US20140215852A1

US20140215852A1 - Quantina Monique

Info

Publication number: US20140215852A1
Application number: US13/758,201
Authority: US
Inventors: Quantina Monique White
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2013-02-04
Filing date: 2013-02-04
Publication date: 2014-08-07

Abstract

The Quantina Monique is a healthy foot beneficial shoe with a removable heel for women's footwear. The Quantina is the base shoe that will be comfortable and beneficial to the health of the user's feet by using a split sole shoe design with leather under the arch of the foot for support. This will allow the wearer optimal range when walking while also supporting the arch of the foot simultaneously. The Monique is a removable heel assembly that can accommodate various comfortable styles to one base shoe the Quantina. The top of the heel will house the male attachment to insert into the female attachment on the Quantina. The shoe allows the wearer to slide the shoe into place to ensure security, in addition to the locking agent described later. The purpose of the Quantina Monique is to provide a convenient and health beneficial shoe for users.

Description

BACKGROUND

This invention has two parts to the design of the shoe: the Quantina (base shoe) and the Monique (removable heel).
There have been several patents for shoe heels that are removable, and currently one that allows the user to remove the heel when desired, but none have been focused on the comfort, ease, and health benefits of a removable heel on one base shoe style.
This invention is two-part where the Quantina is made for comfort and as a health benefit to promote better feet and support the arch of the foot while wearing heels, while also allowing the user the ease of switching between different styles of shoes by simply attaching and detaching the Monique.
Instead of walking and traveling in tennis shoes and then changing into high heels when the user gets to her destination, the user can walk in the Quantina without the Monique (to avoid damage to the user's feet and the heel itself) and attach the heel at the destination point.
Research for Similar but Vastly Different Patents With Explanations is Below
U.S. Pat. No. 8,046,936 L Simon, Nov. 1, 2011
U.S. Pat. No. 6,631,570 B1 Walker, Oct. 14, 2003
U.S. Pat. No. 8, 112,908 Visser, Feb. 14, 2012
U.S. Pat. No. 5,477,625 A Goldsmith, Dec. 26, 1995
U.S. Pat. No. 4,400,893 A Musci, Aug. 40, 1983
U.S. Pat. No. 2,050,644 A Book, 18-1936
U.S. Pat. No. 2,187,167 A Mayor, January 1952
U.S. Pat. No. 2,582,552 A Gerhardus, January 1952
U.S. Pat. No. 2,795,866 A Perguia, June 1957
U.S. Pat. No. 2,795,867 A Zuckerman et al, June 1957
U.S. Pat. No. 4,219,946 A Baum, September 1980
U.S. Pat. No. 5,675,916 A Lewis, October 1997
US-2010/0139123 A1, Alan et al, June 2010
Simon uses a removable heel with a locking agent that is solely used to replace a heel for different heel styles, while the present invention allows the user to replace the heel or wear the base shoe without a heel and focuses on the health of the wearer while accommodating the desire to have a removable heel to use on a base shoe to provide different types and styles of shoes. Simon also uses a locking agent that depends on gravity, whereas, the present invention depends on the wearer removing the heel by pushing the sides of the heel to release it from the base shoe.
Walker invented a product that could eventually twist apart; the present invention has a locking agent that prevents accidental movement.
Similar to Book and Lewis' inventions, mentioned later, Visser uses a threaded bolt which needs an additional part such as a screwdriver to secure the removable heel in place. Visser also uses an upstanding collar to enclose three sides of the heel which changes the appearance of the shoe. The present invention requires no additional parts that require manual adjustment and does not need any outside or additional tools for removal or attachment. The present invention also does not compromise the sight of the shoe and maintains the conventional design of the shoe with and without the removable heel and directly differs from Visser.
Goldsmith uses a strap that could eventually harm the wearer that is also unsightly, and uses a part that could eventually become lost; the present invention has no extra parts nor any parts to lose and nothing that could harm the wearer.
Musci invented parts that will become easily breakable due to the nature of the design, the present invention has no parts that will easily break thereby making the invention a healthy and wearable shoe that allows for many shoe type and style changes and will be successful in the market.
Book uses a screw penetrating from the heel tip to the shoe sole. The design could cause the heel to fracture or break with normal use causing injury to the wearer and has ancillary parts that could be lost. The present invention has a permanent locking agent on the shoe sole and heel and uses a locking system, thus creating a very secure and easy to operate design with no ancillary parts to lose and is not an assumption or supposition of Book.
Mayor seeks to disconnect a portion of a shoe heel with a sliding action so as to reconnect a lift or heel tip. This invention is immensely different from the present invention because the present invention requires that the entire heel be removed from the sole of the shoe and a different heel attached to the sole of the shoe with a locking agent and is not assumed or supposed by Mayor.
Gerhardus relates to a heel lifting device with a tongue and groove that is unrelated to the present invention. Gerhardus also has an unsightly design while the present invention requires the user to push the sides of the heel to remove the heel creating no visual difference from a conventional shoe when attached.
Perugia uses a mortise slide and lugs and tenon that slides forward and backward. This could cause injury to the wearer due to premature disengagement. The present invention differs from Perugia and uses a magnetic force in addition to a locking agent to remove the heel and attach the heel which prevents any accidental disengagement or detachment.
Zuckerman uses a shoe stiffener with an enlarged plate and dovetail grooves whereby a pin is inserted by pulling up the shoe sole. The present invention uses a locking agent to remove the heel and attach the heel and does not need any outside or additional tools for removal or attachment.
Baum uses a screw method of securing a heel; however, no reference is made for a pass through slot or locking device, that when attached to the shank would create a very durable attachment and prevent movement. The present invention provides a design that was not assumed, and is non-obvious and addresses the issue of easily removing the heel and locking another choice of heel when desired by using a locking agent.
Lewis uses another method of a screw device and a plug, using manual insertion under the sole. The present invention requires no additional parts that require manual adjustment and directly differs from Lewis.
Alan uses an unsightly design with an off-putting sole/heel that will require very costly retooling and overhead. The use of a pin extending through the shoe heel tip could cause cracking or breakage during normal wear due to force and pressure. Also, the use of the shoe heel tip to remove the heel requires much time to operate. The present invention uses easily manufactured parts, making it easy and cost effective to retrofit the current method of shoe making. Also, the present invention uses a locking agent which allows the wearer to remove and attach the heel in seconds, and greatly differs from and is not a conclusion or supposition of Alan's.

