Customizable footwear

Abstract

Footwear comprising a sole portion; an upper portion secured to the sole portion; and a top portion secured to the upper portion through the use of a magnet included with the top portion and a magnet included with the upper portion.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A footwear comprising:
 a sole portion;   an upper portion secured to the sole portion; and   a top portion secured to the upper portion through use of a magnet included with the top portion and a magnet included with the upper portion.   
     
     
         2 . The footwear of  claim 1  wherein an upper surface of the upper portion includes the magnet and wherein a lower surface of the top portion includes the magnet. 
     
     
         3 . The footwear of  claim 2  wherein the entirety of the upper surface of the upper portion includes the magnet and wherein the entirety of the top portion includes the magnet. 
     
     
         4 . The footwear of  claim 2  wherein the magnet of the upper portion is located in a position on the upper portion adjacent a lateral edge of the sole portion and wherein the magnet of the lower surface of the top portion is located along a first edge of the lower surface of the top portion. 
     
     
         5 . The footwear of  claim 4  wherein the upper surface of the upper portion additionally includes loop material and the lower surface of the top portion additionally includes hook material; and wherein the loop material is securable to the hook material. 
     
     
         6 . The footwear of  claim 4  wherein the upper surface of the upper portion additionally includes hook material and the lower surface of the top portion additionally includes loop material; and wherein the hook material is securable to the loop material. 
     
     
         7 . The footwear of  claim 2  wherein the upper surface of the upper portion includes loop material and wherein the magnet of the upper portion is embedded within the loop material, wherein the lower surface of the top portion additionally includes hook material and wherein the magnet of the top portion is embedded within the hook material. 
     
     
         8 . The footwear of  claim 7  wherein the embedded magnet of the upper portion is located in a position on the upper portion adjacent a lateral edge of the sole portion and wherein the embedded magnet of the top portion is located in a position along a first edge of the lower surface of the top portion. 
     
     
         9 . The footwear of  claim 2  wherein the upper surface of the upper portion includes hook material and wherein the magnet of the upper portion is embedded within the hook material, wherein the lower surface of the top portion additionally includes loop material and wherein the magnet of the top portion is embedded within the loop material. 
     
     
         10 . The footwear of  claim 7  wherein the embedded magnet of the upper portion is located in a position on the upper portion adjacent a lateral edge of the sole portion and wherein the embedded magnet of the top portion is located in a position along a first edge of the lower surface of the top portion. 
     
     
         11 . The footwear of  claim 1  wherein an upper surface of the top portion includes colors, designs, and/or indicia. 
     
     
         12 . A footwear top portion for attachment to a footwear upper portion comprising an upper surface including color, designs, and/or indicia and a lower surface including a magnet securable to a magnet included in the footwear upper portion. 
     
     
         13 . The footwear of  claim 12  wherein the entirety of the top portion includes the magnet. 
     
     
         14 . The footwear of  claim 12  wherein the magnet of the top portion is located along a first edge of the lower surface of the top portion. 
     
     
         15 . The footwear of  claim 14  wherein the lower surface of the top portion additionally includes hook material securable to a loop material in the footwear upper portion. 
     
     
         16 . The footwear of  claim 4  wherein the lower surface of the top portion additionally includes loop material securable to a hook material in the footwear upper portion. 
     
     
         17 . The footwear of  claim 12  wherein the lower surface of the top portion additionally includes hook material and wherein the magnet of the top portion is embedded within the hook material and wherein the embedded magnet is located in a position along a first edge of the lower surface of the top portion. 
     
     
         18 . The footwear of  claim 12  wherein the lower surface of the top portion additionally includes loop material and wherein the magnet of the top portion is embedded within the loop material and wherein the embedded magnet is located in a position along a first edge of the lower surface of the top portion. 
     
     
         19 . A kit comprising:
 a pair of footwear, wherein each footwear includes a sole portion and an upper portion secured to the sole portion; and   a plurality of pairs of top portions, wherein each top portion of each pair of the plurality of pairs of top portions is secureable to an upper portion of a footwear of the pair of footwear through use of a magnet included with the top portion and a magnet included with the upper portion.   
     
     
         20 . The kit of  claim 19  wherein each top portion of the plurality of pairs of top portions each include an upper surface including color, designs, and/or indicia and wherein the pair of top portions can each have upper surfaces with the same color, designs, and/or indicia or different colors, designs, and/or indicia.