Shoe Top Exchange

Abstract

The invention relates to a shoe with a sole, detachable interchangeable upper, and securing strap. The shoe contains snaps or other connector components along the entire perimeter of the side of the lower shoe member. Embodiments of the present invention include a shoe upper that is attached to the lower shoe through holes along the edge of the upper shoe that allow the securing strap to affix to the connectors on the perimeter of the lower shoe.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An interchangeable shoe-forming assembly for providing multiple styles of the shoe upper in one pair of shoes comprising:
 a sole member to underlie the foot of the wearer that is defined by an upper, lower, and side surface;   a shoe upper releasably attachable to said peripheral edge of the sole member, with the upper having an inner that lies toward the foot and outer surface that lies away from the foot;   an elongated rectangular securing strap member releasably attachable to the sole member and extending around the upper perimeter of the sole member.   
     
     
         2 . The shoe system of  claim 1 , wherein a sole member with attachment components along the entire perimeter of the sole member and wherein the preferred embodiment this perimeter area exists as a recessed ridge along the upper most perimeter of the sole member. 
     
     
         3 . The shoe system of  claim 1 , wherein a shoe upper with holes along the bottom ridge of the upper. Uppers may take the form of straps of any width or a fully enclosing shoe upper. Uppers are fitted such that only sole attachment points on the sole are utilized for the style of the respective upper and only those holes of the upper are attached to the respective sole attachment points. 
     
     
         4 . The shoe system of  claim 1 , wherein an elongated rectangular strap used to secure the upper to the shoe sole. The securing strap attaches to the attachment components along the ridge on the upper peripheral edge of the shoe sole. 
     
     
         5 . The shoe system of  claim 1 , wherein the connecting components used in the sole member and the connecting components used on the securing strap are interlocking by method such as but not restricted to snap.