Footwear With Transformation System

Abstract

Footwear includes a base member including a outsole and at least of a portion of an upper rigidly secured to the outsole, a first footbed including an insole securable to the base member with at least a portion of the first footbed located within the portion of the upper, and a second footbed including an insole securable to the base member with at least a portion of the second footbed located within the portion of the upper rigidly secured to the outsole. The first and second footbeds are interchangeably secured to the base member by a snap lock connection formed by a plurality protrusions that resiliently snap into a plurality of cooperating recesses to form an interlock to selectively form different configurations of the footwear. The first and second footbeds can each include another portion of the upper.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . Footwear comprising, in combination:
 a base member including a outsole and at least of a portion of an upper rigidly secured to the outsole;   a footbed including an insole removably secured to the base member with at least a portion of the footbed located within the portion of the upper rigidly secured to the outsole; and   wherein the footbed and the base member are removably secured together by a snap lock connection formed by a plurality protrusions that resiliently snap into a plurality of cooperating recesses to form an interlock.   
     
     
         2 . The footwear according to  claim 1 , wherein the footbed includes another portion of the upper rigidly secured to the footbed. 
     
     
         3 . The footwear according to  claim 1 , wherein the protrusions are formed by the base member and the recesses are formed by the footbed. 
     
     
         4 . The footwear according to  claim 1 , wherein the protrusions are a plurality of laterally extending and spaced-apart ribs and the recesses are a plurality of laterally extending and spaced apart channels. 
     
     
         5 . The footwear according to  claim 4 , wherein there are three of the ribs and three of the channels. 
     
     
         6 . The footwear according to  claim 4 , wherein the protrusions are formed by the base member and the recesses are formed by the footbed. 
     
     
         7 . The footwear according to  claim 1 , wherein the protrusions and the recesses are located above a heel of the outsole. 
     
     
         8 . Footwear comprising, in combination:
 a base member including a outsole and a first portion of an upper rigidly secured to the outsole;   a footbed including an insole and a second portion of the upper rigidly secured to the footbed; and   wherein the footbed is removably secured to the base member with at least a portion of the footbed located within the first portion of the upper rigidly secured to the outsole;   
     
     
         9 . The footwear according to  claim 8 , wherein the footbed includes another portion of the upper rigidly secured to the footbed, wherein the footbed and the base member are removably secured together by a snap lock connection formed by a plurality protrusions that resiliently snap into a plurality of cooperating recesses to form an interlock. 
     
     
         10 . The footwear according to  claim 9 , wherein the protrusions are formed by the base member and the recesses are formed by the footbed. 
     
     
         11 . The footwear according to  claim 9 , wherein the protrusions are a plurality of laterally extending and spaced-apart ribs and the recesses are a plurality of laterally extending and spaced apart channels. 
     
     
         12 . The footwear according to  claim 11 , wherein there are three of the ribs and three of the channels. 
     
     
         13 . The footwear according to  claim 11 , wherein the protrusions are formed by the base member and the recesses are formed by the footbed. 
     
     
         14 . The footwear according to  claim 11 , wherein the protrusions and the recesses are located above a heel of the outsole. 
     
     
         15 . Footwear comprising, in combination:
 a base member including a outsole and at least of a portion of an upper rigidly secured to the outsole;   a first footbed including an insole securable to the base member with at least a portion of the first footbed located within the portion of the upper rigidly secured to the outsole; and   a second footbed including an insole securable to the base member with at least a portion of the second footbed located within the portion of the upper rigidly secured to the outsole; and   wherein the first and second footbeds are interchangeably secured to the base member by a snap lock connection formed by a plurality protrusions that resiliently snap into a plurality of cooperating recesses to form an interlock.   
     
     
         16 . The footwear according to  claim 15 , wherein the first and second footbeds each include another portion of the upper rigidly secured to the first and second footbeds respectively. 
     
     
         17 . The footwear according to  claim 15 , wherein the protrusions are a plurality of laterally extending and spaced-apart ribs and the recesses are a plurality of laterally extending and spaced apart channels. 
     
     
         18 . The footwear according to  claim 17 , wherein there are three of the ribs and three of the channels. 
     
     
         19 . The footwear according to  claim 17 , wherein the protrusions are formed by the base member and the recesses are formed by the first and second footbeds. 
     
     
         20 . The footwear according to  claim 17 , wherein the protrusions and the recesses are located above a heel of the outsole.