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Ornamental attachment for footwear

a technology for ornamental attachments and footwear, applied in the direction of uppers, bootlegs, stiffners, etc., can solve problems such as unattractiveness, and achieve the effect of efficient connection

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-07-07
FRANS VOSKUIL +1
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"The invention is an ornamental attachment for a shoe that can be connected to the shoe via the shoelace. The attachment consists of one or more brackets mounted on a body. The brackets are designed to hold shoelace sections in place, creating a visual pattern that attracts attention and focuses the viewer's attention on the attachment. The shoelace sections form a widening pattern, creating an attractive visual effect. The attachment can be easily manufactured and is simple to use. It can be designed to be flat and cost-effective. The attachment can be mounted behind the shoe, making it inconspicuous and adding to the visual effect. The invention provides a simple and effective way to add a visual pattern to a shoe."

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The shoe decoration of U.S. Pat. No. 4,597,198 has a drawback in that visually, it is not very attractive.

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[0057]Turning to FIGS. 1A and 1B, a shoe 20 is shown with an ornamental attachment 10 according to the invention. The ornamental attachment 10 is connected to the shoe 20 via a shoelace 30. The shoe 20 comprises eyelets 12 for the shoelace 30. The eyelets 12 are arranged in two rows 14, 16 and provided in a left flap 13A and a right flap 13 B of the shoe 20. Right row 14 is provided on the right side of the shoe (as viewed in the direction of walking), and left row 16 is provided on the left side of the shoe. Each row 14, 16 of eyelets comprises 6 eyelets 12.

[0058]A part of the shoelace extends between each eyelet 12 and the ornamental attachment 10. This part is further referred to as a shoelace section 27. The shoelace sections 27 form a visual pattern. The body 32 forms a center of said visual pattern. The pattern may be a radial pattern. The shoelace sections 27 extend outwardly and away such that a distance 45 between the shoelace sections 27 increases with an increasing distan...

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Abstract

The present invention relates to an ornamental attachment configured to be connected to a shoelace of a shoe, the ornamental attachment comprising a body and one or more brackets mounted to said body, the one or more brackets being configured such that in use a plurality of shoelace sections extend between eyelets of the shoe and the one or more brackets, wherein the one or more brackets are arranged such that in use the shoelace sections extend outwardly away from the body and outwardly away from one another. The present invention further relates to a combination of footwear and the ornamental attachment and to the use of an ornamental attachment for providing an ornament on a piece of footwear.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is the National Stage of International Application No. PCT / NL2008 / 000174, filed Jul. 10, 2008, the contents of which is incorporated by reference herein.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to an ornamental attachment for footwear such as a shoe. The present invention relates in particular to an ornamental attachment connected to the shoe via the shoelace and configured to display an emblem, a text, or a figure or the like.[0004]Ornamental attachments are known in the prior art. Emblems are popular items in merchandising or for children.[0005]2. Prior Art[0006]U.S. Pat. No. 4,597,198 discloses a shoe decoration which is configured to be attached to a shoe via the shoelace. The shoe decoration comprises a front plate which can display a visual image such as a text or figure. Behind the front plate, a plate 42 is provided which defines a passage 52 through which the s...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A43B23/00A43C11/24
CPCA43B3/0078A43B23/24Y10T24/3742A43C11/24A43C1/00
Inventor VOSKUIL, FRANSHAMY, KHA
Owner FRANS VOSKUIL
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