CN102088881B

CN102088881B - Ornamental attachment for footwear

Info

Publication number: CN102088881B
Application number: CN200880130283.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 弗朗斯·沃斯奎尔; 克哈·哈米
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2008-07-10
Filing date: 2008-07-10
Publication date: 2012-10-17
Anticipated expiration: 2028-07-10
Also published as: CN102088881A; US20110162236A1; CA2729947A1; EP2306859A1; JP2011527595A; WO2010005282A8; WO2010005282A1

Abstract

The present invention relates to an ornamental attachment configured to be connected to a shoelace of a shoe, the ornamental attachment comprising a body and one or more brackets mounted to said body, the one or more brackets being configured such that in use a plurality of shoelace sections extend between eyelets of the shoe and the one or more brackets, wherein the one or more brackets are arranged such that in use the shoelace sections extend outwardly away from the body and outwardly away from one another. The present invention further relates to a combination of footwear and the ornamental attachment and to the use of an ornamental attachment for providing an ornament on a piece of footwear.

Description

The article of footwear decorative accessory

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of article of footwear (footwear) (for example, footwear) decorative accessory.Particularly, the present invention relates to a kind ofly be connected to the decorative accessory of footwear via shoestring, this decorative accessory is constructed to show badge, literal or numeral etc.

Decorative accessory is known in the art.Badge is welcome article in merchandise sales or for children.

Background technology

US4597198 discloses a kind of shoe ornament that is constructed to be attached to via shoestring footwear.This shoe ornament comprises the header board that can show visual pattern (such as literal or numeral).Be provided with a plate 42 at the back at this header board, this plate 42 defines the passage 52 that shoestring can extend through, and sees Fig. 3 of US4597198.The lace segments that extends through passage 452 extends to the eyelet on footwear right side from the eyelet in footwear left side.Therefore, shoestring passes the zone between many rounds eye.

The shoe ornament of US4597198 has visually not too attracting shortcoming.

Goal of the invention

An object of the present invention is to provide a kind of article of footwear decorative accessory that substitutes known decorative accessory.

Another object of the present invention provides a kind of simple and effective article of footwear decorative accessory of cost.

Another purpose of the present invention provides a kind of visually attracting article of footwear decorative accessory.

Summary of the invention

In order to realize at least one said purpose; The present invention provides a kind of decorative accessory that is constructed to be connected to via shoestring footwear; This decorative accessory comprises a main body and the one or more carriages that are installed to said main body; Said one or more carriage is constructed to make in use a plurality of lace segments between the eyelet of footwear and said one or more carriage, to extend; Wherein said one or more carriage is arranged such that in use said lace segments stretches out and scatter each other from said main body, forms the visual pattern of scattered lace segments, and wherein said carriage is arranged such that in use said main body forms the center of said visual pattern.

Thereby lace segments forms attracting visual pattern, and this visual pattern attracts observer's notice and observer's notice focused on the main body of this decorative accessory.

Lace segments forms the visual pattern of being made up of lines.Lace segments can be compared to the scattered ray from the center that is formed by said main body.Said lines stretch out from the center that is formed by said decorative accessory.Shoestring receives some tension force usually, thereby said lines are normally straight, and this has strengthened visual effect.

Usually, footwear are provided with two round eye or holes.Said two round interorbital spaces are opened, and between said two rows, limit a space.In normal footwear or other article of footwear, pass said eyelet and fasten shoestring, so that can fasten footwear.The present invention requires to tie the shoelace in a different manner, so that said decorative accessory is connected to footwear via shoestring.Shoestring can continue to realize its normal function.

In use, shoestring extends through at least one hole on the decorative accessory from the eyelet on the left bank.Shoestring extends the next eyelet on the left bank eyelet of getting back to footwear again from this hole.Shoestring extends said hole or the next hole of getting back to decorative accessory from said next eyelet, and extends again and get back to the next eyelet in the same row.

In a suitable embodiment, said one or more carriages are arranged such that in use that lace segments forms and widen pattern.The said attracting visual effect of pattern generating of widening.

