Patent Document ID: 4832606
Application ID: 07210989

Base Claim:
1. In a pair of shoes, each of which being shaped to fit one of either the left or right foot of a child, the improvement comprising a first design element displayed in the left shoe and a second design element displayed in the right shoe, each of said design elements being complete in and of themselves and alone incapable of aiding identification of whether the shoe is for the right or left foot, and, further, being relatively meaningless when the shoes are improperly aligned but which create a picture story when properly aligned with the left shoe on the left and the right shoe on the right, said picture story being characterized by a left to right directional indicator to thereby require a child to make a mental step to properly orient the design elements and shoes, said mental step further reinforcing a left to right orientation useful for reading skills.

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Claim 2:
2. The device of claim 1 wherein each design element comprises a self-adhesive label suitable for application to the heel area of a shoe.