Uni-sex multi-sport footwear accessory

Abstract

The uni-sex multi-sport footwear accessory is a flexible accessory shaped as an ankle band for use as an indicia-displaying device, and, includes an upper band adapted to encircle a wearer's lower leg, side straps depending from the upper band, a middle section adapted to encircle a wearer's ankle and a lower band dimensioned to extend beneath a wearer's foot. The upper band has several display areas with which to display indicia such as logos, team names and the like. The footwear accessory may have one or a number of fasteners located on various areas of the accessory, or the fasteners) may be omitted altogether. The footwear accessory may be reversible.

1 . A footwear accessory for use in displaying indicia, comprising: 
 a flexible body of unitary construction, said flexible body comprising: 
 an upper band adapted to encircle a user's lower leg, said upper band having an outer surface with indicia displayed thereon;  
 a plurality of side straps depending from the upper band;  
 a middle section of the flexible body integrally connected to the side straps, said middle section capable of encircling a user's ankle; and  
 a lower band integrally connected to the middle section of the flexible body, said lower band being dimensioned to extend beneath a user's foot.  
   
     
     
         2 . The footwear accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the outer surface of said upper band has at least one display portion.  
     
     
         3 . The footwear accessory of  claim 2 , wherein the display portions are detachable.  
     
     
         4 . The footwear accessory of  claim 3 , wherein the display portions are attached to the flexible body with a plurality of hook and loop fastening strips.  
     
     
         5 . The footwear accessory of  claim 1 , said upper band having a first end and a second end, the accessory further comprising a fastener for attaching said first end of said upper band to said second end of said upper band.  
     
     
         6 . The footwear accessory of  claim 5 , wherein said fastener is a combination of a plurality of hook and loop fastening strips and a buckle.  
     
     
         7 . The footwear accessory of  claim 1 , said middle section having a first end and a second end, said accessory further comprising a fastening assembly for attaching end of said middle section.  
     
     
         8 . The footwear accessory of  claim 7 , wherein said fastening assembly comprises hook and loop fastening strips.  
     
     
         9 . The footwear accessory of  claim 1 , further comprising a zipper fastener.  
     
     
         10 . The footwear accessory of  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of fasteners on the flexible body.  
     
     
         11 . The footwear accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the side straps includes a stiffener in the flexible body.  
     
     
         12 . The footwear accessory of  claim 11 , wherein the stiffener is a plastic insert.  
     
     
         13 . The footwear accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the upper band contains a plurality of openings.  
     
     
         14 . The footwear accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the upper band, the side straps and the middle section are dimensioned and configured to define a plurality of openings.  
     
     
         15 . The footwear accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the middle section and the lower band are dimensioned and configured to define a lower front opening for placement of a user's foot and a lower back opening for placement of a user's heel.  
     
     
         16 . The footwear accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the flexible body is a synthetic material.  
     
     
         17 . The footwear accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the flexible body is reversible.