In a suitable embodiment, said one or more carriages are configured and are arranged to the lace segments of holding more than two.This allows to produce the lifelike pattern of widening.

In a suitable embodiment; Said one or more carriage is constructed to be supported on a plurality of lace segments of extending between eyelet and the said one or more carriage in left side of footwear, and the eyelet and a plurality of lace segments between said one or more carriage that are supported on the right side of footwear.Thereby, can form left side lace segments and right side lace segments.Left side lace segments and right side lace segments all scatter.

In a suitable embodiment, said one or more carriages are arranged such that in use the distance between each lace segments increases on the direction away from said main body.Particularly; When said decorative accessory between the left bank eyelet of footwear and right round eye and when being tied on the footwear with shoestring; Define a plurality of lace segments of between said eyelet and said one or more carriage, extending, and the distance between each lace segments increases on the direction away from said main body.So just provide and widened pattern.Because the distance between each lace segments increases, lace segments scatter each other.

In another embodiment, said one or more carriage is arranged to lace segments is extended radially.Radiation pattern is a kind of attracting simply again visual pattern.

Usually, said one or more carriage is built as another eyelet that makes shoestring can extend to footwear from an eyelet of footwear via said one or more carriages.

Feasible is, said one or more carriages limit one or more holes, and shoestring can extend through said hole.This embodiment allows said decorative accessory firmly is fixed to footwear.

In another embodiment of the invention, at least one carriage is constructed to hold a plurality of lace segments, so that said lace segments extends to the different eyelets of footwear from identical carriage.Share lace segments through carriage, reduced the total quantity of carriage, and allow said decorative accessory is designed more simply.

Said decorative accessory can be flat, allows a kind of simple structure and cost effectively to make thus.

In one embodiment, said one or more carriage centers on the neighboring extension of main body basically.Said one or more carriage can extend at the outward flange same distance place from said main body.

This layout makes lace segments stop in the outer edge near said main body.This layout also allows the flat structure of said decorative accessory.

In one embodiment, said decorative accessory comprises a header board and a ring of being installed to said header board.Said ring can be a kind of simple form of carriage.

In another embodiment, said one or more carriages are located at after the said main body, so that in use see that from observer's angle said one or more carriage is blocked basically.See that from observer's angle this embodiment will block around the shoestring of said one or more carriages volume, so that only the straight portion of lace segments can be seen.This has strengthened visual effect.

In a suitable embodiment, in use, loop bracket is installed in after the said main body.Also feasible is the carriage of other types is installed in after the said main body---such as the carriage of ring segment or hook-type carriage or other types---.

In a suitable embodiment, said one or more carriages are set up the son section as a ring or a series of rings, and the son section of said ring or said ring is connected to said main body via a bridge member or via a plurality of bridge members.

In another embodiment, main body comprises an almost circular surface member.Round-shaped is that graph image or Word message provide a simple surface.

In another embodiment, said decorative accessory comprises left tray and right carriage, and this left tray is constructed to support a plurality of lace segments of the eyelet in the left side that extends to footwear, and this right side carriage is constructed to support a plurality of lace segments of the eyelet on the right side that extends to footwear.This embodiment provides with shoestring and the efficient of footwear and has been connected.The wearer ties the shoelace and passes the hole that is limited on said left and right sides carriage is simple relatively.

In a suitable embodiment, said main body has a decorating, and that this decorating is selected from is animals shaped, literal shape, the shape of known object and the shape of the imagination.The shape of said these types has strengthened the visual effect of said decorative accessory.

In another embodiment, said main body comprises a flat front surface, and its Chinese words, image or other visual item are presented on the said surface.

In another embodiment, said decorative accessory comprises a plurality of carriages, and said carriage is a hook members.Hook members is simple, also allows to be easily connected to footwear via shoestring.

Usually; Said one or more carriage is constructed to allow shoestring to center on each carriage extension; Extend to another eyelet in the left side of footwear via said carriage from an eyelet in the left side of article of footwear, and extend to another eyelet on the right side of footwear via said carriage from an eyelet on the right side of article of footwear.

