Combination ball and shoes

• US 5,947,845 A
• Filed: 03/25/1998
• Issued: 09/07/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 04/15/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Carlos Canelas
• Original Assignee: Carlos Canelas
• Inventors: Canelas, Carlos
• Primary Examiner(s): WONG, STEVEN B
• Application Number:
  US09/047,560
• Time in Patent Office: 531 Days
• Field of Search: 473/420, 473/423, 473/424, 473/438, 473/446, 473/471, 473/506, 473/569, 473/573, 473/576, 473/604, 473/595, 473/614, 434/251, 273/DIG. 18
• US Class Current: 473/446
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 5/02 Football boots or shoes, i.e. for soccer, football or rugby
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 5/025 characterised by an element which improves the contact between the ball and the footwear
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2208/12 specially adapted for children
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 43/008 with means for improving visibility, e.g. special markings or colours illuminating or reflecting means A63B43/06
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/002 for football American-football dummies A63B69/34
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 273/18 Shoe mounted

Abstract

A combination of a pair of soccer shoes and a soccer ball wherein each of the shoes and the ball have an exterior surface marked with selected areas of differing shapes and colors. The markings on the shoes correspond in shape and color to the markings on the exterior of the ball in order to instruct a user where to strike the ball with which portion of his or her foot in order to make the ball move in desired directions.

Claims

1. In combination, a soccer shoe and soccer ball, said combination comprising:

a ball having an exterior surface with selected marked areas on the exterior surface of said ball, the marked areas of the ball being of differing shapes;

at least one shoe having markings on the exterior thereof, said markings of said shoe being of differing shapes and corresponding to identical shapes marked on the ball such that when kicking the ball with the shoe, a marking on the shoe is to impact a corresponding marking on the ball so as to make the ball travel in a desired direction and at a desired speed.

2. The combination of claim 1 wherein said marked areas of said ball and said marked areas of said shoe are colored.

3. The combination of claim 1 wherein a marked area of said ball is colored a first color and a corresponding marked area of said shoe is colored said first color in order to instruct a user to strike the marked area of the ball with the marked area of the shoe.

4. A soccer training device comprising:

a ball having an exterior surface, said exterior surface being decorated with colored markings of differing colors and shapes,

a pair of shoes, each shoe having an exterior surface, said exterior surface of said shoe being decorated with colored markings of differing colors and shapes, select markings on said exterior surface of said shoe corresponding in color and shape with select markings on said exterior surface of said ball so as to instruct a user how to kick the ball with the shoe and direct the ball a preselected direction.

5. The training device of claim 4 wherein the shapes of the markings on the ball are similar to the shapes of the markings on the exterior surface of the shoe.

6. The training device of claim 4 wherein each shoe of said pair of shoes is similarly marked.

7. A soccer teaching device comprising:

a soccer ball having an exterior surface having markings of differing shapes and differing colors on the exterior surface of the ball,

a shoe having an exterior surface having a plurality of markings of differing colors and differing shapes on the exterior surface of the shoe, the markings on the shoe corresponding to markings of identical color on the ball in order to teach a person wearing the shoe to strike a preselected portion of the ball with a preselected portion of the shoe.

8. The teaching device of claim 7 wherein the ball has a marked area on the exterior surface of the ball where the ball is to be placed on the ground in order to properly position the differing markings of the ball.