base preferably includes an elongate panel having substantially the shape and size of a shoe sole for a given user, and the base surfaces to which the fastener structures are secured include longitudinal panel side surfaces, panel front and rear surfaces and panel top and bottom surfaces. The shoe parts preferably include a number of shoe top structures of various configurations and a number of shoe bottom structures of various configurations. | 08-06-2009 |
20090249650 | Reversible Article of Footwear - An article of footwear including a strap and a fastener is disclosed. The article of footwear is reversible by configuring the article in two different positions. | 10-08-2009 |
20090260260 | Flip-Flop Type Shoes and Method of Fastening Straps on the Soles of Flip-Flop Type Shoes - Flip-flop or sandal type shoes and a method for making a flip-flop or sandal type shoe having interchanging straps, the method may comprise selecting a sole for the shoe, the sole having one or more sole housings, each sole housing comprising an upper portion and a lower portion. One or more fastening terminals are placed in the lower portion of the sole housing. The fastening terminal may comprise a threaded screw and a button surrounding the head of the screw. A strap may be placed over the one or more sole housings and the threaded screw screwed into a threaded stopper. | 10-22-2009 |
20090293312 | INTERCHANGEABLE SHOE WITH CLIPS AND LOOPS - An article of footwear comprising a shoe base constructed and adapted for receiving a foot having a toe section and an ankle section with at least two loops fixedly attached to the toe section. A toe strap having two ends for securing the shoe base to the foot is removably attached to the loops proximate the toe section by a hoop like clip at each end of the toe strap. Each hoop like clip has an internal surface and two terminal ends defining a gap in the hoop and at least one spur on the internal surface of the hoop like clip proximate the gap. | 12-03-2009 |
20100000126 | Shoes With Removable Decorative Appliques - Shoes having replaceable decorative cover members whereby the style of the shoe can be changed as desired by the user. The shoe and top, side and rear covers have corresponding fasteners for releasably fixing the top cover applique to the shoe whereby the removable top can be swapped with different colors and textures to create interesting new looks using the same base shoe. Integral interior magnets also apply magnetic therapy to the foot within each shoe. | 01-07-2010 |
20100000127 | SHOE WITH INTERCHANGEABLE STRAP SYSTEM - A shoe has a sole member with an upper surface for receiving a user's foot and a lower surface for contacting a support surface. An interchangeable strap has a sole member engaging portion and may be selectively interconnected with the sole member. | 01-07-2010 |
20100000128 | HIDDEN-TYPE CONVERTIBLE SHOE - A shoe comprising a shoe upper including a male member and a shoe sole including a female receptor for locking with the male member. The male member locks with the female receptor by moving the male member with respect to the female receptor in a first direction, which locks the shoe upper with the shoe sole. The male member unlocks from the female receptor by moving the male member an additional distance further in the first direction, which unlocks the shoe upper from the shoe sole. The female receptor includes resilient arms to hold and release the male member and a stop to prevent movement of the resilient arms in a second direction. | 01-07-2010 |
20100018079 | FOOTWEAR HAVING INTERCHANGEABLE COMPONENTS - Footwear, namely a shoe or sandal for a human foot fabricated from multiple interchangeable components which can be easily manufactured, assembled and manually replaced and interchanged by the user for purposes of design, repair or changing color and aesthetic coordination and/or component design combinations of the footwear. | 01-28-2010 |
20100024251 | Attachment System For Shoe Uppers - A system for attaching a shoe upper to a shoe bottom through the use of elastic loops attached to the perimeter edge of the upper, the elastic loops being fitted to corresponding channels molded into the sidewall and lower surface of the shoe bottom. | 02-04-2010 |
20100037486 | Modular Shoe Apparatus - The claimed invention is a modular shoe apparatus which is optimized for storage and for efficient use of materials, which includes stylistic upper ornamental components which may be selectively, securely and unobtrusively attached to sole components of various styles and configurations thus offering a consumer a choice in the marketplace over a traditional shoe apparatus. | 02-18-2010 |
