| CPC A43B 21/42 (2013.01) | 17 Claims |
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1. A heel cap assembly for a shoe including a heel, the heel cap assembly comprising:
a rod having an upper end, an outer perimeter, and a lower end;
an insert having an upper end having an opening therein which forms an inner perimeter, a closed lower end and an outer perimeter having a plurality of protrusions positioned on a surface thereof; and
a heel cap having an opening in an upper side and a closed lower side, the opening having an inner perimeter with a frictional surface formed thereon, at least a portion of the heel cap which contacts the insert formed from a resilient material, the heel cap adapted to include a conformation identical to the conformation of a lower end of the heel of the shoe;
wherein the upper end of the rod and at least a portion of the outer perimeter of the rod is configured to be positioned into a hollow tube positioned in a heel post of the shoe, such that at least a portion of the lower end of the rod extends therefrom,
wherein the lower end of the rod is connected to the inner perimeter of the insert when the insert is positioned within the heel cap, such that the heel cap and the insert are initially frictionally but movably connected to permit the heel cap to be moved into a selected position which conforms to and aligns with the conformation of the lower end of the heel of the shoe, and
wherein at least the portion of the resilient material of the heel cap frictionally holds the insert to the heel cap, and wherein the heel cap is secured and embedded permanently in the selected position only when the weight of a user is applied to the heel post of the shoe.
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