Decorative sticker for sports shoes

Abstract

A decorative sticker for sports shoes that includes a toe appliqué and a heel appliqué. The toe appliqué includes a semi-circular, rounded tip having a plurality of slits perpendicular to the rounded tip and tapered portions at both corners of the rounded tip. The heel appliqué has a rectangular shape. The toe appliqué and the heel appliqué each include a first surface having a decorative design and a second surface having an adhesive material. The adhesive material is protected by a removable cover layer. The removable cover layer is removed and the adhesive is exposed just prior to affixing the toe appliqué to the rubber toe portion of a sports shoe and the heel appliqué to the rubber heel portion of the sports shoe.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A decorative sticker for a sports shoe, comprising:
 a. a toe appliqué, said toe appliqué comprising a semi-circular, rounded tip having a plurality of slits perpendicular to the rounded tip and tapered portions at both corners of the rounded tip and said toe appliqué having a first toe surface and a second toe surface wherein said first toe surface includes a first decorative design and said second toe surface includes a first adhesive material; and   b. a heel appliqué, said heel appliqué comprising a rectangular shape and having a first heel surface and a second heel surface wherein said first heel surface includes a second decorative design and said second heel surface includes a second adhesive material.   
     
     
         2 . The decorative sticker of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first adhesive material and the second adhesive material is protected by a removable cover layer. 
     
     
         3 . The decorative sticker of  claim 1 , wherein the first decorative design is the same as the second decorative design. 
     
     
         4 . The decorative sticker of  claim 1 , wherein the toe appliqué and the heel appliqué are formed from a pliable material. 
     
     
         5 . The decorative sticker of  claim 4 , wherein the pliable material is one of vinyl and matte white vinyl. 
     
     
         6 . The decorative sticker of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first decorative design and the second decorative design is printed in an ultra-violet resistant ink. 
     
     
         7 . A kit for the display and sale of decorative stickers for application to the toe and heel portions of a sports shoe, the kit comprising:
 a. a package comprising a card;   b. a pair of decorative toe and a pair of decorative heel appliqués removably attached to said card, said toe appliqués and heel appliqués adapted to be removably adhered to toe portions and heel portions, respectively, of said sports shoe; and   c. said toe and heel appliqués having a decorative design applied to an upper surface of each of said appliqués.