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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 1997
Filed:
Apr. 18, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kevin J Crowley, Brentwood, NH (US);
Assignee:
Fila U.S.A., Inc., Sparks, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B / ; A43B / ; A43B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
36 7 / ; 36 54 ; 36101 ;
Abstract
A shoelace cover having a translucent window is detachably secured to the upper of a shoe to display and protect the lacings. The shoelace cover comprises a generally triangular edge element, a translucent window composed of tubular elements and connected to the edge element, and fasteners attached beneath the edge element to detachably secure the cover over the throat area of a shoe upper. The translucent window permits the shoelaces to be seen therethrough, may be of different colors and may house a decorative emblem or feature.