The present invention relates to apparel for toting shoes. More particularly, but not exclusively, the present invention relates to a shoe tote.
Athletics bags that carry sports equipment and footwear of various shapes and sizes are well known. Advancements are continually made to athletic bags. Generally athletic bags contain one bag in which the user stores all his or her equipment and footwear. When the user stores his or her footwear in the bag, the footwear may be come uneasy to locate quickly and do not conform to the interior of the athletic bag. Such athletic bags may become bulky and uncomfortable to carry once shoes are stored in the athletic bag. Therefore, what is needed is an easy to carry shoe tote designed to conveniently store and easily locate athletic shoes.
Therefore, it is a primary object, feature, or advantage of the present invention to improve over the state of the art.
It is a further object, feature, or advantage of the present invention to provide for a way to transport athletic shoes separately that is not cumbersome.
It is a still further object, feature, or advantage of the present invention to provide a way to carry athletic shoes with vented and breathable material to combat smelly odors.
According to one aspect, a shoe tote includes a first and a second shoe sock each with a first and second opposing side walls spaced apart by a bottom portion and a back portion. The first and second shoe socks have an exterior portion and an interior portion designed to receive footwear. The first and second shoe socks contain a top portion opposing the bottom portion and a front portion opposing the back portion. Each shoe sock contains a closure mechanism, designed to conveniently store the footwear, wherein the opposing edges of the first and second side walls are noncontiguous in the closed position and contiguous in the open position, the closure mechanism may be located on the back of the shoe. The closure mechanism may be comprised of Velcro; a zipper; at least one button; at least one snap; lace with or without grommets; elastic; magnets; aluminum clasps; or at least one buckles. The shoe socks are separated by a strap which contains an inner surface with an opposing outer surface and a first edge opposing a second edge along the length of the strap separated by the length of the strap. The strap has a first terminal end and a second terminal end. The strap further contains a first attachment disposed between the first terminal end of the strap and the first shoe sock. The strap also is comprised of a second attachment disposed between the second terminal end of the strap and the second shoe sock.
The shoe tote may further include shape forming material, a cleanser shoe surface, a side viewing panel, at least double layered shoe sock comprised of an inner layer and an outer layer. The bottom layer of at least one shoe sock contains a protective puncture pad. The strap may have an adjustable mechanism containing at least one of the following: a slider; a buckle; a button; rings; hooks; zippers; snaps; clips; latches; clasps; or Velcro. The first and/or second attachment method may be comprised of a detachable mechanism containing at least one of the following: hooks; rings; buttons; zippers; clasp; Velcro. The first and/or second attachment method may be nondetachable. The strap may also contain a cushioning pad on the inner surface of the strap. The shoe tote system may also contain at least one an additional storage pocket with a closure mechanism that may be comprised of at least one or more of the following: Velcro; a zipper; at least one button; at least one snap; lace with or without grommets; elastic; magnets; aluminum clasps; or at least one buckles, wherein the opposing edges of the first and second side was are contiguous in the closed position and noncontiguous in the open position. At least one additional pocket may be designed to hold an electronic device and may contain a media port allowing a cable to connect to the electronic device. At least one additional pocket of the shoe tote system may be an ID pocket, contain a hoodie, a cooling gel towel, a vibration pack, a key ring, a hook.
Another aspect of the shoe tote for toting footwear includes a first and a second shoe sock each with a first and second opposing side walls spaced apart by a bottom portion configured to the ground contacting surface of the footwear and a back portion. The first and second shoe socks have an exterior portion and an interior portion designed to receive one or more types of footwear have a ground contacting surface. The first and second shoe socks contain a top portion opposing the bottom portion and a front portion opposing the back portion. Each shoe sock contains a closure mechanism, designed to conveniently store the footwear, wherein the opposing edges of the first and second side walls are noncontiguous in the closed position and contiguous in the open position, the closure mechanism may be located on the back of the shoe. The closure mechanism may be comprised of Velcro; a zipper; at least one button; at least one snap; lace with or without grommets; elastic; magnets; aluminum clasps; or at least one buckles. The shoe socks are separated by a strap which contains an inner surface with an opposing outer surface and a first edge opposing a second edge along the length of the strap separated by the length of the strap. The strap has a first terminal end and a second terminal end. The strap further contains a first attachment disposed between the first terminal end of the strap and the first shoe sock. The strap also is comprised of a second attachment disposed between the second terminal end of the strap and the second shoe sock. The strap of the shoe tote may be worn over the user's shoulder, around the neck, or carried by the user. The bottom of the shoe tote may contain a protective puncture pad. The shoe tote system may also contain at least one an additional storage pocket with a closure mechanism that may be comprised of at least one or more of the following: Velcro; a zipper; at least one button; at least one snap; lace with or without grommets; elastic; magnets; aluminum clasps; or at least one buckles, wherein the opposing edges of the first and second side was are contiguous in the closed position and noncontiguous in the open position. The shoe tote system may also contain at least one additional storage bag by an attachment method containing at least one of the following: Velcro, a zipper, a button, lace with or without grommets, elastic, a magnet, an aluminum clasp, a buckle.
