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  Billet aluminum shoe and boot heelUSPTO Application #: 20070062066Title: Billet aluminum shoe and boot heel Abstract: A heel structure for a shoe or boot composed and manufactured of billet aluminum. (end of abstract) Agent: Charles I. Bradsky - Marlboro, NJ, US Inventor: John Cirolia USPTO Applicaton #: 20070062066 - Class: 03603400R (USPTO) The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070062066. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT [0001] Research and development of this invention and Application have not been federally sponsored, and no rights are given under any Federal program. [0002] NONE. REFERENCE TO A MICROFICHE APPENDIX [0003] NOT APPLICABLE BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0004] 1. Field of the Invention [0005] This invention relates to shoe and boot heels, in general, and to the craftsmanship and design of such heels in a new and fanciful manner, in particular. [0006] 2. Description of the Related Art [0007] As will be appreciated, there exist a number of design constructions proposed in the past utilizing various metals in the manufacture of shoe and boot heels instead of, or in addition to, employing wood and/or fabric, either alone or in combination. Typical are those as follows: [0008] 1. U.S. Pat. No. 1,310,614 shows a heel preferably made of aluminum and cast hollow in at least its upper portion in a way to allow easy replacement of broken heels. [0009] 2. U.S. Pat. No. 1,344,356 illustrates a heel preferably of aluminum, being provided with a securing plate attached to the under portion of the shoe adjacent to its heel--for increasing strength and durability in construction and to eliminate undue breaking of the heel or its lateral distortion. [0010] 3. U.S. Pat. No. 1,382,732 describes a heel formed from an aluminum hollow casting so as to provide for the ready removal of the top lifts of the heels when they become worn, and render their replacement without injuring the remaining portions of the heel. [0011] 4. U.S. Pat. No. 1,415,442 is concerned with a metal and leather or rubber construction combined in a single heel, fashioned out of aluminum in simplifying the attachment of a rubber lift to a French heel. [0012] 5. U.S. Pat. No. 2,871,583 describes a heel construction which includes an aluminum casting with a plastic filler in forming the exterior or body portion of the heel--the purpose being to reduce the costs and complications previously attendant with trying to secure "spiked" heels. [0013] 6. U.S. Pat. No. 2,949,684 illustrates a light-weight heel made of rigid materials including aluminum or magnesium to alleviate breakage in attempting to attach fashion-dictated high thin heels for women's shoes. [0014] 7. U.S. Pat. No. 3,017,706 discloses a heel composed of an aluminum alloy outer part of inverted truncated shape, with a plug of wood as an insert so as to obtain a satisfactory connection between the component parts which make up the high heels of women's shoes. [0015] 8. U.S. Pat. No. 4,610,100 describes a replaceable heel made of aluminum or other materials of any color or size as a replaceable heel for changing heel heights or styles, as well as to replace those that have worn out. [0016] As all these references illustrate, the primary emphasis of metal heels, and of aluminum or magnesium heels in particular, has been on the structural integrity of the resulting heel and/or its ease of manufacture and securement to the shoe or its individual component parts. [0017] As will become clear from the following description, on the other hand, the present invention is concerned with a modification of the shoe and boot heel construction so as to facilitate and advance fanciful and ornate designs new and totally different from those which characterize the above, and similar, prior art. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0018] As will become clear hereinafter, the present invention consists of a heel structure having an upper section formed to be rigidly secured to an underside of the heel portion of the shoe or boot, and a lower section formed to be resting on the ground surface when the shoe or boot is being worn. While such a structure is shown by essentially all of the above-noted patents, the heel structure of the invention--whether for ladies' shoes and boots, or for men's shoes and boots--differs in having the heel structure composed of billet aluminum. Having a minimal weight factor, being exceedingly machineable, and possessing a capability of being highly polished (even to the extent of exhibiting a chrome-like finish), by crafting the heel of billet aluminum, almost any design imaginable can be fashioned into the heel. As those skilled in the art will appreciate, such a variety of designs are not generally possible when composing a heel of wood or fabric--either alone or in combination with aluminum or magnesium hollow castings, or with those of other metals where desired. [0019] As will also become clear, the heel structure of the invention could be supplemented by having a top plate coupling the upper section of the heel structure to the shoe or boot, by having-a base plate coupling the lower section of the heel structure to the ground surface, or by having both--as long as the heel structure itself continues to be composed of the specific billet aluminum material. Continue reading... Full patent description for Billet aluminum shoe and boot heel Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Billet aluminum shoe and boot heel patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. Each week you receive an email with patent applications related to your keywords. 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