Granted Patent B2

US 12,599,199 · App. 18/591,421 · Granted Apr 14, 2026

Inventor: Holly Garrard (Chicago, IL)

A43C19/00

Abstract

Claims (35)

1 . An assembly for coupling an aesthetic member to an accessory, the assembly comprising:

a base configured to be secured to the accessory, the base including

a first recess configured to receive a first magnet, and

an aperture or a bore formed in the base adjacent a peripheral edge of the base;

a topper configured to be removably coupled to the base, the topper including

the aesthetic member,

a second recess configured to receive a second magnet, and

a protrusion extending from a peripheral edge of the topper, the protrusion configured to be received by the aperture or the bore of the base:

wherein the topper is removable to interchange the aesthetic member from the accessory; and

wherein the base has a radial concavity that is same as the radial concavity of the topper.

2 . The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the topper is a first topper and the aesthetic member is a first aesthetic member, and further comprising a second topper having a second aesthetic member, the second topper configured to be removably coupled to the base when the first topper is removed from the base.

3 . The assembly of claim 2 , wherein the first aesthetic member is indicia formed on a top surface of the first topper.

4 . The assembly of claim 2 , wherein the second topper includes a coupling configuration that is configured to secure the second aesthetic member to the second topper.

5 . The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the base includes a first alignment feature and the topper includes a second alignment feature, the first alignment feature and the second alignment features configured to matingly engage to couple the topper to the base.

6 . The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the topper is magnetically coupled to the base.

7 . An accessory system comprising:

an accessory:

a base configured to be coupled to the accessory, the base including

a first recess configured to receive a first magnet, and

an aperture or a bore formed in the base adjacent a peripheral edge of the base:

a first topper configured to be removably coupled to the base the first topper including

a first aesthetic member,

a second recess configured to receive a second magnet, and

a first protrusion extending from a peripheral edge of the topper, the first protrusion configured to be received by the aperture or the bore of the base;

a second topper configured to be removably coupled to the base, the second topper including

a second aesthetic member that is different from the first aesthetic member,

a third recess configured to receive a third magnet, and

a second protrusion extending from a peripheral edge of the second topper, the second protrusion configured to be received by the aperture or the bore of the base,

wherein the first topper is removable and replaceable with the second topper to modify the accessory from having the first aesthetic member to the second aesthetic member; and

wherein the base has a radial concavity that is the same as a radial concavity of each of the first topper and the second topper.

8 . The accessory system of claim 7 , wherein the first aesthetic member is indicia formed on a top surface of the first topper.

9 . The accessory system of claim 7 , wherein the second topper includes a coupling configuration that is configured to secure the second aesthetic member thereto.

10 . The accessory system of claim 7 , wherein the base includes a first alignment feature and each of the first topper and the second topper include a second alignment feature, the first alignment feature and the second alignment features configured to matingly engage to couple the respective first topper and second topper to the base.

11 . The accessory system of claim 7 , wherein the first topper and the second topper are magnetically coupled to the base.

12 . The accessory system of claim 7 , wherein the accessory is a shoe.

Continuity (1)

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