Modular shoe system
OwnerMaydad LEVY, Richard KUCHINSKYinventors
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Abstract
A modular shoe having interchangeable: outer shoe shell, footbed and internal heel collar. The outer shoe shell provisions a full upper secured to an outsole. The footbed provides the primary cushioning for the wearer's foot, and the internal heel collar is releasably secured to the footbed, the footbed and the internal heel collar presenting a sub-assembly that is mountable within the outer shoe shell. The modular system can include additional components such as tongue extensions and various decoratives.
Claims13
A modular shoe, comprising:
- an outer shoe shell comprising an outsole and an upper, wherein the outsole incorporates a tread, and wherein the upper encompasses anterior, posterior, medial and lateral aspects of a wearer's foot when the shoe is worn;
- an interchangeable footbed which provides the primary cushioning for the wearer's foot;
- an interchangeable internal heel collar,
- wherein the footbed and the internal heel collar include connectors for releasably securing the footbed and the internal heel collar to one another, the footbed and the internal heel collar being mountable within the unitary outer shoe shell;
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- a cinching mechanism for securing the shoe on the wearer's foot.
A modular shoe according to claim 13, including an interchangeable decorative band connectable to the U-shaped decorative, the band having magnets therein for holding the band in a looped configuration about the wearer's leg when the shoe is worn.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.