20100050474 | Interchangeable footwear (velppers) - Any footwear comprising of interchangeable footwear sole and interchangeable upper portion. The interchangeable upper portion consist of upper foot grip straps, vamp or a full shoe upper portion already attached to a soft pad insole. The interchangeable sole is attached to the upper portion. | 03-04-2010 |
20100083538 | Interchangeable Footwear Component - Embodiments provide for an easily interchangeable footwear component, such as an upper portion of an article of footwear. In one embodiment, an article of footwear can comprise a fixed upper portion of an article of footwear, a sole fixedly connected to the fixed upper portion, and an interchangeable upper portion. Both the sole and the interchangeable upper portion can include one or more releasable fasteners, which allow the interchangeable upper portion to be releasably fastened to the article of footwear. | 04-08-2010 |
20100088927 | SHOE WITH SEPARABLE SOLE AND UPPER - Shoe with a separable sole and upper, wherein the sole ( | 04-15-2010 |
20100115794 | Footwear - An item of footwear comprising a sole, retention means adapted to assist in retaining the item of footwear on a foot, and conversion means adapted to allow conversion of the item of footwear between two or more styles of footwear. | 05-13-2010 |
20100122474 | SANDAL WITH AN INTERCHANGEABLE DECORATIVE STRAP - A sandal comprises a sole, a first strap having a first end, a second end and at least one first magnetic member positioned between the first and second ends, each of the first and second ends mounted to the sole at a predetermined position such that the first strap and the sole define an opening for receiving a foot of a user and retaining the foot therein, and a second strap having a first end, a second end and at least second magnetic member positioned between the first and second ends corresponding to the at least one first magnetic member of the first strap such that the second strap is releasably attachable to the first strip by a magnetic attraction force generated between the at least one first magnetic member of the first strap and the corresponding at least one second magnetic member of the second strap. | 05-20-2010 |
20100132223 | FOOTWEAR HAVING REMOVABLE STRAPS - Footwear having removable straps is disclosed herein. More specifically, the footwear disclosed herein includes a removable strap assembly having concealed releasable connection means for attaching to the sole of the footwear. | 06-03-2010 |
20100170113 | Shoe construction with attachable components - A shoe construction enables a user to attach or interchange shoe components for improving function and or appearance of the shoe construction. The shoe construction comprises a base, a cover, a top attachable component, and two fasteners. The base comprises a series of fastener-receiving apertures. First fastening structure surrounds the fastener-receiving apertures. The cover comprises a second fastening structure matable with the first fastening structure. The top attachable component comprises component ends, each of which comprise an end aperture and a third fastening structure, which third fastening structure surrounds the end apertures. The fasteners fasten the component ends to the base member via the end apertures and fastener-receiving apertures. The cover covers the first fastening structure, the component ends, and the fasteners. The first, second, and third fastening structures function to prevent rotation of the component ends about axes extending through the fasteners. | 07-08-2010 |
20100186258 | Shoe and boot construction with attachable components - The present invention generally relates to a shoe system that has one or more interchangeable members. This invention consists of a shoe, boot or sandal foundation that is constructed with a depression or an allotted space on the foundation that allows for an attachable cover member that may be used to embellish the shoe or to color coordinate with an outfit or accessories. | 07-29-2010 |
20100186259 | Shoe and boot construction with attachable components - The embodiment of the present invention generally relates to shoe and boot systems. More particularly the invention relates to a shoe or boot system and method for using the shoe or boot system that has one or more interchangeable components. The system includes a shoe that has utility alone. In addition, each of the components may be optionally reversible. The inside of the shoe or boot may also have an optional lining which may be removable. These components may also have hidden or exposed pockets for securing some articles. | 07-29-2010 |
