Footwear With One or More Removable and Interchangeable Panels
AssigneeMatchplay Footwear Innovations, Inc.
InventorWilliam Barton Walker
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Abstract
A shoe comprising an upper, a midsole coupled to the upper and comprising a recess proximal to a junction between the upper and the midsole, a midsole insert comprising a channel, the midsole insert configured to seat within the recess, and a shoe panel configured to detachably couple to the upper of the shoe, the shoe panel comprising a first end configured to seat within the channel of the midsole insert. The shoe panel may be a midfoot or heel panel and may be detachably coupled to the upper by a hook and loop closure. The shoe may be a slip on shoe comprising a tongue side extension that is tucked under a quarter extension to allow a midfoot panel to smoothly couple to the upper over the tongue.
Claims19
A shoe comprising:
- an upper;
- a midsole coupled to the upper and comprising a recess proximal to a junction between the upper and the midsole;
- a midsole insert comprising a channel, the midsole insert configured to seat within the recess;
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- a shoe panel configured to detachably couple to the upper of the shoe, the shoe panel comprising a first end configured to seat within the channel of the midsole insert.
A shoe comprising:
- an upper;
- a midsole coupled to the upper and comprising a channel proximal to a junction between the upper and the midsole;
- and
- a shoe panel configured to detachably couple to the upper of the shoe, the shoe panel comprising a first end configured to seat within the channel of the midsole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.