Shoe with detachable ornamentation

Abstract

An article of clothing for example a shoe (10) has a plurality of decorative appliqués (12) secured thereon via hook and loop fasteners (20, 22).

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The field of this invention relates to a shoe with novel detachable ornamental elements.BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE[0002]Shoes have long been a fashion statement as much as protection for the foot. Even children are inclined to wear goods that have style and panache. Furthermore, children like to change the appearance of their clothing such as shoes. Shoes with ornamentation that were attached with snaps have been conceived. However, snaps can rust and are often hard for detachment particularly by younger children who may not have sufficient finger strength.[0003]Other shoes have been conceived where the entire upper has been made with a hoop and loop material to allow decorative elements to be mounted thereon. While this hook and loop material allows easy attachment and detachment, it is well known that hook and loop material can collect dust, dirt and miscellaneous fibers. A shoe which is near the ground can start looking dirty quite fast if it entire upper w...

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Benefits of technology

[0005]In accordance with one aspect of the invention, a shoe has a plurality of hook and loop fastener patches secured to at least one of a vamp, quarter and toe box of a shoe upper and a plurality of detachable decorative element appliqués that can be attached to the patches. Each detachable decorative element has a complementary hook and loop fastener for being removably secured onto a respective patch. All of the detachable decorative elements are preferably sized and shaped to completely cover any of the patches when secured thereon. The plurality of detachable decorative elements preferably have different shapes. In one embodiment, the patches are built into the upper of the shoe.

[0006]According to another aspect of the invention, an article of clothing has a plurality of hook and loop patches secured thereon and a plurality of detachable decorative elements. Each detachable element is sized and shaped to completely cover any of the patches on the articles of clothing. Each detachable decorative element also has a complementary hook and loop fastener for being removably secured onto the respective patches. Preferably, the decorative elements have different shapes.

Problems solved by technology

However, snaps can rust and are often hard for detachment particularly by younger children who may not have sufficient finger strength.

A shoe which is near the ground can start looking dirty quite fast if it entire upper was made from hook and loop material.

Furthermore, the exposed hook and loop material loses its effectiveness to attach to a complementary fastener if it is covered with dirt and fibers.

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