EP0202884A2 - Article avec dispositif d'identification - Google Patents

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EP0202884A2
EP0202884A2 EP86303743A EP86303743A EP0202884A2 EP 0202884 A2 EP0202884 A2 EP 0202884A2 EP 86303743 A EP86303743 A EP 86303743A EP 86303743 A EP86303743 A EP 86303743A EP 0202884 A2 EP0202884 A2 EP 0202884A2
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identifying device
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Joseph J. Skaja
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KARA INTERNATIONAL Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F3/00—Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means; Seals; Postage or like stamps
    • G09F3/08—Fastening or securing by means not forming part of the material of the label itself
    • G09F3/16—Fastening or securing by means not forming part of the material of the label itself by clamps
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B23/00—Uppers; Boot legs; Stiffeners; Other single parts of footwear
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B3/00—Footwear characterised by the shape or the use
    • A43B3/0036—Footwear characterised by the shape or the use characterised by a special shape or design
    • A43B3/0078—Footwear characterised by the shape or the use characterised by a special shape or design provided with logos, letters, signatures or the like decoration
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F3/00—Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means; Seals; Postage or like stamps

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  • This invention relates generally to an article identifying device and particularly, but not exclusively, to the provision of an identifying device on footwear, luggage and other personal articles.
  • identifying indicia on clothing serves at least two purposes.
  • One purpose is to identify the manufacturer of the article and, to this end, such articles are frequently provided with representative insignia of the manufacturer such as a distinctive logo or trademark which provides the purchaser with a means of identifying the source of goods.
  • Another purpose is to identify the owner of the article, for example by use of a distinctive color. This latter purpose is particularly applicable to athlete's apparel and other sporting equipment in team sports and it is common for the athletes and cheerleaders to wear clothing bearing the team colors as well as the team name.
  • the present invention solves this problem in a manner not available in the known prior art.
  • This invention provides a means of attaching identifying indicia to articles such as footwear, luggage and other personal articles so that it cannot readily be inadvertently removed.
  • the article having an identifying device attached thereto may include an article portion; retaining means may be provided, preferably in the form of a retainer including a base and a wall defining a socket.
  • the wall is in the form of a peripherally extending wall.
  • Desirably means for attaching the retainer to the article portion is also provided.
  • An identifying element may interfit the socket, and means between the retainer and the element may hold the element in captive relation in the socket.
  • one of the wall and identifying portions is formed from a relatively resilient material whereby the identifying element is snap-fittingly receivable into the socket.
  • Still another aspect of this invention is to provide the retainer with a second peripherally extending wall defining a second socket and to provide a second identifying element. It is yet another aspect of this invention to provide a pair of sockets and elements of generally triangular configuration, still another aspect to provide that the elements are of a different colour, yet another aspect to provide that the elements include opposed faces of different colour and another aspect to provide that the peripheral walls are substantially transparent.
  • an identifying device is intended for attachment to an article which is shown, by way .of example, as an article of footwear such as an athletic shoe 12.
  • the athletic shoe 12 is generally of the double vamp, double lace type of athletic shoe disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 3,546,729.
  • this particular shoe is shown merely by way of illustration and that the identifying device 10 can also be used with other shoes such as the more common single vamp, single lace athletic shoe.
  • the shoe 12 is conventional in that it includes a sole 14 and an upper portion 16 attached to the sole, as by stitching.
  • the upper 16 includes a toe 18, a heel 20, and lower and upper vamp portions 22 and 24, respectively, overlying a tongue 26.
  • the lower vamp portion 24 includes a U-shaped reinforcing portion 28 having eyelets 30 receiving a lower lace 32 and the upper vamp portion 24 includes inner and outer reinforcing portions 34 and 36 respectively, having eyelets 30 receiving an upper lace 38.
  • the inner reinforcing portion 34 is in the form of a strip of conventional width.
  • the outer reinforcing portion 36 is substantially wider to accommodate the identifying device 10 between the two plies of material provided by the vamp reinforcing portion 36 and the underlying material 24' of the vamp portion 24.
  • the identifying device 10 is best shown by reference to FIGS. 2, 3 and 4 and, in the preferred embodiment, includes a retainer 40 having a base 42 and a pair of peripherally extending raised walls 44.
  • the base 42 extends outwardly of the raised walls 44 to provide a continuous flange 46 and the raised walls 44 each include a peripherally extending rib 48.
  • the raised walls 44 cooperate with the bottom wall 42 to define a pair of sockets 50 and 50' which, in the embodiment shown, are of identical, generally triangular configuration.
  • the configurations of the two sockets 50 and 50' are not limited to being of the same form.
  • the identifying device 10 also includes a pair of identifying elements 60 and 60' which are of substantially the same shape and size as the associated sockets 50 and 50' so that they are readily receivable by said sockets.
  • Each identifying element 60 and 60' includes upper and lower convex faces 62 and a peripheral groove 64 which is of a size to receive the wall rib 48.
  • the identifying elements 60 and 60' are intended to be a snap-fit into the associated sockets 50 and 50' respectively.
  • either the sockets or the elements or both, as in the embodiment shown are formed from a resilient material. Such material can be rubber or thermoplastic, the latter having the advantage that it can readily be colored.
  • the elements 50 and 50' can if desired be either the same color or two different colors.
  • the upper face can be colored differently from the lower face. Because of their shape and resilience, said elements 60 and 60' can readily be temporarily deformed for insertion into the sockets 50 and 50', the cooperating ribs and grooves 48 and 64 providing a means for holding the elements 60 and 60' in captive relation within associated sockets 50 and 50' of the retainer 40.
  • FIGS. 5 and 6 show modified holding means.
  • an upper rib 48A is provided for the wall 44A which is engageable with the upper face 62 of the identifying element 60A.
  • the wall 44B and the side of the element 60B are cooperatively inclined to be engageable with each other.
  • the retainer and snap-fit identifying elements shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 are identical.
  • the identifying device 10 is attached to the upper portion 16 of the shoe by cooperation between the continuous flange 46 and the underlying and overlying plies of material provided by the underlying vamp material 24' and the reinforcing portion 36.
  • the reinforcing portion 36 includes openings 66 which are of substantially the same size and configuration of the outside dimension of the raised walls 44. Because of this arrangement the margins of the reinforcing portion openings 66 overlaps the flange 46 and the attachment is completed by a peripheral line of stitching 68 around the flange 46.
  • the material of the retainer is of thermoplastic material, or the like, which is sufficiently strong to hold the identifying element in place but can be pierced for stitching.
  • the stitching 70 attaching the reinforcing portion 36 to the underlying vamp material 24' is accomplished after the retainer 40 is stitched to said strip 36.
  • the shoe 12 is delivered to the user with a choice of several elements 60 and 60' of different colors.
  • the elements 60 and 60' because of their snap-fit relationship with associated sockets 50 and 50', are readily removable. They are just as readily installed with elements of a different color to suit the user but are nevertheless securely retained in position when pressed into place. Because of this it is a simple matter for the identifying device to be made in a particular shape, for example, of a manufacturer's logo, and to be made of distinguishing colors, for example, to suit particular athletic team colors. Further, to provide additional versatility each face of each element can be colored differently.
  • the raised walls 44 defining the sockets 50 and 50' are of a generally transparent material to disclose more fully the color of the elements 60 and 60'.
  • identifying device has been shown as used on an article of footwear it is not limited to this use and can be used, for example, for personalizing other articles such as luggage, handbags, identification tags and similar articles.

