Replaceable shoe heel assembly
OwnerWilliam W. Lasher, IIIinventor
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Abstract
The replaceable tread portion of a shoe heel assembly is detachably secured to the fixed portion of the assembly through a dovetail connection defined by a retaining tongue extending rearwardly of a transverse block carried by the fixed portion and a corresponding recess formed in the tread portion for receiving the tongue, whereby the fixed and tread portions are secured together by a pair of screws. The fixed and tread portions are also provided with corresponding edge and surface areas disposable in engagement when the tread portion is fully secured to the fixed portion to further prevent movement and inadvertent detachment of the tread portion.
Claims9
A replaceable shoe heel assembly comprising:
- a) a top portion for permanent attachment to a shoe and a tread portion detachably engageable with the top portion;
- b) the top portion including a front and a rear, a mounting block extending transversely across the front defining a rear face, and a dovetail-shaped retaining tongue extending from the mounting block towards the rear, the width of the retaining tongue being less than that of the mounting block;
- c) the tread portion including a front and a rear, a dovetail-shaped recess extending longitudinally from the front towards the rear for engagement by the retaining tongue, and a transverse recess extending transversely across the front for engagement by the block the recess having a front face;
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- d) means for securing the top and tread portions together with the tongue is engaged within the dovetail recess and the mounting block is engaged within the transverse recess such that the rear face of the mounting block is adjacent to the front face of the recess.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.