Shoe having a replaceable portion and replacement method
AssigneeK-Swiss Inc.
InventorsBrian Keating, Graham Jelley
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Abstract
Exemplary embodiments of the invention provide a sole assembly having a first fixed portion and a second removable portion, wherein the removable portion is removably mounted to allow replacement, at least one projection extending from a peripheral edge area of the second portion and configured to be engaged with at least one portion of the sole assembly, at least one aperture formed in the second portion and at least one securing device which projects at least partially through the at least one aperture to secure the second portion to the sole assembly.
Claims30
A shoe having a replaceable portion, comprising:
- a sole assembly having a first fixed portion and a second removable portion, wherein said second removable portion is removably mounted to allow replacement;
- at least one projection extending from a peripheral edge of the second portion and configured to be engaged with at least one portion of the sole assembly;
- at least one aperture formed in the second portion;
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- at least one securing device which projects through the at least one aperture to secure the second portion to the sole assembly, wherein the second removable portion is continuously provided from a first lateral side of the sole assembly along a toe portion of the shoe and to a second lateral side of the sole assembly opposite the first lateral side.
A method of replacing a portion of a shoe, comprising:
- fixedly securing a first fixed portion to a sole assembly of the shoe;
- aligning at least one projection formed on a removable second portion of the sole assembly with a projection receiving portion, wherein the at least one projection extends from a peripheral edge of the removable second portion;
- engaging the at least one projection with the receiving portion;
- inserting at least a part of at least one securing device through a respective at least one aperture formed in the second portion, to secure the second portion to the sole assembly,
- wherein the second removable portion is continuously provided from a first lateral side of the sole assembly along a toe portion of the shoe and to a second lateral side of the sole assembly opposite the first lateral side.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.