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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6442869 | Children's sandals having replaceable soles A child's sandal, having removable and interchangeable soles that may be attached to a permanent upper sole, where the bottom of the removable soles has any desired textured graphical design, such as an animal paw print or the like. A removable ornamental... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6442874 | Athletic shoe with an adjustable sizing system An article of footwear that includes a sizing system to allow the shoe size to be adjustable by the wearer. The article of footwear in the form of a shoe includes a sole, an upper extending from the sole, and a sizing member located within the upper, in w... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6427363 | Reversible shoe A reversible shoe that can be taken apart and reassembled with inside and outside faces reversed includes: (a) a reversible sole; (b) two side flaps, each affixed to the sole along a longitudinal side edge of the sole; (c) a heel flap attached at one end ... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6415530 | Method, system and shoe enabling the determination of fit from outside of the shoe The invention relates to a method, system and shoe for determining the fit of a shoe from outside the shoe wherein the shoe has an outsole that has a reference gauge for placing a person's heel and a reference mark indicating how far a person's toes shoul... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6412197 | Shoe accessory methods and apparatus A figurine is mounted on a shoe. On a preferred embodiment, the figurine stands upright on top of the toe portion of the shoe; is selectively removable from the shoe; and is capable of standing upright on a floor surface when removed from the shoe.... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6405458 | Infant training shoes and method of using same A shoe for use in training an infant to walk. The shoe includes an upper sized to receive an infant's foot and a sole that is attached to the upper. The sole extends a distance D1 beyond a front side of the upper adjacent to the toes of the inf... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6374515 | Shoe having a floating insole A shoe having an expandable shoe upper includes an outsole having a rear outsole and a front outsole and an expandable insole with a rear insole and a front insole. The front insole is movable relative to a length of the rear insole as the shoe upper expa... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6312782 | Discreet shaped colored polymeric objects in a transparent or translucent matrix A system to manufacture articles of footwear, shoe soles, shoe parts, clothing, or externally visible safety material having enhanced safety and visibility with reflective fluorescent safety particle chips, pieces, and shapes which are embedded, bonded, o... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6293032 | Lighted slipper A lighted slipper comprises a slipper body having an exterior surface defining an opening for receiving a foot of a wearer. The lighted slipper further includes a pair of light housings mounted to the exterior surface forward of the foot opening. Each lig... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6276074 | Footwear The invention provides a slipper in combination with a hand puppet. The slipper comprises a sole and an associated upper attached to the sole and forming therewith a foot pocket having an inlet opening for reception of a persons foot. Decoration is provid... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6237255 | Device for adjusting the dimensions of a shoe, in particular a child's shoe and shoe equipped with same A device for adjusting at least lengthwise a shoe as a function of growth of the size of the foot of the wearer, the shoe comprising a sole, with a front portion (28) and a rear portion (30), a lower insole (12) and an upper insole (14) and an upper (16) ... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6189240 | Shoe and related display A novelty shoe embodying a caricature of the head of an animal includes a sole and an upper which cooperate to form a foot-receiving compartment therebetween. The sole and the upper are configured such that a mouth of the caricature defines an entry for t... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189239 | Articulated footwear having a flexure member A article of footwear is disclosed having a flexure member in the sole to facilitate abduction bending to provide footwear that is easy to don and doff. The footwear includes a split upper having a forefoot upper portion and a rear upper portion. A closur... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6161314 | Leash for infant footwear An infant footwear leash for preventing the loss of footwear worn by infants is provided. The leash includes a string and a slidable element through which the ends of the strings are completely inserted to define a loop that rests around the infant's ankl... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6080033 | Footprint generating toy A footprint generating toy that is worn on a person's foot, and enables the wearer to leave liquid or dry simulated footprints. The footprint generating toy is made from an absorbent, moisture retaining material that, after being soaked in water, will lea... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6026598 | Child's boot with reflective stripe A child's footwear is disclosed and includes comprises-a boot member having a foot enclosing member and a lower leg encircling member attached to the foot enclosing member, a fastening mechanism having a strap and hook-and-loop fastener components for fas... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5822885 | Shoe outsole assembly The outsole assembly of a shoe having an upper defining a volume for enclosing a wearer's foot, with the outsole assembly attached generally therebelow, includes an outsole consisting of an outsole body of transparent material defining a water impervious ... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5682687 | Size adjustable shoes Stretchable shoes capable of being fixed without causing any stretch of the shoes once adjustment of a size thereof depending on a wearer is completed. Velcro-type hook and loop fasteners are arranged on a heel, so that a size of the shoes may be kept fix... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5673501 | Novelty shoe with detachable ornamental article An article of footwear includes a shoe with a sole and upper, a toy element, and a snap attachment assembly consisting of cooperating male and female components. The female component is attached to the shoe. The cooperating male component is attached to t... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5659980 | Adjustable shoe An adjustable shoe has a heel, a toecap and an insole. The front portion of an instep has a plurality of positioning protrusions. The first and second fastening pads are disposed on two outer sides of the heel. The first and second ball buttons are dispos... