Patent ID: 9706813
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: A43B,A43C,Y10T

Claim:
1. A shoe comprising: a sole; an upper secured to the sole, the upper including a tongue and a row of eyelets along each side of the tongue, each row of eyelets including a topmost eyelet and a foremost eyelet; and a pocket accessory on the tongue, the pocket accessory including a pocket member and a cover member, wherein the pocket member comprises, a top edged attached to the tongue, an anchor portion spaced from the top edge and attached to the tongue, and a pocket flap between the top edge and the anchor portion, the pocket flap defining a pocket, the pocket having a pocket opening which is positioned between the rows of eyelets, and wherein the cover member comprises a mounting portion and a cover flap, the mounting portion being attached to the anchor portion at a point below the pocket opening, and the cover flap being flexibly joined to the mounting portion such that the cover flap can be disposed against the pocket flap to cover the pocket opening and can be pivoted away from the pocket flap to expose the pocket opening.