Gerald D Conley

US Patent:

51311089, Jul 21, 1992

Filed:

Jan 3, 1992

Appl. No.:

7/816666

Inventors:

Scott C. Sessa - Ada MI
Gerald Conley - Grand Rapids MI

Assignee:

Wolverine World Wide, Inc. - Rockford MI

International Classification:

A43B 1100

US Classification:

12142LC

Abstract:

A combination shoe, lace and new merchandise indicia and lace retainer, the shoe being fully or substantially fully laced, and the new merchandise indicia and lace retainer having a central portion looped around doubled end portions of the lace and having overlapping end portions secured together. The doubled end portions of the lace and the new merchandise indicia and lace retainer are tucked into the foot inlet of the shoe during storage and are pulled out of the foot inlet for trial fit of the shoe.