METHODS AND CONSUMER PRODUCTS FOR EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR A CAUSE AND DISDAIN FOR A RIVAL CAUSE

• US 20180235308A1
• Filed: 02/17/2017
• Published: 08/23/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 02/17/2017
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Paul Reyes, William Dungey
• Original Assignee: Paul Reyes, William Dungey
• Inventors: Dungey, William, Reyes, Paul
• Application Number:
  US15/435,647
• Publication Number:
  US 20180235308A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A42B 1/004 Decorative arrangements or effects
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 3/0078 provided with logos, letters, signatures or the like decoration A43B23/24 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 19/2227 with means for amusing or giving information to the user A47G23/16 takes precedence

Abstract

Methods and products for expressing devotion to a first cause and disdain for a second cause and associated methods are provided. The consumer products include an upper portion including insignia representative of the first cause and a bottom portion including insignia representative of the second cause recognizable as a rival of the first cause. The relative locations on the consumer products of the insignia representative of the first cause and the insignia representative of the second cause symbolize devotion to the first cause and disdain for the second cause.

Claims

1. A consumer product for expressing devotion to a first cause and disdain for a second cause, the consumer product comprising:

an upper portion including at least one insignia representative of the first cause; and

a bottom portion including at least one insignia representative of the second cause;

wherein the first and second causes are rivals relative to each other; and

wherein the relative locations of the at least one insignia representative of the first cause and the at least one insignia representative of the second cause symbolize devotion to the first cause and disdain for the second cause.

2. The consumer product of claim 1, wherein the first cause is a first sports team and the second cause is a second sports team recognizable as a rival of the first sports team.

3. The consumer product of claim 1, wherein the first cause is an organization dedicated to finding a cure for a disease and the second cause is a name of the disease.

4. The consumer product of claim 1, wherein the first cause is a positive social message relative to a social problem and the second cause is the name of the social problem.

5. The consumer product of claim 1, wherein the at least one insignia comprises a logo, a badge, a flag, an emblem, a slogan, an image, alphanumeric characters, and colors.

6. The consumer product of claim 1, wherein the upper portion includes an upper-facing surface and the bottom portion includes a bottom-facing surface, and wherein the at least one insignia representative of the first cause is on the upper-facing surface and the at least one insignia representative of the second cause is located on the bottom-facing surface.

7. The consumer product of claim 1, wherein the at least one insignia representative of the first cause is located above the at least one insignia representative of the second cause to create an effect that the first cause is superior to the second cause.

8. The consumer product of claim 1, wherein the consumer product is a shoe, and wherein the upper portion is an upper of the shoe and the bottom portion is an outsole of the shoe.

9. The consumer product of claim 8, wherein the at least one insignia representative of the first cause is visible when the consumer product is in normal use and the at least one insignia representative of the second cause is not visible when the consumer product is in normal use.

10. The consumer product of claim 8, wherein the at least one insignia representative of the second cause is located on the bottom-facing surface of the outersole to create an effect that the first cause is stepping on the second cause when the shoe is in normal use.

11. A method of expressing devotion to a first cause and disdain for a second cause, the method comprising:

providing a consumer product with an upper portion including at least one insignia representative of the first cause;

providing the consumer product with a bottom portion including at least one insignia representative of the second cause, the first and second causes being rivals relative to each other; and

symbolizing, via relative locations of the at least one insignia representative of the first cause and the at least one insignia representative of the second cause, devotion to the first cause and disdain for the second cause.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the first cause is a first sports team and the second cause is a second sports team recognizable as a rival of the first sports team.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the first cause is an organization dedicated to finding a cure for a disease and the second cause is a name of the disease.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the first cause is a positive social message relative to a social problem and the second cause is the name of the social problem.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the at least one insignia comprises a logo, a badge, a flag, an emblem, a slogan, an image, alphanumeric characters, and colors.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the upper portion includes an upper-facing surface and the bottom portion includes a bottom-facing surface, and wherein the at least one insignia representative of the first cause is on the upper-facing surface and the at least one insignia representative of the second cause is located on the bottom-facing surface.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein the at least one insignia representative of the first cause is located above the at least one insignia representative of the second cause to create an effect that the first cause is superior to the second cause.

18. The method of claim 11, wherein the consumer product is a shoe, and wherein the upper portion is an upper of the shoe and the bottom portion is an outsole of the shoe.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the at least one insignia representative of the first cause is visible when the consumer product is in normal use and the at least one insignia representative of the second cause is not visible when the consumer product is in normal use.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein the at least one insignia representative of the second cause is located on the bottom-facing surface of the outersole to create an effect that the first cause is stepping on the second cause when the shoe is in normal use.