FIELD

The present disclosure relates, in general, to footwear, and more particularly to convertible, interchangeable shoe technology.

BACKGROUND

Shoes are as used as much for fashion statements as they are for foot protection. As such, most shoes are cast aside before they are worn out. This is especially true for babies with rapidly growing feet. However, to own multiple pairs of shoes can become expensive. Since babies don't walk, or only walk a limited distance, the soles of the shoes never really wear out. Thus, the only visible wear on these shoes is on the tops of the shoes. Having multiple different shoe tops that can be purchased at a fraction of the cost of an entire shoe would be an appealing option to people with small children. Especially since the part of the shoe to wear out first, the outsole, rarely does with small children.

In many situations, such as encountered with pets, a full shoe is hard to put on in one piece. The pet will rebel against its foot's complete insertion into outdoor footwear, making them hard to properly install. With children, they too will fidget when the shoe is being installed making the job difficult. Of primary concern, is whether the child's foot is properly fitted into the shoe. Their toes may be jammed, bent, crossed and the like as well as crookedly fit into the shoe. This can lead to more than just discomfort.

Henceforth, an inexpensive, convertible shoe that can be converted to accommodate different looks and assembled in place, on or off of the foot would fulfill a long felt need in the footwear industry. This new invention utilizes and combines known and new technologies in a unique and novel configuration to overcome the aforementioned problems and accomplish this. Thus, an economical solution to the aforementioned problems is provided by the embodiments set forth below.

BRIEF SUMMARY

In accordance with various embodiments, a shoe with interchangeable looks is provided.

In one aspect, a shoe sole, combinable with a plethora of different styled upper shoe tops that may be placed onto the foot in two parts and combined thereon is provided.

In another aspect, a shoe adapted to accommodate a rapidly growing foot is provided.

In still another aspect, a shoe made by mating a different sized outsole and upper shoes together.

In yet another aspect, an economical system of footwear utilizing one sole and multitude of foot coverings connectable thereto.

Various modifications and additions can be made to the embodiments discussed without departing from the scope of the invention. For example, while the embodiments described above refer to particular features, the scope of this invention also includes embodiments having different combination of features and embodiments that do not include all of the above described features.

