US 11,864,628 B2
Apparatus to secure a primary body to a shoe
Airason John Heard, Sr., Berkeley, CA (US)
Assigned to uninvited Inc., Berkeley, CA (US)
Filed by uninvited Inc., Berkeley, CA (US)
Filed on May 31, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/828,753.
Application 17/828,753 is a continuation of application No. 17/085,646, filed on Oct. 30, 2020, granted, now 11,388,953.
Prior Publication US 2022/0287414 A1, Sep. 15, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A43B 23/26 (2006.01); A43C 11/16 (2006.01); A43C 11/08 (2006.01)
CPC A43B 23/26 (2013.01) [A43C 11/08 (2013.01); A43C 11/16 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus configured to secure a primary body to a shoe, the shoe having a sole, and an upper body, including a tongue region with a first shoe flap and a second shoe flap, wherein each shoe flap includes an interior side, an exterior side, and one or more shoelace eyelets, wherein the primary body includes an exterior side and an interior side, the apparatus comprising:
an exterior connector including a first cylindrical protrusion, wherein the exterior connector is coupled with the primary body, and wherein, responsive to the primary body being secured to the shoe:
the first protrusion is configured to extend from the interior side of the primary body, the first protrusion includes a distal and proximal end to the primary body, and an internal cavity formed at the distal end of the first protrusion, wherein the internal cavity is configured to attach to another protrusion responsive to the other protrusion being inserted into the internal cavity,
an intermediate connector including an intermediate plane, a second exterior protrusion and a third interior protrusion wherein, responsive to the primary body being secured to the shoe:
the intermediate plane is configured to sit on the exterior side of the shoe flap and above the shoelace eyelet on the shoe flap,
the second exterior protrusion extending from the intermediate plane in the exterior direction towards the primary body and is configured to attached to the first protrusion, responsive to being inserted into the internal cavity of the first protrusion,
the third interior protrusion is configured to extend from the intermediate plane in the interior direction towards the shoe flap and sit in the shoelace eyelet, the third interior protrusion including a distal end and proximal end to the intermediate plane, and an internal cavity formed at the distal end of the third interior protrusion, wherein the internal cavity is configured to attach to another protrusion responsive to the other protrusion being inserted into the internal cavity,
an interior connector including an interior plane and a fourth cylindrical protrusion wherein, responsive to the primary body being secured to the shoe:
the interior plane is configured to sit on the interior side of the shoe flap and directly below the shoelace eyelet on the shoe flap,
the fourth protrusion extending from the interior plane in the exterior direction towards the shoe flap and configured to attached to the third interior protrusion, responsive to being inserted into the internal cavity of the third interior protrusion,
and wherein, responsive to the second exterior protrusion of the intermediate connector being inserted in the internal cavity of the first protrusion of the exterior connector, and the fourth protrusion of the interior connector being inserted in the internal cavity of the third interior protrusion of the intermediate connector, the primary body is secure to the shoe and the connectors are in a secured configuration.