US 2003/0200675 A1Published application

Interchangeable modular stackable sole system for footwear

OwnerHoward M. Grossinventor

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Abstract

A series of interchangeable stackable intermediate core sole modules have mating interlocking post and hole connectors and mating hook and loop fasteners and edge ridges for stacking a series of the core modules. Footwear uppers have a conventional top foot accommodating structure and a bottom surface with mating components to interconnect with the core modules. Footwear bottoms have a bottom surface with conventional soles and have an upper surface with mating components to interconnect with the core modules. Interchangeable core modules vary in material, color, texture, style, shape, thickness, and other physical features for individualizing footwear.

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Dependent claims

A footwear system having interchangeable components to alter the height, shape, style, material, color, texture, pattern, and other features of the footwear, the system comprising:

at least one core module having two faces with at least one interconnecting means on a first face capable of connecting with at least one mating interconnecting means on a second face from another identical core module, wherein a series of core modules are stackable and interchangeable;
a top component having an upper portion configured as a wearable portion of a piece of footwear and a bottom face having at least one interconnecting means capable of connecting with the interconnecting means on the first face of the core module;
a bottom component having a bottom portion configured as a sole portion of a piece of footwear and a top face having at least one interconnecting means capable of connecting with the mating interconnecting means on the second face of the core module.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 10/136,870Filed 30 Apr 2002
Published: 30 Oct 2003
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Classification5 codes

A43B 13/189
Resilient soles: filled with a non-compressible fluid, e.g. gel, water
A43B 1/0081
Footwear characterised by the material: made at least partially of hook-and-loop type material
A43B 13/20
Resilient soles: pneumatic soles filled with a compressible fluid, e.g. air, gas
A43B 13/36
Characterised by their attachment, also attachment of combined soles and heels: easily-exchangeable soles

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