20100251570 | Sandal with adjustable straps and interchangeable mix and match straps and insoles - A sandal which includes two molded plates which releasably lock together. The underside of the male plate contains a male lock, and its front and rear underside contain the reciprocal fasteners to secure the straps. Ongoing styles of mix and match shoe straps overlap the front and rear sides of the male plate and their ends are secured on its underside with reciprocal releasable and non releasable fasteners. An example choice of hook and loop fastener provides a continuous releasable and adjustable benefit in vertical and horizontal directions for maximum comfort. An example of gluing the straps to the underside of the male plate will have the same custom comfort benefit only once, but will retain the ability to mix and match insoles, and straps and be interchangeable to a plurality of base styles. Multiple base styles (heel, flat, wedge) contain a hollowed out center area which creates a perimeter sidewall into which the female plate sized to fill the sidewall is inserted and permanently secured within. The superior aspect of the female plate contains the reciprocal “female” releasable locking mechanism for the male lock. After the straps are secured on the male plate it is inserted and releasably locked when the underside lock of the male plate enters the superior lock of the female plate embedded in a base style (heel, flat or wedge) When the male plate with straps is the top layer its underside is the lock and its superior side is the contact support for the foot. The male plate functions as a middle lock if an insole is inserted under the straps and its underside is removably secured to a superior aspect of a male plate with a choice of hook and loop fastener. The insole becomes the final layer which hides the shoes components and provides the contact support for the foot. | 10-07-2010 |
20100313446 | Shoe - Described is a shoe with an outsole ( | 12-16-2010 |
20100319219 | Shoe with interchangeable strap - Footwear of the type comprising an upper of the footwear and at least one strap possibly provided with decorative elements characterised in that said strap is provided with means for the removable attachment to said upper and that said upper is provided with means for the removable attachment of said strap. | 12-23-2010 |
20110000104 | Footwear with Separable Upper and Sole Structure - An article of footwear is disclosed that includes upper and a sole structure. The upper defines an interior void that is configured to receive the sole structure and a foot. A lower surface of the upper defines a plurality of apertures, and the sole structure includes a plurality of projections that extend through the apertures to form a ground-engaging surface. The projections are connected to a foot-supporting member that remains within the upper. A locking system is incorporated into the upper and sole structure to secure the sole structure to the upper. | 01-06-2011 |
20110056091 | SHOE WITH REMOVABLE AND RECONFIGURABLE UPPERS - An shoe assembly includes a sole and one or more detachable upper pieces that can be made from materials such as fabric, PVC, leather, plastic, rubber, other similar materials and combinations. The upper, in one or more pieces, is removably attached at spaced points on the sole, where nail-shaped posts are permanently mounted. The heads of the posts function as buttons or cleats for buttonholes, keyholes, edge loops or the like on the uppers. Interchangeable uppers can have different materials, shapes and decorative aspects, for quickly and efficiently changing the appearance and style of the footwear. Three posts can be provided, with a front post being inclined rearward and having a slot under the head or cleat, where the upper is attached, and lateral posts with heads turned outwardly. A variety of alternative configurations are possible for the uppers. | 03-10-2011 |
20110214311 | INTERCHANGEABLE FOOTWEAR RESTRAINT SYSTEM - An interchangeable footwear restraint system comprising: a sole having a top surface and a continuous bottom surface; at least one female slot clip receptacle extending into the sole, wherein the female slot clip receptacle is exposed from the top surface; and at least one male slot clip extension, wherein the male slot clip is attached to a first end of at least one strap and is received into the female slot clip connecting the strap to the sole. | 09-08-2011 |
20110283564 | Shoes with the interchangeable and inter-zippable tops - A shoe with reversible and moveable tops is presented and includes fasteners, such as snaps or zippers, positioned all around the base of the shoe in order for the top half of the shoe to be changed. The tops are made of various materials and different styles. There can be full-covered footwear, sandal-type or any type of strapped shoe for women or men. | 11-24-2011 |
