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US 4,439,935 AGranted
Convertible high style footwear
OwnerCeleste Kellyinventor
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Abstract
A shoe comprising a shoe base and an interchangable shoe upper. The interchangable shoe upper comprises a vamp and insole as a unit-construction with means for attachment to the shoe base. The shoe base has means for attachment to the shoe upper unit assembly.
Claims7
A shoe with replaceable vamp and insole comprising:
- shoe base means;
- unit-construction shoe upper means adapted for removable coupling to said shoe base means including vamp means attached to an insole generally visible about the periphery of a wearer's foot;
- coupling means for removably coupling said unit construction shoe upper means to said shoe base means;
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- said vamp further comprises a vamp extension extending below said attached insole and overlapping said shoe base.
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A shoe assembly comprising:
- a shoe base;
- a shoe upper including a vamp and attached insole with said insole being generally visible about the periphery of the wearer's foot;
- means for attachment and removal of said shoe base to said vamp and attached insole comprising a hook and loop fastener, wherein a part of said hook and loop fastener is affixed to the top of said shoe base, and the complementary part of said hook and loop fastener is affixed to the bottom of said insole;
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- said vamp further comprises a vamp extension extending below said attached insole and overlapping said shoe base.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.