Footwear apparatus
AssigneeDirty Paws and Claws, LLC
InventorDylan Anderson
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Abstract
An apparatus mountable on footwear is presented. The apparatus may comprise one or more of a body member, a cover member, one or more connection element(s), and/or one or more anchor member(s). The body member may have an upper body face and a lower body face. The anchor member(s) may removably matingly engage with one or more footwear through-holes of a footwear item that may include one or more footwear through-holes. The body member may be movable between a mounted position and an unmounted position. The mounted position may be defined as the body member substantially covering and substantially occluding upper and outer surfaces of the footwear item. The unmounted position may be defined as the body member not covering and not substantially occluding the upper and outer surfaces of the footwear item.
Claims20
An apparatus mountable on footwear, the apparatus comprising:
- a body member having an upper body face and a lower body face;
- a cover member attached to and overlaying a substantial majority of the upper body face;
- at least one connection element attached to a portion of the lower body face;
- and
- at least one anchor member to removably matingly engage with a respective footwear through-hole of a plurality of footwear through-holes that extend through a footwear item, the at least one anchor member comprising:
- an insertion portion to be inserted through the respective one of the plurality of footwear through-holes;
- and
- an attachment portion to overlay the respective footwear through-hole and removably attach to the at least one connection element;
- and
- wherein the body member is movable between a mounted position and an unmounted position;
- wherein the mounted position is defined as the body member substantially covering and substantially occluding upper and outer surfaces of the footwear item such that the footwear item is not visible while the body member is in the mounted position;
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- wherein the unmounted position is defined as the body member not covering and not substantially occluding the upper and outer surfaces of the footwear item.
An apparatus mountable on footwear, the apparatus comprising:
- a body member having an upper body face, a lower body face, an upper edge, and side edges;
- a cover member attached to and overlaying a substantial majority of the upper body face;
- at least one connection element attached to a portion of the lower body face;
- and
- at least one anchor member to removably matingly engage with a respective footwear through-hole of a plurality of footwear through-holes that extend through a footwear item, the at least one anchor member comprising:
- an insertion portion to be inserted through the respective one of the plurality of footwear through-holes;
- and
- an attachment portion to overlay the respective footwear through-hole and removably attach to the at least one connection element;
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- wherein the at least one anchor member is movable between an anchored position and an unanchored position;
- wherein the anchored position is defined as while the at least one anchor member is matingly engaged with and carried by the respective one of the plurality of footwear through-holes;
- wherein the unanchored position is defined as while the at least one anchor member is separate and spaced apart from the footwear item;
- wherein the body member is movable between a mounted position and an unmounted position;
- wherein the mounted position is defined as the body member substantially covering and substantially occluding upper and outer surfaces of the footwear item such that the footwear item is not visible while the body member is in the mounted position;
- wherein the unmounted position is defined as the body member not covering and not substantially occluding the upper and outer surfaces of the footwear item;
- wherein while the body member is in the mounted position, the upper edge and the side edges form a perimeter positioned adjacent to and following alongside a majority of a lower outer perimeter of the footwear item;
- wherein while the body member is in the mounted position, the upper edge and the side edges of the body member are adjacent to, and are not positioned lower than, a base perimeter of the footwear item;
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- wherein the at least one connection element removably attaches to the attachment portion of the at least one anchor member while both the at least one anchor member is in the anchored position and the body member is in the mounted position.
A method of using and mounting a footwear mountable apparatus on a footwear item which has a plurality of footwear through-holes, the apparatus including a body member having an upper body face, a lower body face, an upper edge and side edges, a cover member overlaying the upper body face, at least one connection element attached to a portion of the lower body face, at least one anchor member that is removably matingly engageable with a footwear through-hole of the plurality of footwear through-holes, the at least one anchor member comprising an insertion portion and an attachment portion that is removably attachable to the at least one connection element, and a strap member that has a first end portion attached to a first strap point carried by the body member, the method comprising:
- moving the at least one anchor member from an unanchored position to an anchored position by:
- inserting the insertion portion into a respective footwear through-hole of the plurality of footwear through holes;
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- overlaying the respective footwear through-hole with the attachment portion;
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- moving the body member from an unmounted position to a mounted position by:
- covering and substantially occluding upper and outer surfaces of the footwear item with the body member such that the footwear item is not visible while the body member is in the mounted position;
- forming a perimeter with the upper edge and the side edges of the body member positioned adjacent to and following alongside a majority of a lower outer perimeter of the footwear item;
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- attaching the at least one connection element to the attachment portion of the at least one anchor member;
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- moving the strap member from an untied position to a tied position by attaching a second end portion of the strap member to a second strap point carried by the body member;
- wherein the upper edge and the side edges of the body member are position adjacent to, and are not positioned lower than, a base perimeter of the footwear item while the cover member is in the mounted position;
- wherein the at least one connection element and the attachment portion of the at least one anchor member are removably attached;
- wherein the second end portion of the strap member and the second strap point are removably attached.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.