Abstract:
Methods and products for forming a shoe product from a shoe are generally described. In an example, the shoe may include a first band, a top surface, a bottom surface, a front region, a middle region, and a heel region. A method for forming a shoe product from a shoe may include disposing a second band of a cuff adjacent to the first band of the shoe. The method may further include placing a strap of the cuff in a recess of the bottom surface of the shoe, The cuff may wrap around two edges in the front region of the shoe. The two edges may define a portion of a periphery of the front region of the shoe.

Description:
BACKGROUND 
       [0001]    Unless otherwise indicated herein, the materials described in this section are not prior art to the claims in this application and are not admitted to be prior art by inclusion in this section. 
         [0002]    Shoe products may be formed by a combination of a shoe and one or more components. The one or more components may include decorations and/or accessories including different patterns. The combination of the shoe and the one or more components may be temporary or permanent. 
       SUMMARY 
       [0003]    In some examples, methods for forming a shoe product from a shoe are generally described. The shoe may include a first band, a top surface, a bottom surface, a front region, a middle region, and a heel region. The methods may include disposing a second band of a cuff adjacent to the first band of the shoe. The methods may further include placing a strap of the cuff in a recess of the bottom surface of the shoe so that the cuff wraps around two edges in the front region of the shoe. The two edges may define a portion of a periphery of the front region of the shoe. 
         [0004]    In some examples, shoe products formed from a shoe are generally described. The shoe products may include a shoe. The shoe may include a first band, a top surface, a bottom surface, a front region, a middle region, and a heel region. The front region may include two edges. The two edges may define a portion of a periphery of the front region of the shoe. The bottom surface may include a recess. The top surface may include a first band. The shoe products may further include a cuff. The cuff may include a strap and a second band. The second band may be disposed adjacent to the first band. The strap may be placed in the recess so that the cuff wraps around the two edges in the front region of the shoe. 
         [0005]    In some examples, shoe products formed from a shoe are generally described. The shoe products may include a shoe. The shoe may include a first band, a top surface, a bottom surface, a front region, a middle region, and a heel region. The front region may includes two edges. The two edges may define a portion of a periphery of the front region of the shoe. The top surface may include a first band. The shoe product may further include an out-sole. The out-sole may include a first attachment and a second attachment. The first and second attachment may define a recess on the bottom surface of the shoe. The recess may include a groove. The shoe product may further include a cuff. The cuff may include a strap and a second band. The second band may be disposed adjacent to the first band. The strap may be placed in the groove so that the cuff wraps around two edges in the front region of the shoe. 
         [0006]    The foregoing summary is illustrative only and is not intended to be in any way limiting. In addition to the illustrative aspects, embodiments, and features described above, further aspects, embodiments, and features will become apparent by reference to the drawings and the following detailed description. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES 
         [0007]    The foregoing and other features of this disclosure will become more fully apparent from the following description and appended claims, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Understanding that these drawings depict only several embodiments in accordance with the disclosure and are, therefore, not to be considered limiting of its scope, the disclosure will be described with additional specificity and detail through use of the accompanying drawings, in which: 
           [0008]      FIG. 1  illustrates a perspective view of shoe product with a removable cuff; 
           [0009]      FIG. 2  illustrates a top view of the shoe product with a removable cuff; 
           [0010]      FIG. 3  illustrates a bottom view of the shoe product with removable cuff; and 
           [0011]      FIG. 4  illustrates another implementation relating to a shoe product with a removable cuff; 
           [0000]    all arranged according to at least some embodiments described herein. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       [0012]    In the following detailed description, reference is made to the accompanying drawings, which form a part hereof. In the drawings, similar symbols typically identify similar components, unless context dictates otherwise. The illustrative embodiments described in the detailed description, drawings, and claims are not meant to be limiting. Other embodiments may be utilized, and other changes may be made, without departing from the spirit or scope of the subject matter presented herein. It will be readily understood that the aspects of the present disclosure, as generally described herein, and illustrated in the Figures, can be arranged, substituted, combined, separated, and designed in a wide variety of different configurations, all of which are explicitly contemplated herein. 