Another aspect of the shoe tote for toting footwear includes a first and a second shoe sock each with a first and second opposing side walls spaced apart by a bottom portion configured to the ground contacting surface of the footwear and a back portion. The first and second shoe socks have an exterior portion and an interior portion designed to receive one or more types of footwear having a ground contacting surface. The first and second shoe socks contain a top portion opposing the bottom portion and a front portion opposing the back portion. Each shoe sock contains a closure mechanism, designed to conveniently store the footwear, wherein the opposing edges of the first and second side walls are noncontiguous in the closed position and contiguous in the open position, the closure mechanism may be located on the back of the shoe. The closure mechanism may be located on the back of at least one shoe sock. The closure mechanism may be comprised of Velcro; a zipper; at least one button; at least one snap; lace with or without grommets; elastic; magnets; aluminum clasps; or at least one buckle. The bottom of the shoe tote may contain a protective puncture pad. The shoe tote system may also contain at least one an additional storage pocket with a closure mechanism that may be comprised of at least one or more of the following: Velcro; a zipper; at least one button; at least one snap; lace with or without grommets; elastic; magnets; aluminum clasps; or at least one buckle, wherein the opposing edges of the first and second side was are contiguous in the closed position and noncontiguous in the open position. The shoe tote system may also contain at least one additional storage bag by an attachment method containing at least one of the following: Velcro, a zipper, a button, lace with or without grommets, elastic, a magnet, an aluminum clasp, a buckle. At least one additional pocket may be designed to hold an electronic device and may contain a media port allowing a cable to connect to the electronic device. At least one additional pocket of the shoe tote system may be an ID pocket, contain a hoodie, a cooling gel towel, a vibration pack, a key ring, a hook. The shoe tote may be comprised of shape forming material. The shape forming material may be breathable. One or more of these and/or other objects, features, or advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the specification and claims that follow. No single embodiment need provide each and every object, feature, or advantage. Different embodiments may have different objects, features, or advantages. Therefore, the present invention is not to be limited to or by an objects, features, or advantages stated herein.
For the purposes of promoting an understanding of the principles of the invention, reference will now be made to the embodiments illustrated in the drawings and specific language will be used to describe the same. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of the invention is thereby intended, and any alterations or modifications in the illustrated device, and any further applications of the principles of the invention as illustrated therein are contemplated as would normally occur to one skilled in the art to which the invention relates.
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Strap 111 has a length between a first terminal end 114 and an opposing second terminal end 115. In one embodiment strap 111 is one length 21 inches. In another embodiment strap 111 may vary in length. Strap 111 has an outer surface 112 and an opposing inner surface 113. Strap 111 has a first edge 116 and a second edge 117 running the length of strap 111 separated by the outer surface 112 and the opposing inner surface 113. Strap 111 has a first attachment 118 disposed between the first terminal end 114 and the first shoe sock 101. Strap 111 has a second attachment 119 disposed of between the second terminal end 115 and the second shoe sock 102. First attachment 118 and second attachment 119 may be attached to the shoe sock in various ways. In one embodiment one or both first attachment 118 and the second attachment 119, may be nondetachable from either shoe sock 101 and/or 102, and be comprised of a nondetachable mechanism 130, as shown in
In one embodiment both shoe socks 101 and 101 are detachable or non-detachable and in another embodiment one shoe bag 101 is detachable while the other 102 is non-detachable. In an alternative embodiment one shoe bag 102 is detachable while the other 101 is non-detachable.