20120216425 | INTERCHANGEABLE COMPONENT SHOE SYSTEM - A shoe system is provided that comprises a removable upper unit and a sole unit that can be interconnected utilizing respective upper and lower connecting means. The sole unit can include a support panel that can extend substantially continuously about a periphery of the sole unit. A lower portion of the support panel can be connected to an interior area of the sole unit and an upper portion can extend generally upwardly from the lower portion and be disposed circumferentially within the interior of a lower connecting means along the sole periphery. The support panel can be so configured so as to provide structural strength to the shoe system when worn to resist transverse force and reduce tactile friction of the user's foot against the upper and lower connecting means. | 08-30-2012 |
20120260530 | CONVERTIBLE SHOE WITH INTERCHANGEABLE VAMP - A convertible shoe, having a sole defining a plurality of first attachment points and second attachment points, such as snap fasteners and pins. A heel connects to the sole, and a vamp detachably connects to the sole at the corresponding plurality of first and second attachment points. | 10-18-2012 |
20120311889 | Snap Sandals - An apparatus for sandals with interchangeable upper section consists of an upper portion, a sole, and a securing system. The upper portion is the only interchangeable component, and users can interchange different upper portions with one specific sole. The securing system consists of a plurality of male connectors and a plurality of female connectors. The plurality of male connectors is connected with the sole, and the plurality of female connectors is connected with the upper portion. The upper portion can be attached to the sole, when the plurality of female connectors is traversed into the plurality of male connectors. The apparatus for sandals with interchangeable upper section consists of many different colors and styles in order to complement a wide variety of customers. | 12-13-2012 |
20130014408 | DECORATIVE COVER FOR A SHOEAANM Neilson; JulieAACI WinchelseaAACO AUAAGP Neilson; Julie Winchelsea AU - A decorative cover ( | 01-17-2013 |
20130091734 | SHOE WITH INTERCHANGEABLE STRAP SYSTEM - A shoe has a sole member with an upper surface for receiving a user's foot and a lower surface for contacting a support surface. An interchangeable strap has a sole member engaging portion and may be selectively interconnected with the sole member. | 04-18-2013 |
20130152427 | Footwear - A pair of footwear items including a left footwear item and a right footwear item, each of the footwear items comprising a sole portion and an upper portion, the upper portion and the sole portion adapted for at least temporary connection to one another, the upper portion consisting of a support element having at least a first surface and a second surface and wherein each of the first surfaces includes an upper of a first style of footwear, and each of the second surfaces includes an upper of a second style of footwear, and wherein the pair of footwear items is converted between the first and second styles of footwear by removing and inverting the upper portions and connecting the upper portion removed from the left footwear item to the right footwear item and connecting the upper portion removed from the right footwear item to the left footwear item. | 06-20-2013 |
20130185958 | Footwear Having Removable Cover for Toe Area Thereof - An article of footwear configured in the style of a flip-flop or sandal having a cover that removably attaches to the sole and/or straps of the footwear so as to enclose the toe area thereof and to cover or at least substantially cover the toes of the foot. An attaching mechanism is utilized to removably attach the cover to the sole of the footwear such that the cover can be completely removed from the sole. In one embodiment, the attaching mechanism comprises magnets and cooperatively positioned ferromagnetic members. The magnets can be placed in or on a bottom wall of the cover and the ferromagnetic members can be placed in or on the sole or these components can be reversed. Other attaching mechanisms can be utilized or placed elsewhere on the cover or sole. The cover can cover the straps used to hold the sole on the wearer's foot. | 07-25-2013 |
20130212908 | Article of Footwear with Detachable Upper and Lower Designs - An article of footwear includes a sole and an upper attached to the sole. The sole includes a hard sole base forming an outline of the footwear and a mid sole resting on the sole base, the mid sole made of a softer material than the sole base to provide comfort to a wearer. The upper has sock like construction using stretchable materials to conform to shapes of the foot. The upper is attached to the sole by straps passing through the upper allowing a degree of independent motion of the upper to conform to a foot. | 08-22-2013 |
