Patent ID: 8925218
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
1. A high-heeled shoe defining a high-heel height, the shoe comprising: a shoe body having an upper and a sole attached to the upper, the sole defining a lower surface; an elongated support fixedly attached to the shoe body and extending from the lower surface of the sole within a heel area of the shoe body, the elongated support having a length approximately equal to the high-heel height; a latch pivotally situated in the lower surface of the sole and normally biased by a spring element into an engagement position; and a high-heel configured for releasable engagement with the elongated support and the latch when the latch is in the engagement ent position such that the high-heel is attached to the shoe body; wherein the high-heel comprises: a hollow body; a resilient bracket disposed within the hollow body and configured for releasable reception of the elongated support; and a catch disposed within the hollow body at a rear end thereof and configured to releasably receive a flange of the latch when the latch is in the engagement position.