SYSTEM FOR STRAIGHTENING FOOTWEAR
A system for preventing footwear for drooping is disclosed. A footwear having a sole and an outer sole that encloses the footwear. The outer sole has an inner portion, where at least one self-adhesive strip is affixed to the inner portion of the outer sole. A hook and loop device operable to fit around a person's leg. The person's leg slides into the footwear where the hook and loop device attaches to the self-adhesive strip. The self-adhesive strip securely attaches to the hook and loop device to straighten the footwear alongside the person's leg.
The present invention relates to a system for preventing footwear from drooping. More particularly, a person is able to use this system in order to prevent her footwear from drooping.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONPeople have worn footwear for thousands of years to traverse the earth. Whether the footwear were shoes, boots, sneakers, hiking boots, combat boots or sandals over time the footwear have become worn. When the footwear became worn people have washed them, polished them or threw them out. However, even if the footwear becomes worn the person may still desire to keep it instead of throwing it out.
One of the several types of footwear that may become worn is a pair of boots. Over time, when a woman wears a pair of boots the boots may no longer be as straight as it was when the woman first bought the boots. The woman still desires to keep wearing the boots, but she can't prevent the top portion of the boot from drooping or sagging down.
Therefore, there is a need for a simple system for preventing a pair of boots or footwear from drooping or sagging.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe present invention has been accomplished in view of the above-mentioned technical background, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a system for straightening the appearance of footwear.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, a system for straightening footwear is disclosed. A footwear has a sole and an outer sole that encloses the footwear. The outer sole has an inner portion, where at least one self-adhesive strip is affixed to the inner portion of the outer sole. A hook and loop device is operable to fit around a person's leg. The person's leg slides into the footwear where the hook and loop device attaches to the self-adhesive strip. The self-adhesive strip securely attaches to the hook and loop device to straighten the footwear alongside the person's leg.
In yet another embodiment of the invention, a method for straightening the appearance of footwear is disclosed. The method comprising: providing a footwear having a sole and an outer sole that encloses the footwear, where the outer sole has an inner portion; placing at least one self-adhesive strip on the inner portion of the outer sole; placing an elastic hook and loop device around a person's leg; inserting the person's leg portion through the footwear; pulling the footwear up where the at least one self-adhesive strip connects with the elastic hook and loop device; and
securely attaching the at least one self-adhesive strip to the elastic hook and loop device that straightens the footwear alongside the person's leg.
These and other advantages of the present invention will become more apparent as the following description is read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
The presently preferred embodiments of the invention are described with reference to the drawings, where like components are identified with the same numerals. The descriptions of the preferred embodiments are exemplary and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.
At block 703, one or more self-adhesive strips 201 and 203 (
Self-adhesive strips 201, 203, 205, 207, 209, 211 and 213 are typical self-adhesive strips that have adhesive on one side and have an attachable mesh padding on the other side. For example, the adhesive padding of self-adhesive strips 201 and 203 are affixed to the inner portions 401 and 403 of outer sole 105a of the footwear 101a while the mesh padding attaches to the elastic hook and loop device 301. For this embodiment, the self-adhesive strips 201, 203, 205, 207, 209, 211 and 213 are 4 inches length and 1 inch wide. However, the self-adhesive strips 201, 203, 205, 207, 209, 211 and 213 may have a range of dimensions anywhere from 1-10 inches length and 1-3 inches wide.
Next, at block 705 a hook-loop device 301 is placed around the person's leg portion 103a of person 100. The person's leg portion 103a and 103b may be any portion of the person's leg such as her hamstrings, calve or knees. In another embodiment of the invention, the woman 100 is wearing a pair of jeans that she wants tucked into her boots 101a and 101b. She may optionally place the hook and loop device 301 around one of her jean pants. The tucking of the jean pant into the elastic hook-loop device 301 prevents the jean from coming out of the boot 101a. The hook and loop device 301 may be elastic.
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At block 707, person 100 inserts her leg 103 with lower leg portion 103a through the footwear 101a as shown in
This invention provides a simple and easy method for straightening the appearance of footwear on a person while the footwear is being worn. A person is able to utilize a self-adhesive strip with an elastic hook-loop device to secure and straighten footwear worn by the person. This invention straightens footwear, which tend to sag or droop over time.
Although the present invention has been described above in terms of specific embodiments, many modifications and variations of this invention can be made as will be obvious to those of ordinary skill in the art, without departing from its spirit and scope as set forth in the following claims.
Claims
1. A system for straightening footwear, the system comprising:
- a footwear having a sole and an outer sole that encloses the footwear,
- wherein the outer sole has an inner portion, wherein at least one self-adhesive strip is affixed to the inner portion of the outer sole;
- a hook and loop device operable to fit around a person's leg;
- wherein the person's leg slides into the footwear, wherein the hook and loop device attaches to the at least one self-adhesive strip at the inner portion of the footwear; and
- wherein the at least one self-adhesive strip securely attaches to the hook and loop device to straighten the footwear alongside the person's leg.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein the footwear is a boot.
3. The system of claim 1, wherein the footwear is a fisherman's boot.
4. The system of claim 1, wherein the hook and loop device is an elastic hook and loop device.
5. The system of claim 1, wherein the person's leg is a lower leg portion of the person's leg.
6. The system of claim 1, wherein the person's leg includes a jean pants leg surrounding the person's leg.
7. A method for straightening footwear, the method comprising:
- providing a footwear having a sole and an outer sole that encloses the footwear, wherein the outer sole has an inner portion;
- placing at least one self-adhesive strip on the inner portion of the outer sole;
- placing an elastic hook and loop device around a person's leg;
- inserting the person's leg through the footwear;
- pulling the footwear up to where the at least one self-adhesive strip connects with the elastic hook and loop device; and
- securely attaching the at least one self-adhesive strip to the elastic hook and loop device to straighten the footwear alongside the person's leg.
Type: Application
Filed: Apr 25, 2012
Publication Date: Oct 31, 2013
Inventor: Sharanda Houser (Somerset, NJ)
Application Number: 13/455,522
International Classification: A43B 23/00 (20060101);