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US 2014/0109440 A1Published application
Shoe With Interchangeable Sole Portion
AssigneeConverse Inc.
InventorsSean M. McDowell, Bryan Paul Cioffi
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Abstract
A shoe may include sole portions that are interchangeable with one another. That is, one of the sole portions may be removed from the shoe and replaced by another one of the sole portions. The interchangeable sole portions may include a common set of features (e.g., structure, design, color, etc.). Alternatively, each of the interchangeable sole portions may include a unique features, such that features of the shoe may be modified by exchanging sole portions.
Claims20
A shoe comprising,
- a cup outsole having an at least partially transparent side wall, which circumscribes a midsole housing formed in a central portion of the cup outsole;
- a shoe upper attached to the cup outsole;
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- a laser-sintered midsole that is removably insertable into the midsole housing of the cup outsole and that is viewable through the at least partially transparent side wall.
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A shoe comprising:
- a cup outsole having a wall that is at least partially transparent and that at least partially encloses a midsole housing;
- a shoe upper attached to the cup outsole, the shoe upper comprising a foot-receiving cavity, which provides access to the midsole housing;
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- a midsole coupled directly to an insole, wherein a combination of the midsole and the insole is positioned through the foot-receiving cavity and in the midsole housing and wherein the midsole is viewable through the wall that is at least partially transparent.
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A shoe comprising:
- a cup outsole having a wall that is at least partially transparent and that at least partially encloses a midsole housing;
- a shoe upper attached to the cup outsole, the shoe upper comprising a foot-receiving cavity, wherein at least a portion of a stroble sock is detached from the shoe upper to provide access to the midsole housing;
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- a midsole positioned through the foot-receiving cavity and in the midsole housing, wherein the midsole is viewable through the wall that is at least partially transparent.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.