US2005055844A1PendingUtilityA1

Shoe having a variety of lacing styles

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Priority: Mar 28, 2003Filed: Oct 30, 2004Published: Mar 17, 2005
Est. expiryMar 28, 2023(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Zu Sheng Yu
A43B 3/34A43B 17/18A43C 1/00A43B 3/126A43B 1/0072A43B 1/0036A43B 3/36A43B 13/36A43B 9/02
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Abstract

An article of footwear comprises a sole, a shoe top having at least one of a toe portion and a heel portion wherein the shoe top is attached to the sole, and a shoe lip having a plurality of holes disposed between the sole and the shoe top.

Claims

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1 . An article of footwear comprising: 
 a sole;    a shoe top having at least one of a toe portion and a heel portion, wherein the shoe top is attached to the sole; and    a shoe lip having a plurality of holes disposed between the sole and the shoe top.    
     
     
         2 . The article of footwear of  claim 1 , wherein the shoe lip includes means for removably attaching to the sole.  
     
     
         3 . The article of footwear of  claim 2 , wherein the means for attaching includes a tongue for fitting into a groove between the sole and the shoe top.  
     
     
         4 . The article of footwear of  claim 1 , further comprising a lace for extending through at least a plurality of holes to wrap around any portion of the wearer's toes, foot, ankle, calf, and leg in a plurality of decorative styles.  
     
     
         5 . An article of footwear comprising: 
 a first sole including a first lip provided along its perimeter;    a second sole including a second lip provided along its perimeter;    a plurality of holes disposed along the lip of the first sole and a plurality of holes disposed along the lip of the second sole, wherein the first lip and the second lip are dimensioned and shaped to form at least a plurality of channels from the holes of the first lip and the second lip; and    a lace for extending through at least a plurality of channels to attach the first sole to the second sole.    
     
     
         6 . The article of footwear of  claim 5 , further comprising a shoe top having at least one of a toe portion, a heel portion, and an instep portion, wherein the shoe top is attached to the first sole.  
     
     
         7 . The article of footwear of  claim 5 , further comprising a first shoe top attached to the first sole and a second shoe top attached to a third sole, wherein the second sole is attached to one of the first and the third sole using the lace.  
     
     
         8 . The article of footwear of  claim 5 , wherein the first sole and the second sole are made from different materials.  
     
     
         9 . The article of footwear of  claim 6 , wherein the lace strings through the first lip, the second lip, and above the shoe top.  
     
     
         10 . The article of footwear of  claim 5 , wherein the second sole is thicker than the first sole.  
     
     
         11 . The article of footwear of  claim 5 , wherein a material of the second sole is rubber.  
     
     
         12 . The article of footwear of  claim 5 , further including affixing decorative articles onto the lace.  
     
     
         13 . The article of footwear of  claim 12 , wherein the decorative articles include one of jewelry, colored plastics, and pieces of leather.  
     
     
         14 . An article of footwear comprising: 
 a first sole including a first lip provided along its perimeter;    a second sole including a second lip provided along its perimeter;    a plurality of holes spaced apart and disposed along the first lip and the second lip; and    a lace for extending through any combination of the plurality of holes to attach the first sole to the second sole.    
     
     
         15 . The article of footwear of  claim 14 , further comprising a shoe top having at least one of a toe portion, a heel portion, and an instep portion, wherein the shoe top is attached to the first sole.  
     
     
         16 . The article of footwear of  claim 14 , further comprising a first shoe top attached to the first sole and a second shoe top attached to a third sole, wherein the second sole is attached to one of the first and the third sole using the lace.  
     
     
         17 . The article of footwear of  claim 14 , wherein the first sole and the second sole are made from different materials.  
     
     
         18 . The article of footwear of  claim 15 , wherein the lace strings through the first lip, the second lip, and above the shoe top.  
     
     
         19 . The article of footwear of  claim 14 , wherein the second sole is thicker than the first sole.  
     
     
         20 . The article of footwear of  claim 14 , wherein a material of the second sole is rubber.  
     
     
         21 . The article of footwear of  claim 14 , further including affixing decorative articles onto the lace.  
     
     
         22 . The article of footwear of  claim 21 , wherein the decorative articles include one of jewelry, colored plastics, and pieces of leather.  
     
     
         23 . A shoe lip for attachment to a shoe having at least a top portion and a sole, the shoe lip comprising a plurality of holes spaced apart from each other and a tongue portion for insertingly fitting a groove between the sole and the shoe top.  
     
     
         24 . The shoe lip of  claim 23 , wherein the tongue portion further includes adhesive material for affixing the shoe lip to the shoe.

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