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  Athletic shoe assemblyUSPTO Application #: 20060130373Title: Athletic shoe assembly 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. (end of abstract) Agent: Eugene E. Renz, Jr., P.C. - Media, PA, US Inventor: David Snyder USPTO Applicaton #: 20060130373 - Class: 036137000 (USPTO) Related Patent Categories: Boots, Shoes, And Leggings, Boots And Shoes, Shoe Attachment (e.g., Ornament, Pocket, Etc.), Light-reflecting Or Illuminating Means The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060130373. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
[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. 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. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0004] With the foregoing in mind, it is an object of the present invention to provide a novel athletic shoe arrangement wherein the design of the shoe and particularly the colors of the design may be selectively varied by the user. [0005] Another object of the present invention is to provide an athletic shoe characterized by novel features of construction and arrangement including a piping configuration on the surface of the shoe which is made of a transparent material and color rods which may be selectively threaded into the piping which are selected from one of a plurality of color rods of different colors. [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. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0007] These and other objects of the present invention and the various features and details of the operation and construction thereof are hereinafter more fully set forth with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein: [0008] FIG. 1. is a perspective view of an athletic shoe incorporating the selectively changeable piping feature of the present invention; [0009] FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view of the shoe assembly; [0010] FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the shoe incorporating piping in accordance with the present invention; [0011] FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view of the shoe; [0012] FIG. 5 is left side elevational view of the athletic piping shoe in accordance with the present invention; [0013] FIG. 6 is a view from the rear of the shoe; [0014] FIG. 7 is front elevational view of the piping shoe in accordance with the present invention; [0015] FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the shoe as viewed from the rear of the shoe; [0016] FIG. 9 is an enlarged fragmentary view of the portion of the shoe circled in FIG. 8; [0017] FIG. 10 is a fragmentary view similar to FIG. 9 showing the latch overlying one end of the front piping; [0018] FIG. 11 is a fragmentary view similar to FIG. 10 showing the color rod being withdrawn; [0019] FIG. 12 is a fragmentary view of the back portion of the shoe circled in FIG. 8; [0020] FIG. 13 is a view similar to FIG. 12 with the rear latch in an open position; Continue reading... Full patent description for Athletic shoe assembly Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Athletic shoe assembly patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. Each week you receive an email with patent applications related to your keywords. Start now! - Receive info on patent apps like Athletic shoe assembly or other areas of interest. ### Previous Patent Application: Article of footwear with height adjustable cleat-member Next Patent Application: Steam iron Industry Class: Boots, shoes, and leggings ### FreshPatents.com Support Thank you for viewing the Athletic shoe assembly patent info. IP-related news and info Results in 0.43908 seconds Other interesting Feshpatents.com categories: Accenture , Agouron Pharmaceuticals , Amgen , AT&T , Bausch & Lomb , Callaway Golf |
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