ATHLETIC SHOE

• US 20110258881A1
• Filed: 04/23/2011
• Published: 10/27/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Queency D. Mateo
• Original Assignee: Queency D. Mateo
• Inventors: MATEO, QUEENCY D.
• Application Number:
  US13/092,914
• Publication Number:
  US 20110258881A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 36/114
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 23/082 made of metal
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 5/00 Footwear for sporting purposes non-skid devices, e.g. ice-spurs or studs for football shoes, A43C15/00

Abstract

An athletic shoe is comprised of: (a) a toe area that includes a toe box partially surrounded by a toe box frame that is higher in elevation than the toe box, (b) a medial side that includes an inside stall partially surrounded by a border and a medial strip that includes a series of apertures for laces, (c) a lateral side that includes a lateral body and a lateral strip that includes a series of apertures for laces, (d) a tongue including at least one tongue loop, (e) an ankle area including a low rim, and (f) a sole that may include a ridge below the inside stall to prevent a footbag or ball from rolling of the shoe. The toe box and inside stall are comprised of a material thin enough to allow the user to feel and control the footbag or ball when in contact with the shoe.

Claims

1. An athletic shoe comprising:

(a) a toe area comprised of

a toe box and

a toe box frame that partially surrounds the toe box wherein the toe box frame is higher in elevation than the toe box and the toe box is made of a thinner material than the toe box frame;

(b) a medial side comprised of

an inside stall,

a border that partially surrounds the inside stall wherein the inside stall is made of a thinner material than the border, and

a medial strip that includes a first series of shoelace apertures;

(c) a lateral side comprised of

a lateral body and

a lateral strip that includes a second series of shoelace apertures;

(d) a tongue that includes at least one tongue loop;

(e) an ankle area comprised of a low rim; and

(f) a sole.

2. The athletic shoe of claim 1 wherein the toe box and the inside stall are comprised of mesh.

3. The athletic shoe of claim 1 wherein the toe box frame is comprised of a first side edge, a second side edge, and a top edge.

4. The athletic shoe of claim 3 wherein the toe area further comprises a toe reinforcement that runs along the top edge of the toe box frame.

5. The athletic shoe of claim 4 wherein the toe reinforcement runs partly along both the medial side and the lateral side.

6. The athletic shoe of claim 1 wherein the sole includes (i) a plurality of pivot points, (ii) a multitude of deep treads, and (iii) at least one line break near the balls of the user'"'"'s toes.

7. The athletic shoe of claim 1 wherein the sole further comprises a ridge that runs along the bottom of the inside stall.

8. The athletic shoe of claim 7 wherein the ridge is detachable.

9. The athletic shoe of claim 7 wherein the top surface of the ridge forms a 90 degree angle with a vertical surface of the sole.

10. An athletic shoe comprising:

(a) a toe area comprised of

a toe box,

a toe box frame comprised of a first side edge, a second side edge, and a top edge wherein the toe box frame partially surrounds the toe box and the toe box frame is higher in elevation than the toe box, and

a toe reinforcement that runs along the top edge of the toe box frame;

(b) a medial side comprised of

an inside stall that is positioned along the inside arch of the user'"'"'s foot,

a border that partially surrounds the inside stall, and

a medial strip that includes a first series of shoelace apertures;

(c) a lateral side comprised of

a lateral body and

a lateral strip that includes a second series of shoelace apertures;

(d) a tongue that includes at least one tongue loop;

(e) an ankle area comprised of a low rim; and

(f) a sole,

wherein the toe box and the inside stall are comprised of a thin material.

11. The athletic shoe of claim 10 wherein the thin material is comprised of mesh.

12. The athletic shoe of claim 10 wherein the thin material is comprised of a loosely woven fabric.

13. The athletic shoe of claim 10 wherein the thin material of the toe box extends towards the tongue loop and past the front ends of the medial strip and the lateral strip.

14. The athletic shoe of claim 13 wherein the surface area of the toe box can be adjusted by threading a shoelace through user selected apertures of the first series of shoelace apertures and the second series of shoelace apertures.

15. The athletic shoe of claim 10 wherein the sole further comprises a ridge that runs along the bottom of the inside stall.

16. The athletic shoe of claim 15 wherein the ridge is detachable.

17. An athletic shoe for use with footbag sports comprising:

(a) a toe area comprised of

a toe box for catching a footbag on a user'"'"'s toes and

a toe box frame that partially surrounds the toe box wherein the toe box frame is higher in elevation than the toe box and the toe box is made of a thinner material than the toe box frame;

(b) a medial side comprised of

an inside stall for catching the footbag on the inside of the user'"'"'s foot,

a border that partially surrounds the inside stall wherein the inside stall is made of a thinner material than the border, and

a medial strip that includes a first series of shoelace apertures;

(c) a lateral side comprised of

a lateral body and

a lateral strip that includes a second series of shoelace apertures;

(d) a tongue that includes at least one tongue loop through which a shoelace is threaded through to secure the tongue and to keep the toe box taught;

(e) an ankle area comprised of a low rim to permit user foot motion in all directions; and

(f) a sole comprised of rubber.

18. The athletic shoe of claim 17 wherein the toe box and the inside stall are comprised of a loosely woven fabric.

19. The athletic shoe of claim 17 wherein the toe box and the inside stall are comprised of mesh.

20. The athletic shoe of claim 17 wherein the sole further comprises a ridge that runs along the bottom of the inside stall wherein the ridge helps prevent the footbag from rolling off the athletic shoe.