Asics Corporation

Asks Corporation

Kanzo Tsujino

Thomas M Lukens

Urban Geiwald

The present invention relates to a shoelace cover for use with an athletic shoe for covering the shoelaces to prevent the loosening or untying of a tied shoelace bow. The present invention is particularly applicable to wrestling shoes wherein the physical contact between wrestlers often causes the wrestling shoes to become untied. The shoelace cover generally includes a length of material with ends that can be interconnected to form an adjustable cuff for extending about one's ankle. A front portion includes apertures for shoelaces to extend through the cover. Preferably, the shoelaces extend from the shoe to pass through the apertures of the cover and then back to the shoe to secure the cover to the shoe. The front portion includes a pocket on a back side. The shoelaces can be tied into a shoelace bow, tucked into the pocket, and the ends of the cuff can be secured about one's ankle to retain the shoelace within the pocket under the cover.

Shoelace cover

A protective headgear is provided that includes a pair of ear guards, each having generally crescent-shaped or kidney-shaped core. Preferably, a pattern of vent openings is provided in the core to connect the interior and exterior surfaces. A one-piece removable ear guard covering of a flexible material covers each ear guard. The covering has a core portion with vents that communicate with the vents on the core to allow a wearer to hear. The covering also includes a peripheral edge portion that extends between the core portion and a peripheral edge and covers the exterior surface of the core. The covering also includes an interior peripheral edge portion for extending about a portion of the interior surface of the core. A layer of cushioning material, preferably gel cushioning material, may be positioned along the interior surface of the peripheral edge of the cover. A plurality of elongate apertures are positioned on the core, and a corresponding plurality of slots are positioned on the cover for interconnecting ear guards with a plurality of adjustable head straps.

Wrestling ear guard

Shoe lace cover

Knee pad

A protective wrestling headgear is provided having a pair of ear guards. Each ear guard has a generally disk-like core having a peripheral edge portion, an interior surface and an exterior surface. Preferably, a pattern of a plurality vent openings is provided in the core and connect the interior and exterior surfaces. A layer of gel cushioning material, preferably silicon gel cushioning material covers the interior surface of the peripheral edge. Preferably, a one-piece removable ear guard covering of a flexible material covers each ear guard. The covering has a core portion of a continuous web that covers the exterior surface of the core, leaving the pattern of vent openings exposed. The covering also includes a peripheral edge portion that covers the exterior surface of the peripheral edge and the layer of gel cushioning material. The flexible covering surrounding the peripheral edge has a tacky exterior surface to grip the area surrounding the wrestlers ear. A plurality of circumferentially spaced loops are associated with the peripheral edge portion of each ear guard. Each head strap has one end secured to a loop on one ear guard and the other end adjustably secured to a corresponding loop on the other ear guard by releasable engageable hook and pile retainers on the head strap. Some of the straps may have both ends adjustably secured to corresponding loops by such hook and pile retainers.

Protective headgear for wrestler

Sandal

Kneecap guard

Growing community of inventors

Orange, CA, United States of America

Kanzo Tsujino