         [0013]      FIG. 1  is a perspective view of a shoe product with a removable cuff, arranged in accordance with at least some embodiments described herein. Shoe product  100  may include a shoe  102  and a cuff  140 . Shoe  102  may include a band  120 , a top surface  106 , a bottom surface  108 , and a heel  110 . In some examples, band  120  may be attached to top surface  106 . Band  120  may be made of materials such as fabric, leather, etc. In some examples, band  120  may include non-slip features such as by including non-slip elastic webbing with polypropylene, silicone or rubber. Band  142  may further include additional elements such as decorations and/or accessories. Heel  110  may vary in shape and/or size. Bottom surface  108  of shoe  102  may include a recess  130 . Recess  130  may include one or more grooves such as groove  132  and groove  134 . A depth of groove  132  may be same or different from depth of groove  134 . 
         [0014]    Cuff  140  may include a band  142  and one or more straps such as strap  144  and strap  146 . Band  142  may be made of materials such as fabric, leather, etc. In some examples, band  142  may include non-slip features such as by including non-slip elastic webbing with polypropylene, silicone or rubber. Band  142  and band  120  may be made of a same or different material. Band  142  may vary in shape and/or size such as length, and/or width. In some examples, band  142  may be larger than band  120  in length and/or width and have a larger surface area than band  120 . Band  142  may further include additional elements such as decorations and/or accessories. Strap  144  and strap  146  may be made of elastic materials. A thickness of strap  144  and/or strap  146  may be less than a depth of recess  130 , groove  132  and/or groove  134 . 
         [0015]      FIG. 2  illustrates a top view of the shoe product with removable cuff, arranged in accordance with at least some embodiments described herein.  FIG. 2  includes elements in  FIG. 1 , with additional details. Those elements in  FIG. 2  that are labeled identically to elements of  FIG. 1  will not be described again for the purposes of clarity. 
         [0016]    Shoe  102  may include a front region  202 , a middle region  204 , and a heel region  206 . Front region  202  of shoe  102  may include an edge  210  and an edge  212 . Edge  210  and edge  212  may define a portion of a periphery of front region  202  of shoe  102 . Shoe  102  may be combined with cuff  140  to form shoe product  100 . In an example, cuff  140  may be wrapped around edge  210 , edge  212 , band  120 , and/or recess  130  to form shoe product  100 . Formation of shoe product  100  may further include disposing band  142  adjacent to band  120 , such as aligning band  142  on top of band  120 . In some examples, band  142  may be supported by a band  120  made of anti-slip materials. Viewing shoe product  100  from a top view, band  120  may be invisible after combining shoe  102  with shoe cuff  140 . In some examples, band  120  may be visible after combining shoe  102  and shoe cuff  140 . 
         [0017]      FIG. 3  illustrates a bottom view of the shoe product with removable cuff, arranged in accordance with at least some embodiments described herein.  FIG. 3  includes elements in  FIG. 1 , with additional details. Those elements in  FIG. 3  that are labeled identically to elements of  FIG. 1  will not be described again for the purposes of clarity. 
         [0018]    Recess  130  may be defined by a wall  310 , a wall  312  and a flange  300 . An area of flange  300  may be smaller than an area of recess  130 . Flange  300  may be of an arbitrary size and/or shape. Wall  310  and wall  312  may be in front region  202  of shoe  102 . A recess  330  may be defined by flange  300  wall  310 , wall  312  and edge  210 . A recess  332  may be defined by flange  300 , wall  310 , wall  312  and edge  212 . Groove  132  may be defined by wall  310  and flange  300 . Groove  134  may be defined by wall  312  and flange  300 . In some examples, formation of shoe product  100  may further include respectively placing strap  144  and strap  146  into groove  132  and groove  134  of recess  130 . In some examples, band  142  may not be visible from a bottom view of shoe product  100  after combining shoe  102  and cuff  140 . In some examples, at least a portion of band  142  may be disposed in recess  330  and/or recess  332  so that band  142  may be visible from a bottom view of shoe product  100  after combining shoe  102  and cuff  140 . 
