Patent Document ID: 10021940
Application ID: 11829848

Base Claim:
1. A shoe assembly, comprising: a sole assembly; an upper coupled to the sole assembly, the upper including a first panel, a toe end, a heel end, a medial side, and a lateral side, the medial and lateral sides extending from the toe end to the heel end; and a hand gesture element on the first panel, the hand gesture element including at least three simulated digits of a hand, wherein at least one of the at least three simulated digits is in a simulated position other than a fully extended position; wherein the at least three simulated digits of the hand are formed by a perimeter of the hand gesture element, and wherein an area formed by the perimeter of the hand gesture element is visually presented on the medial or lateral side of the upper, and wherein the area formed by the perimeter of the hand gesture element extends at least halfway from the sole assembly to the top of the shoe assembly.

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Claim 4:
4. The shoe assembly of claim 1 wherein the hand gesture element includes a pattern of material attached to the first panel.