Patent ID: 8863406

Claim:
A two-piece convertible boot, comprising: a shoe portion for enclosing a wearer's foot and extending substantially up to the wearer's ankle, the shoe portion comprising a sole, an insole, a heel and an upper; the shoe portion further comprising an opening for inserting the wearer's foot, and a top end extending downward from the opening; and a calf portion for enclosing a portion of the wearer's calf; the calf portion comprising a top opening disposed at a top end of the calf portion, and a bottom opening disposed at a bottom end of the calf portion, the bottom end of the calf portion extending upward from the bottom opening; a flap comprising a fixed portion fixedly coupled to the shoe portion, and a movable portion selectively positionable between a first position proximate a portion of the top end of the shoe portion and a second position away from the top end of the shoe portion; a magnet disposed within the movable portion of the flap; and a complementary magnet disposed within the top end of the shoe portion; the magnet and the complementary magnet being positioned such that when the movable portion is proximate the top end of the shoe portion, the magnets attract each other so as to couple the movable portion of the flap to the top end of the shoe portion; and wherein the bottom end of the calf portion is adapted to overlap the top end of the shoe portion so as to form a friction fit between the bottom end of the calf portion and the top end of the shoe portion; and wherein a part of the bottom end of the calf portion is disposable between the top end of the shoe portion and the movable portion of the flap.