         [0019]    In an example, cuff  140  may be removed from shoe  102  such as by unwrapping cuff  140 . Shoe  102  may be combined with a cuff  340  to form shoe product  100 . Cuff  340  may include a band  342  where band  342  may be different from band  142  of cuff  140 . In an example, cuff  340  may be wrapped around edge  210 , edge  212 , band  120 , and/or recess  130  to form shoe product  100 . Formation of shoe product  100  may further include disposing band  342  adjacent to band  120 , such as aligning band  342  on top of band  120 . 
         [0020]      FIG. 4  illustrates another implementation relating to a shoe product with removable cuff, arranged in accordance with at least some embodiments described herein.  FIG. 4  includes elements in  FIG. 1 , with additional details. Those elements in  FIG. 4  that are labeled identically to elements of  FIG. 1  will not be described again for the purposes of clarity. 
         [0021]    Shoe product  100  may include a shoe  400 , and cuff  140 . Shoe  400  may include a band  420 , a top surface  407 , a bottom base  408 , a bottom surface  409 , a heel  405 , a front region  402 , a middle region  404 , and a heel region  406 . Front region  402  may include an edge  422  and an edge  424 . Edge  422  and edge  424  may define a portion of a periphery of front region  402  of shoe  400 . In some examples, bottom surface  409  may be of an arbitrary size and/or shape. Bottom surface  409  may be partitioned into two or more sections that define one or more grooves such as groove  430  and/or groove  432 . In some examples, band  420  may be attached to shoe  400  on top surface  407 . Band  420  may be made of materials such as fabric, leather, etc. In some examples, band  420  may include non-slip features such as by including non-slip elastic webbing with polypropylene, silicone or rubber. Heel  405  may vary in shape and/or size. Band  420  may further include additional elements such as decorations and/or optional accessories. 
         [0022]    In an example, cuff  140  may be wrapped around edge  422  and edge  424  of shoe  400  to form shoe product  100 . Band  142  of cuff  140  may be disposed adjacent to band  420 , such as aligning band  142  on top of band  420 . In some examples, formation of shoe product  100  may further include respectively placing strap  144  and strap  146  into groove  430  and groove  432 . In some example, a thickness of straps  144 ,  146  may be less than a thickness of bottom surface  409 . In some examples, band  142  may be supported by a band  420  made of anti-slip materials. When viewing shoe product  100  from a top view, band  420  may no longer be visible after a combination of shoe  400  and shoe cuff  140 . In some examples, band  420  may be visible after combining shoe  400  and shoe cuff  140 . Band  142  may be visible from a bottom view of shoe product  100  after a combination of shoe  400  and shoe cuff  140 . In some examples, band  142  may not be visible from a bottom view of shoe product  100  after a combination of shoe  400  and cuff  140 . 
         [0023]    In an example, shoe product  100  may further include an out-sole  410 . Out-sole  410  may include one or more attachments such as attachment  412 ,  414 ,  416 . Attachments  412 ,  414 ,  416  may include adhesive materials. In some examples, bottom surface  409  may be defined by a combination of attachments  412 ,  414 ,  416  and bottom base  408  of shoe  400 . Shoe  400  may be combined with out-sole  410  and cuff  140  to form shoe product  100 . In an example, out-sole  410  may be attached to bottom base  408  of shoe  400  such as by attaching attachment  412 ,  414 ,  416  using adhesive materials. Attachment  412 ,  414 ,  416  may be attached to bottom base  408  and front region  402  of shoe  400 . In an example, attachment  414  may be attached to bottom base  408  so that attachment  414  is positioned between attachment  412  and attachment  416 . In an example, attachment  416  may be attached to bottom base  408  so that attachment  414  is positioned between attachment  414  and middle region  404 . Attachment of attachment  412 ,  414 ,  416  on bottom base  408  may define a recess including a groove  430  and a groove  432 . In some example, a thickness of straps  144 ,  146  may be less than a thickness of attachments  412 ,  414 ,  416 . 
         [0024]    While various aspects and embodiments have been disclosed herein, other aspects and embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art. The various aspects and embodiments disclosed herein are for purposes of illustration and are not intended to be limiting, with the true scope and spirit being indicated by the following claims.