Modular footwear covering system

Abstract

The modular footwear covering system includes a detachable cover and a shoe able to accept the cover. The upper part of the cover is shaped to conceal a vamp of the shoe and has tails which extend around the left and right of the ankle of the shoe, able to fasten to the heel in order to secure the upper around the ankle of the shoe. The lower part of the cover takes the shape of the sole with enough excess material to slightly extend upwardly around the extremities of the vamp and overlap with the upper. The lower part is elastic, and contains an X-shaped tensioner to evenly tighten the upper around the vamp of the shoe. A corresponding recess in the shoe is able to receive the X-shaped tensioner and provides a reliable mechanical interface to tension and retain the cover about the shoe.

What is claimed is new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent is set forth in the appended claims: 
     
         1 . A modular footwear system comprising
 a footwear-cover having
 a vamp-cover; 
 a left-tail; 
 a right-tail mirroring the left-tail; 
 a sole-shaped perimeter defining an interior; and 
 an X-shaped tensioner integral with the sole-shaped perimeter spanning the interior of the sole-shaped perimeter. 
   
     
     
         2 . The modular footwear system of  claim 1 , further comprising
 a shoe comprising
 a right-side; 
 a left-side; 
 a vamp-surface bridging the right-side and the left-side; 
 a heel; 
 a toe; and 
 a sole opposite the vamp-surface, the sole having an X-shaped recess, the X-shaped recess including two crisscrossed slots each passing between the right-side and the left-side; the X-shaped recess being able to accept the X-shaped tensioner of the cover. 
   
     
     
         3 . The modular footwear system of  claim 2 , wherein each of the heel and the X-shaped recess include a plurality of embedded magnets. 
     
     
         4 . The modular footwear system of  claim 3 , wherein the X-shaped tensioner includes a plurality of cover-magnets able to interface with the plurality of embedded magnets. 
     
     
         5 . The modular footwear system of  claim 4 , wherein the plurality of embedded magnets comprises at least one embedded toe-magnet, the at least one embedded toe-magnet being disposed between the X-shaped recess of the sole of the shoe and the toe of the shoe, the at least one embedded toe-magnet being able to magnetically engage with one or more of the plurality of cover-magnets. 
     
     
         6 . The modular footwear system of  claim 4 , wherein plurality of embedded magnets comprises at least one embedded recess-magnet integrated into the X-shaped recess, the at least one embedded recess-magnet being able to magnetically engage with one or more of the plurality of cover-magnets. 
     
     
         7 . The modular footwear system of  claim 1 , wherein the footwear-cover further comprises a plurality of shoelace-apertures. 
     
     
         8 . The modular footwear system of  claim 2 , wherein the shoe further comprises a pair of heel-fasteners affixed to the heel of the shoe, and each of the pair of heel-fasteners comprises at least one socket; and
 each of the right-tail and the left-tail comprise at least one stud able to interface with the at least one socket.   
     
     
         9 . The modular footwear system of  claim 8 , wherein each of the right-tail and the left-tail are elastic, and
 each of the at least one sockets comprises an entry facing inwardly towards the heel of the shoe, such that each of the right-tail and the left-tail must be stretched in order to slide a corresponding one of the at least one stud into a corresponding one of the at least one socket.   
     
     
         10 . The modular footwear system of  claim 1 , wherein the X-shaped tensioner comprises four spokes connected at a center of the X-shaped tensioner, each of the four spokes spanning between the center and the sole-shaped perimeter, each of the four spokes being tapered, such that each of the four spokes are wider at the sole-shaped perimeter than at the center. 
     
     
         11 . The modular footwear system of  claim 2 , wherein
 the X-shaped tensioner comprises four spokes connected at a center of the X-shaped tensioner, each of the four spokes spanning between the center and the sole-shaped perimeter, each of the four spokes being tapered, such that each of the four spokes are wider at the sole-shaped perimeter than at the center; and   wherein the X-shaped recess comprises four slots which are centrally connected, each of the four slots being tapered in a manner able to correspond with and accept each of the four spokes of the X-shaped tensioner.   
     
     
         12 . The modular footwear system of  claim 2 , wherein
 the X-shaped recess comprises a depth in a direction perpendicular to the sole; and   the X-shaped tensioner comprises a thickness in a direction parallel to the depth of the X-shaped recess when the X-shaped tensioner is installed into the X-shaped recess;   whereby the depth of the X-shaped recess is between sixty and ninety-eight percent of the thickness of the X-shaped tensioner, such that when the X-shaped tensioner is installed into the X-shaped recess, the X-shaped tensioner protrudes beyond the sole.   
     
     
         13 . The modular footwear system of  claim 12 , wherein the depth of the X-shaped recess is within ten percentiles of deviation from four millimeters, and the thickness of the X-shaped tensioner is within ten percentiles of deviation from five millimeters. 
     
     
         14 . The modular footwear system of  claim 1 , wherein the X-shaped tensioner is elastic. 
     
     
         15 . A modular footwear system comprising
 a footwear-cover having
 a vamp-cover, 
 a left-tail, and 
 a right-tail mirroring the left-tail, 
 a sole-shaped perimeter defining an interior, and 
 an X-shaped tensioner integral with the sole-shaped perimeter spanning the interior of the sole-shaped perimeter; and 
   a shoe comprising
 a right-side, 
 a left-side, 
 a vamp-surface bridging the right-side and the left-side, 
 a heel, 
 a toe, and 
 a sole opposite the vamp-surface, the sole having an X-shaped recess, the X-shaped recess including two crisscrossed slots each passing between the right-side and the left-side; the X-shaped recess being able to accept the X-shaped tensioner of the cover; 
   wherein each of the heel and the X-shaped recess include a plurality of embedded magnets;   wherein each of the X-shaped tensioner includes a plurality of cover-magnets able to interface with the plurality of embedded magnets;   wherein the shoe further comprises a pair of heel-fasteners affixed to the heel of the shoe, each of the pair of heel-fasteners comprises at least one socket;   wherein each of the right-tail and the left-tail comprise at least one stud able to interface with the at least one socket;   wherein each of the right-tail and the left-tail are elastic; and   wherein each of the at least one sockets comprise an entry facing inwardly towards the heel of the shoe, such that each of the right-tail and the left-tail must be stretched in order to slide a corresponding one of the at least one stud with a corresponding one of the at least one socket.