20130219751 | SHOE SYSTEM WITH INTERCHANGEABLE UPPERS - Disclosed is a shoe system which comprises a shoe, at least one clip, and at least one detachable upper. The shoe has a midsole portion having a sidewall surface extending around the shoe, and at least one elongated channel defined in and extending along at least a portion of the sidewall surface. The elongated channel is configured for receiving the clip in a locking fashion. The clip has a locking portion for locking within the channel. The clip connects with the detachable upper via a connection portion. | 08-29-2013 |
20130255106 | ASSEMBLED FOOTWEAR - Disclosed is assembled footwear including: an outsole including a bottom portion having a shape of a bottom of a foot, an extension portion upward extended from an edge of the bottom portion to form a peripheral rim, and a plurality of coupling protrusions positioned inside the extension portion and protruding toward the bottom portion; one or more uppers having a pair of connection holes to be selectively fitted with the coupling protrusions in order to change a pattern; and a bottom pad having a predetermined thickness to be seated on the bottom portion of the outsole, and accommodation spaces formed on a bottom surface thereof so as to accommodate the coupling protrusions. | 10-03-2013 |
20130269213 | Wearable pedicure protection device - A pedicure protection system is provided that is comprised of an insert worn directly on the foot and a shoe that can be worn with the insert or substituted with other shoes. The insert consists of a base ( | 10-17-2013 |
20130269214 | Interchangeable Shoe Attachment - The present invention relates to footwear, particularly to a woman's shoe fitted with interchangeable attachments. | 10-17-2013 |
20130312286 | SHOE WITH INTERCHANGEABLE AND DETACHABLE UPPER - A shoe assembly includes a main portion, a sole, and a detachable upper. The main portion includes an opening for a foot and a top portion having a first engagement feature thereon. The sole is coupled to bottom edges of the top portion. The detachable upper has a top side and an underside, at least a portion of the underside of the detachable upper having a second engagement feature thereon, the second engagement feature being configured to engage with the first engagement feature. The detachable upper covers substantially all of the top portion of the main portion. | 11-28-2013 |
20130340285 | Customizable Replacement Strap Converter System for Flip Flop Sandals - A customizable replacement strap converter system for flip flop sandals provides the ability to create a customized strap arrangement for a pair of flip flop sandals. Converter pegs are inserted into a stock sandal sole after the stock strap arrangement has been removed, providing a number of cord loops through which a plurality of straps may be threaded. A strap tie ring and a decorative embellishment may also be incorporated for added aesthetic appeal. | 12-26-2013 |
20130340286 | Shoe With Exchangeable Upper - An article of footwear comprising a sole constructed for receiving a foot having a toe section and an ankle section with at least two loops fixedly attached to the toe section; an interchangeable upper, or several interchangeable uppers, having loops for securing the upper to the loops of the sole of the footwear; such uppers and soles attached by specialized clips adapted to facilitate a wide variety of advantages. | 12-26-2013 |
20140000127 | Sole Base and Sandal made of the Sole Base | 01-02-2014 |
20140053432 | CONVERTIBLE SHOE - A convertible shoe enables people to easily modify a single shoe to form a total of at least three different shoe types. This reduces the bulkiness/amount of a traveler's luggage and reduces the burden of traveling without limiting a traveler's options of available shoe types. The convertible shoe can include a front removable shoe upper to convert between an open-toe and a closed-toe shoe. The convertible shoe can further include a rear removable shoe upper to convert the shoe between closed-back shoe and a sandal-type shoe. The sandal-type shoe can include a removable strap to convert between a strapped and a strapless sandal-type shoe. | 02-27-2014 |
20140053433 | CONVERTIBLE SHOE - A convertible shoe enables people to easily modify a single shoe to form a total of at least three different shoe types. This reduces the bulkiness/amount of a traveler's luggage and reduces the burden of traveling without limiting a traveler's options of available shoe types. The convertible shoe can include a front removable shoe upper to convert between an open-toe and a closed-toe shoe. The convertible shoe can further include a rear removable shoe upper to convert the shoe between closed-back shoe and a sandal-type shoe. The sandal-type shoe can include a removable strap to convert between a strapped and a strapless sandal-type shoe. | 02-27-2014 |
