Patent ID: 7578076
Filing Date: 2009-08-25
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
1. A modular shoe system having interchangeable components for a shoe, comprising: a chassis providing a support surface for receiving a wearer's foot thereon, the support surface having a first end for receiving a forward portion of the wearer's foot thereon and a second end opposite the first end for receiving a heel of the wearer's foot thereon, said chassis being adapted for being securely but removably affixed to a shell; and a plurality of interchangeable shells, each of the interchangeable shells providing an exterior shoe surface including an upper portion and a sole portion, at least two of the plurality of interchangeable shells having different outward aesthetic appearances about the upper portion, and each of the plurality of interchangeable shells being adapted for being securely but removably affixed to the chassis; wherein when the chassis is engaged to the respective shell, the chassis provides a rigid structure to the respective shell, and wherein when the chassis is disengaged from the respective shell, the respective shell is collapsible for stowage.