Dual use shoe
OwnerMelody Avecillainventor
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Abstract
A dual use women's shoe has a pivoting heel assembly. The heel assembly has a housing and a heel piece. pivoting is controlled by use of a two stage bayonet latch that may be selectively manipulated to convert the shoe between a ladies court style with the heel fully extended as a high heel and another style of lesser height with the heel piece in a retracted positon down beneath the sole. The other style may be a wedge, loafer, mule or sandal. The heel assembly may include with a spring that biases the heel piece towards the fully extended high heel configuration, such that the retracted heel piece in the retracted configuration springs into the fully extended high heel configuration when a button of the bayonet latch is depressed.
Claims38
A dual use shoe comprising, a sole;
- an upper connected to the sole, the upper conforming to contours of a human toot that is to be received within the upper when the shoe is worn;
- and a heel assembly including a housing attached to the sole, the housing having a receptacle formed therein, a heel piece having a first section proximate the housing and a second section remote from the housing, a pivot-latch mechanism including at least a two-stage bayonet latch coupling the first section of the heel piece to the housing such that the pivot-latch mechanism may be selectively manipulated for pivoting of the heel piece between a radially inboard position where the heel piece is rotated and locked into a retracted configuration proximate the sole such that the heel piece predominantly resides within the receptacle;
- and a radially outboard position where the heel piece is rotated away from the sole into an extended high heel configuration such that the heel piece resides predominantly out of the receptacle.
A dual use shoe comprising, a sole;
- an upper connected to the sole, the upper conforming to contours of a human foot that is to be received within the upper when the shoe is worn;
- and a heel assembly including a housing attached to the sole, the housing having a receptacle formed therein, a heel piece having a first section proximate the housing and a second section remote from the housing;
- and means including at least a two-stage bayonet latch for coupling the first section of the heel piece to the housing such that the heel piece may be selectively pivoted between a radially inboard position where the heel piece is rotated and locked into a retracted configuration proximate the sole such that the heel piece predominantly resides within the receptacle;
- and a radially outboard position where the heel piece is rotated away from the sole into an extended high heel configuration such that the heel piece resides predominantly out of the receptacle.
In a women's shoe having a sole and an upper, the improvement comprising:
- a heel assembly including a sole, a heel piece having a first section a housing mounted on the sole, the housing defining a receptacle of complementary dimensions for receipt of the heel piece therein;
- and a pivot latch mechanism including at least a two-stage bayonet latch for coupling the first section of the heel piece to the housing such that the pivot-latch mechanism may be selectively manipulated for pivoting of the heel piece between a radially inboard position where the heel piece is rotated and locked into a retracted configuration proximate the sole such that the heel piece predominantly resides within the receptacle;
- and a radially outboard position where the heel piece is rotated away from the sole into an extended high heel configuration such that the heel piece resides predominantly outside of the receptacle.
A heel assembly comprising, a heel piece having a first section, a housing having a receptacle formed therein, the receptacle having compatible dimensions for receipt of the heel piece therein;
- a pivot latch mechanism including at least a two-stage bayonet latch for coupling the first section of the heel piece to the housing such that the pivot-latch mechanism may be selectively manipulated for pivoting of the heel piece between a radially inboard position where the heel piece is rotated and locked into a retracted configuration such that the heel piece predominantly resides within the receptacle;
- and a radially outboard position where the heel piece is rotated away from the sole into an extended high heel configuration such that the heel piece resides predominantly outside of the receptacle.
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