Convertible footwear

Claim 1

A clasp for detachably securing a first member to a second member, said clasp comprising: (a) a female element couplable to said first member and including (i) an open end, (ii) a closed end spaced from the open end, (iii) a pair of spaced apart edgewalls, (iv) a first sidewall integral with said pair of edgewalls, and (v) a second sidewall having a first portion integral with said pair of edgewalls along a length thereof adjacent said open end, and a second portion integrally extending from said first portion toward said closed end and independent said pair of edgewalls, said second portion being biased in a direction toward said first sidewall; (b) a male element including (i) a first end couplable to said second member, and (ii) a second end spaced from said first end and receivable through the open end of said female element; and (c) detent means for selectively and detachably retaining said male element within said female element, said detent means including (i) a first engagement element of an engagement pair carried by one of said sidewalls at a location closer to said closed end than to said open end of said female element, and (ii) a second engagement element of said engagement pair being complemental to said first engagement element and carried by said male element at a location closer to the second end thereof and to the first end thereof.