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US 6,711,836 B2Granted
Shoe and method for showing indicia
AssigneeDeer Stags, Inc.
InventorHoward K. Weiss
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Abstract
The invention is an apparatus and method for displaying indicia, such as a logo or trademark, on a shoe. A window is provided in the shoe, for example the heel of the shoe. Indicia appear on a removable member such as an insole and are displayed through the window.
Claims9
An apparatus comprising;
- a. a shoe having a shoe interior surface and a shoe exterior surface;
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- b. a window communicating between said shoe interior surface and said shoe exterior surface;
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- c. a removable insole having an indicia bearing portion bonded to said insole, said insole engaging said shoe interior surface;
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- d. indicia appearing on said removable insole, said indicia being aligned with said window such that said indicia may be observed through said window, said window being comprised of a transparent or substantially transparent polymer, said shoe Interior surface being a heel interior surface, said shoe exterior surface being a heel exterior surface said window communicating between said heel exterior surface and said heel interior surface.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a. a shoe having a counter, a counter Interior surface and a counter exterior surface;
- b. a window communicating between said counter Interior surface end said counter exterior surface;
- c. an alternative insole engaging said counter interior surface;
- d. indicia appearing on said alternative insole, said indicia being aligned with said window such that said Indicia may be observed through said window.
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A method for displaying indicia on a shoe comprising:
- a. providing a window in said shoe,
- b. providing a removable member exhibiting indicia,
- c. aligning said removable member and said shoe so that said indicia are displayed in said window;
- d. said window communicating between a shoe interior surface and a shoe exterior surface,
- e. said removable member comprising an Insole and an indicia-bearing member bonded to said insole.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.