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US 11,229,258 B1Granted
Convertible shoe
OwnerUju Uzuegbunaminventor
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Abstract
A convertible shoe intended for use by babies and young children. Acknowledging that there is very little wear on the soles of the shoes for children learning to walk because of their weight and the few steps they take, this shoe has interchangeable upper shoes that can be mated to a common sole. It saves the cost of buying complete shoes, which can get expensive for growing feet. Rather, one can buy multiple decorative upper shoes to unite with a common sole, at a cost savings. Additionally, this offers a simpler way to put shoes on babies and insure that their toes are not jammed or feet twisted.
Claims9
A convertible shoe, comprising:
- an upper shoe having a planar, first portion attachment panel that is either a loop or a hook engageable half of a hook and loop fastener and is affixed to a bottom face thereof said upper shoe;
- an outsole having a smaller, planar, second portion attachment panel that has a half of said hook and loop fastener that is engagable with said first portion planar attachment panel, said second portion attachment panel affixed to said upper face of said outsole;
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- wherein said upper shoe is comprised of an elastically compressible insole having an upper face and a lower face, a fabric foot covering with an expandable, top foot opening, said fabric foot covering made of a series of stitch connected panels including an expansion mechanism therein, and an edge band;
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- wherein said fabric foot covering has a bottom edge that is folded at a right angle so as to form a horizontal flange that resides about a perimeter of said upper face;
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- wherein said first portion planar attachment panel extends across said insole to a perimeter of said bottom face;
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- wherein said edge band resides on top of said horizontal flange and said first portion planar attachment panel, and extends along a side of said insole and onto a perimeter of said lower face in a C shaped configuration;
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- wherein said second portion planar attachment panel extends on said outsole only to said edge band.
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