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US 10,039,340 B2Granted
Shoe with a high heel to low heel conversion
AssigneeHigh-Low Heel, LLC
InventorsMaria Mercedes Berberian, Allen Nejah
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Abstract
A convertible shoe may include a sole portion and a plurality of interchangeable heel portions, each selectively attachable to the sole portion. The heel portions may each include a mounting surface configured to interface with a heel receiver of the sole, such that mounting the heel causes a support shank of the shoe to be secured in a longitudinal position relative to the sole.
Claims20
An article of footwear comprising:
- a sole including a heel receiver;
- a support shank housed within the sole, wherein the support shank is at least partially movable relative to the sole;
- a block affixed to a rear portion of the support shank and passing generally downward through an aperture in the sole proximate the heel receiver, a dimension of the aperture in a heel-to-toe direction being larger than the block;
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- a first heel portion having a first wedge protruding generally upward from the first heel portion;
- wherein the article of footwear is in a first configuration, in which the first heel portion is removably secured to the heel receiver of the sole and the first wedge abuttingly holds the block of the support shank in a first longitudinal position against a first side of the aperture.
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An article of footwear comprising:
- a sole including a heel receiver;
- a support shank housed within the sole, wherein the support shank and the sole are at least partially movable relative to each other;
- a block affixed to a rear portion of the support shank and passing generally downward through an aperture in the sole proximate the heel receiver, a longitudinal dimension of the aperture being larger than the block;
- a first heel portion having a first wedge protruding generally upward from the first heel portion;
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- a second heel portion having a second wedge protruding generally upward from the second heel portion;
- wherein the article of footwear is transitionable between a first configuration, in which the first heel portion is removably secured to the heel receiver of the sole and the first wedge abuttingly holds the block of the support shank in a rearward position relative to the aperture, and a second configuration, in which the second heel portion is removably secured to the heel receiver of the sole and the second wedge abuttingly holds the block of the support shank in a forward position relative to the aperture.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.