20140075783 | INTERCHANGEABLE FOOTWEAR - An example interchangeable shoe in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure includes a sole, at least three fastening points, wherein each fastening point comprises a coupling mechanism, and at least one upper, wherein the at least one upper is attached to the shoe at the at least three fastening points using the coupling mechanisms. | 03-20-2014 |
20140130379 | ADJUSTABLE SHOE | 05-15-2014 |
20140144047 | Pedicure Protection Device and System - This invention relates a cover for freshly pedicured toes that is designed for reusable, temporary attachment to and detachment from commercially available, open-toed shoes, sandals or slippers, and a system and method of use comprising such cover. | 05-29-2014 |
20140230279 | Foot Wear System - A decorative interchangeable foot wear system having interchangeable components. | 08-21-2014 |
20140250725 | MODULAR SHOE WITH INTERCHANGEABLE COMPONENTS - The modular shoe assembly described herein has removable foot housing straps (a.k.a uppers), and a heel band. This allows a user to customize the shoe in limitless ways, as each of the uppers and heel bands can have any variety of colors, patterns, prints, embossments, or other ornamental decorations such as beads or pearls. When the shoe is a sandal or something, the upper can be removably connected to a toe strap or thong at the front of the shoe assembly and a heel on an underside of the sole. The shoe assembly may also be a ballet shoe, loafer, or similar design, where removably uppers are not needed, and the shoe thus only has a removable heel band. | 09-11-2014 |
20140317961 | SHOE WITH REMOVABLE MAGNETIC TOE CAP - A shoe having a magnetically removable toe cap, where the shoe includes an upper, a heel secured to the upper, a sole secured to the upper, the sole having an outsole and a support fixedly secured to the outsole, the upper comprising a vamp secured to the sole in such a way as to form an open toe section, the shoe also comprising a magnet hidden and secured within the vamp; and, a metal toe cap having a lower flange portion and an upper portion, the toe cap arranged to be magnetically attracted to the magnet hidden within the vamp, and to lock in place with the shoe, where the lower flange portion contacts and circumscribes the outsole, and the upper portion contacts and circumscribes the vamp when the toe cap is magnetically secured to the shoe. | 10-30-2014 |
20150027003 | MULE WITH EXCHANGEABLE STRAP - The invention relates to a mule ( | 01-29-2015 |
20150040434 | SHOE WITH MAGNETIC ATTACHMENT MECHANISM - A system and method for customizing footwear with interchangeable straps and soles is provided. In one embodiment, an article of footwear includes an upper assembly with at least one fastener. The fastener of the upper assembly can be inserted into a lower assembly and magnetically attracted to a fastener of the lower assembly so as to removably attach the upper assembly to the lower assembly. The removable attachment of the upper assembly to the lower assembly allows for interchangeability with other lower assemblies and upper assemblies, allowing the article of footwear to be quickly customized to several different styles and/or colors of footwear for different occasions. | 02-12-2015 |
20150351486 | Shoe with a Replaceable Upper - The present invention includes methods of removably attaching a flexible upper ( | 12-10-2015 |
20160058104 | FOOTWEAR KIT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF THE KIT - A footwear kit including an amount of feet with a first visual feature distinct from the amount of shoe feet and with a second visual element, where the footwear can be defined by an odd number of feet, and where one of the foot comprises opposite direction to the other, and a process for producing of the kit. | 03-03-2016 |
20160095379 | Interchangeable Shoe Attachment - The present invention relates to footwear, particularly to a woman's shoe fitted with interchangeable attachments. | 04-07-2016 |
20220132975 | Shoes with interchangeable, self-locking, snap-on uppers - The present invention is a system of footwear that is easily customizable and provides the wearer with a wide variety of removeable and interchangeable upper portions in various colors, patterns, shapes and styles, allowing the wearer to create numerous different shoe looks from the same, single pair of soles. The shoe design specifically comprises a base portion having numerous metal snaps with male connectors (ball heads) spaced at intervals along the sides. The corresponding female connectors are located on the undersides of the interchangeable uppers; the other side of the uppers, which can be seen while wearing the shoe, contains rounded metal caps. | 05-05-2022 |