ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,628,910, issued on May 19.
"Modular heel system" was invented by Maurice Bailey (Hoschton, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In some implementations, a modular heel system may include a heel having a heel body and a shaft. The heel body may be configured for attachment to a sole of a shoe. The shaft may extend from the heel body and may have at least one flat side along its longitudinal axis for retention of interchangeable modular elements. The modular elements may be configured to be detachably affixed to the heel, each modular element having a through-hole having a geometry which is complementary to the longitudinal geometry of the sh...