US3906642A
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Combined sport shoe and educational device
Assignee: Citc Industries Inc
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Filing: 1974-06-19
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Granted: 1975-09-23
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Expires: 1994-06-19
Abstract
Abstract A sport shoe construction which includes, in combination therewith, a novel educational device for teaching a wearer to lace and tie the shoes. The sport shoe and educational device includes a plurality of paired eyelets which are adapted to be threaded or laced through by shoelaces, and with numerical indicia or color coding being associated with each eyelet providing intelligence for the proper sequence to be employed in lacing and tying the shoe. Furthermore, the shoes also include on the foxing tapes thereof correlative pictorial, color coded and grammatical instructional indicia setting forth, in sequential steps along the lengths of the foxing tapes, the proper procedure for lacing the shoelaces through the eyelets in the successive order of the numerical indicia or color coding associated with each eyelet.
Inventors
- 👤 William J Cohen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 21:27
CPC Classifications
A; A43; A43B; A43B3/00; A43B3/30; A43B1/00; A43B1/0027; A43B23/00; A43B23/24; A43B3/0036; A43B3/0078; G; G09; G09B; G09B19/00; G09B19/0076
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
91 words
In combination with a sport shoe having a plurality of shoe lacing apertures and a shoelace adapted to be threaded through said lacing apertures for tying said shoe; an educational device for teaching a wearer the sequence of tying said shoe; comprising indicia on said shoe adjacent each said lacing aperture, and legend means on another portion of said shoe, said legend means including instructional directions for lacing said lace through said apertures and tying said shoe by sequential threading of said lace through said apertures in conformance with said indicia.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
91 words
In combination with a sport shoe having a plurality of shoe lacing apertures and a shoelace adapted to be threaded through said lacing apertures for tying said shoe; an educational device for teaching a wearer the sequence of tying said shoe; comprising indicia on said shoe adjacent each said lacing aperture, and legend means on another portion of said shoe, said legend means including instructional directions for lacing said lace through said apertures and tying said shoe by sequential threading of said lace through said apertures in conformance with said indicia.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
11 words
The combination as claimed in claim 1, said indicia comprising numerals.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
The combination as claimed in claim 1, said indicia comprising said lacing apertures being color-coded, and said shoelace having complementary color-coded ends adapted to be threaded through identically color-coded lacing apertures.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The combination as claimed in claim 1, said shoe comprising a foxing tape extending thereabout, said legend means including said lacing directions being provided on said foxing tape.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The combination as claimed in claim 4, said indicia comprising numerals, said legend means including correlated numerals and graphical shoe lacing instructions.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The combination as claimed in claim 4, said indicia comprising color-coded lacing apertures, said legend means including correlated color-coding and shoe lacing instructions.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
78 words
A method of teaching the tying of shoes of the type including a plurality of lacing eyelets and a foxing tape encompassing the sole portion of the shoe, comprising providing identifying indicia for each of said eyelets; and imparting correlative instructional legends for tying said shoes onto the foxing tape so as to enable a wearer to tie the shoe by threading a shoelace through said eyelets while concurrently referring to the instructional legends on said foxing tape.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
78 words
A method of teaching the tying of shoes of the type including a plurality of lacing eyelets and a foxing tape encompassing the sole portion of the shoe, comprising providing identifying indicia for each of said eyelets; and imparting correlative instructional legends for tying said shoes onto the foxing tape so as to enable a wearer to tie the shoe by threading a shoelace through said eyelets while concurrently referring to the instructional legends on said foxing tape.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method as claimed in claim 7, said identifying indicia for said eyelets being consecutive numbers, and said instructional legends on said foxing tape including sequential pictorial and graphical indicia providing visual instructions for sequentially threading said shoelaces through said eyelets.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
47 words
A method as claimed in claim 8, said identifying indicia comprising color-coding said lacing eyelets and the ends of said shoelace, and said instructional legends on said foxing tape including sequential pictorial, color-coding and graphical indicia providing visual instructions for sequentially threading said shoelaces through said eyelets.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1978-09-22 | 1979-03-24 | 1979-09-23 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1982-09-22 | 1983-03-24 | 1983-09-23 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1986-09-22 | 1987-03-24 | 1987-09-23 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |