Shoes with interchangeable strap covers

Abstract

A women's shoe includes a sole, a heel and a base strap secured to opposite sides of the shoe and positioned to extend across of the wearer's foot. Strap covers are provided in various colors, materials, shapes and decorative surface patterns. The strap covers are each removably attachable to the base straps, in covering relation thereto, and are selectively interchangeable to provide a variety of different styles and appearances, thereby allowing the same shoe to be worn with many different outfits. The shoes are provided in different sizes, heel shapes and heights to further enhance the versatility of style and appearance, ranging from formal to casual.

1 . A shoe comprising: 
 a sole;    an upper attached to the shoe and being structured and disposed to extend across and cover at least a portion of the top of a wearer's foot when the shoe is worn, and said upper having a top surface;    a cover member sized and configured to cover said top surface of said upper and including an exposed top side for providing a primary visual appearance to the shoe; and    releasable fasteners for releasably attaching said cover member to said top surface of said upper.    
     
     
         2 . The shoe as recited in  claim 1  further comprising: 
 a plurality of said cover members for selective removable attachment to said upper, and wherein said plurality of cover members each provide a different primary visual appearance to the shoe when attached thereto.    
     
     
         3 . The shoe as recited in  claim 2  wherein said releasable fasteners comprise hook and loop fasteners.  
     
     
         4 . The shoe as recited in  claim 3  wherein said hook and loop fasteners include a hook component on said top surface of said upper and a loop component on an underside of said cover member.  
     
     
         5 . The shoe as recited in  claim 1  wherein said upper comprises a strap which is structured and disposed to extend across the top of the wearer's foot when the shoe is worn so that at least one of the wearer's toes is exposed.  
     
     
         6 . The shoe as recited in  claim 5  wherein said strap has a bow tie configuration.  
     
     
         7 . The shoe as recited in  claim 2  wherein said plurality of cover members are of various colors.  
     
     
         8 . The shoe as recited in  claim 7  wherein said plurality of cover members are of varying materials.  
     
     
         9 . The shoe as recited in  claim 8  wherein said plurality of cover members are of various shapes.  
     
     
         10 . The shoe as recited in  claim 1  wherein said cover member includes decorative elements on said exposed top side.  
     
     
         11 . A shoe comprising: 
 a sole;    a heel;    an upper attached to the shoe and being structured and disposed to extend across and cover at least a portion of the top of a wearer's foot when the shoe is worn, and said upper having a top surface;    a cover member sized and configured to cover said top surface of said upper and including an exposed top side for providing a primary visual appearance to the shoe; and    cooperating releasable fasteners for releasably attaching said cover member to said top surface of said upper.    
     
     
         12 . The shoe as recited in  claim 11  further comprising: 
 a plurality of said cover members for selective removable attachment to said upper, and wherein said plurality of cover members each provide a different primary visual appearance to the shoe when attached thereto.    
     
     
         13 . The shoe as recited in  claim 12  wherein said cooperating releasable fasteners comprise hook and loop fasteners.  
     
     
         14 . The shoe as recited in  claim 13  wherein said hook and loop fasteners include a hook component on said top surface of said upper and a loop component on an underside of said cover member.  
     
     
         15 . The shoe as recited in  claim 11  wherein said upper comprises a strap which is structured and disposed to extend across the top of the wearer's foot when the shoe is worn so that at least one of the wearer's toes is exposed.  
     
     
         16 . The shoe as recited in  claim 12  wherein said plurality of cover members are of various colors.  
     
     
         17 . The shoe as recited in  claim 11  wherein said cover member includes decorative elements on said exposed top side.  
     
     
         18 . A shoe comprising: 
 a sole;    an upper attached to the shoe and being structured and disposed to extend across and cover at least a portion of the top of wearer's foot when the shoe is worn, and said upper having a top surface;    a plurality of cover members for selective removable attachment to said upper, and said plurality of cover members each providing a different primary visual appearance to the shoe when attached thereto; and    cooperating releasable fasteners for releasably attaching any selected one of said plurality of cover members to said top surface of said upper.    
     
     
         19 . The shoe as recited  claim 18  wherein at least one of said plurality of cover members includes one or more decorative elements on said exposed top side.