Footwear System

Abstract

A footwear system with a swiveling heel operable to facilitate access for adorning footwear. The heel swivels or detaches to allow facilitated access to an interior portion of the footwear. The heel joins with a body of the footwear at a hinge. The hinge allows the heel and the body to rotate or swivel relative to each other about a fixed axis of rotation. The heel rotates around the hinge in a substantially horizontal direction. The heel swivels away from the body to form an open position, and then secures back to the body to form a closed position. Fasteners secure the rotating free end of the heel to the body portion. A pad portion at least partially covers the fasteners and the hinge to provide comfort while adorning the footwear. Straps extend from the heel to join with the fasteners on the body portion.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system comprising:
 a footwear, said footwear comprising a body portion, said body portion being configured to be operable to at least partially cover a foot, said body portion comprising an interior portion, said interior portion being configured to be operable to at least partially receive a foot, said footwear further comprising a heel portion, said footwear further comprising a hinge portion, said hinge portion being configured to join said body portion with said heel portion, said hinge portion being operable to rotate said heel portion relative to said body portion.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , in which said footwear comprises a shoe. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said hinge portion comprises a plurality of rings. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein said plurality of rings are disposed to pass through said heel portion and said body portion. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said heel portion is operable to rotate away from said body portion to an open position. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 5 , in which said open position is configured to allow at least partial access to said interior portion. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said heel portion is operable to rotate towards said body portion to a closed position. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 7 , in which said closed position is operable to at least partially restrict access to said interior portion. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1 , in which said footwear comprises at least one fastener. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein said at least one fastener is configured to secure said heel portion in said closed position. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 1 , in which said footwear comprises at least one strap. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein said at least one strap is configured to join said heel portion to said body portion. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 1 , in which said foot wear comprises a pad portion. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein said pad portion is configured to at least partially cover said hinge portion and said at least one fastener.