Footwear with upper attachment mechanism

Abstract

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a footwear including a sole and at least one upper. The sole includes: a sole body; and at least one first mating connector located on the sole body. The at least one upper includes: an upper body; and at least one first mating connector located on the upper body. Each of the at least one first mating connector of the upper is configured to be detachably attached to one of the at least one first mating connector of the at least one sole.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A footwear comprising:
 a sole comprising:
 a sole body; and 
 at least one first mating connector located on the sole body; and 
   at least one upper comprising:
 an upper body; and 
 at least one first mating connector located on the upper body, each of the at least one first mating connector of the upper being configured to be detachably attached to one of the at least one first mating connector of the at least one sole. 
   
     
     
         2 . The footwear of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one first mating connector of the sole includes a plurality of first mating connectors of the sole that are spaced apart from each other. 
     
     
         3 . The footwear of  claim 2 , wherein the first mating connectors of the sole are arranged along the sole. 
     
     
         4 . The footwear of  claim 1 , wherein each of the at least one first mating connector of the upper includes a snap connector, and
 each of the at least one first mating connector of the sole further comprises a snap connector that is configured to be detachably attached to the corresponding snap connector of the upper.   
     
     
         5 . The footwear of  claim 1 , wherein the sole body is provided with a first recess at a side of the sole body, and
 at least a part of each of the at least one first mating connector of the sole is located within the first recess of the sole body, such that the at least one upper is substantially flush with the first side of the sole when each of the at least one first mating connector of the upper is attached to one of the at least one first mating connector of the sole.   
     
     
         6 . The footwear of  claim 5 , further comprising a fixing structure that fixes one of the at least one first mating connector of the sole to the sole body. 
     
     
         7 . The footwear of  claim 6 , wherein the fixing structure includes:
 an anchor located inside the sole body; and   an anchor connector that extends from the one of the at least one first mating connector of the sole toward to the anchor, the anchor connector being directly connected to the one of the at least one first mating connector of the sole and to the anchor.   
     
     
         8 . The footwear of  claim 6 , wherein the fixing structure includes a plate fixed to the sole body and provided with a hole, and
 one of the at least one first mating connector of the sole includes:
 a first portion located between the sole body and the plate; and 
 a second portion extending from the first portion through the hole of the plate to an outside of the sole. 
   
     
     
         9 . The footwear of  claim 8 , wherein the first recess of the sole body includes a recess wall facing in a lateral direction of the sole body,
 the sole body is provided with an additional recess that is recessed from the recess wall of the first recess, and   a part of one of the at least one first mating connector of the sole is located within the additional recess of the sole body.   
     
     
         10 . The footwear of  claim 2 , wherein the at least one first mating connector of the upper includes a plurality of first mating connectors of the upper that are spaced apart from each other. 
     
     
         11 . The footwear of  claim 10 , wherein the first mating connectors of the upper are arranged in a front-back direction of the upper, and the first mating connectors of the sole are arranged in a front-back direction of the sole, and
 a spacing between adjacent two of the plurality of the first mating connectors of the sole matches a spacing between adjacent two of the plurality of the first mating connectors of the single upper.   
     
     
         12 . The footwear of  claim 1 , wherein the sole body includes a first side and a second side that face opposite sides to each other in a lateral direction of the sole body,
 the at least one first mating connector of the sole is located at the first side of the sole body,   the sole includes at least one second mating connector located at the second side of the sole body,   the upper body includes a first end and a second end that is spaced apart from the first end in a lateral direction of the upper body,   the at least one first mating connector of the upper is located at the first end of the upper body, and   the upper includes at least one second mating connector located at the second end of the upper body, the at least one second mating connector of the upper being configured to be detachably attached to at least one second mating connector of the sole.   
     
     
         13 . The footwear of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one upper is a single upper, and
 the upper body of the single upper includes a strap that is detachably attached to the sole.   
     
     
         14 . The footwear of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one upper includes a plurality of uppers, and
 the upper bodies of the uppers respectively include a plurality of straps that are each detachably attached to the sole.   
     
     
         15 . The footwear of  claim 14 , wherein two of the straps cross each other in a plan view when the uppers are attached to the sole. 
     
     
         16 . The footwear of  claim 1 , further comprising a cover covering one of the at least one first mating connector of the sole when another one of the at least one first mating connector of the sole is attached to one of the at least one first mating connector of one of the at least one upper. 
     
     
         17 . A kit comprising:
 at least one sole comprising:
 a sole body; and 
 at least one first mating connector located on the sole body; 
   a plurality of first uppers that each comprises:
 an upper body; and 
 at least one first mating connector located on the upper body, each of the at least one first mating connector of the first upper body being configured to be detachably attached to one of the at least one first mating connector of the at least one sole, 
   a plurality of second uppers that each comprises:
 an upper body; and 
 at least one first mating connector located on the upper body, each of the at least one first mating connector of the first upper body being configured to be detachably attached to one of the at least one first mating connector of the at least one sole, 
   wherein each of the first uppers differs from each of the second uppers.   
     
     
         18 . The kit of  claim 17 , wherein each of the first uppers differs in shape, thickness, and/or attachment configuration from each of the second uppers. 
     
     
         19 . A footwear sole for attachment to a footwear upper comprising:
 a sole body, a first side edge and a second side edge,   at least one mating connector provided on a portion of at least one of the first and second side edges,   wherein the portion on which the at least one mating connector is provided is recessed relative to its respective side edge so that a footwear upper attached to the footwear sole using the at least one mating connector is substantially flush with the side edge of footwear sole at a location of the at least one least one mating connector.   
     
     
         20 . The footwear sole of  claim 19 , further comprising a plurality of spaced-apart mating connectors on each of the first and second side edges.