U.S. patent application number 09/872029 was filed with the patent office on 2002-12-05 for overlay for athletic shoe soles.
Invention is credited to Asciolla, Daniel.
Application Number | 20020178620 09/872029 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 25358677 |
Filed Date | 2002-12-05 |
United States Patent
Application |
20020178620 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Asciolla, Daniel |
December 5, 2002 |
Overlay for athletic shoe soles
Abstract
An overlay for athletic shoe soles including a panel dimensioned
for being positioned over a lower surface of a sole of an athletic
shoe. The panel has an upper surface and a lower surface. The panel
has a plurality of openings' therethrough corresponding with cleats
of the sole of the athletic shoe whereby the cleats will extend
through the openings. The panel has a forward end and a rearward
end.
Inventors: |
Asciolla, Daniel; (Ridge,
NY) |
Correspondence
Address: |
Richard W. Goldstein
2071 Clove Road
Staten Island
NY
10304
US
|
Family ID: |
25358677 |
Appl. No.: |
09/872029 |
Filed: |
June 1, 2001 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
36/132 ; 36/15;
36/7.5 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A43B 13/36 20130101;
A43B 13/12 20130101; A43B 5/02 20130101; A43B 1/009 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
36/132 ; 36/7.5;
36/15 |
International
Class: |
A43B 005/00; A43B
003/12 |
Claims
What is claimed as being new and desired to be protected by Letters
Patent of the united states is as follows:
1. An overlay for athletic shoe soles for allowing dirt and debris
that has accumulated on bottoms of athletic shoes to be easily
removed comprising, in combination: a panel dimensioned for being
positioned over a lower surface of a sole of an athletic shoe, the
panel having an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper
surface having an adhesive disposed thereon to facilitate
securement to the sole of the athletic shoe, the panel having a
plurality of openings' therethrough corresponding with cleats of
the sole of the athletic shoe whereby the cleats will extend
through the openings, the panel having a forward end and a rearward
end, the forward end having an arcuate lip extending upwardly
therefrom corresponding with a toe of the athletic shoe, the
rearward end having an arcuate lip extending upwardly therefrom
corresponding with a heel of the athletic shoe.
2. An overlay for athletic shoe soles for allowing dirt and debris
that has accumulated on bottoms of athletic shoes to be easily
removed comprising, in combination: a panel dimensioned for being
positioned over a lower surface of a sole of an athletic shoe, the
panel having an upper surface and a lower surface, the panel having
a plurality of openings' therethrough corresponding with cleats of
the sole of the athletic shoe whereby the cleats will extend
through the openings, the panel having a forward end and a rearward
end.
3. The overlay for athletic shoe soles as set forth in claim 2,
wherein the upper surface of the panel has an adhesive disposed
thereon to facilitate securement to the sole of the athletic
shoe.
4. The overlay for athletic shoe soles as set forth in claim 2,
wherein the forward end of the panel has an arcuate lip extending
upwardly therefrom corresponding with a toe of the athletic
shoe.
5. The overlay for athletic shoe soles as set forth in claim 2,
wherein the rearward end of the panel has an arcuate lip extending
upwardly therefrom corresponding with a heel of the athletic shoe.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to an overlay for athletic
shoe soles and more particularly pertains to allowing dirt and
debris that has accumulated on bottoms of athletic shoes to be
easily removed.
[0002] The use of shoe accessory devices is known in the prior art.
More specifically, shoe accessory devices heretofore devised and
utilized for the purpose of cleaning cleated shoes are known to
consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural
configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed
by the crowded prior art which have been developed for the
fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements.
[0003] By way of example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,146,979 to Fabbrie
discloses a self-cleaning cleat device capable of removing debris
by wiping the surface of the spike while it collapses under the
weight of the wearer. U.S. Pat. No. 5,694,660 to Rachwalski
discloses a thin elongated tool with a V-shaped notch for use in
cleaning shoes with cleats. U.S. Pat. No. 5,386,605 to Murphy
discloses a tool for maintaining the cleats on an athletic
shoe.
[0004] While these devices fulfill their respective, particular
objective and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not
describe an overlay for athletic shoe soles for allowing dirt and
debris that has accumulated on bottoms of athletic shoes to be
easily removed.
[0005] In this respect, the overlay for athletic shoe soles
according to the present invention substantially departs from the
conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in doing so
provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of
allowing dirt and debris that has accumulated on bottoms of
athletic shoes to be easily removed.
[0006] Therefore, it can be appreciated that there exists a
continuing need for a new and improved overlay for athletic shoe
soles which can be used for allowing dirt and debris that has
accumulated on bottoms of athletic shoes to be easily removed. In
this regard, the present invention substantially fulfills this
need.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0007] In the view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the
known types of shoe accessory devices now present in the prior art,
the present invention provides an improved overlay for athletic
shoe soles. As such, the general purpose of the present invention,
which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to
provide a new and improved overlay for athletic shoe soles which
has all the advantages of the prior art and none of the
disadvantages.
