US20160081430A1

US20160081430A1 - Height Enhancing Assembly

Info

Publication number: US20160081430A1
Application number: US14/490,359
Authority: US
Inventors: Roderick Carter
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2014-09-18
Filing date: 2014-09-18
Publication date: 2016-03-24

Abstract

A height enhancing assembly for increasing the apparent height of a user includes a pair of pads that may each be coupled to a shoe. The pads provide additional height for the user. A pair of adhesive layers is provided. Each of the adhesive layers is coupled to an associated one of the pads. The adhesive layers each engage the shoe. The pads are retained on the shoe.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE

Field of the Disclosure

The disclosure relates to height enhancing devices and more particularly pertains to a new height enhancing device for increasing the apparent height of a user.

SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a pair of pads couplable to a shoe such that the pads provide additional height for a user. A pair of adhesive layers is provided. Each of the adhesive layers is coupled to an associated one of the pads. Each of the adhesive layers engages the shoe wherein the pads are retained on the shoe.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a height enhancing assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a bottom view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a right side view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a back view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view taken along line 5-5 of FIG. 4 of an embodiment of the disclosure.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 5 thereof, a new height enhancing device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described.
As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 5, the height enhancing assembly 10 generally comprises a pair of pads 20,22. The pads 20,22 each has a respective outer edge 14 extending between a respective top side 16 and a respective bottom side 18 of the pads 12. The outer edge 14 on a first one of the pads 20 has a height that is greater than a height of the outer edge 14 on a second one of the pads 22.
The outer edge 14 of the first pad 20 has a front side 24 and a back side 26. The back side 26 of the outer edge 14 of the first pad 20 is curvilinear between each end of the front side 24 of the outer edge 14 of the first pad 20. The first pad 20 has a horseshoe shape. Additionally, the front side 24 of the outer edge 14 of the first pad 20 may curve toward the back side 26 of the outer edge 14 of the first pad 20. The first pad 20 is positionable on a bottom surface 28 of a heel 30 of a shoe 32. The outer edge 14 of the first pad 20 is coextensive with an outermost edge 34 of the heel 30 of the shoe 32.
The outer edge 14 of the second pad 22 has a rear side 36 and a forward side 38. The forward side 38 of the outer edge 14 of the second pad 22 is curvilinear between each end of the rear side 36 of the outer edge 14 of the second pad 22. Additionally, the second pad 22 may have an ovoid shape. The second pad 22 is positioned on a lower surface 40 of a sole 42 of the shoe 32. The second pad 22 has a width and length that is less than a width and length of the sole 42 of the shoe 32. The outer edge 14 of the second pad 22 is spaced inwardly from an exterior edge 44 of the sole 42 of the shoe 32. Moreover, the shoe 32 obscures viewing of the second pad 22 when the shoe 32 is worn.
A pair of adhesive layers 46 is provided. The adhesive layers 46 are each coupled to the top side 16 of an associate one of the pads 12. The adhesive layer 46 on the first pad 20 engages the bottom surface 28 of the heel 30 of the shoe 32 such that the first pad 20 is retained on the heel 30 of the shoe 32.
The adhesive layer 46 on the second pad 22 engages the lower surface 40 of the sole 42 of the shoe 32 such that the second pad 22 is retained on the sole 42 of the shoe 32. The bottom side 18 of the first 20 and second 22 pads abuts a support surface 48 when a user 50 walks in the shoe 32. The support surface 48 may be ground.
In use, the pads 12 are each coupled to the associated heel 30 and sole 42 of the shoe 32. The shoe 32 is worn and utilized in the traditional convention of wearing shoes 32. The pads 12 add additional height to the user 50 when the user wears the shoe 32.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.

Claims

I claim:

1. A height enhancing assembly comprising:

a pair of pads each configured to be coupled to a shoe such that said pads provide additional height for a user; and

a pair of adhesive layers each coupled to an associated one of said pads, said adhesive layers each engaging the shoe such that said pads are retained on the shoe.

2. The assembly according to claim 1, further comprising said pads each having an outer edge extending between each of a top side and a bottom side of said pads.

3. The assembly according to claim 2, further comprising said outer edge on a first one of said pads having a height being greater than said outer edge on a second one of said pads.

4. The assembly according to claim 3, further comprising said first pad being positioned on a bottom surface of a heel of the shoe.

5. The assembly according to claim 3, further comprising said second pad being positioned on a lower surface of a sole of the shoe.

6. The assembly according to claim 5, further comprising:

said second pad having an outer edge; and

said outer edge of said second pad being spaced inwardly from an exterior edge of the sole of the shoe such that said second pad is obscured by the sole of the shoe when the shoe is worn.

7. The assembly according to claim 2, further comprising said adhesive layers each being coupled to said top side of an associate one of said pads.

8. The assembly according to claim 7, further comprising said adhesive layer on a first one of said pads engaging a bottom surface of a heel of the shoe such that said first pad is retained on the heel of the shoe, said bottom side of said first pad abutting a support surface when the user walks in the shoe.

9. The assembly according to claim 7, further comprising said adhesive layer on a second one of said pads engaging a lower surface of a sole of the shoe such that said second pad is retained on the sole of the shoe, said bottom side of said second pad abutting a support surface when the user walks in the shoe.

10. A height enhancing assembly comprising:

a pair of pads, said pads each having an outer edge extending between each of a top side and a bottom side of said pads;

said outer edge on a first one of said pads having a height being greater than said outer edge on a second one of said pads;

said first pad being positioned on a bottom surface of a heel of a shoe;

said second pad being positioned on a lower surface of a sole of the shoe, said outer edge of said second pad being spaced inwardly from an exterior edge of the sole of the shoe such that said second pad is obscured by the sole of the shoe when the shoe is worn;

a pair of adhesive layers, said adhesive layers each being coupled to said top side of an associate one of said pads;

said adhesive layer on said first pad engaging the bottom surface of the heel of the shoe such that said first pad is retained on the heel of the shoe, said bottom side of said first pad abutting a support surface when the user walks in the shoe; and

said adhesive layer on said second pad engaging the lower surface of the sole of the shoe such that said second pad is retained on the sole of the shoe, said bottom side of said second pad abutting the support surface when the user walks in the shoe.