US5209000A
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Display for footwear
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1991-02-20
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Granted: 1993-05-11
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Expires: 2011-02-20
Abstract
Abstract A display attachment is provided for a shoe of the type having a lace, an instep, a pair of flaps and a tongue. The attachment consists of a flexible plate having a curved to edge, a fringed bottom edge, a pair of tapering side edges and a pair of spaced apart apertures formed within the plate proximate the curved top edge so that the ends of the lace can be inserted through said apertures and tied together with the plate covering the instep, flaps and tongue of the shoe. Indicia is placed upon the front face of the plate for decorative appearance thereof.
Inventors
- 👤 Edward P. Rowland
- 👤 George Spector
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 23:54
CPC Classifications
A; A43; A43B; A43B1/00; A43B1/0072; A43B23/00; A43B23/24; A43B3/00; A43B3/0036; A43B3/0078; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/37; Y10T24/3703; Y10T24/3705; Y10T24/3708
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
147 words
A display attachment for a shoe of the type having a lace, an instep, a pair of flaps and a tongue, said attachment comprising: a) a flexible plate having a curved top edge, a fringed bottom edge, a pair of tapering side edges and a pair of spaced apart apertures formed within said plate proximate the curved top edge so that the ends of the lace can be inserted through said apertures and tied together with said plate covering the instep, flaps and tongue of the shoe; and b) indicia placed upon the front face of said plate for a decorative appearance thereof; and c) a recessed window with a transparent cover for placement of indicia therein; further including said plate having a pair of L-shaped slots, each extending from one of the apertures to the curved top edge for easy assembly and disassembly of the lace.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
147 words
A display attachment for a shoe of the type having a lace, an instep, a pair of flaps and a tongue, said attachment comprising: a) a flexible plate having a curved top edge, a fringed bottom edge, a pair of tapering side edges and a pair of spaced apart apertures formed within said plate proximate the curved top edge so that the ends of the lace can be inserted through said apertures and tied together with said plate covering the instep, flaps and tongue of the shoe; and b) indicia placed upon the front face of said plate for a decorative appearance thereof; and c) a recessed window with a transparent cover for placement of indicia therein; further including said plate having a pair of L-shaped slots, each extending from one of the apertures to the curved top edge for easy assembly and disassembly of the lace.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
148 words
A display attachment for a shoe of the type having a lace, an instep, a pair of flaps and a tongue, said attachment comprising: a) a flexible plate having a curved top edge, a fringed bottom edge, a pair of tapering side edges and a pair of spaced apart apertures formed within said plate proximate the curved top edge so that the ends of the lace can be inserted through said apertures and tied together with said plate covering the instep, flaps and tongue of the shoe; and b) indicia placed upon the front face of said plate for a decorative appearance thereof; and c) a recessed window with a transparent cover for placement of indicia therein, further including said plate having a pair of slots, each extending from one of the apertures to one of the tapering side edges for easy assembly and disassembly of the lace.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
148 words
A display attachment for a shoe of the type having a lace, an instep, a pair of flaps and a tongue, said attachment comprising: a) a flexible plate having a curved top edge, a fringed bottom edge, a pair of tapering side edges and a pair of spaced apart apertures formed within said plate proximate the curved top edge so that the ends of the lace can be inserted through said apertures and tied together with said plate covering the instep, flaps and tongue of the shoe; and b) indicia placed upon the front face of said plate for a decorative appearance thereof; and c) a recessed window with a transparent cover for placement of indicia therein, further including said plate having a pair of slots, each extending from one of the apertures to one of the tapering side edges for easy assembly and disassembly of the lace.
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