Interchangeable footwear (velppers)
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.
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.
DIAGRAMClaims
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.
Type: Application
Filed: Aug 27, 2008
Publication Date: Mar 4, 2010
Inventor: Magaret Shittu (Worcester, MA)
Application Number: 12/229,832
International Classification: A43B 3/24 (20060101); A43B 13/28 (20060101); A43B 13/38 (20060101);