Shoes with interchangeable, self-locking, snap-on uppers

Abstract

The present invention is a system of footwear that is easily customizable and provides the wearer with a wide variety of removeable and interchangeable upper portions in various colors, patterns, shapes and styles, allowing the wearer to create numerous different shoe looks from the same, single pair of soles. The shoe design specifically comprises a base portion having numerous metal snaps with male connectors (ball heads) spaced at intervals along the sides. The corresponding female connectors are located on the undersides of the interchangeable uppers; the other side of the uppers, which can be seen while wearing the shoe, contains rounded metal caps.

1 ) A footwear system, consisting of a shoe base outfitted with metal ball-head studs mounted at intervals on its sides, onto which various vamps of different colors, styles and textiles can be attached using securely locking metal snap closures, allowing a number of different vamp styles to be interchanged in a short time. 
     
     
         2 ) Each of the aforementioned metal snap closures on the removeable upper vamps being comprised of a washer and a cap, with corresponding ball-head studs on the base of the shoe; a securely locking metal snap system, such as the one described in German patent DE 20 2015 104 203 U1, will be used to create these metal snap fastener parts. 
     
     
         3 ) The snaps do not come undone unless pulled directly out from the base in the same plane as the ball mount; they will not disengage if pulled out from any other direction.