Means for displaying a picture or the like in a shoe
First Claim
1. Shoe having means for providing a visual display comprisinga saddle portion having a front and a rear,a window in said saddle portion,a plastic element adjacent to said window,a pocket formed along the rear of said plastic element and said window, said pocket including an entranceway accessible from the rear of said saddle portion, andcooperating reception means carried by said saddle portion at the front and rear thereof and adjacent the entranceway of said pocket for correspondingly receiving securing means for securing the shoe on the wearer and for simultaneously closing said passageway, thereby preventing exposure of said pocket to the elements or dirt and debris.
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Abstract
A shoe having means for displaying a picture or the like comprising a saddle portion having an inner and outer wall, a window in the outer wall, a plastic element secured to the perimeter of the window; a pocket formed by joining the three edges of the window and plastic element to the inner wall with one edge remaining unattached to form an entranceway for the insertion of a display into said pocket; a shoelace carrier comprising an inner member which may be an extension of the inner wall of the saddle and an outer member; the lower edge of the inner member being attached to the upper edge of the inner wall of the saddle or being a part of said inner wall, and the lower edge of the outer member being attached to the outer wall of the saddle; an entranceway to the pocket formed between the inner and outer members of the shoelace carrier and contiguous eyelets in the inner and outer member of the shoelace carrier accommodating a shoestring whereby when the shoestring is laced through the eyelets and tightened the entranceway to the pocket is closed thereby preventing exposure of the display in the pocket to the elements and to dirt and debris.
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15 Claims
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1. Shoe having means for providing a visual display comprising
a saddle portion having a front and a rear, a window in said saddle portion, a plastic element adjacent to said window, a pocket formed along the rear of said plastic element and said window, said pocket including an entranceway accessible from the rear of said saddle portion, and cooperating reception means carried by said saddle portion at the front and rear thereof and adjacent the entranceway of said pocket for correspondingly receiving securing means for securing the shoe on the wearer and for simultaneously closing said passageway, thereby preventing exposure of said pocket to the elements or dirt and debris.
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6. Shoe provided with means for carrying a visual display comprising
a sole portion, a saddle portion comprising an inner wall and an outer wall, the outer wall being provided with a window, a plastic element secured to the window, a pocket formed between the inner wall and the plastic element, the pocket having an entranceway for the insertion of a display and its accommodation within the pocket, and cooperating reception means carried by the inner wall and outer wall of the saddle portion and adjacent the entranceway of the pocket for correspondingly received securing means for securing the shoe to the wearer and for simultaneously closing and securing said passageway, to prevent exposure of the contents of said pocket to the elements of dirt and debris.
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12. Shoe having means for providing a visual display comprising
a saddle portion having an outer wall and an inner wall, the outer wall being provided with a visual display window having a plastic element secured thereto, a pocket formed between the inner wall and the plastic element and having an entranceway for the insertion of a display and its accommodation in the pocket, an outer reception means carried by the outer wall and an inner reception means carried by the inner wall, the outer and inner reception means being arranged adjacent the entranceway of the pocket and cooperating with each other for correspondingly receiving securing means for securing the shoe to the wearer and for simultaneously closing and securing the passageway, to prevent exposure of the contents of the pocket to the elements or dirt and debris.
Specification