Flexible fastening system for shoe tongue footwear
OwnerBarry VAN DYK, Mathieu DE BACKERinventors
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Abstract
A customizable, multi-unit elongated element. A changeable tongue for shoes, to allow for customization at the users discretion. The hook and loop elongated element may consist of two features, a woven Jacquard fabric customizable portion which may be manipulated with different colors, textures, logo/designs, etc. and a base portion that is attached directly to the original elongated element of a given shoe. The hook and loop elongated element is a solution for the desired customization of shoes.
Claims20
A personalization element for an article comprising:
- a base portion with a front and a back face such that the back side is attachable to the article;
- a customizable portion having a front and back side wherein the back face of the customizable portion is attached to the front face of the base portion;
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- a fastening mechanism disposed between the front side of the base portion and the back side of the customizable portion to secure the customizable portion to the base portion.
A method for constructing a personalization element having a base portion and a customizable portion, both having front and back faces, for a shoe comprising the steps of;
- placing the back face of the base portion unto a shoe tongue, so that the back face of the base portion is in contact with the shoe tongue;
- adhering the back face of a base portion to the shoe tongue by stitching, gluing, or other fastening means;
- affixing the back face of the customizable portion unto the front of the base portion, so that the back of the customizable portion rests on the front of the base portion.
A customizable element for an article comprising:
- a base portion having a front and back face;
- the front face having a perimeter and a first and second section, and the back face having a perimeter and a first and second section wherein the perimeter of the front face and the back face are different from one another;
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- wherein a first section of the front face is permanently adhered to a first section of the base portion;
- and
- the second section of the front face is customizable that is removable adhered to the second section of the back face of the base portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.