Convertible athletic shoe
OwnerTony L. Dupree, Hal G. Abbott +1inventors
InventorsTony L. Dupree, Hal G. Abbott, Linwood J. Jones
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Abstract
An athletic shoe is convertible from a low-top shoe to a high-top shoe. The convertible shoe includes a sole portion, an upper attached to the sole portion, and a detachable high-top. A securing strap secures the high-top to the upper. Both the upper and the detachable high-top include a series of slots through which the securing strap extends. To secure the high-top to the shoe, the securing strap is fed through each of the slots in the high-top and the upper respectively.
Claims17
An athletic shoe with a detachable high-top, comprising:
- (a) a sole portion;
- (b) an upper fixed to the sole portion, wherein the upper defines an ankle opening through which the wearer's foot is inserted into the shoe;
- (c) a flap attached to the exterior surface of said upper so as to define a pocket in said upper adjacent the ankle opening;
- (d) one or more strap openings formed in said flap;
- (e) a detachable high-top releasably secured to the upper for converting the shoe from a low top shoe to a high-top shoe, said high-top including a lower edge that is received in the pocket defined by said flap when said high top is attached to said upper so that said flap overlies the lower edge of said high top, said high top further including one or more strap openings which align with the strap openings in said flap when the high-top is attached to the upper;
- (f) a securing strap adapted to pass through the aligned strap openings in said flap and said high-top respectively for securing the detachable high-top to the upper.
An athletic shoe with a detachable high-top, comprising:
- (a) a sole portion;
- (b) an upper fixed to the sole portion, wherein the upper defines an ankle opening through which the wearer's foot is inserted into the shoe;
- (c) a detachable high-top having a lower edge releasably secured to the upper for converting the shoe from a low top shoe to a high-top shoe;
- (d) a first cooperative fastener attached to the upper;
- e) a second cooperative fastener attached to said high-top which mates with the first cooperative fastener on the upper to secure the high-top to the upper;
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- f) a flap attached to the upper adapted to cover the lower edge of the high-top as viewed from the outside of the shoe when the high-top is attached to said upper and to cover said first cooperative fastener when the high-top is removed from the upper.
An athletic shoe with a detachable high-top, comprising:
- (a) a sole portion;
- (b) an upper fixed to the sole portion, wherein the upper defines an ankle opening through which the wearer's foot is inserted into the shoe;
- (c) a detachable high-top having a lower edge releasably secured to the upper for converting the shoe from a low top shoe to a high-top shoe;
- (d) at least one flap attached to the upper adjacent to the ankle opening, said flap defining a pocket between the flap and the upper to receive the lower edge of the high-top when the high-top is attached to the upper.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.