Boot Pocket
The “Boot Pocket” named invention herein is a pair of cuffs that surrounds and secures to a pair of boots by means of a multiple fastener zipper system. The cuffs are constructed with a pocket that enables the user to carry personal items and valuables and secure them to a pair of boots while being worn. The cuffs adhere to a pair of boots by means of anti-slip silicone strips sewn into the back side of the cuff. The boot pockets are valuable at sporting events, concerts, schools, and other social venues where carrying a pocketbook, purse, wallet, or other means to carry valuables is prohibited or inconvenient. The boot pockets can be made from a variety of fabrics and materials to change the appearance of any pair of boots and address any venue from casual to sporting to formal.
I (Michael Romer) want to assert my right to Provisional Patent Application No. 61/503,825, Titled “Boot Pocket” filed Jul. 1, 2011.
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENTThe present invention was not developed with the use of Federal Funds, but was developed independently by the inventor.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONThis invention relates to articles of manufacture. More specifically, the invention relates to a novel and non-obvious article that provides carrying space for personal effects that attaches to a boot. The article adds pockets to existing boots, allowing boot wearers to carry personal items without the need for a purse, a bag, or pant pockets. The article is suitable for use at sporting events, night clubs, and any other place where carrying a bag is unwieldy or inconvenient.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONPeople in their daily lives have to carry personal effects or valuables from place to place. These can include wallets, money clips, change, keys, cash, credit cards, wireless phones, identification, makeup, or medication. Typically these items are carried in bags, briefcases, purses, or pocketbooks. Some of these items might also be carried in pants pockets. However no solution has yet been developed that would permit the carrying of these items without the need for pants pockets and without the need for a separate carrying item such as a purse, handbag, pocketbook, bag or briefcase.
The need to carry personal effects without the use of carrying items arises in many social or business situations. These can include situations where personal space is limited and storage of bags is difficult, such as sporting events. These can also include situations where personal space is fluid or non-existent as people move to different parts of a room or venue throughout an event, such as a bar or night club. The ability to carry valuables or personal effects without the use of a carrying item can be useful when using modes of transportation without storage space, such as bicycles or ,motorcycles.
There is a need, therefore, for an article to carry personal effects or other items without the need for a separately carried item, and without the need for pants pockets.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a boot pocket is disclosed. The boot pocket comprises in summary, a piece of fabric or other material sized and designed to wrap around the top of a boot. In a preferred embodiment, the material has an ornamental or aesthetic design that can change the appearance of the boot when worn. As discussed in greater detail below, the material would have a cut out pocket, which would be sealable, preferably by an inconspicuous zipper. The boot pocket of the preferred embodiment would have 3 zipper chains that include a pin on 1 side of the preferred embodiment. The 3 zipper chains including pins would be spaced with 1 on the end of the material of the preferred embodiment and the other 2 zipper chains with pin spaced 1 inch and 2 inches from the first. The other end of the material of preferred embodiment would have a zipper chain to include the box and pull. To connect one end of the material of the preferred embodiment to the other, the zipper chain with pin would be attached to the zipper chain with the box and using the pull the 2 halves would become one zipper forming a complete circle or cuff. Spacing the 3 zippers with pin on one end of the material of the preferred embodiment allows for the invention to fit 3 different sized boots when connected to the 1 zipper chain with box and pull that is attached to the other end of the material of preferred embodiment. On the back side of the material of preferred embodiment (2) 15½ inches long by ⅝ wide silicone strips would be attached. One would be attached 1 inch from the top and ending a ½ inch from each side of the back of the material of preferred embodiment. The other silicone strip would be attached 1 inch from the bottom and ending a ½ inch from each side of the back of the material of preferred embodiment. When the zippered chains are attached forming a circle the silicone strips would also form a circle on the inside of the material of preferred embodiment. The silicone strips perform as an anti-slip device so as to keep the material of preferred embodiment from sagging or riding or turning on the boot the Boot Pocket is attached.
On the back side of the material of preferred embodiment (2) 15½ inches long by ⅝ wide silicone strips (50) would be sewn. One would be attached 1 inch from the top and ending a ½ inch from each side of the back of the material of preferred embodiment. The other silicone strip would be attached 1 inch from the bottom and ending a ½ inch from each side of the back of the material of preferred embodiment. When the zippered chains are attached forming a circle the silicone strips would also form a circle on the inside of the material of preferred embodiment. The silicone strips perform as an anti-slip device so as to keep the material of preferred embodiment from sagging or riding or turning on the boot the Boot Pocket is attached. Shown on the left side of
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Persons having skill in the art will appreciate that measurements listed herein are approximate, and that the present invention can be manufactured with the elements in different places. Also fasteners, hooks, and zippers can be replaced with other known implements performing a similar function, and not all of such fasteners, hooks, zippers may be necessary to make or use the invention.
Claims
1. An improved boot cuff construction with a means to carry valuables and personal items on a pair of boots comprising:
- a pocket within of said boot cuff, and
- a zipper as a securing device on said pocket of said cuff.
2. The boot cuff construction of claim 1 wherein said cuff includes use of multiple fastener zippers to secure the ends of said cuff to said pair of boots,
- said multiple fastener zippers of said cuff in order to adjust size of said cuff,
- said fasteners zippers of said cuff to install and remove said cuff from said pair of boots.
3. The boot cuff construction including silicone strip(s) to the back of said cuff and said pocket as an anti slip device between said cuff and said boots.
Type: Application
Filed: Jun 29, 2012
Publication Date: Jan 3, 2013
Inventor: Michael Romer (Sewell, NJ)
Application Number: 13/539,287
International Classification: A43B 23/24 (20060101);