Ready weight shoe

• US 4,777,743 A
• Filed: 04/16/1987
• Issued: 10/18/1988
• Est. Priority Date: 04/16/1987
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: August E. Roehrig, Jr
• Original Assignee: August E. Roehrig, Jr
• Inventors: Roehrig, August E. Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Jillions, John M.
• Application Number:
  US07/038,910
• Time in Patent Office: 551 Days
• Field of Search: 36/132, 36/136, 36/89, 272/96, 272/119
• US Class Current: 36/132
• 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 19/005 Weighted inserts for shoes, i.e. insert comprising an additional weight
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 3/0031 provided with a pocket, e.g. for keys or a card
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 5/00 Footwear for sporting purposes non-skid devices, e.g. ice-spurs or studs for football shoes, A43C15/00
• CPC Class Codes: A43C 11/00 Other fastenings specially adapted for shoes dress fastenings in general A44B
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0603 Fluid-like particles, e.g. gun shot or sand
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/065 worn on user's body
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/4013 to the ankle

Abstract

An athletic, sport, or leisure shoe utilizing a portion thereof for incorporating training weights to increase the resistance applied against the user'"'"'s legs which must be overcome when training or exercising.

Claims

1. In an exercise, athletic, sport or leisure shoe having a sole portion, a shoe upper portion secured to the sole portion, a closure portion which secures the shoe upon a user'"'"'s foot within the upper portion of the shoe, and a collar portion formed on the shoe upper portion generally encircling the user'"'"'s ankle, the improvement comprising:

weight-retaining pocket means formed in said collar portion for retaining weight material within said collar portion adjacent to the user'"'"'s ankle to provide an increased weight against which a user of the shoe must work when exercising.

2. the shoe as set forth in claim 1 wherein said collar portion is carried on said shoe upper adjacent to the user'"'"'s ankle at a position above a user'"'"'s ankle when the shoe is positioned on a user'"'"'s foot.

3. The shoe as set forth in claim 1 wherein said collar portion is carried on said shoe upper adjacent to the user'"'"'s ankle at a position below a user'"'"'s ankle when the shoe is positioned on a user'"'"'s foot.

4. The shoe as set forth in claim 1 wherein said collar portion includes a closable opening formed therein through which a quantity of weight material may be placed into said collar portion.

5. The shoe as set forth in claim 4 wherein said closable opening includes a hook-and-loop releasable closure system.

6. The shoe as set forth in claim 4 wherein said closable opening includes a zipper.

7. The shoe as set forth in claim 4 wherein said weight material is in the form of spheres.

8. The shoe as set forth in claim 4 wherein said weight material is in the form of malleable bars.

9. The shoe as set forth in claim 4 wherein said weight material is in the form of curved bars.

10. The shoe as set forth in claim 1 wherein said collar portion is formed as a plurality of parallel chambers extending circumferentially about said upper portion of the shoe.

11. The shoe as set forth in claim 1 wherein said collar portion is formed in a hollow tubular configuration from the shoe upper being folded and stitched upon itself.

12. The shoe as set forth in claim 1 wherein said collar portion is formed in a hollow tubular configuration from two or more pieces of material from which said upper portion is formed being stitched together by substantiallly parallel rows of stitching