Athletic shoe assembly

Abstract

For wearing apparel, piping in a predetermined pattern comprising transparent hollow tubing secured to the wearing apparel and rods of various colors removably inserted in said tubing whereby the color effect of the wearing apparel may be changed by selectively interchanging the color rods in the tubing.

1 . For wearing apparel, piping in a predetermined pattern comprising transparent hollow tubing secured to the wearing apparel and rods of various colors removably inserted in said tubing whereby the color effect of the wearing apparel may be changed by selectively interchanging the color rods in the tubing.  
     
     
         2 . An athletic shoe comprising an upper portion and a sole portion, means defining a pattern of piping comprising hollow translucent tubing mounted on the exterior of the shoe portion and color rods selectively removably mounted in the tubing whereby the user may selectively interchange the color rods for changing the color effect of the shoe assembly.  
     
     
         3 . A shoe assembly as claimed in  claim 2  wherein the translucent tubing has at least one open end for insertion and removal of a color rod and including a tab having a velcro face adjacent said open end of said tubing for selectively covering the open end and which can be detached to access the open end to facilitate removal of the color rod when it is desired to replace it with a rod of different color.  
     
     
         4 . A shoe assembly as claimed in  claim 2  wherein said housing for the color rod comprises an elongated hollow tubular member of circular cross section and a base for attaching it to the shoe.  
     
     
         5 . A shoe assembly as claimed in  claim 4  wherein the base has two flange portions providing means for stacking the base and tubular member formed integrally therewith to the shoe by stitching.