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US 2006/0048408 A1Published application
Modifiable footwear
OwnerLinda Spanninventor
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Abstract
Footwear having a sole, a retaining strap, and at least one decorative piece is provided. The retaining strap is attached to the sole, and the decorative pieces are releasably attached to the retaining strap, thereby allowing a wearer to remove and replace the decorative pieces in an interchangeable manner. The interchangeability of the decorative pieces allows the wearer to easily modify the visual appearance of the footwear.
Claims20
Footwear comprising:
- a sole;
- a foot retaining strap attached to said sole;
- and
- at least one decorative piece removably connected to said foot retaining strap.
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A method for modifying footwear comprising:
- providing a sole and a foot retaining strap attached thereto;
- removing at least one decorative piece from said foot retaining strap;
- and
- connecting at least one decorative piece from said foot retaining strap.
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Footwear comprising:
- a sole;
- a foot retaining strap attached to said sole;
- said foot retaining strap including a plurality of receiving members integrally formed thereon, and each of said plurality of receiving members includes:
- a stem, at least one vine extending from said stem, and one of a ring and a nodule is attached to a distal end of said at least one vine;
- and one or more of:
- (a) at least one decorative piece, wherein said at least one decorative piece is hollow and has a main body and an orifice formed in said main body, and said orifice being adapted to receive said nodule in a releasable manner;
- or
- (b) at least one decorative piece, wherein said at least one decorative piece having a main body and a protrusion extending from said main body, and said ring being adapted to receive said protrusion in a releasable manner.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.