Shoe having individualized display areas
First Claim
1. A shoe having an upper portion including a quarter portion, heel and tongue comprising:
- (a) outer covering material permanently affixed to said upper portion of the shoe;
(b) an indicia display opening formed in a portion of the outer covering material and located in at least one of said quarter portion, heel and tongue of said upper portion;
(c) an indicia attachment panel underlying said outer covering material and both visible and accessible through said opening;
(d) a frame member having a plurality of legs defining a closed perimeter shape projecting from said indicia attachment panel through said opening, said legs having outer perimetric edges facing the perimetric edges of said opening and inner perimetric edges; and
(e) an indicia display panel which is visible through said opening, said indicia display panel being positioned on and secured to said indicia attachment panel within said display opening so that the peripheral edges of said display panel are in abutting contact with the inner perimetric edges of said frame member legs for protecting said display panel edges from abrasion.
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Abstract
A shoe and method of forming the same having an upper portion which includes an individualized indicia display area in any one or more of the side quarter panel, tongue, or heel portion of the upper portion of the shoe. The shoe includes an outer covering material in which a window or opening is formed to make visible and accessible an indicia attachment panel underlying the outer covering material. A frame member having substantially the same shape as the window or opening projects from the indicia attachment panel through the window or opening with the outer perimetric edges of the frame member legs closely adjacent the corresponding perimetric edges of the window or opening. An indicia display panel is adhered, preferably by stitching, to the indicia attachment panel with the perimetric edges of the indicia display panel in abutting contact with the inner perimetric edges of the frame member legs. The display panel is formed from a plurality of individual indicia or is a unitary panel to which indicia, such as letters, numbers, or emblems, are applied. The purchaser has the ability to individualize the shoe in virtually unlimited manner to include a personalized message or slogan that no other purchaser may have.
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36 Claims
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1. A shoe having an upper portion including a quarter portion, heel and tongue comprising:
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(a) outer covering material permanently affixed to said upper portion of the shoe; (b) an indicia display opening formed in a portion of the outer covering material and located in at least one of said quarter portion, heel and tongue of said upper portion; (c) an indicia attachment panel underlying said outer covering material and both visible and accessible through said opening; (d) a frame member having a plurality of legs defining a closed perimeter shape projecting from said indicia attachment panel through said opening, said legs having outer perimetric edges facing the perimetric edges of said opening and inner perimetric edges; and (e) an indicia display panel which is visible through said opening, said indicia display panel being positioned on and secured to said indicia attachment panel within said display opening so that the peripheral edges of said display panel are in abutting contact with the inner perimetric edges of said frame member legs for protecting said display panel edges from abrasion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A shoe having an upper portion including a quarter portion, heel and tongue comprising:
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(a) outer covering material permanently affixed to said upper portion of the shoe; (b) an indicia display opening formed in a portion of the outer covering material and located in at least one of said quarter portion, heel and tongue of said upper portion; (c) an indicia attachment panel underlying said outer covering material and both visible in and accessible through said opening; (d) a frame member having a plurality of legs defining a closed perimeter shape projecting from said indicia attachment panel through said opening, said legs having outer perimetric edges facing the perimetric edges of said opening and inner perimetric edges; and (e) an indicia display panel which is visible through said opening, said indicia display panel being positioned on and secured to said indicia attachment panel and having an outer dimensional extent, said frame member being sized and shaped so that its inner perimetric edges are in abutting contact with the outer dimensional extent of said indicia display panel, said frame member legs at their inner perimetric edges having a thickness which is at least equal to the thickness of said indicia display panel at its outer dimensional extent to thereby provide a protective border for said display panel edges.
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28. A method of fabricating an individualized display in a shoe having an upper portion including a quarter portion, heel and tongue comprising:
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(a) securing an outer covering material to said upper portion of the shoe to permanently affix said outer covering material to said upper portion of the shoe; (b) securing an indicia attachment panel underlying said outer covering material; (c) providing a display opening area in a portion of the outer covering material in at least one of said quarter portion, heel and tongue of said upper portion for making said indicia attachment panel visible in and accessible through said opening; (d) providing a frame member having a plurality of legs defining a closed perimeter shape projecting from said indicia attachment panel through said opening; and (e) securing an indicia display panel to said indicia attachment panel within said frame member, such that the peripheral edges of said display panel are in abutting contact with the inner perimetric edges of said frame member legs. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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