SUMMARY OF INVENTION

It is an object of the present invention to provide a health benefit to wearing women's high heel shoes through the use of a base split sole shoe that allows removing the heel.
It is an object of the present invention to provide ease and comfort to wearing women's high heel shoes by allowing the heel to be removed and replaced with a protective piece if chosen to wear without a heel or with a different type or style of heel without changing the base shoe or using any tools to remove and/or replace the heel.
It is an object of the present invention to provide security to wearing women's high heel shoes that offer a removable heel by ensuring that the design is not easily breakable with or without intention.
Most split sole shoes provide excellent range for the wearer and are used primarily in sports, but lack the advantage of supporting the arch of the wearer. The addition of a leather sole inside the layer of the arch, however, will provide this needed support which benefits the health of the foot. The leather sole also allows the foot to remain cool, giving less possibility of contracting athlete's foot or other foot infections. The visual appearance of the shoe will remain the same and the only change will be the addition of a different type or style of heel. The bottom of the shoe will house the female attachment to receive the male attachment of the heel (Monique). The wearer will be able to lock the heel in place by sliding it into the bottom of the Quantina and listening for the click to ensure a secure lock. In addition to this locking agent, both the female and male attachments are magnetized to add more security for the connection of both pieces.
The wearer will be able to remove the heel, whenever desired, by pushing both sides of the Monique simultaneously to release the male attachment. By having this type of release, it will be virtually impossible to have the heel slip off by itself or when the wearer takes a fall or puts too much pressure on the heel. The only way the heel can be removed is to do so by actively pushing the sides of the Monique to release it from the Quantina.
The above object, features, and advantages of the present invention become apparent from the attached detailed description and read with the accompanying drawings, which illustrate by way of example, the principles of the invention. The reference numbers are used to identify the parts of the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION

FIG A illustrates the Quantina and its components

FIG. B illustrates the Monique and its components

FIG. C depicts the connection of the Quantina and the Monique

FIG. D depicts the final outcome of completed design with the Monique attached

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

FIG. A

I. [Female attachment] Magnetized plates enable the Monique to slide into the Quantina
II. Hollowed opening that catches the notch located on the Monique to secure the lock.
III. Hidden platform for comfort and ease of switching between different height levels.
IV. Soft leather sole that promotes healthy feet and allows flexibility within the shoe and for the wearer.

FIG. B

I. [Male attachment] Steel locking blades that are slid into the Quantina to attach the heel.
II. Circular notch that is a part to the steel blade and secures the lock to the Quantina. A click can be head when the notch falls into the hollowed opening.
III. Button that is pressed simultaneously with the identical button located on the opposite side of the Monique to release the lock and remove the Monique.
IV. Hollowed slots that allow the male attachment to be pushed down or folded into it when the attachment is not in use.
FIG. C shows the connection of both pieces when the Monique is slid into the Quantina.
FIG. D shows the finished design of the Quantina and the Monique as a whole.

Claims

1. It is claimed that the Quantina will use a split sole design, which will be made of leather to promote the health of the foot, that supports the arch and allows the wearer optimal range when walking.

2. (canceled)

3. It is claimed that the Quantina will house the female attachment and the Monique will house the male attachment while keeping the conventional design of a shoe.

4. It is claimed that the locking system will be magnetized and created to both receive and release the Monique from the Quantina at any time the wearer desires without accidental release of the Monique.