Shoe with Swappable Toe Piece

Abstract

The present invention discloses a method and system to enable shoes with a removable swappable toe-piece which also provides for a plurality of toe-covers that matingly engage an existing shoe toe cover that may change the contour of the existing toe cover in addition to coloration changes.

1 . A method and apparatus providing shoes with swappable toe pieces; the method comprising the steps of:
 a) providing a pair of shoes having a sole with an upper attached thereto having a removable toe piece;   b) removing the toe pieces from said shoes;   c) providing an additional pair of toe pieces for said shoes;   d) providing adjacent fasteners within said shoes comprising a sole fastener and an upper fastener;   e) providing corresponding mating fasteners within said additional toe pieces; and   f) attaching said additional toe pieces to said respective corresponding shoe fasteners.   
     
     
         2 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the foot print of each additional pair of toe pieces is substantially similar to the removed toe pieces with a dissimilar surface area. 
     
     
         3 . The method as recited in  claim 2 , further providing a plurality of attachable toe-pieces whereby a user selectively changes the type of toe pieces attached to said shoes. 
     
     
         4 . The method as recited in  claim 3 , further providing storage means for organizing said plurality of additional toe pieces. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus providing shoes with swappable toe pieces comprising;
 a) a pair of shoes having a sole with an upper attached thereto having removable toe pieces;   b) having an additional pair of toe pieces for said shoes;   c) the shoes having adjacent fasteners securing said removable toe pieces to said shoes;   d) the shoes having at least one sole fastener for receiving a base positioned toe piece fastener therein; and   e) the shoes having at least one upper fastener for receiving a toe piece edge positioned fastener thereto.   
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein said shoe having a sole and upper has a closed vamp whereby the toe piece fastener engages the vamp of said shoe. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein said shoe having a sole and upper has an open vamp whereby the toe piece fastener forms the vamp of said shoe. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein said sole fastener is a cavity extending partially into said sole. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein said sole cavity is a bore with a lip for latching to a toe piece fastener. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein said toe piece base-positioned fastener is a post with a transverse nub extending therefrom. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 10  wherein the toe piece nub resides under said sole bore lip when said toe piece is matingly engaged to said sole fastener. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein said toe piece has a plurality of base-positioned fasteners with a plurality of correspondingly positioned sole bore fasteners. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the adjacent shoe fastener is a channel for receiving the lip of the toe piece. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the adjacent shoe fastener is mating members of hook and loop material positioned on the respective shoe and toe piece portions. 
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the adjacent shoe fastener is mating magnetic members positioned on the respective shoe and toe piece portions. 
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the adjacent shoe fastener is mating magnetic members positioned on the respective shoe and toe piece portions. 
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , further comprising a receptacle for storing said plurality of toe pieces. 
     
     
         18 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein said plurality of toe pieces are of various shapes. 
     
     
         19 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein said plurality of toe pieces are of various colors and patterns. 
     
     
         20 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , further comprising a toe pieces that can be placed over an existing toe piece. 
     
     
         21 . The apparatus of  claim 20 , further comprising a bonding element for holding the superjacent toe piece to said shoe.