US20100050474A1 - Interchangeable footwear (velppers) - Google Patents

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US20100050474A1
US20100050474A1 US12/229,832 US22983208A US2010050474A1 US 20100050474 A1 US20100050474 A1 US 20100050474A1 US 22983208 A US22983208 A US 22983208A US 2010050474 A1 US2010050474 A1 US 2010050474A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B3/00—Footwear characterised by the shape or the use
    • A43B3/10—Low shoes, e.g. comprising only a front strap; Slippers
    • A43B3/108—Low shoes, e.g. comprising only a front strap; Slippers characterised by the sole
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B1/00—Footwear characterised by the material
    • A43B1/0081—Footwear characterised by the material made at least partially of hook-and-loop type material 
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B13/00—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units
    • A43B13/28—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units characterised by their attachment, also attachment of combined soles and heels
    • A43B13/36—Easily-exchangeable soles
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B3/00—Footwear characterised by the shape or the use
    • A43B3/12—Sandals; Strap guides thereon
    • A43B3/128—Sandals; Strap guides thereon characterised by the sole
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B3/00—Footwear characterised by the shape or the use
    • A43B3/24—Collapsible or convertible

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  • This invention relates to the field of footwear.
  • the object of this invention is to create a separate upper portion and separate sole that could be coupled, to allow wearers the opportunity to change the sole or upper portions to suite their style or outfit.
  • hook and loop fastener that is affixed to the total surface area of the sole or footwear bottom.
  • the hook and loop fastener is also affixed to the total surface area underneath the upper foot grip straps, vamp or a full shoe upper portion already attached to a soft pad insole to complement the fastener.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates the upper portion of the footwear. This is not limited to the grip straps only.
  • the grip strap is readily attached to the soft pad insole to construct a separate upper portion.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates the underside of FIG. 1 underneath the flat surface with its total surface area covered with hook or loop fastener to complement the surface of the sole.
  • FIG. 3 exemplifies the upper portion of the total surface area of the sole bottom covered with the hook or loop fastener to complement the underneath of the upper portion in FIG. 2
  • FIG. 4 depicts the full image of the footwear with the short dashes indicating the point of connection of the hook and loop fastener underneath the upper portion and on the total surface area of the sole.
  • FIG. 5 depicts the connection between the upper portion and the lower portion for better clearification.

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Any footwear comprising of interchangeable footwear sole and interchangeable upper portion. The interchangeable upper portion consist of upper foot grip straps, vamp or a full shoe upper portion already attached to a soft pad insole. The interchangeable sole is attached to the upper portion.

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    1. FIELD OF THE INVENTION
  • This invention relates to the field of footwear.
  • A number of U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,439,935: and 2,388,744 have employed various shoe constructions, but these aforementioned patents are non-applicable to my present invention.
  • The object of this invention is to create a separate upper portion and separate sole that could be coupled, to allow wearers the opportunity to change the sole or upper portions to suite their style or outfit.
  • This is made possible by the hook and loop fastener that is affixed to the total surface area of the sole or footwear bottom. The hook and loop fastener is also affixed to the total surface area underneath the upper foot grip straps, vamp or a full shoe upper portion already attached to a soft pad insole to complement the fastener.
  • Other patents have employed similar technique but do not make provision for changing the upper portion all together with the sole.
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  • FIG. 1 illustrates the upper portion of the footwear. This is not limited to the grip straps only. The grip strap is readily attached to the soft pad insole to construct a separate upper portion.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates the underside of FIG. 1 underneath the flat surface with its total surface area covered with hook or loop fastener to complement the surface of the sole.
  • FIG. 3 exemplifies the upper portion of the total surface area of the sole bottom covered with the hook or loop fastener to complement the underneath of the upper portion in FIG. 2
  • FIG. 4 depicts the full image of the footwear with the short dashes indicating the point of connection of the hook and loop fastener underneath the upper portion and on the total surface area of the sole.
  • FIG. 5 depicts the connection between the upper portion and the lower portion for better clearification.

