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US 9,220,317 B2Granted
Transitional shoe with screw-on heel
OwnerGabrielle Greeninventor
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Abstract
Provided is a shoe with a replaceable screw-on heel.
Claims20
A shoe comprising:
- an upper comprising an outersole, a toe portion, and a rigid plate;
- and
- a heel comprising a threaded shaft upwardly extending therefrom,
- wherein the rigid plate comprises a threaded barrel comprising a lower open end and an upper closed end opposite therefrom, and wherein the heel is removably attached to the upper based on the threaded shaft threading into the threaded barrel from the lower open end to the upper closed end, and wherein the rigid plate extends over the heel when the heel is removably attached to the upper, and wherein the rigid plate extends past the heel towards the toe portion along the outersole, and wherein the rigid plate and the threaded barrel form a continuous and unitary single piece of same material, wherein the same material comprises at least one of metal or plastic.
1 more element
A shoe comprising:
- an upper that comprises an upper edge, an arch, a midsole, a toe portion, an outersole, and a rigid plate, wherein the rigid plate comprises a threaded barrel comprising a lower open end and an upper closed end opposite therefrom, wherein the rigid plate and the threaded barrel form a continuous and unitary single piece of same material, wherein the same material comprises at least one of metal or plastic;
- and
- a heel comprising a threaded shaft upwardly extending therefrom,
- wherein the heel is removably attached to the upper based on the threaded shaft threading into the threaded barrel from the lower open end to the upper closed end,
- wherein the rigid plate extends over the heel when the heel is removably attached to the upper,
- wherein the rigid plate extends past the heel towards the toe portion along the outersole,
- wherein the upper edge is reinforced with a support stitching that prevents the upper edge from deforming when the upper is worn with the heel removably attached thereto.
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A shoe that is convertible between a heel mode and a flat mode, the shoe comprising:
- an upper portion comprising an arch, a toe portion, a midsole, an outersole, and a rigid plate, wherein the rigid plate comprises a threaded barrel comprising a lower open end and an upper closed end opposite therefrom, wherein the rigid plate and the threaded barrel form a continuous and unitary single piece of same material, wherein the same material comprises at least one of metal or plastic;
- a heel, wherein the upper portion is configured for wearing without the heel;
- and
- a threaded barrel plug upwardly extending from the heel, wherein the heel is removably attached to the upper portion based on the threaded barrel plug threading into the threaded barrel from the lower open end to the upper closed end, wherein the rigid plate extends over the heel when the heel is removably attached to the upper, wherein the rigid plate extends past the heel towards the toe portion along the outersole.
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A shoe comprising:
- an upper that comprises an upper edge, an arch, a toe portion, a midsole, an outersole, and a rigid plate, wherein the rigid plate comprises a threaded shaft downwardly extending therefrom, wherein the threaded shaft and the rigid plate form a continuous and unitary single piece of same material, wherein the same material comprises at least one of metal or plastic;
- and
- a heel comprising a threaded barrel, wherein the threaded barrel comprising a lower closed end and an upper open end opposite therefrom, wherein the heel is removably attached to the upper based on the threaded shaft threading into the threaded barrel from the upper open end to the lower closed end, and wherein the upper edge is reinforced with a support stitching that prevents the upper edge from deforming when the upper is worn with the heel removably attached thereto, wherein the rigid plate extends over the heel when the heel is removably attached to the upper, wherein the rigid plate extends past the heel towards the toe portion along the outersole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.