Strap 111 may be made from multiple kinds of material including stretchy fabric, leather, faux leather, suede, foam, nylon, string, any waterproof material or washable material, rolled leather; fabric covering foam, or a portion or all of strap 111 could be chain. Strap 111 may also have embroidery designs 111 as shown by
The first and second shoe socks 101 and 102 have a first side wall 107 and an opposing second side wall 108 spaced apart by a bottom portion 104 and a back portion 103. Shoe socks 101 and 102 have a top portion 105 opposing the bottom portion 104 and a front portion 106 opposing the back portion 103. Shoe sock 101 or 102 may have a bottom portion 120 configured to ground contacting surface of the footwear. Shoe socks 101 and 102 have an exterior 110 opposing an interior 109 sized and shaped to receive at least one athletic shoe, boot, roller skate, ice skate, high top shoe, low top shoe or any other footwear item. Shoe socks 101 and 102 have a closure mechanism 121 where the opposing edges of the first side wall and the second side wall are contiguous in a closed position 122 and noncontiguous in an open position 123, as shown by
Shoe socks 101 and 102 may be made from multiple kinds of material or fabric 126. In one embodiment the material is shape forming material 132, as shown by
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In one embodiment strap 111 may have a cushioning pad 125 that covers at least a portion of the shoulder, neck or is where the shoe tote system 100 is carried by hand as show by
Strap 111, first shoe tote 101, or second shoe sock 102 may include a storage pocket 135, as shown by
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Strap 111 may also include a vibration pack for the neck stored in a pocket 144 along the strap. The pocket may be accessed Velcro; a zipper; at least one button; at least one snap; lace; elastic; magnets; aluminum clasps; or at least one buckle. In an alternative embodiment strap 111 may include an additional bag attached to strap 140 with a vibration pack for the neck within a pocket 144 stored inside it. In another embodiment one of the shoe socks 101 or 102 may contain a pocket 144 that stores the vibration pad.
Strap 111 may include a pocket 141 with a hoodie. The pocket 141 may be closed by Velcro; a zipper; at least one button; at least one snap; lace; elastic; magnets; aluminum clasps; or at least one buckle. In another embodiment strap 111 may contain an additional bag 139 that contains a hoodie wherein the additional bag zips close. In another embodiment the pocket 141 with a hoodie is positioned on strap 111 close to the shoulder or the neck and the wearer can unzip the pocket 141 and pull out the hoodie. The hoodie may be sewn into the pocket 141. In an alternative embodiment one or both shoe socks 101 or 102 may contain pocket 135 with a hoodie. Pocket 141 may include a zipper pouch with a hoodie attached to the outside.
Strap 111 may include a hook 138 somewhere along the strap. This hook allows for other items to be attached to the strap such as a water bottle, additional bags, or additional sports equipment. The hook may be plastic or metal. In an alternative embodiment hook 138 may be attached to the metal or plastic ring; buckle; or hook that is attaching the strap to the shoe sock. In another embodiment hook 138 may be on one or both shoe socks 101 or 102.
An ID pocket 145 may be located somewhere on strap 111, as shown by
Electronics pocket 142 may be located somewhere on strap 111. Electronic pocket 142 may be specifically designed to house a cellular phone. In one embodiment the electronics pocket may be located on the outside of one of the shoe socks 101 or 102. In another embodiment the electronics pocket may be located on the inside of the shoe sock 101 or 102. Electronics pocket 142 be fixedly and removably connected to the shoe tote or it may be detachably connected so that the user can remove the cell phone, in its protective case, for use away from shoe tote system. Electronics pocket 142 may be made of waterproof material to protect the items from getting wet. Electronics pocket 142 may have a transparent window allowing one to see its contents. Electronics pocket 142 may have an opening or a media port 143 on the bottom of the pocket allowing a cable to exit the pocket. Electronics pocket 142 may be placed in a pocket with a lattice structure or a pocket with no material covering the front allowing the wearer to access the screen of a phone or another device while it is still in the pocket. The electronics pocket 142 may be configured to store headphones, ear phones, headsets, chargers, cords, phones, CD players, or any other electronics device.
A key ring 137 may be located somewhere on strap 111. In another embodiment the key may be located on the outside of one of the shoe socks 101 or 102. another embodiment the key ring may be located on the inside of shoe sock 101 or 102. The key ring may be a ring, loop or hook that allows the wearer to attach the keys to the shoe tote. This allows for easy access to the wearers keys and the keys are easily removable.
The features, steps, and components of the illustrative embodiments may be combined in any number of ways and are not limited specifically to those described. In particular, the illustrative embodiments contemplate numerous variations in the shoe tote. The foregoing description has been presented for purposes of illustration and description. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list or limit any of the disclosure to the precise forms disclosed. It is contemplated that other alternatives or exemplary aspects are considered included in the disclosure. The description is merely examples of embodiments, processes or methods of the invention. It is understood that any other modifications, substitutions, and/or additions may be made, which are within the intended spirit and scope of the disclosure. For the foregoing, it can be seen that the disclosure accomplishes at least all of the intended objectives.
The previous detailed description is of a small number of embodiments for implementing the invention and is not intended to be limiting in scope. The following claims set forth a number of the embodiments of the invention disclosed with greater particularity.
This application is continuation of non-provisional Ser. No. 16/282,574 filed Feb. 22, 2019, which claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119 to provisional application Ser. No. 62/633,985 filed Feb. 22, 2018, which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.
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