Slip on athleisure shoe
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1. ) A shoe comprising:
- a shoe sole;
an upper secured to the shoe sole, the upper and the shoe sole together enclosing an interior of the shoe, the upper having an ankle opening and a forefoot opening to the interior of the shoe, the upper having left and right sides that extend along opposite sides of the forefoot opening;
a plurality of lacing openings arranged along the upper left side and arranged along the upper right side, each lacing opening of the plurality of lacing openings having no lacing positioned in the lacing opening; and
, a band having a length with opposite left and right ends, the band left end being connected to the upper left side in the interior of the shoe and the band right end being connected to the upper right side in the interior of the shoe with the band length extending across the forefoot opening and beneath the plurality of lacing openings.
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Abstract
A construction of an oxford type, lace up athleisure shoe enables the shoe to be slipped on the wearers foot and held securely on the foot without the need for lacing on the shoe. This provides the shoe with the appearance of a lace up shoe that is worn without lacing.
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1. ) A shoe comprising:
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a shoe sole;
an upper secured to the shoe sole, the upper and the shoe sole together enclosing an interior of the shoe, the upper having an ankle opening and a forefoot opening to the interior of the shoe, the upper having left and right sides that extend along opposite sides of the forefoot opening;
a plurality of lacing openings arranged along the upper left side and arranged along the upper right side, each lacing opening of the plurality of lacing openings having no lacing positioned in the lacing opening; and
,a band having a length with opposite left and right ends, the band left end being connected to the upper left side in the interior of the shoe and the band right end being connected to the upper right side in the interior of the shoe with the band length extending across the forefoot opening and beneath the plurality of lacing openings. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. ) A shoe comprising:
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a shoe sole having opposite top and bottom surfaces, a rear heel end and an opposite front toe end, and opposite left and right sides extending along opposite sides of the shoe sole between the heel end and the toe end;
an upper secured to the shoe sole extending upwardly from the shoe sole top surface, the upper having an ankle opening above the shoe sole heel end and a toe box above the shoe sole toe end, the upper having left and right sides that extend along the respective shoe sole left and right sides between the upper ankle opening and the upper toe box, the upper left and right sides defining a forefoot opening into the shoe between the upper left and right sides;
a plurality of lacing openings arranged in a line along the upper left side and arranged in a line along the upper right side, each lacing opening of the plurality of lacing openings having no lacing extending through the lacing opening; and
,a band having a length with opposite left and right ends, the band left end being connected to the upper left side and the band right end being connected to the upper right side with the band extending across the forefoot opening. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. ) A shoe comprising:
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a shoe sole having opposite top and bottom surfaces, a rear heel end and a front toe end, and opposite left and right sides extending along opposite sides of the shoe sole between the heel end and the toe end;
an upper secured to the shoe sole extending upwardly from the shoe sole top surface and surrounding an interior of the shoe, the upper having a heel portion that extends around the shoe sole top surface at the shoe sole heel end and extends upwardly from the shoe sole to a collar edge of the upper that defines an ankle opening into the upper above the shoe sole top surface;
the upper having a left side and a right side that extend forwardly from the upper heel portion along the respective shoe sole left side and the shoe sole right side and extend upwardly from the shoe sole to a respective upper left side edge and an upper right side edge that define a forefoot opening into the upper above the shoe sole top surface; and
the upper having a toe box that extends around and across the shoe sole top surface at the shoe sole toe end and connects the upper left side and the upper right side;
a plurality of lacing openings arranged in a line along the upper left side edge and arranged in a line along the upper right side edge, each lacing opening of the plurality of lacing openings having no lacing positioned in the lacing openings; and
,a band having a length with opposite left and right ends, the band left end being secured to the upper left side inside the shoe interior and adjacent the lacing openings and the band right end being secured to the upper right side inside the shoe interior and adjacent the lacing openings with the band length extending across the forefoot opening.
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21. ) A shoe comprising:
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a shoe sole;
an upper secured to the shoe sole, the upper and the shoe sole together enclosing an interior of the shoe, the upper having an ankle opening and a forefoot opening to the interior of the shoe, the upper having left and right sides that extend along opposite sides of the forefoot opening;
a plurality of lacing openings arranged along the upper left side and arranged along the upper right side, each lacing opening of the plurality of lacing openings having no lacing positioned in the lacing opening;
a tongue extending through the forefoot opening between the upper left side and the upper right side; and
,a band operatively connecting the tongue to the shoe sole. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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