Removable adornment
AssigneeThe Bridal Veil Company, Inc.
InventorLisa Rothchild
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Abstract
An article of adornment for wear by a user wearing a shoe. The article of adornment has a pliable strip of material sized to extend over and around the dorsum of the user and under the sole of the shoe near the heel of the shoe, the strip of material having a length to width ratio of at least 15:1. Fixedly attached to the strip is a first mating element located on one end of the strip and multiple second mating elements located on the other end of the strip. The first mating element is adapted to engage in a releasably mating relationship with the multiple second mating elements thereby permitting the pliable strip of material to be adjusted into different sized loops. Also attached to the strip are decorative elements such as rhinestones, beads/pearls, lace, glass/crystal extending along a majority of the strip.
Claims9
An article of adornment, for wear by a user wearing a shoe having a sole and a heel, the article of adornment comprising:
- a pliable strip of material sized to extend over and around the dorsum of the user and under the sole of the user's shoe near the heel of the shoe, the strip of material having a length and a width with a length to width ratio of at least 15:1;
- a first mating element fixedly located on one end of the strip and multiple second mating elements fixedly located on the other end of the strip, said first mating element adapted to engage in a releasably mating relationship with the multiple second mating elements and permitting said pliable strip of material to be adjusted into different sized loops;
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- decorative elements fixedly attached to the band along a majority of the strip.
A method of adorning a shoe and foot of a user, comprising:
- obtaining a first adornment comprising (a) a pliable strip of material sized to extend over and around the dorsum of the foot of the user and under the sole of the shoe of the user near the heel of the shoe, the strip of material having a length and a width with a length to width ratio of at least 15:1;
- (b) a first mating element fixedly located on one end of the strip and multiple second mating elements fixedly located on the other end of the strip, said first mating element adapted to engage in a releasably mating relationship with the multiple second mating elements and permitting said pliable strip of material to be adjusted into different sized loops;
- and (c) decorative elements fixedly attached to the band along a majority of the strip;
- mating the first mating element to a second mating element such that the first adornment snugly and comfortably engages the foot of the user;
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- locating the first adornment over the dorsum of the foot of the user and under the sole of the shoe of the user such that decorative elements extend over the dorsum of the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.