The invention still further relates to the composition of the decorative accessory of article of footwear and claim 1; This decorative accessory is arranged on this article of footwear; So that lace segments forms the pattern of being made up of lines, away from stretching out, wherein said decorative accessory is the center of said visual pattern to said lines each other.

The invention still further relates to shoestring and composition according to the decorative accessory of claim 1.Said shoestring can specifically be designed to and said Art Design coupling.For example, the color of said shoestring can be mated the color of said decorative accessory.It also is feasible that other of said shoestring and said decorative accessory adapt to adjustment.

The invention still further relates to a kind of decorative accessory and be used on an article of footwear, providing the purposes of decoration claim 1.

Through considering that with reference to the detailed description of hereinafter and together with accompanying drawing said these claims and advantage can be more comprehensible, promptly understand better.In these accompanying drawings, the identical identical parts of reference symbol indication, the parts that perhaps have same or similar function.

Description of drawings

Further illustrate the present invention through following accompanying drawing:

Figure 1A illustrates the view that comprises according to the footwear of decorative accessory of the present invention;

Figure 1B illustrates the part of the footwear with decorative accessory of the present invention;

Fig. 2 a illustrates the isometric view according to decorative accessory of the present invention;

Fig. 2 b illustrates the side view according to decorative accessory of the present invention;

Fig. 3 a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e, 3f, 3g, 3h and 3i illustrate the front view according to a plurality of embodiments of decorative accessory of the present invention;

Fig. 4 illustrates the front view according to another embodiment of decorative accessory of the present invention;

Fig. 5 a illustrates the isometric view at back of the embodiment of Fig. 4;

Fig. 5 b illustrates the rearview of the embodiment of Fig. 4;

Fig. 5 c illustrates the side view of the embodiment of Fig. 4;

Fig. 5 d illustrates another side view of the embodiment of Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 a, 6b, 6c and 6d illustrate the front view that comprises according to the footwear of other embodiments of decorative accessory of the present invention;

Fig. 7 illustrates the front view of another embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 8 a illustrates the rearview of another embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 8 b illustrates the isometric view of the embodiment of Fig. 8 a; And

Fig. 8 c illustrates the side view of the embodiment of Fig. 8 a of the present invention.

The specific embodiment

Referring to Figure 1A and 1B, the footwear 20 that have according to decorative accessory 10 of the present invention are shown.Decorative accessory 10 is connected to footwear 20 via shoestring 30.Footwear 20 comprise the eyelet 12 that is used for shoestring 30.Eyelet 12 is arranged to two

rows

14 and 16, and is arranged among the left secondary lobe 13A and right secondary lobe 13B of footwear 20.Right row 14 is located at the right side (seeing from the direction of walking) of footwear, and left bank 16 is located at the left side of footwear.Every row's 14,16 eyelets comprise 6 eyelets 12.

Part shoestring extends between each eyelet 12 and decorative accessory 10.This part is called as lace segments 27 in addition.Lace segments 27 forms visual pattern.Main body 32 forms the center of said visual pattern.Pattern can be a radial pattern.Lace segments 27 is extended to extroversion at a distance, so that the distance 45 between the lace segments 27 is along with the distance with main body 32 increases and increases.A plurality of parts of shoestring 30 are invisible for the observer, and this is because these parts are extended in the part back of decorative accessory 10.

How Figure 1B illustrates lace segments 27A at carriage 22A, the upside of 22b and secondary lobe 13A, and the upside top of 13B extends to eyelet 12 separately.Other lace segments 27b is from carriage 22A, the below of 22B and secondary lobe 13A, and the below of 13B extends to eyelet 12.Lace segments 27A can be called as lace segments 27A.Lace segments 27B can be called as lace segments 27B down.Following lace segments is by

carriage

22A, 22B, and last lace segments 27A and secondary lobe 13 parts cover.When shoestring 30 was wide, following lace segments 27B possibly be complete or almost completely invisible for observing, and this is because they are covered by last lace segments 27A.Also possible because the position of lace segments 27B is by following down, following lace segments 27B is that be difficult to see or invisible.

