Patent ID: 8353116

Claim:
A sandal comprised of removable footwear components comprising: a lower shoe base having a hollowed out central area with a perimeter sidewall; a molded female plate sized to fit snugly within the perimeter sidewalls of the base is inserted and secured to the base, the female plate having a superior female lock on a topside of the female plate, the female lock having a middle ledge and a frontal ledge; a readily removable molded male plate having an underside containing a releasable male lock and a rear snap protrusion, the rear snap having a through hole opening with an elongated shape so as to permit an ankle strap to be adjustable both horizontally and vertically, the male lock having a male middle lock and a frontal projection lock; a plurality of straps having fastening material, wherein ends of the straps are folded under the male plate to secure the components of the strap and male plate together; wherein the female plate locks together with the removable male plate and the plurality of straps by means of the releasable male lock, female lock and the rear snap protrusion, wherein the base, the male plate and the plurality of straps are all readily interchangeable with other footwear components to form multiple shoe base styles.