[0008] To attain this, the present invention essentially comprises
a panel dimensioned for being positioned over a lower surface of a
sole of an athletic shoe. The panel has an upper surface and a
lower surface. The upper surface has an adhesive disposed thereon
to facilitate securement to the sole of the athletic shoe. The
panel has a plurality of openings' therethrough corresponding with
cleats of the sole of the athletic shoe whereby the cleats will
extend through the openings. The panel has a forward end and a
rearward end. The forward end has an arcuate lip extending upwardly
therefrom corresponding with a toe of the athletic shoe. The
rearward end has an arcuate lip extending upwardly therefrom
corresponding with a heel of the athletic shoe.
[0009] There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more
important features of the invention in order that the detailed
description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in
order that the present contribution to the art may be better
appreciated. There are, of course, additional features of the
invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form
the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
[0010] In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment
of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the
invention is not limited in its application to the details of
construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in
the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The
invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced
and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that
the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose
of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
[0011] As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the
conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be
utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods
and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present
invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded
as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not
depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
[0012] It is therefore an object of the present invention to
provide a new and improved overlay for athletic shoe soles which
has all the advantages of the prior art shoe accessory devices and
none of the disadvantages.
[0013] It is another object of the present invention to provide a
new and improved overlay for athletic shoe soles which may be
easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed.
[0014] It is a further object of the present invention to provide a
new and improved overlay for athletic shoe soles which is of
durable and reliable construction.
[0015] An even further object of the present invention is to
provide a new and improved overlay for athletic shoe soles which is
susceptible of a low cost of manufacture with regard to both
materials and labor, and which accordingly is then susceptible of
low prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby making such an
overlay for athletic shoe soles economically available to the
buying public.
[0016] Even still another object of the present invention is to
provide a new and improved overlay for athletic shoe soles for
allowing dirt and debris that has accumulated on bottoms of
athletic shoes to be easily removed.
[0017] Lastly, it is an object of the present invention to provide
a new and improved overlay for athletic shoe soles including a
panel dimensioned for being positioned over a lower surface of a
sole of an athletic shoe. The panel has an upper surface and a
lower surface. The panel has a plurality of openings, therethrough
corresponding with cleats of the sole of the athletic shoe whereby
the cleats will extend through the openings. The panel has a
forward end and a rearward end.
[0018] These together with other objects of the invention, along
with the various features of novelty which characterize the
invention, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed
to and forming a part of this disclosure. For a better
understanding of the invention, its operating advantages and the
specific objects attained by its uses, reference should be had to
the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there is
illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0019] The invention will be better understood and objects other
than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration
is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such
description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
[0020] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the preferred embodiment of
the overlay for athletic shoe soles constructed in accordance with
the principles of the present invention.
[0021] FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view of the present invention.
[0022] The same reference numerals refer to the same parts through
the various figures.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0023] With reference now to the drawings, and in particular, to
FIGS. 1 and 2 thereof, the preferred embodiment of the new and
improved overlay for athletic shoe soles embodying the principles
and concepts of the present invention and generally designated by
the reference number 10 will be described.
[0024] Specifically, it will be noted in the various figures that
the device relates to an overlay for athletic shoe soles for
allowing dirt and debris that has accumulated on bottoms of
athletic shoes to be easily removed.
[0025] The present invention is essentially comprised of a panel
10. The panel 10 is dimensioned for being positioned over a lower
surface 14 of a sole 16 of an athletic shoe 18. The panel 10 is
preferably thin, yet durable and flexible. The shape of the panel
10 is designed to match the shape of the sole 16 of the athletic
shoe 18. The panel 10 has an upper surface 20 and a lower surface
22. The upper surface 20 has an adhesive 24 disposed thereon to
facilitate securement to the sole 16 of the athletic shoe 18.
Alternately, other means of securement could be utilized, such as
hook and loop fasteners and the like. The panel 10 has a plurality
of openings 26 therethrough corresponding with cleats 28 of the
sole 16 of the athletic shoe 18 whereby the cleats 28 will extend
through the openings 26. Thus, the cleats 28 will not be prevented
from performing their standard function of providing improved
traction. The panel 10 has a forward end and a rearward end. The
forward end has an arcuate lip 30 extending upwardly therefrom
corresponding with a toe of the athletic shoe 18. The rearward end
has an arcuate lip 32 extending upwardly therefrom corresponding
with a heel of the athletic shoe 18. The arcuate lips 30, 32
provide gripping elements for the removal of the panel 10 from the
athletic shoe 18.
[0026] In use, the panel 10 is applied to the sole 16 of the
athletic shoe 18 prior to participating in an athletic endeavor,
such as golf, baseball, or football. During the participation, dirt
and debris 34 will more likely than not become lodged within the
cleats 28 of the athletic shoe 18. The user merely grasps either of
the arcuate lips 30, 32 to pull the panel 10 off of the shoe 18
thereby pulling the accumulated dirt and debris 34 off of the
cleat's 28. The panel 10 can then be replaced on the sole 16 to
continue participation.
[0027] As to the manner of usage and operation of the present
invention, the same should be apparent from the above description.
Accordingly, no further discussion relating to the manner of usage
and operation will be provided.
[0028] With respect to the above description then, it is to be
realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts
of the invention, to include variations in size, materials, shape,
form, function and the manner of operation, assembly and use, are
deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and
all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings
and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed
by the present invention.
[0029] Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only
of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous
modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in
the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact
construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly,
all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to,
falling within the scope of the invention.
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