Transforming shoe sole
OwnerAziana Riverainventor
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Abstract
The transforming shoe sole may have a sole body, a toe plate, a toe hinge, a heel, a heel hinge, a toe-angle push rod, and a heel-release mechanism. The transforming shoe sole may be a sole for a shoe that may be reconfigured between a flat shoe configuration and a heeled shoe configuration. The heel may pivot downwards and may lock into place to convert from the flat shoe configuration to the heeled shoe configuration. The heel-release mechanism may release the heel to pivot upwards into the sole body to convert from the heeled shoe configuration to the flat shoe configuration. A toe angle may change responsive to pivoting of the heel. The sole may be coupled to one or more straps, an enclosed upper, or both to form a complete shoe.
Claims10
A transforming shoe sole comprising:
- a sole body having a semioval shape, a laterally narrower front, and a vertically thicker rear;
- a toe plate including a toe plate depression and a toe angle leverage point with a toe plate inclined surface;
- a toe hinge pivotally coupling the toe plate to the front of the sole body, the toe hinge secured with a toe hinge pin passing through a first sole body hinge aperture and a toe plate hinge aperture;
- a heel comprising a heel shaft, a heel cam, a heel stop, and a heel lock aperture;
- a heel hinge pivotally coupling the heel to the bottom rear of the sole body, the heel hinge secured with a heel hinge pin passing through a second sole body hinge aperture and a heel hinge aperture;
- a heel-release mechanism comprising a left heel release and a right heel release, each equipped with a lock pin, a release button, a left heel release spring, and a right heel release spring;
- a toe-angle push rod including a heel end and a toe end, the toe-angle push rod being slidably retained by a toe rod track and interacting with the toe plate to adjust the toe angle in response to the heel's movement;
- and,
- a push rod spring supporting the toe-angle push rod;
- and,
- wherein the left heel release and right heel release each include a J-shaped lock pin that engages the heel cam to prevent pivoting in a heeled shoe configuration;
- and,
- wherein the push rod spring is configured to force the toe-angle push rod rearwards in a flat shoe configuration, causing the front of the toe plate to pivot downward.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.