Patent ID: 6802140
Filing Date: 2004-10-12
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
A method for decorating a piece of footwear, such piece of footwear including a sole and an upper attached to said sole, comprising the steps of:cleaning the surface of the upper so as to remove all loose dirt and dust from the area to be decorated; mounting a plurality of decorative items on the area of the upper to be decorated, such items having been immersed in an acrylic polymer emulsion gel, so that mounting them forms a first layer of acrylic polymer emulsion gel next to the shoe, a layer of decorative items, and a second layer of acrylic polymer emulsion gel on top of the decorative items; applying a third layer of acrylic polymer emulsion gel to cover the entire decorated area of the upper, such acrylic polymer emulsion gel being capable of drying to form a generally hard protective coating.