Patent ID: 7000337

Claim:
A removable shoe weight for use in combination with a laced shoe comprising: a flexible packet consisting of a uniform material and having a longitudinal centerline aligned with the longitudinal axis of the shoe, the packet comprising a top side, a bottom side, a rounded bottom, a stitched top boundary, a flattened rectangular top, and uniformly parallel sides, and wherein the packet sides, rounded bottom, and stitched top boundary are sewn together to define a predetermined volume sufficient to completely enclose a predetermined weighted mass comprising uniformly sized spheres; assembly for variably positioning and securing the flexible packet to at least three separate securing points on the shoelace of the shoe allowing adjustable positioning of the weighted mass alone the shoelace and securing the flexible packet once the shoelace is tied securely, the assembly comprising a loop of predetermined length having two sides and two ends, wherein one loop end is fixedly attached to the packet bottom side at a point on the packet longitudinal centerline such that the length of the loop extends around the packet rounded bottom under a predetermined tied shoelace and an assembly to securely attach the other loop end to a point on the packet top side longitudinal centerline, and two reinforced eyelets, each eyelet spaced an equal distance from the packet top and the packet longitudinal centerline, wherein each eyelet receives a shoelace end directed from the packet bottom side towards the packet top side through the eyelet allowing for the shoelace to be securely tied in a finished bowknot at the packet front side whereby, once the bowknot is tied, the packet backside is securely positioned and contoured against the tied shoelaces along the top of the user's foot arch; and a pocket comprising closed sides being sewn to the packet back side wherein the pocket open top is directionally aligned towards and parallel to the packet flattened rectangular top side defining a predetermined volume sufficient to receive small personal property items, and comprising assembly to securely close the pocket open top end.