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5640788 | Noise-making sole for footwear A sole for the footwear has an inner surface and an outer surface including a heel. A spongy material is disposed adjacent the inner surface over a majority of the sole remote from the heel and a sheet of material covers the inner surface and the spongy m... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5586888 | Method of adapting a pair of children's shoes This invention is a familiar design overlying the adjacent toe portion of a pair of childrens shoes. With the shoes properly positioned side by side, a child will see the design as a whole and relate the left foot shoe with its left foot and the right foo... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5570523 | Adjustable child shoes An adjustable child shoe comprises a heel, a toecap and an insole. The heel has a position guiding groove, an instep, a plurality of positioning protrusions, and a plurality of fastening elements. The toecap has two flaps, an outsole, an adjustable pad, a... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5564201 | Novelty footwear producing squirting action and having a toe activated pump Novelty footwear has a reservoir for storing liquid within the footwear and selectively ejecting the liquid from footwear. The footwear includes a sole having the reservoir formed therein, the reservoir being further partitioned into a plurality of interc... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5421107 | Selective noisemaker for children's shoes A child's shoe of elastomeric, deformable sole construction has a cavity located in a middle portion of the sole, between the upper and lower surfaces and connected to the side of the sole by a passageway. In use, volumetric changes of the cavity create a... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5402590 | Children's shoes having a musical box Children's shoes having a music box built in the front upper portion thereof for amusement especially of young children. The music box includes a melody speaker, a touch activated switch, a battery source, and a waterproof enclosure housing the speaker an... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5285585 | Sound emitting infant boot structure A boot structure, wherein each boot includes an inner and outer wall, having an enclosed pneumatic chamber, wherein the outer wall includes a whistle member arranged in communication through the outer wall with the chamber to effect whistling upon compres... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5269690 | Orientation system for footwear An orientation system for use with footwear. The orientation system comprises a first attachment member located on and substantially flush with the left side of the right shoe and a second attachment member located on and substantially flush with the righ... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5240418 | Learning shoe for children A pair of educational footwear teaches children all of the skills attendant to wearing footwear, particularly footwear having laces. Indicia on the exterior of the footwear which face one another when the footwear is properly aligned for wearing teach chi... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5199726 | Foot attached rollerskate or similar article and assembly method therefor A sparking rollerskate includes a clam shell like shoe portion and a wheel assembly. The wheel assembly supports a plurality of rolling wheels together with an internal flint supporting mechanism. One of the skate wheels further includes an abrasive drum ... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5148614 | Shoe closure strap apparatus A closure apparatus secured to opposing sides relative to a shoe opening overlying the tongue includes a respective right and left plate member to include a belt anchor and belt buckle respectively mounting a flexible belt web therebetween, wherein the be... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5084988 | Shoe, especially a children's shoe with a transparent sole area A shoe consisting of an outsole and an upper, especially a children's shoe, is configured so that in a simple, inexpensive and unobtrusive way, it is possible to regularly accurately monitor or measure the distance of the toe tips of a wearer from a porti... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5024611 | Poseable doll magnetically secured to its stand A doll support apparatus including a ferromagnetic base having an upwardly facing support surface for receiving the bottom surface of a doll foot device incorporating a magnetic insert which, when supported on such surface, is disposed in close proximity ... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5014041 | Shoe fitting system A system for better determining the fit of shoes, particularly children's shoes, is described wherein transparent areas are provided in the shoe bottom along with fitting indices to enable comparison of the outline of a foot in the shoe to the fitting ind... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4931773 | Shoe fitting system A system for better determining the fit of shoes, particularly children's shoes, is described wherein transparent areas are provided in the shoe bottom along with fitting indices to enable comparison of the outline of a foot in the shoe to the fitting ind... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4845865 | Shoe having a vibratable ornament A shoe including a mid-sole layer, a lower layer, an air compression cavity, an air envelope, a shoe pad, an inner and outer vamp and an ornament. The air envelope is connected to the air compression cavity via an air-transmission tube which extends from ... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4787100 | Children's item of apparel with footwear actuated noisemaker An item of children's apparel includes a foot portion consisting of a sole formed of a number of layers, an intermediate layer of which is provided with a cavity or recess which houses, in the toe portion, a squeaker or other noisemaker which is involunta... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4724623 | Footwear for infants and toddlers Footwear for infants and toddlers which allow the child's foot to relax in a natural, "barefoot" condition, i.e., without exerting substantial pressure on the toes and sides of the foot, and which facilitate the fitting of the shoe onto the foot. The shoe... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4712314 | Footwear sole construction A footwear sole has an outer ply with at least one aperture formed therein. A transparent insert backed with a lenticular element having a distinctive figure and/or text illustrated thereon is mounted within the aperture and behind the transparent insert.... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4665634 | Child's bootlet with separable front and rear portions There is disclosed footwear, such as a bootlet, for children in which the entire bootlet, rearwardly of the instep is separable from the forward portion, with a continuous strip fastener that extends vertically along the sides and beneath the arch to remo... | 05/19/1987 |
