Boots – shoes – and leggings – Boots and shoes – Convertible from one style or color to another
Patent
1979-05-07
1981-05-19
Kee Chi, James
Boots, shoes, and leggings
Boots and shoes
Convertible from one style or color to another
36 115, 36100, A43B 324, A43B 312
Patent
active
042676495
ABSTRACT:
An article of footwear of an interchangeable nature permitting alteration by the wearer of the shoe appearance and configuration. There is provided an outsole of unitary construction having toe, central, and heel portions, there being a heel unit carried upon the heel portion of wedge-defining character. A top sole sits upon the heel, having a forward portion attached to the central portion of the outsole. The latter, heel unit and top sole, are secured by a selectively removable cooperative fabric securement and/or T-arrangement. The insole overlies the toe of the outsole, being detachably secured thereto, and preferably interengages portions of the top sole to provide a hinge-defining construction in the central portion of the shoe. A sock liner overlies the insole and top sole, being selectively and easily removed for access to the other elements of the shoe for interchangeability purposes. Various uppers providing front and rear quarters are detachably secured to the shoe at toe and heel portions thereof. A heel unit is covered with a detachable cover which is reversible for providing different exterior colors.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2761224 (1956-09-01), Gardiner
patent: 2957253 (1960-10-01), Meltzer
patent: 3000116 (1961-09-01), Ally
patent: 3846919 (1974-11-01), Milotic
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