False heel training shoe component

Abstract

A footwear component is disclosed for the purpose of adding athletic and muscle-toning benefit to virtually any shoe type by way of manufacturing in a false heel. The false heel is comprised of a pliable yet durable material that covers and hides a gap that is created by the lack of midsole support under the heel portion of the boot for the purpose of engaging leg muscles that are normally at rest when the heel is supported. The gap is defined by the heel portion of a full, ground-contacting outsole and the heel portion of the boot. By covering this gap, the wearer is afforded a normal shoe appearance while getting a gradual all day muscle-toning workout. In more athletic embodiments of the present invention, the shoe can convert to a better-performing configuration by drawing up and securing the heel portion of the outsole via a hidden or not hidden strap or straps and a pivot point designed into the outsole.

1 . A false heel shoe component that provides aesthetic and functional improvement to the known frontal platform training shoe designs that afford athletic benefit through their use, the false heel shoe component comprising; 
 a complete outsole that defines a gap between itself and the unsupported heel portion of the shoe's boot when incorporated into a known frontal platform training shoe configuration;    a durable, pliable material that has specific functional properties that allow it to collapse without resistance under bodyweight yet keep said outsole and said boot conjoined when said shoe is lifted;    a strap or a plurality of straps for alternatively raising and securing heel portion of said complete outsole for better feel and performance during specifically athletic movements;    wherein said durable, pliable material covers said gap by conjoining said boot with said heel along the outer edge of each thereby disguising said shoe as a normal shoe for all day wearing and gradual athletic benefit from low impact everyday activities.    
     
     
         2 . The false heel shoe component of  claim 1  that provides aesthetic and functional improvement to the known frontal platform training shoe designs that afford athletic benefit through their use, wherein said complete outsole is designed with a pivot/flex point comprised of serrations that run horizontally across said complete outsole at a position that correlates to the rearward ball of the foot.  
     
     
         3 . The false heel shoe component of  claim 1  that provides aesthetic and functional improvement to the known frontal platform training shoe designs that afford athletic benefit through their use, wherein said durable, pliable material simulates the appearance of the material that would normally support the heel of the wearer for that particular shoe type and design be it casual, athletic, dress, or other thereby normalizing the appearance of the shoe.  
     
     
         4 . The false heel shoe component of  claim 1  that provides aesthetic and functional improvement to the known frontal platform training shoe designs that afford athletic benefit through their use, wherein said strap or plurality of straps for alternatively raising and securing, heel portion of said complete outsole can be hidden in the heel portion of said boot originating and attached to the top heel portion of said outsole extending and adjustably securing over the top portion of the heel of said boot.  
     
     
         5 . The false heel shoe component of  claim 1  that provides aesthetic and functional improvement to the known frontal platform training shoe designs that afford athletic benefit through their use, wherein said strap or plurality of straps for alternatively raising and securing heel portion of said complete outsole is not hidden and can be seen as a feature originating and attached to the outer heel portion of said outsole extending through blocks and adjustably securing over the top block positioned at the top of the heel of said boot.