Patent ID: 7654015

Claim:
A shoe with a removable and interchangeable heel, the shoe comprising: a shoe upper and a shoe sole mounted to the shoe upper, wherein the shoe sole comprises a tread surface extending, continuously or intermittently, from a toe end of the shoe sole rearward to an arch portion thereof and a heel region at a rear portion of the shoe sole; a removable and interchangeable heel removably secured to the heel region of the shoe sole, wherein the removable and interchangeable heel comprises a shoe-sole-facing surface and a ground-touching tread surface; and attachment means for removably securing the removable and interchangeable heel to the heel region of the shoe sole, the attachment means comprising a magnetic fastener including a magnet or magnetic material between the removable and interchangeable heel and the heel region of the shoe sole; wherein the heel region of the shoe sole comprises an indention, wherein the indention is configured to secure therein a magnet or magnetic material and configured to accept at least a portion of a magnet or magnetic material that is attached to the shoe-sole-facing surface of the removable and interchangeable heel.