Abstract: There is disclosed an improved system of footwear which permits the wearer to customize the fit and aesthetics of her footwear. A substantially E shaped channel is provided along the length of, and inward of the perimeter of the sole of the assembly. The central arm of the E channel is provided with a series of lacing engagement members in the form of slots. Through selective choice and engagement of the lacings with slots, a myriad of styling and fit adjustments can be made by a wearer.

Abstract: A shoe construction includes a shoe body which is conventional except that it does not include a shoe sole, a first layer of material fixed to the undersurface of the shoe body, a second layer of material for attaching to and detaching from the first layer of material, and a shoe sole fixed to the second layer of material. The first and second layers of material include means such as velcro for enabling attachment and detachment of the two layers. With this construction, when a shoe sole becomes worn, it can be detached from the shoe body and replaced by a new shoe sole.

Abstract: An article of footwear of an interchangeable nature permitting alteration by the wearer of the shoe appearance and configuration. There is provided an outsole of unitary construction having toe, central, and heel portions, there being a heel unit carried upon the heel portion of wedge-defining character. A top sole sits upon the heel, having a forward portion attached to the central portion of the outsole. The latter, heel unit and top sole, are secured by a selectively removable cooperative fabric securement and/or T-arrangement. The insole overlies the toe of the outsole, being detachably secured thereto, and preferably interengages portions of the top sole to provide a hinge-defining construction in the central portion of the shoe. A sock liner overlies the insole and top sole, being selectively and easily removed for access to the other elements of the shoe for interchangeability purposes. Various uppers providing front and rear quarters are detachably secured to the shoe at toe and heel portions thereof.

Abstract: Athletic shoes with removable outsoles are disclosed. Each upper is designed to fit an individual foot and ankle of a particular wearer and such upper is provided with an insole securely and permanently connected therewith. Each insole terminates along its peripheral margin with one part of a bead-and-recess mechanically detachable locking member. A removable outsole is provided with a surface contacting tread which is selected to not only best match the surface of a particular sports area but also the condition of such surface at a particular time of use. A flexible member is permanently connected with the outsole and terminates along its peripheral margin with the other part of the mechanical locking member. The outsole and the insole are further connected together by mating Velcro members, tongues and grooves carried by the outsole and insole in paired relations, and other interlocking means.

Abstract: A pair of slippers each of which, in preferred form, has one-half of a slide fastener connected around substantially the entire periphery of the slipper's sole. The slide fastener half remains connected to each slipper while the slippers are being worn. To store the slippers, the slippers are oriented in toe-to-toe position, and in upper-to-upper faced relation, the slide fastener halves on the slippers being thereafter jointed to connect the two slippers together. In this storage configuration, the slipper soles constitute the outer side walls of the package.

Abstract: Disclosed here is a novelly designed sandal whose vamp or sole can be changed. If there are many so designed vamps and soles, then many times new sandals can be composed by the interchange among the vamps and soles. For example, 5 different pairs of vamps and 2 different pairs of soles, then 10 different pairs of sandals can be made. The sandal can also be further changed by changing the binding, welt or side element with different color, type, etc.

Abstract: A sandal with removable straps including a platform having a top surface, a bottom surface and a side surface extending around the platform, the platform including a plurality of openings each extending from the top surface to the bottom or side surface, a plurality of recesses complementary in number to the plurality of openings and with each recess surrounding the end of each opening in the bottom or side surface, a removable strap member having loop portions at the ends of the strap member and with the ends of the strap extending through the openings from the top surface and with the loop portions lying within the recesses, and a plurality of button members complementary in number to the plurality of recesses and with each button member including means for locking the loop portions within the recesses and with each button member having a size and shape to substantially fill its recess.

Abstract: A shoe adapted for facile interchangeability into a multiplicity of styles comprising an outsole having a heel portion, with there being an intervening zone of flexure therebetween. Forward and rearward inner soles are provided on said outsole and with their adjacent end portions in overlapping relationship for relative slidability during foot movement. A retaining strap extending lengthwise of the shoe serves to optionally maintain a rear upper in operative position as well as to promote integration of the shoe components in selected mode of wear. A readily widthwise adjustable front upper or vamp is detachably mounted upon the forward portion of said outsole and replaceable by a thong detachable to the forward portion of the sole.

Abstract: The lower stringer of a slide fastener means is attached to an upstanding side wall of a sole, which side wall extends around the perimeter of the sole; the complementary upper stringer is attached to the lower edge portion of the upper, which loser edge portion extends around the perimeter of said upper. With the shoe disassembled, the tape of the upper stringer lies adjacent of the outer surface of the upper and carries coupler means directed upwardly. To assemble the shoe, the upper stringer tape is folded outwardly and downwardly over on itself to form an upwardly directed bight and thus dependently locating the coupler means of the upper stringer directly above the coupler means of the lower stringer so that slide fastener means can couple the two said coupler means. A removable heel cup, for reinforcing the heel region of the upper, is upwardly insertable into a heel pocket formed in the rear of the upper.

Abstract: A new therapeutic health shoe which can be personalized to fit the needs of the user by altering walking patterns by means of transferring the weight of the wearer from one part of the foot to another thereby affecting the angle of the foot with the angle of the leg and modified to reflect the changing conditions of the user's foot.

Abstract: This invention relates to shoes. It's object is to provide improved securing forms which are adapted to interchangeable uppers so that the appearance of shoes may be changed completely by only changing the uppers. These forms are (1) body-hook form (2) string-hole form (3) looped strap form (4) plug form (5) halter form (6) harness form and (7) belt form.

Abstract: A footwear construction is provided having a vamp portion extending upwardly from the periphery of the forward portion of the sole and a plug bridging the upper periphery of the vamp portion to overlie the toe and instep region of the sole. Either the plug, the vamp portion or a coupling member joining the plug and vamp portion is formed of elastic material. The plug may be releasably securable to the vamp portion by a slide fastener and a decorative plug cover may be releasably secured to the plug to permit the production of selective decorative effects and to obscure the slide fastener from sight, if desired.