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US 2013/0125318 A1Published application
System and Method for Replacing Worn Shoe Heels
OwnerApril Renee Washingtoninventor
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Abstract
A heel shoe tip removal and replacement system with an outer housing, and electrical or mechanical removal mechanism for re-applying a tip to the heel of a shoe. While the heel is inserted into the removal/replacement apparatus, the plastic tip is engaged and removed by the heel tip removal system. Once the tip is removed, a new tip of like size is inserted into the removal/replacement apparatus. The apparatus then applies enough force to the new tip to securely attach the new tip to the shoe heel.
Claims19
A shoe heel tip removal and replacement apparatus comprising:
- an outer housing, having an opening for inserting at least one cartridge member, wherein the at least one cartridge member contains claspers for inserting and removing a heel tip;
- and a base member, wherein the base member comprises an inner mechanism composed of gears and thrust bearings to engage, extract and attach, a heel tip.
A method for removing and replacing heel tips comprising:
- inserting a shoe heel having a worn tip into an apparatus;
- providing an apparatus housing a heel tip extraction and insertion mechanism, inserting a cartridge containing claspers, initiating engagement of the heel tip by the claspers, extracting a heel tip with the claspers, removing the cartridge;
- replacing the heel tip within the cartridge;
- re-inserting the cartridge into the apparatus, and attaching the heel tip to the shoe heel.
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