Hidden-type convertible shoe
AssigneeConvertible Shoe, LLC
InventorFrank Gerald Pearce
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Abstract
A shoe comprising a shoe upper including a male member and a shoe sole including a female receptor for locking with the male member. The male member locks with the female receptor by moving the male member with respect to the female receptor in a first direction, which locks the shoe upper with the shoe sole. The male member unlocks from the female receptor by moving the male member an additional distance further in the first direction, which unlocks the shoe upper from the shoe sole. The female receptor includes resilient arms to hold and release the male member and a stop to prevent movement of the resilient arms in a second direction.
Claims20
A shoe comprising:
- a shoe upper including a male member;
- and
- a shoe sole including a female receptor for locking with the male member,
- the male member locking with the female receptor by moving the male member with respect to the female receptor in a first direction, thereby locking the shoe upper with the shoe sole,
- the male member unlocking from the female receptor by moving the male member an additional distance further in the first direction, thereby unlocking the shoe upper from the shoe sole, and
- the female receptor including resilient arms to hold and release the male member and a stop to prevent movement of the resilient arms in a second direction.
A shoe sole for detachable mounting to a shoe upper, the shoe sole comprising:
- a perimeter side;
- a top surface;
- a bottom surface;
- a shoe sole body at least partially bounded by the perimeter side, the top surface and the bottom surface;
- and
- a female receptor disposed at least partially within the shoe sole body, the female receptor for locking with a male member of the shoe upper by moving the female receptor with respect to the male member in a first direction, the female receptor including resilient arms to hold and release the male member and a stop to prevent movement of the resilient arms in a second direction, and the female receptor unlocking from the male member by moving the female receptor an addition distance further in the first direction.
A shoe upper for detachable mounting to a shoe sole, the shoe upper comprising:
- a lower perimeter;
- and
- a male member proximate to the lower perimeter, the male member locking with a female receptor of the shoe sole by moving the male member with respect to the female receptor in a first direction, the male member unlocking from the female receptor by moving the male member an additional distance further in the first direction, the male member including a slidable member to release the male member, the male member including an arbor to allow the slidable member to slide along the arbor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.