U.S. patent application number 11/337183 was filed with the patent office on 2006-08-17 for economical accessory changer.
Invention is credited to Joy Ann McElroy, Carleen McElroy Thompson.
Application Number | 20060179689 11/337183 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 36814152 |
Filed Date | 2006-08-17 |
United States Patent
Application |
20060179689 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Thompson; Carleen McElroy ;
et al. |
August 17, 2006 |
Economical accessory changer
Abstract
A ladies accessory is provided which includes a Velcro.RTM.
strip for attachment to an ornamental material including a
complementing ornamental material. The look of the accessory can be
changed by using different ornamental strips at a fraction of the
cost of providing an entirely new shoe.
Inventors: |
Thompson; Carleen McElroy;
(Orlando, FL) ; McElroy; Joy Ann; (Kona,
HI) |
Correspondence
Address: |
Carleen McElroy Thompson
6114 Raintree Drive
Orlando
FL
32822
US
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Family ID: |
36814152 |
Appl. No.: |
11/337183 |
Filed: |
January 20, 2006 |
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Patent Number |
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60646737 |
Jan 25, 2005 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
36/136 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A43B 1/0081 20130101;
A43B 3/0078 20130101; A43B 23/24 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
036/136 |
International
Class: |
A43B 23/00 20060101
A43B023/00 |
Claims
1. A shoe including: a Velcro.RTM. strip attached to a selected
location on the shoe; an ornamental material which includes a
complementing Velcro.RTM. material for attachment to said
Velcro.RTM. strip so as to allow the change of look of the shoe as
compared with another ornamental material including a Velcro.RTM.
material for attachment to the shoe.
2. A shoe as recited in claim 1 wherein said ornamental material
consists of a bow, a sash, a clasp, or a piece of jewelry.
3. A shoe as recited in claim 2 wherein said piece of jewelry
consists of real or imitation stone.
4. A shoe as recited in claim 2 wherein said piece of jewelry
consists of a synthetic material, or a gold plated or silver plated
article of manufacture.
5. A purse including: a Velcro.RTM. strip attached to a selected
location on the purse; an ornamental material which includes a
complementing Velcro.RTM. material for attachment to said
Velcro.RTM. strip so as to allow the change of look of the purse as
compared with another ornamental material including a Velcro.RTM.
material for attachment to the purse.
6. A purse as recited in claim 5 wherein said ornamental material
consists of a bow, a sash, a clasp, or a piece of jewelry.
7. A purse as recited in claim 6 wherein said piece of jewelry
consists of real or imitation stone.
8. A purse as recited in claim 6 wherein said piece of jewelry
consists of a synthetic material, or a gold plated or silver plated
article of manufacture.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims of the benefit of application Ser.
No. ______, filed Jan. 20, 2005.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Shoes and purses, and ladies accessories in general, can
cost much money. For a slight change of outfit involving a purse or
a pair of shoes, purchases of variations can lead to spending
budgets being exceeded. This problem is exacerbated by licensing
fees from designers which are passed on to the consumer. A need
exists to allow a multitude of variations in accessory offerings
relating to shoes and purses, particularly for women.
SUMMARY
[0003] In one aspect of the invention provides a Velcro.RTM. strip
attached to a ladies purse, handbag or shoe for attachment via
another strip of Velcro.RTM. to an ornamental material.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0004] FIG. 1 illustrates a side view of a shoe having Velcro.RTM.
strip, ornamental material which adjoins to a strip by a
complementing Velcro.RTM. material on one side of the ornamental
material.
[0005] FIG. 2 illustrates a side view of a purse having Velcro.RTM.
strip, ornamental material which adjoins to one or more strips by
complementing Velcro.RTM. materials on one side of the ornamental
material.
[0006] FIG. 3 is a top view of a pattern which can serve as
ornamental material.
[0007] Applicable reference numerals have been carried forward.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0008] In one preferred aspect of the invention, an ornamental
design is included on or made part of a material such as cloth,
plastic or the like which includes a strip of Velcro.RTM. on one
side. With reference to FIG. 1 which illustrates a side view of
shoe 2 having Velcro.RTM. strip 4, ornamental material 6 adjoins to
strip 4 by a complementing Velcro.RTM. material 5 on one side of
ornamental material 6. Complementing Velcro.RTM. material refers to
that which will allow two Velcro.RTM. materials to adhere to one
another. Ornamental material 6 can, for instance, represent a
button. Further, ornamental material 6 can be any type of
decorative object. For instance, ornamental material 6 can be a
bow, a sash, a clasp, or a piece of jewelry. The jewelry is
contemplated as being a real or imitation stone. Alternatively, the
jewelry can, for instance, be a synthetic material or a gold plated
or silver plated article of manufacture.
[0009] Another preferred aspect of the invention is shown in FIG.
2. Purse 10 can include one or more Velcro.RTM. strips 4 as shown
in FIG. 2. In FIG. 2, strips 4 are place on one side of purse
fastener 12. Ornamental material 6 includes complementing
Velcro.RTM. material on one side (not shown) and attaches to strips
4. A variety of patterns, shapes and materials can represent
ornamental material 6. Ornamental material 6 can be represented by
the shapes and objects noted above with respect to shoe 2 of FIG.
1. FIG. 3 is a top view of a pattern which can serve as ornamental
material 6.
[0010] The foregoing described ornamental material 6 can change the
entire look of the accessory. However, this affect can likely be
accomplished at a fraction of the cost of having to replace or
change the entire accessory.
[0011] Although the invention herein has been described with
reference to particular embodiments, it is to be understood that
these embodiments are merely illustrative of the principles and
applications of the present invention. It is therefore to be
understood that numerous modifications may be made to the
illustrative embodiments and that other arrangements may be devised
without departing from the spirit and scope of the present
invention as defined by the appended claims.
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