Systems, methods, and devices for modular shoes

Abstract

Exemplary devices and methods are disclosed that facilitate a modular shoe system, the system. The modular shoe system can include a sole having a ground contact side and an attachment side, a shoe body having an outer surface, where an attachment surface is formed on at least a portion of the outer surface of the shoe body, and where the attachment surface of the shoe body is configured to attachably and releasably connect to the attachment side of the sole. The modular shoe system may further include a shoe component including a shoe component attachment side, where the shoe body further includes a second attachment surface formed on a second portion of the outer surface of the shoe body, and wherein the shoe component attachment side is configured to attachably and releasably connect to the second attachment surface.

1 . A modular shoe system, the system comprising:
 a sole having a ground contact side and an attachment side;   a shoe body having an outer surface, wherein an attachment surface is formed on at least a portion of the outer surface of the shoe body, and wherein the attachment surface of the shoe body is configured to attachably and releasably connect to the attachment side of the sole.   
     
     
         2 . The modular shoe system of  claim 1 , wherein the attachment side of the sole comprises a sole magnet (e.g., flexible and planar magnet or button magnet), wherein the attachment surface of the shoe body comprises a shoe body magnet (e.g., flexible and planar magnet or button magnet), wherein the sole magnet and shoe body magnet are configured to (i) attract each other when the attachment side of the sole is adjacent to the attachment surface of the shoe body or (ii) attract to an intermediate body having a first side and a second side, wherein the first side and the second side each has magnets. 
     
     
         3 . The modular shoe system of  claim 1 , wherein the attachment side of the sole comprises a first button-shaped magnet, and the attachment surface of the shoe body comprises a second button-shaped magnet, and wherein the first button-shaped magnet is configured to attachably and releasably connect to the second button-shaped magnet. 
     
     
         4 . The modular shoe system of  claim 1 , further comprising a shoe component, the shoe component comprising a shoe component attachment side, wherein the shoe body further comprises a second attachment surface formed on a second portion of the outer surface of the shoe body, and wherein the shoe component attachment side is configured to attachably and releasably connect to the second attachment surface. 
     
     
         5 . The modular shoe system of  claim 4 , wherein the shoe body comprises a magnetic mesh and a plurality of eyelets, and wherein the shoe component comprises a bean bag, the bean bag comprising a plurality of hook and loop straps configured to attach to the plurality of eyelets and a plurality of magnetic pellets configured to attract the magnetic mesh when the shoe body is adjacent to the bean bag. 
     
     
         6 . The modular shoe system of  claim 4 , wherein the shoe component attachment side and the second attachment surface each comprise magnets configured to attachably and releasably connect the shoe component to the shoe body. 
     
     
         7 . The modular shoe system of  claim 4 , wherein the shoe component is a heel guard. 
     
     
         8 . The modular shoe system of  claim 1 , further comprising a foot pad, the foot pad comprising a shoe side comprising a first attachment surface and a sole side comprising a second attachment surface, wherein the first attachment surface of the foot pad is configured to attach to at least a portion of the shoe body and wherein the second attachment surface of the foot pad is configured to attach to at least a portion of the sole. 
     
     
         9 . The modular shoe system of  claim 8 , wherein the first attachment surface and the second attachment surface of the foot pad comprise magnets configured to attachably and releasably connect the shoe body, foot pad, and sole together. 
     
     
         10 . The modular shoe system of  claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the ground contact side of the sole comprises a ground contact attachment surface. 
     
     
         11 . The modular shoe system of  claim 10 , further comprising a tread, wherein the ground contact attachment surface is configured to attachably and releasably connect to a tread attachment surface formed on at least a portion of the tread. 
     
     
         12 . The modular shoe system of  claim 11 , wherein the tread comprises at least one of a waffle pattern or a grid pattern. 
     
     
         13 . A modular shoe comprising:
 a shoe body comprising an outer surface;   an attachment surface formed on at least a portion of the outer surface of the shoe body, wherein the attachment surface of the shoe body is configured to attachably and releasably connect to an attachment surface of a shoe sole.   
     
     
         14 . The modular shoe of  claim 13 , wherein the shoe body further comprises a second attachment surface formed on a second portion of the outer surface of the shoe body, wherein the second attachment surface is configured to attachably and releasably connect to a foot pad. 
     
     
         15 . The modular shoe system of  claim 13 , wherein the shoe body further comprises a plurality of attachment surfaces formed on the outer surface of the shoe body, wherein the plurality of attachment surfaces are configured to attachably and releasably connect to a plurality of shoe components. 
     
     
         16 . The modular shoe system of  claim 15 , wherein the plurality of attachment surfaces and plurality of shoe components each comprise magnets. 
     
     
         17 . A method of operating a modular shoe system, the method comprising:
 providing a shoe body, a first shoe component and a second shoe components, wherein the shoe body comprises a shoe body attachment surface, the first shoe component comprises a first shoe component attachment surface, and the second shoe component comprises a second shoe component attachment surface;   attaching the first shoe component to the shoe body using the first shoe component attachment surface and the shoe body attachment surface;   removing the first shoe component from the shoe body; and   attaching the second shoe component to the shoe body using the second shoe component attachment surface and the shoe body attachment surface.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein attaching the first shoe component to the shoe body comprises aligning a magnet in the first shoe component attachment surface with the shoe body attachment surface. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein attaching the first shoe component to the shoe body comprises attaching the first shoe component attachment surface to a second button magnet of the shoe body attachment surface. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the method further comprises providing a third shoe component comprising a third shoe component attachment surface, and attaching the third shoe component to the shoe body using the shoe body attachment surface. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein the second shoe component is a sole and the third shoe component is a foot pad. 
     
     
         22 . (canceled) 
     
     
         23 . (canceled)