Convertible shoe
OwnerSarah Melissa Mulhollandinventor
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Abstract
The convertible shoe consists of: a top portion having a stylized upper, a footbed, and an underside with bottom side attachment; an insert with top side attachment and a bottom side attachment; and a bottom portion having a top side attachment and a tread on the bottom. The top side attachment of the bottom portion and insert are identical, and the bottom side attachment of the top portion and insert are identical. The bottom side attachment is sized and configured to correspond to, and attach to, the top side attachment, such that the top portion can attach directly to the bottom portion to create a low-heeled shoe, or attach to the insert which is attached to the bottom portion to create a high-heeled shoe.
Claims12
A convertible shoe comprising:
- a top portion having a foot bed and an upper, a top portion outside perimeter, a top portion toe end, a top portion heel end, a top portion bottom surface and a top portion underside attachment disposed on said top portion bottom surface;
- a middle insert having a middle insert outside perimeter, a middle insert toe end, a middle insert heel end wherein said middle insert heel end is thicker than said middle insert toe end, a middle insert top surface with a middle insert topside attachment disposed on said middle insert top surface, and a middle insert bottom surface with a middle insert underside attachment disposed on said middle insert bottom surface;
- a bottom portion having a bottom portion outside perimeter,
- a bottom portion toe end, a bottom portion heel end, a bottom portion top surface with a bottom portion topside attachment disposed on said bottom portion top surface, and a bottom portion bottom surface having a tread;
- wherein said top portion underside attachment can mate with either the middle insert topside attachment or the bottom portion topside attachment, and wherein said bottom portion topside attachment can mate with said top portion underside attachment or said middle insert underside attachment;
- and wherein further said top portion outside perimeter has a heel end having an external flared cross section profile between the foot bed and the top portion bottom surface to provide a gripping area, said middle insert outside perimeter has a heel end with a perimeter of the middle insert top surface and a perimeter of the middle insert bottom surface each having an external flared cross section creating a middle insert heel end height that extends between the perimeter of the middle insert top surface and the perimeter of the middle insert bottom surface, the middle insert heel end height having an external concave cross section profile to provide a gripping area, and said bottom portion outside perimeter has a heel end with a perimeter of the bottom portion top surface and a perimeter of the bottom portion bottom surface having an external flared cross section creating a bottom portion heel end height that extends between the perimeter of the bottom portion top surface and the perimeter of the bottom portion bottom surface, the bottom portion heel end height having an external concave cross section profile to provide a gripping area.
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