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Athletic shoe assembly

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-06-22
ZEPHYR ATHLETIC FOOTWEAR
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[0006] The present invention therefore, provides an athletic shoe which is of attractive design and where the user can selectively vary the color scheme to match and / or contrast with other colors worn by the user. By the interchangeability of the color rods, the user can choose for example to adopt the school colors when using the athletic footwear as a participant on a team or as a cheerleader for a particular school. The user can then change the colors when the user wants to wear the shoes for another function where the choice of the color rods will be dictated by the ensemble or other wearing apparel of the user.

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It is noted, even though shoes are stylish and multi-colored, the color design is fixed and cannot be selectively changed.
In other words, these unusual colorful designs are identifiable with a specific sports personality and the fixed color scheme does not serve any functional feature of the athletic shoe.

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[0023] Referring now to the drawings, there is illustrated a shoe incorporating a novel ornamental piping arrangement in accordance with the present invention generally designated by the numeral 10. The shoe is of a generally conventional construction comprising a sole 12, an upper portion 14 and a tongue 16. The upper portion u-shaped cut out portion 15 and a series of openings 18 for a conventional shoe lace 20;

[0024] In accordance with the present invention, the shoe is provided with a novel ornamental feature including flexible tubing generally designated by numeral 30 secured to the upper of the shoe in a preselected pattern and color rods 32 are mounted in the tubing which can be selectively changed thereby presenting different color arrangements. As illustrated in FIGS. 2-7 inclusive, the flexible tube-color rod assembly is mounted on the upper 14 in two (2) generally parallel lines L1 and L2 on either side of the u-shaped opening 15 from a point near the foot opening 34 in ...

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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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IPC IPC(8): A43B23/00
CPCA43B1/0027A43B1/0072A43B3/0078A43B3/24A43B3/242A43B23/24
Inventor SNYDER, DAVID
Owner ZEPHYR ATHLETIC FOOTWEAR
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