Patent ID: 6546649
Filing Date: 2003-04-15
Classification: A43B,A43C

Abstract:
A method for associating a plush toy with a shoe that includes a shoelace with a first end and a second end comprising the steps of:threading the first end of the shoelace into a first hole of the plush toy by threading the first end of the shoelace through an entrance of the first hole disposed at a bottom side of the plush toy; then threading the first end of the shoelace through stuffing disposed within the plush toy; then threading the first end of the shoelace through an exit of the first hole disposed at a top side of the plush toy; threading the second end of the shoelace into a second hole of the plush toy by threading the second end of the shoelace through an entrance of the second hole disposed at the bottom side of the plush toy; then threading the second end of the shoelace through stuffing disposed within the plush toy; then threading the second end of the shoelace through an exit of the first hole disposed at a top side of the plush toy; and tying the first end of the shoelace with the second end of the shoelace into a conventional shoestring knot, wherein the distance between the first hole and the second hole is small enough to permit the tying of the conventional shoestring knot.