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EP86303743A 1985-05-17 1986-05-16 Article avec dispositif d'identification Withdrawn EP0202884A3 (fr)

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JP (2) JPS6254286A (fr)
KR (1) KR940011374B1 (fr)
CN (1) CN86103863A (fr)
AU (1) AU585606B2 (fr)
CA (1) CA1266971A (fr)
DK (1) DK217786A (fr)
ES (1) ES297036Y (fr)
MX (1) MX168490B (fr)
MY (1) MY103954A (fr)
NO (1) NO861816L (fr)
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EP0419731A1 (fr) * 1989-09-29 1991-04-03 Schleicher & Schuell GmbH Filtre à jeter codé par colorisation
GB2242669A (en) * 1990-03-13 1991-10-09 Veldonn Printers Limited Badge
US7178267B2 (en) 2003-12-12 2007-02-20 Polyworks, Inc. Method for forming footwear structures using thermoforming

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US1583274A (en) * 1924-12-23 1926-05-04 William F Bostock Shoe upper with ornamental inlays
US2801477A (en) * 1956-05-17 1957-08-06 Adams Brothers Inc Ornamental attachment for shoes
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US1481182A (en) * 1922-09-18 1924-01-15 Lifton Mfg Co Brief bags
US1583274A (en) * 1924-12-23 1926-05-04 William F Bostock Shoe upper with ornamental inlays
US2801477A (en) * 1956-05-17 1957-08-06 Adams Brothers Inc Ornamental attachment for shoes
LU57962A1 (fr) * 1968-02-29 1969-05-22
US3564736A (en) * 1968-11-14 1971-02-23 Joy A Cunningham Shoe ornamentation
FR2432193A1 (fr) * 1978-07-26 1980-02-22 Geoffroy Christian Panneau publicitaire, et procede d'utilisation, notamment pour les auto-stoppeurs
DE8005936U1 (de) * 1980-03-05 1980-05-29 K.I.K. Kontor Internationaler Kinderschuh-Mode Gmbh, 7850 Loerrach Schuh mit Applikation
DE8617955U1 (de) * 1985-07-05 1986-10-30 Goria, Luigi, Pino Torinese, Torino Schuhwerk mit elastomerer oder plastomerer Sohle, insbesondere Stiefel oder Sportschuhe zur Verwendung zur Erholung oder in der Freizeit

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EP0419731A1 (fr) * 1989-09-29 1991-04-03 Schleicher & Schuell GmbH Filtre à jeter codé par colorisation
US5108709A (en) * 1989-09-29 1992-04-28 Schleicher & Schuell Gmbh Color-coded disposable-filter holder
GB2242669A (en) * 1990-03-13 1991-10-09 Veldonn Printers Limited Badge
GB2242669B (en) * 1990-03-13 1994-04-27 Veldonn Printers Limited Badge
US7178267B2 (en) 2003-12-12 2007-02-20 Polyworks, Inc. Method for forming footwear structures using thermoforming

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ES297036Y (es) 1988-12-01
KR940011374B1 (ko) 1994-12-07
KR860009372A (ko) 1986-12-22
AU585606B2 (en) 1989-06-22
DK217786A (da) 1986-11-18
JPH0733263Y2 (ja) 1995-07-31
DK217786D0 (da) 1986-05-09
JPS6254286A (ja) 1987-03-09
CN86103863A (zh) 1987-03-25
NO861816L (no) 1986-11-18
EP0202884A3 (fr) 1989-01-25
CA1266971A (fr) 1990-03-27
JPH07798U (ja) 1995-01-06
NZ216209A (en) 1988-08-30
AU5725186A (en) 1986-11-20
ZA863409B (en) 1986-12-30
MY103954A (en) 1993-10-30
ES297036U (es) 1988-04-16

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