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Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026

Filed:

Apr. 11, 2024
Applicants:

Lok Yee Mui, Boston, MA (US);

Matthew Stewart Kressy, Wellesley, MA (US);

Axel Kilian, Cambridge, MA (US);

Inventors:

Lok Yee Mui, Boston, MA (US);

Matthew Stewart Kressy, Wellesley, MA (US);

Axel Kilian, Cambridge, MA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A45C 3/12 (2006.01); A45C 3/00 (2006.01); A45C 13/30 (2006.01); A45F 5/00 (2006.01); A45F 5/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A45C 3/12 (2013.01); A45C 3/001 (2013.01); A45C 13/30 (2013.01); A45F 5/10 (2013.01); A45C 2003/002 (2013.01); A45C 2013/306 (2013.01); A45F 2005/006 (2013.01); A45F 2005/008 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system for carrying food apparel including a device made of a continuous strip of material forming two or more loops and an interlocking member that when moved chases the diameter of the loops. The device contracts around shoes at various points including the mid sole region or the heels. The device is attachable to, for example, a travel bag, wrist-band, or shoulder band. The device may be attachable through, for example, a magnet, button, hook-and-loop fastener, zippers, clips, or carabiner. In addition, disclosed is a method of carrying foot apparel involving providing the device, placing a foot apparel into each loop of the device, tightening the loops, and attaching the loops to the exterior of a bag, hand strap, wrist strap, or shoulder strap.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Mui, Lok. (2026). Apparatus and method for carrying and storing footwear (U.S. Patent No. 12714210). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12714210

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