Shoe with writing surface
OwnerKelye A. McKinney, James E. Mulliganinventors
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Abstract
A shoe is provided with a writing surface so that temporary expressive indicia can be applied to the shoe. The writing surface is preferably in the form of a side surface of the shoe extending between a tread and a foot contacting surface of the shoe. The side surface is preferably formed of patent leather compatible with a dry erase marker provided as a writing implement. In a most preferred form of the invention, the shoe includes a bore which acts as a housing for the marker or other writing implement to conveniently store the writing implement when not in use. The bore or other housing also keeps the writing implement fresh by sealing the writing implement within the bore when not in use, especially when the writing implement is a dry erase marker.
Claims20
A shoe, comprising in combination:
- an upper portion;
- a foot contacting surface located below said upper portion;
- said foot contacting surface adapted to support a foot thereon;
- a tread located below said foot contacting surface;
- said tread adapted to rest upon the ground when the shoe is worn;
- at least one side surface extending up from said tread;
- at least a portion of said side surface adapted to retain dry erase ink thereon;
- and
- said side surface adapted to release dry erase ink therefrom when wiped.
A write-on shoe, comprising in combination:
- an upper portion;
- a foot contacting surface adapted to support a foot thereon;
- a tread below said foot contacting surface and adapted to rest upon the ground;
- a writing implement;
- means to removably couple said writing implement to the shoe;
- and
- a writing surface coupled to the shoe and adapted to be written upon by said writing implement.
A method for writing on a shoe, the method including the steps of:
- providing a shoe having an upper portion;
- a foot contacting surface adapted to support a foot thereon;
- a tread below the foot contacting surface and adapted to rest upon the ground;
- a writing implement;
- and a writing surface coupled to the shoe and adapted to be written upon by the writing implement;
- coupling the writing implement to the shoe;
- removing the writing implement from the shoe;
- and
- writing on the shoe with the writing implement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.