Shoe having removable and interchangeable heel assemblies with kit

A shoe, comprising:

• a shoe body;
• a heel assembly attached to a heel portion of said shoe body;
• said heel assembly comprising a heel base;
• said heel base having a first surface and a second surface;
• a cavity formed within said heel base and having at least an opening within said second surface of said heel assembly, said opening within said second surface of said heel assembly being of a predetermined configuration;
• an inner side of said second surface, adjacent said cavity of said heel base, having at least one tapered groove, said tapered groove having a greater depth at one end thereof and a lesser depth at the other end thereof, and a dimple indentation at said other end of said at least one tapered groove;
• a heel, said heel being removably and interchangeably connected to said heel base;
• said heel having a first surface at one end thereof and a second surface at the other end thereof;
• a locking connector extending from said first surface of said heel and having a locking member of a predetermined configuration;
• said locking member having a surface including at least one biased component extending therefrom, said at least one biased component being configured such that it substantially, at least partially fits within said tapered groove and dimple indentation;
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• said removable and interchangeable heel being movable within said cavity of said hed base, wherein upon insertion of said locking member within said opening until said first surface of said heel engages said second surface of said heel base, said at least one biased component moves within said at least one tapered groove from a greater depth to the lesser depth until said biased component is biased within a dimple indentation to lock the heel in place.

A removable and interchangeable heel assembly, comprising:

• a heel base;
• said heel base having a first surface and a second surface;
• an inner side of said second surface, adjacent said a cavity of said heel base, having at least one tapered groove, and a dimple indentation at said other end of said at least one tapered groove;
• a heel, said heel being removably and interchangeably connected to said heel base;
• said heel having a first surface at one end thereof and a second surface at the other end thereof;
• a locking connector extending from said first surface of said heel and having a locking member of a predetermined configuration;
• said locking member having a surface including at least one biased component extending therefrom, said at least one biased component being configured such that it substantially, at least partially fits within said tapered groove and dimple indentation;
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• said removable and interchangeable heel being movable such that said at least one biased component moves within at least one tapered groove until said at least one biased component is biased within a dimple indentation to lock the heel in place.

A shoe, comprising:

• a shoe body;
• a heel assembly attached to a heel portion of said shoe body;
• said heel assembly comprising a heel base;
• said heel base having a first surface and a second surface;
• an inner side of said second surface having at least one tapered groove, said tapered groove having a dimple indentation at said other end of said at least one tapered groove;
• a heel, said heel being removably and interchangeably connected to said heel base;
• said heel having a first surface at one end thereof and a second surface at the other end thereof;
• a locking connector extending from said first surface of said heel and having a locking member;
• said locking member having a surface including at least one biased component extending therefrom, said at least one biased component being configured such that it substantially, at least partially fits within said tapered groove and dimple indentation;
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• said removable and interchangeable heel being movable such that said first surface of said heel engages said second surface of said heel base, said at least one biased component moves within said at least one tapered groove until said biased component is biased within a dimple indentation to lock the heel in place.

A shoe assembly for removably securing an interchangeable heel to a heel assembly of a shoe, the interchangeable heel being capable of independently being removably and interchangeably connected to a heel base;

• the heel base having an opening therein, the opening being of a predetermined configuration, said shoe assembly comprising:
• a shaft, said shaft extending from a locking member and being operably and readily attachable to the heel base;
• the locking member being of a predetermined configuration, the predetermined configuration of the locking member being substantially the same size as the predetermined configuration of the opening in the heel base;
• the locking member having an undersurface including at least two biased components extending therefrom, each of the biased components being configured to engage and removeably lock with said heel base;
• said shaft further being tapered and made of a series of modules separated by grooves between said modules adhered within or molded within and forming part of said heel;
• said shaft having an aperture at a bottom thereof to permit molding material to flow therein and into a mold to form the interchangeable heel;
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• said shaft further having a groove extending at least partially along its length from said locking member in order for molding material to be injected into the mold.