Retrofit shoe heel system
View Patent ↗A retrofit shoe heel system for stiletto-heeled shoes has a heel outsole piece, a heel midsection piece, and a heel top piece. The heel outsole piece has a column extending therefrom with an open-end, hollow shaft running longitudinally therethrough which is sized and shaped to receive the stiletto heel of a shoe, and a ground contact surface area extending outwardly about the column which increases the shoe's heel ground contact area. The heel midsection piece has an outer contour substantially matching an outer contour of the outsole piece, and an aperture therethrough which is sized and shaped to surround the column of the outsole piece. The heel top piece has a skirt portion with an outer contour substantially matching an outer contour of the outsole piece, and an aperture therethrough which is sized and shaped to surround the column when stacked on top of the outsole piece.
1. A retrofit shoe heel system for stiletto-heeled shoes, comprising:
a heel outsole piece with a column extending therefrom having an open-end, hollow shaft running longitudinally therethrough which is sized and shaped to receive the stiletto heel of a shoe, and a ground contact surface area extending outwardly about said column which increases the shoe's heel ground contact area;
a heel midsection piece with an outer contour substantially matching an outer contour of said outsole piece, and an aperture therethrough which is sized and shaped to surround said column when stacked on top of said outsole piece, and
a heel top piece with a skirt portion having an outer contour substantially matching an outer contour of said outsole piece, and an aperture therethrough which is sized and shaped to surround said column when stack on top of said outsole piece.
2. The retrofit shoe heel system of claim 1 , wherein each of said heel pieces further comprise structure that cooperatively work to maintain a stacked relationship when said midsection piece is stacked upon said outsole piece or when said top piece is stacked upon either of said midsection or outsole pieces.
3. The retrofit shoe heel system of claim 1 , wherein the upper end of said skirt portion terminates in a lip contoured to meet the bottom portion of the shoe's upper.
4. A retrofit shoe heel system for stiletto-heeled shoes, comprising:
a heel outsole piece with a column extending therefrom having an open-end, hollow shaft running longitudinally therethrough sized and shaped to receive the stiletto heel of a shoe, and a ground contact surface area extending outwardly about said column which increases the shoe's heel ground contact area; and
a heel top piece with a skirt portion having an outer contour substantially matching an outer contour of said outsole piece, and aperture therethrough which is sized and shaped to surround said column when stack on top of said outsole piece.
5. The retrofit shoe heel system of claim 4 , further comprising a heel midsection piece with an outer contour substantially matching said outer contour of said outsole piece, and an aperture therethrough sized and shaped to surround said column when stacked on top of said outsole piece.
6. The retrofit shoe heel system of claim 5 , wherein each of said heel pieces further comprise structure that cooperatively work to maintain a stacked relationship when said midsection piece is stacked upon said outsole piece or when said top piece is stacked upon either of said midsection or outsole pieces.
7. The retrofit shoe heel system of claim 4 , wherein the upper end of said skirt portion terminates in a lip contoured to meet the bottom portion of the shoe's upper.