Patent Publication Number: US-2016235161-A1

Title: Shoe with a retractable and extractable heel controlled by a Smart device

Description:
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     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Many types of shoes have adjustable heels. The two distinction between this adjustable heel is its first member is attached to the second member using a threaded bolt assembly. The first member is able to adjust the height of the heel using an electric motor that rotates the threaded bolt which then adjusts the length of member two. The second distinction is adjustment of the length is precisely controlled through the user&#39;s Smart electronic communication device which respectively sends the signal to members one&#39;s electronic motor to extend or retract the bolt to the required height. 
     FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     The current invention relates to shoes specifically with shoes with an adjustable heel that is controlled with a powered motor and threaded bolt assembly. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The purpose of the device, is to provide an adjustable heel to a shoe that can be adjusted using a smart mobile device wireless communication methods, powered by an electric motor and threaded bolt assembly which then adjusts the distance between the two members which then heightens the shoes elevation. 
     To heighten the shoes elevation, the upper heel member is configured as an orifice in which the second members threaded bolt components screws into the upper member&#39;s cavity. The upper member is affixed with an electric motor that contains gears in which the gear grooves and the second members threaded bolt is aligned. When electric power is applied to the motor through the mart mobile device wireless communication device, the shoe elevation is heighten and can be adjusted to the user&#39;s preference. 
     The first heel member is approximately 0.5 inches to approximately 5 inches and the second member has an orifice that is aligned with the threaded bolt to bolt to accept member when rotated. The combined and an electric change is applied using mobile communication device the heel is then elevated and together the combined members are configured as a woman&#39;s high heel shoe. 
     This summary has described the overall features of the product being a shoe with an adjustable heel with the description below giving a more detailed definition that will clearly portray the members with detailed artwork and schematics. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
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         FIG. 1  is an elevation view illustrating a heel fully extended 
         FIG. 2  is an elevation view illustrating a heel completely retracted 
         FIG. 3  is a zoomed in view of the detailed gears and components within the heel. 
         FIG. 4  is the mobile app screen that displays the heel&#39;s height control. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
     The details shown in the drawings listed in  FIG. 1 through 5 , list the intricate assembly and inner workings of the A shoe with a retractable heel in which the first members housing body, is cored by the second members threaded bolt, which is operated by a rotating motor attached in the first member&#39;s cavity which turns a gear, which then rotates the threaded bolt and extracts and/or retracts the heels assembly when activated by the user&#39;s Smart communication device. These intricate parts are listed from number  1  through  15 . 
       FIG. 2,3  shows an assembly of an adjustable shoe that can retract and extract the heel of a shoe when activated by the user&#39;s Smart communication device, thus raising and lowering the elevation of the rear of the shoe. The top upper portion  1  is the embodiment of a traditional shoe but affixed with a modular subassembly  2 . The subassembly  2  contains the electrical and mechanical components that then completes the assembly. 
     The heel  4  orifice is placed at the bottom of the heel to allow the heel  3  to elevate up and down using a threaded screw and bolt type mechanism. In order for threaded bolt  3  to slide up and down through the orifice  4  it is rotated by an electric motor  5 . The electric motor  5  is powered using a rechargeable battery  7 . The motor  5  rotates a gear  6  which then spins the threaded bolt  3  through orifice  4 . This raises the elevation of the heel  3  up or down and places the threaded bolt  3  within the cavity of the heel member  2 . The rechargeable battery  7  can be recharged when power is completely discharged using a mobile phone USB port  8 . 
       FIG. 4 , the mechanical effect is triggered by the user&#39;s mobile device  9 . The mobile device  9  launches an app dedicated to the controls of the heels vertical adjustments. The user connects to the desired shoe by selecting the “connect to shoe” button on the app  11 . The app displays the shoe/shoes  11  to be selected. The app has separate left right adjustments  12  that can be selected to control left right or both heels simultaneously or independently. The center of the apps displays the current status of the heel height displacement  13 . The user can select the up  16  or down  14  arrows to adjust the heels display on the screen  13  or read the displacement numerically in an imperial or international standard units of measurement located in a digital counter box within the of the app  15 . The adjustment of the heel will range for zero elevation to approximately 6 inches. The combination of the mentioned configuration completes the adjustable high heel shoe.