Footwear customization device

Abstract

An improved footwear device is user customizable permitting selective alteration of the footwear appearance. Each footwear device is made from layers of rubber or similar footwear material. A first layer forms a bottom (outsole) that impacts the pathway surface. A second layer or insole forms a working surface to protect the user foot from impacts, pathway contours and debris. The cosmetic alteration portion of the device comprises three loops formed from a single strand of fabric such as cotton or similar material. This strand is threaded through three strategically positioned holes perforating the second or insole layer; then, the strand is folded in such a fashion that three loops are formed, one for each hole. Next, the two layers are adhesively attached one to another so as to form a completed device. A strip of material is then threaded through the protruding loops so as to change the footwear's appearance.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A footwear system comprising:
 a top layer having a perforation therein attached to   a bottom layer corresponding to the top layer in size and shape.   
     
     
         2 . The footwear system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a second perforation in the top layer.   
     
     
         3 . The footwear system of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 a third perforation in the top layer.   
     
     
         4 . The footwear system of  claim 1 , wherein the perforation is disposed in an anterior portion of the top layer. 
     
     
         5 . The footwear system of  claim 2 , wherein the second perforation is disposed in a lateral portion of the top layer. 
     
     
         6 . The footwear system of  claim 3 , wherein the third perforation is disposed in a lateral portion of the top layer. 
     
     
         7 . The footwear system of  claim 1 , further comprising a strip of material threaded through the perforation. 
     
     
         8 . The footwear system of  claim 1 , wherein the strip of material threaded through the perforation is formed into a loop of material that enters and exits therein. 
     
     
         9 . The footwear system of  claim 2 , wherein the strip of material threaded through the perforation is formed into a loop of material that enters and exits the perforation and then enters the second perforation. 
     
     
         10 . The footwear system of  claim 9 , wherein the strip of material is formed into a loop of material that enters and exits the second perforation. 
     
     
         11 . The footwear system of  claim 3 , wherein the strip of material threaded through the perforation is formed into a loop of material that enters and exits the perforation and then enters the second perforation is formed into a loop of material and then exits the second perforation. and then enters the third perforation. 
     
     
         12 . The footwear system of  claim 11 , wherein the strip of material is formed into a loop of material that enters and exits the third perforation. 
     
     
         13 . The footwear system of  claim 1 , wherein the top and bottom layers are adhesively attached together. 
     
     
         14 . The footwear system of  claim 1 , wherein the top and bottom layer have a customizing device adhesively attached between the top and bottom layers. 
     
     
         15 . A footwear customization device comprising:
 a flat layered slab made from
 two plys of footwear material 
   having a shoe customization device adhesively attached between the two plys.   
     
     
         16 . The footwear customization device of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 a triad of apertures disposed on a surface of a first ply such that the apertures fully penetrate the first ply.   
     
     
         17 . The footwear customization device of  claim 16 , further comprising:
 a triad of apertures disposed on a surface of a first ply such that the apertures fully penetrate the first ply and are disposed in such a fashion as to form customization support points.   
     
     
         18 . The footwear customization device of  claim 15 , wherein the shoe customization device comprises a strip of material having two ends. 
     
     
         19 . The footwear customization device of  claim 18 , wherein the strip of material consecutively enters then exits three holes in the first ply from a space between the plys to a space above the first ply thereby forming three attachment points. 
     
     
         20 . An article of clothing comprising:
 a first slab of material attached to   a corresponding slab of material and having   a decoration alternating device having three loop anchors formed from a strip of material found between two slabs of adhesively connected materials.