Referring to Fig. 2 a and 2b, decorative accessory 10 comprises main body 32.Main body 32 has front 18, and this front in use is the front that shows the visual pattern of literal, numeral, portrait or other types.Main body 32 is round.The main body 32 of other types also is feasible, as described below.

Decorative accessory 10 has two

carriage

22a, 22b, and these two carriages limit two holes 28.Carriage 22a, 22b is connected to main body 32 via bridge member 24.Carriage 22a, 22b extends along the periphery 33 of main body 32.Carriage 22a, 22b form annular shape or basic annular shape.

Hole 28 is constructed to allow to pass hole 28 and fastens lace segments 27, and allows lace segments 27 to extend to decorative accessory from eyelet, and gets back to another eyelet of footwear 20.

Referring to Figure 1A and 1B, at the decorative accessory place, each lace segments 27 carries out the transition to next lace segments 27 via the ring segment 29 of shoestring again.Ring segment 29 is around carriage 22a, and the 22b extension is also passed hole 28.Ring segment 29 is

crooked.Carriage

22a, 22b are constructed to hold a plurality of ring segments in left side and a plurality of ring segments on right side.Ring segment 29 defines the changeover portion between last lace segments 27A and following lace segments 27B.

In Fig. 2 b, decorative accessory 10 is shown has front 18, back 19 and side 26.Decorative accessory 10 has thickness 36.

Referring to Fig. 3 a-3i, several variant of the present invention is shown.Fig. 3 a illustrates the embodiment of the shape with Fig. 2 a and 2b, and its Chinese words is presented on the front 18 of main body 32.

Fig. 3 b illustrates a variant, and wherein graph image is presented on the front 18 of main body 32.

Fig. 3 c illustrates an embodiment, carriage 22a wherein, and 22b is circular, but wherein main body 32 is rhombuses.The main body 32 of other shapes also is feasible.It also is feasible that

carriage

22a, 22b have difformity.

Fig. 3 d illustrates the embodiment with six bridge members 24.

Fig. 3 e illustrates the embodiment of the decorative accessory 10 with

rectangular shape.Carriage

22a, 22b are straight, and extend along the left side and the right side of main body 32.

Fig. 3 f illustrates the embodiment that square shape is provided.

Carriage

22a, 22b are straight basically, and extend along the left side 38a and the right side 38b of main body 32.

Fig. 3 g illustrates the decorative accessory 10 of star shape of the present invention.Main body 32 and

carriage

22a, 22b limits a basic star shape.

Fig. 3 h illustrates the embodiment with basic hexagonal shape.

Fig. 3 i illustrates heart-shaped configuration, wherein main body 32 and

carriage

22a, and 22b has heart-shaped configuration.

Referring to Fig. 4,5a, 5b, 5c and 5d, these illustrate another embodiment, and wherein main body 32 is arranged on carriage 22a, the front of 22b.Because when observing from the top, it is protruding from main body 32 that lace segments 27 seems, this provides the visual effect that strengthens.

Fig. 5 a illustrates

carriage

22a, and 22b is connected to main body 32 via bridge member 24, and this bridge member extends from the back 19 of main

body 32.Carriage

22a, 22b is having distance 40 places and main body 32 coplanes to extend apart from main

body 32.Carriage

22a, 22b is shaped as semicircle, but other shapes also are feasible.

Fig. 5 b illustrates

carriage

22a, and 22b has a distance 42 places to extend at the outward flange 38 apart from main body 32.In one embodiment, see that this is apart from allowing shoestring 30 to be covered by main body 32 around the sweep of carriage from observer's angle.In addition, see that from observer's angle a bit of shoestring also can be covered.The observable lace segments 27 of observer can be straight.Said observable lace segments can be spaced apart near the outward flange 38 of main body, and along with the distance between the said lace segments begins to increase from outward flange 38, they further scatter each other.

