Convertible shoe

Abstract

A convertible shoe includes a shoe base having shoe base surfaces; fastener structures; at least two interchangeable shoe parts removably attachable with the fastener structures to at least one of the base surfaces to selectively produce a desired shoe configuration. The shoe base preferably includes an elongate panel having substantially the shape and size of a shoe sole for a given user, and the base surfaces to which the fastener structures are secured include longitudinal panel side surfaces, panel front and rear surfaces and panel top and bottom surfaces. The shoe parts preferably include a number of shoe top structures of various configurations and a number of shoe bottom structures of various configurations.

1 . A convertible shoe, comprising:
 a shoe base having upper, lower, and edge shoe base surfaces;   a plurality of removably attachable fastener means, each fastener means having a first half coupled to one of said upper surface of said shoe base and said lower surface of said shoe base surface; and   at least two interchangeable shoe parts, each part having a second half of one of said plurality of removably attachable fastener means and each interchangeable shoe part being removably attachable directly to at least one of said upper shoe base surface and said lower shoe base surface to selectively produce a desired shoe configuration.   
     
     
         2 . The convertible shoe of  claim 1 , wherein said fastener means comprises an array of first snap fastener and connecting second snap fastener halves. 
     
     
         3 . The convertible shoe of  claim 1 , wherein said fastener means comprises one of a hook portion and a loop portion of hook and loop fastener sheets and an opposing one of a loop portion and a hook portion of hook and loop fastener sheets. 
     
     
         4 . The convertible shoe of  claim 1 , wherein said shoe base comprises an elongate panel having substantially the shape and size of a shoe sole for a given user, and wherein said base surfaces to which said fastener means are secured include longitudinal panel top and bottom surfaces. 
     
     
         5 . The convertible shoe of  claim 1 , wherein said shoe parts comprise a plurality of shoe top structures of various configurations have shoe top structure lower ends and being shaped and sized to wrap over the top of a wearer foot and downwardly to connect at said shoe top structure lower ends to fastener means on at least one of said base surfaces. 
     
     
         6 . The convertible shoe of  claim 5 , wherein said shoe top structure lower ends connect to at least one of: said longitudinal panel bottom surface and said panel top surface. 
     
     
         7 . The convertible shoe of  claim 4 , wherein said shoe parts comprise a plurality of shoe bottom structures of various configurations comprising a sole portion connected to a heel portion. 
     
     
         8 . The convertible shoe of  claim 7 , wherein said sole portion has a sole portion upper surface and has fastener means on said sole portion upper surface which register with and removably connect to fastener means on said panel bottom surface. 
     
     
         9 . The convertible shoe of  claim 7 , wherein said heel portion and said sole portion one of: are permanently interconnected and a single integral part. 
     
     
         10 . The convertible shoe of  claim 7 , wherein said panel and said bottom structure are one of: permanently interconnected and a single integral part. 
     
     
         11 . The convertible shoe of  claim 7 , additionally comprising a heel cover sheet having heel cover fastener means for removably attaching to said base fastener means on said heel, for changing the color or style of the convertible shoe. 
     
     
         12 . The convertible shoe of  claim 7 , additionally comprising a heel rigid cover having heel cover fastener means for removably attaching to said fastener means on said shoe, for changing the color or style of the convertible shoe. 
     
     
         13 . The convertible shoe of  claim 1 , additionally comprising a foot bed for fastening to the shoe base upper surface. 
     
     
         14 . The convertible shoe of  claim 13 , wherein said foot bed has foot bed ports for passing shoe top structure lower ends. 
     
     
         15 . A convertible shoe, comprising:
 a shoe base having shoe base surfaces;   a shoe sole portion having sole portion surfaces;   a first fastener means having a first half coupled to one of said shoe base surfaces and a second half coupled to one of said shoe sole surfaces, the first fastener means removably attaching said shoe base to said shoe sole portion;   a second fastener means; and   at least two interchangeable shoe parts removably attachable with said second fastener means to one of said shoe base surfaces and said sole portion surfaces to selectively produce a desired shoe configuration.   
     
     
         16 . The convertible shoe of  claim 15 , wherein at least one of said shoe parts is a shoe top structure. 
     
     
         17 . A convertible shoe, comprising:
 a shoe base comprising a shoe sole portion having sole portion surfaces;   a foot bed having foot bed surfaces;   a first fastener means having a first half coupled to one of said sole portion surfaces and a second half coupled to one of said foot bed surfaces, the first fastener means removably attaching said shoe base to said foot bed;   a second fastener means; and   at least two interchangeable shoe parts removably attachable with said second fastener means to one of said sole portion surfaces and said foot bed surfaces to selectively produce a desired shoe configuration.   
     
     
         18 . The convertible shoe of  claim 17 , wherein at least one of said shoe parts is a shoe top structure. 
     
     
         19 . The convertible shoe of  claim 1 , additionally comprising various sized arches or supports with fastener means for removably attaching to said fastener means on said shoe, for changing for comfort or medical reasons. 
     
     
         20 . The convertible shoe of  claim 1 , additionally comprising various sized arches or supports with lower ends passing through foot bed ports with fastener means for removably attaching to said fastener means on said shoe for changing for comfort and for medical reasons. 
     
     
         21 . The convertible shoe of  claim 1 , additionally comprising a shoe base with one of spikes and cleats and fastener means comprising a shoe sole portion with fastener means a foot bed having foot bed surfaces for changing to and from golf course. 
     
     
         22 . A convertible shoe, comprising:
 a shoe top structure which can be fastened with snap fastener halves or with hook and loop fastener portions, or with virtually any other fastener means to absolutely any surface of the foot bed, or to absolutely any surface of the shoe base such as an elongate panel, or to absolutely any surface of the sole portion including any surface of the heel portion, or to any combination of these, such that said present convertible shoe is fully versatile.