Double tongue soccer boot/training shoe

• US 6,681,503 B2
• Filed: 10/29/2001
• Issued: 01/27/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kenneth Alexander Morle
• Original Assignee: Kenneth Alexander Morle
• Inventors: Morle, Kenneth Alexander
• Primary Examiner(s): PATTERSON, MARIE D
• Application Number:
  US09/988,478
• Publication Number:
  US 20020029496A1
• Time in Patent Office: 820 Days
• Field of Search: 36/99, 36/54, 361/33
• US Class Current: 36/99
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 23/26 Tongues for shoes
• 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: A43B 5/18 Attachable overshoes for sporting purposes

Abstract

A Soccer Boot/Training Shoe with an external tongue that has upon it rubberized ball agitators for applying spin to a soccer ball. The agitators are furrowed, curved and increase in size from front to back. The external tongue is secured to the boot by lace and loops. These loops are placed on the tongue and the boot. Laces are passed through these loops alternately to secure the tongue in place.

Claims

1. A Double Tongue Soccer Boot/Training Shoe, consisting of an external tongue with ball agitators of a curved shape with furrows, a rising contour that increases in height and size from front to back, located on said tongue.

2. A Double Tongue Soccer Boot/Training Shoe, consisting of an external tongue having ball agitators of a curved shape with furrows, a rising contour that increases in hight and size from front to back, located on said tongue;

which is secured in position by a lace and loops mechanism that has loops on both the tongue and the boot, which are staggered for laces to pass through alternately to secure external tongue to the boot.