Fig. 6 a, 6b, 6c, 6d illustrate other embodiments of the decorative accessory of the present invention 10 of the carriage with the main body of being arranged on 32 back, and wherein Fig. 6 a illustrates star main body 32.Fig. 6 b illustrates the main body 32 with colored shape shape.Fig. 6 c illustrates the main body 32 with circular shape.Fig. 6 d illustrates the main body 32 of the combination with round-shaped and literal shape.Other shapes also are feasible.

Fig. 7 illustrates has the embodiment that is arranged in main body 32 a plurality of carriage 22a-22f on every side basically.

Fig. 8 a-8c illustrates the embodiment with difform carriage.Carriage 22 is the hook members of giving prominence to from the back 19 of main body 32.Also feasible is that hook members stretches out from the outward flange 38 of main body 32.Also feasible is that each carriage limits an eyelet, passes this eyelet and fastens shoestring.

In order to produce identical visual pattern, the carriage 22 of other shapes also is feasible.

It will be apparent for a person skilled in the art that under the situation of the scope that does not break away from spirit of the present invention and claim many other variations of each details and the layout of each parts can change within a large range.

Claims

1. decorative accessory (10) that is constructed to be connected to footwear (20) via shoestring (30), this decorative accessory comprises a main body (32) and the one or more carriages (22 that are installed to said main body; 22a, 22b; 22a-22f); Said one or more carriage is constructed to make in use a plurality of lace segments (27) between the eyelet (12) of footwear and said one or more carriage, to extend; Wherein said one or more carriage is arranged such that in use said lace segments stretches out and scatter each other from said main body; Form the visual pattern of scattered lace segments, wherein said carriage is arranged such that in use said main body forms the center of said visual pattern.

2. decorative accessory according to claim 1, wherein said one or more carriages are configured and are arranged to the lace segments of holding more than two.

3. decorative accessory according to claim 1; Wherein said one or more carriage is constructed to be supported on a plurality of lace segments of extending between eyelet and the said one or more carriage in left side of footwear, and is supported on a plurality of lace segments of extending between eyelet and the said one or more carriage on right side of footwear.

4. decorative accessory according to claim 1; Wherein said one or more carriage is arranged such that when said decorative accessory between the left bank eyelet of footwear and right round eye and when being tied on the footwear with shoestring; Define a plurality of lace segments of between said eyelet and said one or more carriage, extending, and wherein the distance between each lace segments (45) increases on the direction away from said main body.

5. decorative accessory according to claim 1, wherein said one or more carriages are arranged such that in use a plurality of lace segments extend radially.

6. decorative accessory according to claim 1, wherein said one or more carriages limit one or more holes (28), and shoestring can extend through said hole.

7. decorative accessory according to claim 1, wherein at least one carriage is constructed to hold a plurality of lace segments, so that a plurality of lace segments extends to the different eyelets of footwear from identical carriage.

8. decorative accessory according to claim 1, wherein said one or more carriages center on the neighboring (33) of said main body basically and extend.

9. decorative accessory according to claim 1, wherein said decorative accessory comprise a header board and a ring of being installed to said header board.

10. decorative accessory according to claim 1, wherein said one or more carriages are located at after the main body, so that in use see that from observer's angle said one or more carriage is blocked basically.

11. decorative accessory according to claim 1; Wherein said one or more carriage is set up the son section as a ring or a series of rings, and the son section of said ring or said ring is connected to said main body via a bridge member (24) or via a plurality of bridge members (24).

12. decorative accessory according to claim 1, wherein said one or more carriages are extending from the basic identical distance of the outward flange of said main body.

13. the composition of the decorative accessory of article of footwear and claim 1; This decorative accessory is arranged on this article of footwear; So that lace segments forms the pattern of being made up of lines, away from stretching out, wherein said decorative accessory is the center of said visual pattern to said lines each other.

A 14. shoestring and according to the composition of the decorative accessory of claim 1.