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Identification holder for mounting on shoes

  • US 4,897,947 A
  • Filed: 01/09/1989
  • Issued: 02/06/1990
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/09/1989
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An identification member adapted to be secured to a shoe or the like having lacing or like elements extending transversely thereof, comprising:

  • (a) an integrally formed elongated carrier or synthetic resin having a base and cover hingedly connected along one side margin thereof, said base including a bottom wall and a sidewall extending about the periphery thereof to define an upwardly opening cavity, said sidewall of said base having outwardly extending flanges at its upper end along said one side margin and along the side margin opposite thereto, said base also having an elongated, generally U-shaped engagement loop depending from said bottom wall and providing a passage through which shoe laces or the like may be passed to secure the carrier to the top of the associated shoe, said engagement loop extending transversely of the elongated dimension, said cover having a top wall and a depending sidewall extending about the major portion of its periphery, said sidewalls of said base and cover being dimensioned and configured to interfit with said base extending into said cover, said cover being releasably engaged with said base to close said cavity, said cover having an inwardly projecting boss on the lower end of its sidewall opposite said one side margin and said boss snap fitting under said flange on said base, said hinged connection being provided along the outer edge of said flange on said base, said sidewall on said cover extending along said margin opposite that providing the hinged connection and along the adjacent side margins to provide a generally U-shaped sidewall which receives the base therebetween;

    (b) an identification element removably seated within said carrier.

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