Patent ID: 8322052

Claim:
A modular shoe system providing a footwear including at least a support structure, an upper, and an outsole, comprising: a first removable cover, including at least an upper and an outsole, the upper of the first removable cover having a heel portion, that includes a single elongated hole; a second removable cover including at least an upper and an outsole, the upper of the second removable cover having a heel portion that includes a single elongated indent; an internal support structure comprising a midsole and a single elongated element extending from a bottom of the midsole, the single elongated element having a size that corresponds to the single elongated hole and the single elongated indent, said midsole having a first longitudinal end and a second longitudinal end, said midsole including a toe box at said first longitudinal end and a heel counter at said second longitudinal end, the internal support structure configured for insertion into each cover and for providing support to at least the heel portion of each cover, the internal support structure removably attached to one of each of said first and second removable covers by engagement of the elongated element into the single elongated hole and the single elongated indent, respectively, by pressure exerted by said internal support structure on each of said first and second removable covers to attach at least the heel support portion and the toe box of the internal support structure to a corresponding area of each cover of said first and second removable covers.