Interchangeable Heel Device for a Shoe and Method

A shoe having an interchangeable heel, comprising:

• a sole;
• a receiving recess in a heel area of the shoe below an insole of the sole;
• a heel comprising a key on an top side of the heel configured to engage the receiving recess;
• the key comprises a first key side opposite a second key side, the first and second key sides each comprise a key first engagement portion and a key second engagement portion and a key recessed region between the key first engagement portion and the key second engagement portion;
• the receiving recess comprises a perimeter, the perimeter comprises a first receiving side opposite a second receiving side, the first and second receiving sides each comprise a receiving first engagement portion and a receiving second engagement portion and a receiving recessed region between the receiving first engagement portion and the receiving second engagement portion;
• and,
• the key movable within the receiving recess between an released position and an engaged position, in the engaged position each key first engagement portion is engaged with one of the receiving first engagement portions and each key second engagement portions is engaged with one of the receiving second engagement portion to join the key to the perimeter and the heel to the sole, in the released position each key first engagement portion is aligned with one of the receiving recessed regions and the key is removable from the receiving recess.

A method of changing a heel of a shoe, comprising the steps of:

• withdrawing a key of a first heel from an engaged position to a released position within a receiving recess below an insole of the shoe where opposite key first engagement portions and opposite key second engagement portions of the key are disengaged from respective opposite recess first engagement portions and opposite recess second engagement portions a parameter of the receiving recess;
• removing the key away from the receiving recess from the insole by aligning the opposite key first engagement portion with opposite receiving non-engagement recesses of the receiving recess and moving the key in a direction away from the insole, wherein the opposite receiving non-engagement recesses are located between the opposite recess first and second engagement portions of the parameter;
• inserting a key of a second heel into the receiving recess;
• moving the heel to cause the key of the second heel to an engaged position where opposite key first engagement portions and opposite key second engagement portions of the key of the second heel are engaged with respective opposite recess first engagement portions and opposite recess second engagement portions a parameter of the receiving recess.