Women's shoes that interchange from high heel form to flat form

Abstract

The present invention is a shoe for women, which has a removable heel that would enable women to wear a single pair of shoes that can be used in either heel or flat form, whereby the shoe has a unique feature that allows the heel and flat component of the shoe to changeably lock in and unlock through an interlock.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A shoe assembly comprising:
 a front main body having a distal end and a proximal end and including a bottom positioned sole and a wall extending upward from said sole;   a receiving structure incorporated with said front main body;   a replaceable and removable heel assembly having an interlock incorporated therewith, whereby said interlock is constructed and arranged to lock into said receiving structure;   a shoe sole formed by connection of each of said front main body and said replaceable and removable heel assembly ; and   an expansion member incorporated onto said front main body, said expansion member constructed and arranged to facilitate configuration of said shoe assembly between elevated heel and flat form heel depending on configuration of heel height selected for said replaceable and removable heel assembly.   
     
     
         2 . The shoe of  claim 1 , wherein said expansion member includes a pair of expansion members positioned on said proximal end of said main body wall. 
     
     
         3 . The shoe of  claim 1 , having a buckle mechanism by which to control and manage expansion of said expansion member. 
     
     
         4 . The shoe of  claim 1 , having a band configured as a bolt and a strip, to transform said shoe from elevated heel to flat form. 
     
     
         5 . The shoe of  claim 1 , wherein said expansion member is configured as having an inner layer that is be folded and opened, and changes its shape according to the position of shoe in the high heel and flat form. 
     
     
         6 . The shoe of  claim 1 , further comprising a living hinge formed on inner portion of said shoe sole. 
     
     
         7 . The shoe of  claim 1 , whereby said interlock constructed and arranged to lock into said receiving structure is a lock button and a lock hole positioned underneath the sole of the shoe, through which the shoe can be transformed from high heel to the flat form by operating said interlock. 
     
     
         8 . The shoe of  claim 1 , including a hinge connected to the side of the shoe so that a high heel can be tilted at an angle of approximately 90 degrees to enable storage inside the shoe when the shoe is transformed to a flat form. 
     
     
         9 . A method of assembling and dissembling a shoe, said method comprising the steps of:
 providing a shoe assembly of  claim 1 , wherein each of said front main body and said replaceable and removable heel assembly are provided separately such that said assembly is in an unassembled configuration;   connecting each of said front main body and said replaceable and removable heel assembly to form an assembled configuration;   disconnecting each of said front main body and said replaceable and removable heel assembly to form a disassembled configuration.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein said providing of said front main body and said replaceable and removable heel assembly further comprises providing more than one removable heel assembly. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein said providing of said front main body comprises providing more than one of said front main assemblies.