Cynthia Fowler - Las Vegas NV, US William Fowler - Las Vegas NV, US
International Classification:
B23P 19/04 A45C 1/06 A43B 3/12 A43D 11/00
US Classification:
2 12, 29428, 2952511, 12142 S
Abstract:
This is directed to systems, processes, machines, and other means that attach ornaments to manufactured articles. The invention can allow a user to express oneself by attaching a removable object to a manufactured article by using a screw, snap, or magnet.
Flip Flops, Thong Slippers And/Or Footwear With Or Without Interchangeable Center Jewelry
Footwear can be configured to receive an interchangeable ornament. The footwear has a footwear strap, having a length, width, depth, front side and backside, mechanically coupled to footwear in three places. A single centrally located hole is bored through the depth. An ornamental member with a single centrally located coupler is displaced through the single centrally located hole. The single centrally located coupler has a first end directed toward the sole, but displaced from the sole. The ornamental member has a second end directed distant the sole. The ornamental member rests tangent to the first side. A connector with a mating coupler is configured to engage the coupler of the insert, detachably joining the ornamental member to the footwear strap. A counterbore is formed onto the connector and configured to lie flush with the backside.