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1. A footwear with interchangeable sole and upper portion.
a. sole being the footwear bottom and base separate from the other component of the said footwear.
b. attached to the total surface area of the sole is a hook and loop fastener (Velcro).
c. this could come in all available colors on the color spectrum and in any material leather, rubber, eva and any material used in footwear sole production.
2. The upper portion of said footwear of claim 1 comprises:
a. upper foot grip straps, vamp or a full shoe upper portion already attached to a soft pad insole not overlapping to the base of the footwear.
b. underneath the soft pad is a hook and loop fastener (Velcro).
c. this could come in all available colors on the color spectrum and in any material leather, rubber, fabric and any material used in footwear production.
3. The hook and loop fastener in the footwear of claim 1 is affixed to the total surface area sole and the total surface area of the upper portion soft pad insole in such a way it complements each other to fasten the sole to the upper portion.
4. The footwear of claim 3 wherein:
said footwear upper portion comprises a upper foot grip strap and a not limited to upper portion with vamp and full shoe upper portion.
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US20150020414A1 (en) * 2013-07-17 2015-01-22 Sarah Melissa Mulholland Convertible Shoe
US20160058104A1 (en) * 2013-04-26 2016-03-03 Grendene S/A Footwear kit and method for production of the kit
WO2018106376A1 (en) * 2016-12-05 2018-06-14 Mcginnis Diane K Footwear system
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US4267650A (en) * 1979-07-30 1981-05-19 Peter Bauer Shoe with removable outsole
US4377042A (en) * 1979-07-30 1983-03-22 Peter Bauer Footwear having removable sole
US4439935A (en) * 1982-06-17 1984-04-03 Celeste Kelly Convertible high style footwear
US5996252A (en) * 1996-05-10 1999-12-07 Cougar; Daniel D. Safety shoe with high-traction replaceable sole
US6430845B1 (en) * 2000-08-30 2002-08-13 Kozo Noda Footwear
US20040025374A1 (en) * 2000-03-06 2004-02-12 Salomon S.A. Sole/support assembly for a boot and a boot incorporating such sole/support assembly
US7152340B2 (en) * 2004-06-09 2006-12-26 Columbia Insurance Company System for removably placing a pad on a shoe
US7246453B2 (en) * 2004-07-27 2007-07-24 Bong-Ho Kim Sole for bowling shoes
US20080005927A1 (en) * 2006-07-06 2008-01-10 Kun-Wang Hung Multi-function shoe having flexible sock body
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US4267650A (en) * 1979-07-30 1981-05-19 Peter Bauer Shoe with removable outsole
US4377042A (en) * 1979-07-30 1983-03-22 Peter Bauer Footwear having removable sole
US4439935A (en) * 1982-06-17 1984-04-03 Celeste Kelly Convertible high style footwear
US5996252A (en) * 1996-05-10 1999-12-07 Cougar; Daniel D. Safety shoe with high-traction replaceable sole
US20040025374A1 (en) * 2000-03-06 2004-02-12 Salomon S.A. Sole/support assembly for a boot and a boot incorporating such sole/support assembly
US6430845B1 (en) * 2000-08-30 2002-08-13 Kozo Noda Footwear
US7152340B2 (en) * 2004-06-09 2006-12-26 Columbia Insurance Company System for removably placing a pad on a shoe
US7246453B2 (en) * 2004-07-27 2007-07-24 Bong-Ho Kim Sole for bowling shoes
US20080005927A1 (en) * 2006-07-06 2008-01-10 Kun-Wang Hung Multi-function shoe having flexible sock body
US20090193684A1 (en) * 2008-02-06 2009-08-06 Laurence Diamond Convertible shoe

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US20160058104A1 (en) * 2013-04-26 2016-03-03 Grendene S/A Footwear kit and method for production of the kit
US20150020414A1 (en) * 2013-07-17 2015-01-22 Sarah Melissa Mulholland Convertible Shoe
US9974353B2 (en) * 2013-07-17 2018-05-22 Sarah Melissa Mulholland Convertible shoe
US10321733B2 (en) * 2013-07-17 2019-06-18 Sarah Melissa Mulholland Convertible shoe
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US10786047B2 (en) 2016-12-05 2020-09-29 Diane K. McGinnis Footwear system
US20240114995A1 (en) * 2022-10-07 2024-04-11 Jolley Enterprises, Llc Slides and components thereof

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