Slip on athleisure shoe
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1. A shoe comprising:
- a shoe sole;
an upper secured to the shoe sole, the upper and the shoe sole together enclosing an interior of the shoe, the upper having an ankle opening and a forefoot opening to the interior of the shoe, the upper having left and right sides that extend along opposite sides of the forefoot opening;
a tongue that extends along the upper left side and the upper right side, the tongue having a width between the upper left side and the upper right side, with a pair of slots provided through the tongue;
a plurality of lacing openings arranged along the upper left side and arranged along the upper right side, each lacing opening of the plurality of lacing openings having no lacing positioned in the lacing opening; and
,a band having a length with opposite left and right ends, the band left end being connected to the upper left side in the interior of the shoe and the band right end being connected to the upper right side in the interior of the shoe with the band length extending across the forefoot opening and beneath the plurality of lacing openings, the band further passing through the slots of the tongue with an intermediate portion of the band positioned between the slots, the intermediate portion located beneath the tongue and covered from view when the shoe is worn without laces.
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Abstract
A construction of an oxford type, lace up athleisure shoe enables the shoe to be slipped on the wearers foot and held securely on the foot without the need for lacing on the shoe. This provides the shoe with the appearance of a lace up shoe that is worn without lacing.
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22 Claims
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1. A shoe comprising:
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a shoe sole; an upper secured to the shoe sole, the upper and the shoe sole together enclosing an interior of the shoe, the upper having an ankle opening and a forefoot opening to the interior of the shoe, the upper having left and right sides that extend along opposite sides of the forefoot opening; a tongue that extends along the upper left side and the upper right side, the tongue having a width between the upper left side and the upper right side, with a pair of slots provided through the tongue; a plurality of lacing openings arranged along the upper left side and arranged along the upper right side, each lacing opening of the plurality of lacing openings having no lacing positioned in the lacing opening; and
,a band having a length with opposite left and right ends, the band left end being connected to the upper left side in the interior of the shoe and the band right end being connected to the upper right side in the interior of the shoe with the band length extending across the forefoot opening and beneath the plurality of lacing openings, the band further passing through the slots of the tongue with an intermediate portion of the band positioned between the slots, the intermediate portion located beneath the tongue and covered from view when the shoe is worn without laces. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A shoe comprising:
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a shoe sole having opposite top and bottom surfaces, a rear heel end and an opposite front toe end, and opposite left and right sides extending along opposite sides of the shoe sole between the heel end and the toe end; an upper secured to the shoe sole extending upwardly from the shoe sole top surface, the upper having an ankle opening above the shoe sole heel end and a toe box above the shoe sole toe end, the upper having left and right sides that extend along the respective shoe sole left and right sides between the upper ankle opening and the upper toe box, the upper left and right sides defining a forefoot opening into the shoe between the upper left and right sides; a tongue on the shoe upper, the tongue having a length extending rearwardly from the upper toe box and across the forefoot opening between the upper left side and the upper right side, the tongue extending along the upper left side and the upper right side, the tongue having a width between the upper left side and the upper right side, with a pair of slots provided through the tongue; a plurality of lacing openings arranged in a line along the upper left side and arranged in a line along the upper right side, each lacing opening of the plurality of lacing openings having no lacing extending through the lacing opening; and
,a band having a length with opposite left and right ends, the band left end being connected to the upper left side and the band right end being connected to the upper right side with the band extending across the forefoot opening, at least a portion of the band extending across the tongue, the band further passing through the slots of the tongue with an intermediate portion of the band positioned between the slots, the intermediate portion located beneath the tongue and covered from view when the shoe is worn without laces, the band being the only connection between the upper left side and the upper right side across the forefoot opening. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A shoe comprising:
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a shoe sole; an upper secured to the shoe sole, the upper and the shoe sole together enclosing an interior of the shoe, the upper having an ankle opening and a forefoot opening to the interior of the shoe, the upper having left and right sides that extend along opposite sides of the forefoot opening; a plurality of lacing openings arranged along the upper left side and arranged along the upper right side, each lacing opening of the plurality of lacing openings having no lacing positioned in the lacing opening; a tongue extending through the forefoot opening between the upper left side and the upper right side, the tongue having a width between the upper left side and the upper right side, with a pair of slots provided through the tongue; and
,a band operatively connecting the tongue to the shoe sole, the band further passing through the slots of the tongue with an intermediate portion of the band positioned between the slots, the intermediate portion located beneath the tongue and covered from view when the shoe is worn without laces. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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