Athletic shoe assembly

US20060130373A1Inactive Publication Date: 2006-06-22ZEPHYR ATHLETIC FOOTWEAR
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Current Assignee / Owner
ZEPHYR ATHLETIC FOOTWEAR
Publication Date
2006-06-22
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

For wearing apparel, piping in a predetermined pattern comprising transparent hollow tubing secured to the wearing apparel and rods of various colors removably inserted in said tubing whereby the color effect of the wearing apparel may be changed by selectively interchanging the color rods in the tubing.
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[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60 / 631,911 filed Nov. 30, 2004.FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0002] The present invention relates to improvements in athletic shoes and more specifically to a piping design characterized by novel features of construction and arrangement including means for selectively changing the appearance or color of the piping. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0003] In the past, athletic shoes from different sporting goods companies tended to generally to look alike or have a basic similar appearance. In recent times there has been a trend toward more stylish multi-colored designs. These different and distinctive designs are associated with the more well recognized sports personalities and by reason of this association enhance the sales of the athletic shoes sponsored by these well known personalities. It is noted, even though shoes are stylish and multi-colored, the color design is fixed and cannot be selectively changed. ...

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