Footwear Kit with Adjustable Foreparts
First Claim
1. A footwear kit comprising a forepart having a length and width substantially larger than a length and width of a forepart receiving area of each of a left shoe and right shoe of a pair of shoes such that the forepart will cover the entire forepart receiving area of each of the left and right shoe, each said forepart receiving area extending forward from an arch portion of the shoe to a toe edge of the shoe including the entire periphery of the sole forward of the arch portion of the shoe, each forepart receiving area further comprising a distal margin extending laterally across the shoe at the rear of the forepart receiving area of the shoe;
- wherein said forepart has a periphery comprising at least one margin matching the shape of the distal margin of the forepart receiving area of each of the left and right shoe.
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Abstract
A footwear kit suitable for producing a pair of customized bowling shoes with appropriate sliding sole and a traction sole for right and left handed bowlers and optimizable for a variety of lane conditions is provided. A distal margin on the shoe matches a margin on a removable forepart to provide rapid alignment and orientation of the ground contact surface area of the forepart to the shoe. Foreparts provided are adjustable for use on either a left or right shoe.
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19 Claims
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1. A footwear kit comprising a forepart having a length and width substantially larger than a length and width of a forepart receiving area of each of a left shoe and right shoe of a pair of shoes such that the forepart will cover the entire forepart receiving area of each of the left and right shoe, each said forepart receiving area extending forward from an arch portion of the shoe to a toe edge of the shoe including the entire periphery of the sole forward of the arch portion of the shoe, each forepart receiving area further comprising a distal margin extending laterally across the shoe at the rear of the forepart receiving area of the shoe;
- wherein said forepart has a periphery comprising at least one margin matching the shape of the distal margin of the forepart receiving area of each of the left and right shoe.
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10. A footwear kit comprising:
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a shoe having a sole with a forepart receiving area extending longitudinally from a toe end of the shoe distally to an arch portion of the shoe and extending laterally across an entire width of the sole, the forepart receiving area further comprising a distal margin; a forepart having at least one margin matching the distal margin of the forepart receiving area, a length exceeding the longitudinal length of the forepart receiving area, and a width exceeding the lateral width of the forepart receiving area; and a fastener for removably attaching the forepart to the forepart receiving area. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A footwear kit comprising:
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a left shoe and a right shoe, each shoe having a sole comprising a forepart receiving area extending longitudinally from a toe end of the shoe rearward to an arch portion of the shoe and extending laterally across an entire width of the sole, the forepart receiving area further comprising a distal margin; a forepart having a length greater than a longitudinal length of the forepart receiving area of both the left shoe and right shoe and a width greater than the lateral width of the forepart receiving area of both the left shoe and right shoe, such that the forepart when attached to the left shoe or the right shoe covers the entire forepart receiving area of the shoe and extends beyond the sole;
said forepart further comprising at least one margin shaped to fit the distal margin of each of the left shoe and the right shoe;each forepart receiving area further comprising a fastener for removably securing the forepart to the shoe. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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Specification