Replaceable Heel System

Abstract

A Replaceable Heel System comprised of a stub attached to the lower surface rearward portion of the sole of a shoe, a plurality of replaceable heels of various heights, sizes and colors, end caps configured to attach to the stub or the heels and a coupling assembly configured to removably couple the stub and the replaceable heels.

1 . A replaceable heel system comprising:
 a sole having an upper surface and a lower surface, the lower surface having a forward portion positionable on ground, the lower surface having a rearward portion spaced a first distance above ground;   a stub coupled to the lower surface, at the rearward portion of the sole, the stub having an upper end and a lower end separate by a first length of between 25 percent and 90 percent of the first distance, the stub having an exterior surface with a planar front face.   a replaceable heel having an interior and an exterior, the replaceable heel being hollow with a second length, the interior of the replaceable heel being of a size and shape corresponding to the exterior surface of the stub; and   a coupling assembly between the stub and the replaceable heel.   
     
     
         2 . The system as set forth in  claim 1  wherein the coupling assembly includes a cavity in a rectangular configuration formed in the planar front face of the stub, the coupling assembly including an outer aperture in a rectangular configuration formed through the planar front face of each replaceable heel, the coupling assembly also including a button with a leaf spring, the leaf spring extending upwardly from the button resiliently coupling the button to the planar front face of the stub adjacent to the cavity, the button being rectangular and movable between an extended locking orientation and a depressed unlocked orientation, the extended locking orientation being with the button spring urged outwardly extending the button to exterior of the outer aperture, the interior unlocking orientation being achieved by a wearer pushing the button into the cavity of the stub interiorly of the outer aperture of the heel. 
     
     
         3 . The system as set forth in  claim 2  wherein the heel has an upper latitudinal length measured at an area of contact with the sole, and wherein the second length is a vertical longitudinal length measured at a central axis of the heel, and wherein the second length is 110 percent to 350 percent of the first length of the stub. 
     
     
         4 . The system as set forth in  claim 3 , wherein the heel has an upwardly extending chamber formed at the bottom and further including a cap formed with an upwardly extending projection positionable in the upwardly extending chamber at the bottom of an associated replaceable heel, the cap having a downwardly extending component adapted to provide an appearance of an extension of the associated replaceable heel, the downwardly extending component having a third height of a third distance, the first distance being the sum of the second length and the third distance. 
     
     
         5 . The system as set forth in  claim 2 , wherein the stub has an upwardly extending chamber at the bottom and further including a cap formed with an upwardly extending projection positionable in the upwardly extending chamber at the bottom of the stub, the cap having a downwardly extending component adapted to provide an appearance of an extension of the stub. 
     
     
         6 . The system as set forth in  claim 3 , wherein the heel includes a cap, the cap having a downwardly extending component adapted to provide an appearance of an extension of the associated replaceable heel, the downwardly extending component having a third height of a third distance, the first distance being the sum of the second length and the third distance. 
     
     
         7 . A replaceable heel system  10  for a high heel shoe, the system adapted for removably coupling a heel  14  to a sole  16  of a high heel shoe and for changing the heel on the sole of the high heel shoe as a function of a wearer's comfort and style preference, the system comprising, in combination:
 the sole having a front end  20  forwardly and a rear end  22  rearwardly separated by a length, the sole having an interior edge and an exterior edge separated by a width, the sole having a periphery encompassing the front end and rear end and interior edge and exterior edge, the sole having an upper surface  28  and a lower surface  30 , the upper surface adapted to receive a foot of a wearer, the lower surface having a forward portion  32  positionable on a ground surface, the lower surface having a rearward portion  34  spaced above the ground by a first height equal to a first distance of between  1  and  4  inches; 
 an upper  38  having a lower peripheral opening  40  and an upper peripheral opening  42 , the lower peripheral opening attached to the periphery of the sole, the upper peripheral opening adapted to accommodate a foot of a wearer when the putting on and taking off the high heel shoe; 
 a stub  46  attached to the lower surface of the sole at the rearward surface, the stub having an upper end  48  and a lower end  50  separate by a length of between  25  percent and  90  of the first distance, the stub having an exterior surface with a planar front face  52 ; 
 a plurality of replaceable heels  12 ,  14 ,  58 , each replaceable heel having an interior  60  and an exterior  62 , the interior of each replaceable heel being hollow and forming a chamber, the interior of each replaceable heel being of a size and shape corresponding to the exterior surface of the stub, each replaceable heel having a top  64  and a bottom  66  separated by a second height of a second distance less than the first distance; 
 a cap  70  positionable at the bottom of an associated replaceable heel, the cap having a downwardly extending component  74  adapted to provide an appearance of an extension of the associated replaceable heel, the downwardly extending component having a third height of a third distance, the first distance being the sum of the second distance and the third distance; and 
 a coupling assembly between the stub and each replaceable heel, the coupling assembly including a cavity  78  in a rectangular configuration formed in the planar front face of the stub, the coupling assembly including an outer aperture  80  in a rectangular configuration formed through the planar front face of each replaceable heel, the coupling assembly also including a button  82  with a leaf spring  84 , the leaf spring  84  extending upwardly from the button resiliently coupling the button to the planar front face of the stub, the button having a top edge and a parallel bottom edge, the button having a left edge and a parallel right edge, the button being movable between an extended locking orientation and a depressed unlocked orientation, the extended locking orientation being with the button spring urged outwardly extending the button to exterior of the outer aperture, the interior unlocking orientation being achieved by a wearer pushing the button into the cavity of the stub interiorly of the outer aperture of the heel. 
 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 7  wherein the replaceable heel has an upwardly extending chamber located at the bottom of the heel and the cap  70  formed with an upwardly extending projection  72  positionable in the upwardly extending chamber at the bottom of the associated replaceable heel, the cap having a downwardly extending component  74  adapted to provide an appearance of an extension of the associated replaceable heel, the downwardly extending component having a third height of a third distance, the first distance being the sum of the second distance and the third distance.