Interchangeable shoe
OwnerCindy Fogarty, Nate Finlay +1inventors
InventorsCindy Fogarty, Nate Finlay, Jennie Drew Platt
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Abstract
An interchangeable shoe. The interchangeable shoe includes a base, where the base includes a footbed, and an upper. The interchangeable shoe also includes an attachment, where the attachment releasably attaches the upper to the base, The attachment includes a groove in the footbed and a rail attached to the upper, where the rail is configured to be inserted into or removed from the groove.
Claims20
An interchangeable shoe, the interchangeable shoe comprising:
- a base, wherein the base includes a footbed;
- an upper;
- and
- an attachment, wherein the attachment releasably attaches the upper to the base, the attachment including:
- a groove in the footbed;
- a rail attached to the upper, wherein the rail is configured to be inserted into or removed from the groove.
An interchangeable shoe, the interchangeable shoe comprising:
- a base, wherein the base includes a footbed;
- an upper;
- and
- an attachment, wherein the attachment releasably attaches the upper to the base, the attachment including:
- a groove in the footbed, wherein the groove includes:
- chamfered edges;
- and
- varying width in different sections of the groove;
- a detent on one end of the groove;
- a rail attached to the upper, wherein the rail:
- is configured to be inserted into or removed from the groove;
- and includes:
- a body;
- a bar on the body, wherein the bar is sized and shaped to match the size and shape of the groove;
- one or more flex cuts in the bar, wherein the one or more flex cuts are configured to allow the bar to flex;
- a snap, wherein the snap is configured to mate with the detent in the groove;
- a cap over the snap, wherein the cap is configured to cover the detent and snap when mated;
- a webbing, wherein the webbing attaches the body to the upper.
An interchangeable shoe, the interchangeable shoe comprising:
- a base, wherein the base includes a footbed;
- an upper;
- and
- an attachment, wherein the attachment releasably attaches the upper to the base, the attachment including:
- a groove in the footbed, wherein the groove includes:
- chamfered edges;
- and
- varying width in different sections of the groove;
- a detent on one end of the groove;
- a sloped area adjacent the detent, wherein the height of the groove changes in the sloped area;
- and
- a curved on the end of the groove opposite the detent;
- a rail attached to the upper, wherein the rail:
- is configured to be inserted into or removed from the groove;
- and includes:
- a body;
- a bar on the body, wherein the bar is sized and shaped to match the size and shape of the groove;
- one or more flex cuts in the bar, wherein the one or more flex cuts are configured to allow the bar to flex;
- a snap, wherein the snap is configured to mate with the detent in the groove;
- a cap over the snap, wherein the cap is configured to cover the detent and snap when mated;
- and
- a webbing, wherein the webbing attaches the body to the upper.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.