Athletic shoe pocket

• US 4,697,363 A
• Filed: 11/27/1985
• Issued: 10/06/1987
• Est. Priority Date: 12/26/1979
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: ASCO Limited
• Original Assignee: Kangaroos USA, Inc.
• Inventors: Gamm, Robert J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Kee Chi, James
• Application Number:
  US06/802,936
• Time in Patent Office: 678 Days
• Field of Search: 36/136, 36/132, 36/1, 36/129, 36/114, D 2/309
• US Class Current: 36/136
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 1/0081 made at least partially of hook-and-loop type material hook and loop-type straps for fastening purpose A43C11/1493
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 23/025 assembled by stitching
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 3/0031 provided with a pocket, e.g. for keys or a card

Abstract

In an athletic shoe having a pocket, generally disposed laterally and mounted upon the quarter portion for the shoe, the pocket comprises a liner of material, or a pair of the same, each stitched or otherwise fastened to the side of the shoe, so that the front and back edges of the pocket are confiningly affixed to the shoe, while the bottom edge of the pocket may be stitched to the quarter panel upwardly of the sole, or the same may be secured with the shoe through the effort of the stitching that holds the sole shank to the shoe quarter portion. Proximate the upward edge of the formed pocket, in one embodiment, is stitched to the shoe near the location of its eyestay, and having a zipper provided through the pocket, or at least its front liner, to attain access into the pocket and wherein miscellaneous personal items may be located for safe keeping, particularly during shoe usage, as when jogging. In another embodiment the upper edge of the pocket remains open, is formed as a slot, and into which the items may be inserted into the pocket. In another embodiment, a flap may secure also with the shoe along its eyestay, and capable of being folded over into contiguity upon the pocket, and held thereat by means of a fastener, such as Velcro, so as to provide further closure for the formed pocket, and in addition add to the attractiveness of the shoe during usage.

Claims

1. An athletic shoe formed of flexible material and incorporating a pocket, comprising, an athletic shoe having a quarter portion, sole, vamp, counter, and eyestay, all securing together to form said shoe, an expansive pocket secured on the outside of said quarter portion, said pocket being of sufficiently substantial material integrally fastened with sufficient strength to said quarter portion to hold small sized personal items such as keys, coins, or the like therein, said pocket having at least one layer of flexible material contiguously disposed to the outside of the flexible material forming the quarter portion and thereby functioning to secure said type of items therein, an access opening in said pocket for inserting one of said items into said pocket, said flexible material forming the pocket being of substantial size and extending approximately from the shoe eyestay to approximately its sole shank, and approximately between the shoe counter to its vamp portion, stitching securing at least the front and back edges of the pocket to the said shoe quarter portion, said pocket having an upper edge, the upper edge of said pocket being affixed to said shoe along its eyestay, closure means for closing said access opening, and said closure means extending approximately from one edge to another edge of the formed pocket, whereby said pocket functioning to hold said personal items such as keys or coins therein and yet permitting the wearer of said athletic shoe to participate in athletic activities without interference from such inserted items.

2. The invention of claim 1 and wherein said flexible material forming the pocket being secured at its lower part by turning under with the quarter portion for securement with the shoe sole shank.