Patent ID: 6988328
Filing Date: 2006-01-24
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
1. A shoe cover comprising: an upper portion having at least one of a toe portion for receiving the toe of a shoe, a heel portion for receiving the heel of a shoe and an intermediate portion for receiving an intermediate part of a shoe; and a sole portion connected to the upper portion, the sole portion being flexible to allow walking when a shoe is held in the shoe cover; the upper portion including at least one, self-supporting and resilient shoe admission portion connected to the sole portion, the shoe admission portion having an inwardly inclined lead-in surface extending toward the sole portion, and an overhang surface extending from the lead-in surface toward the sole portion, the overhang surface being adapted to form an undercut area so that a shoe to be held to the shoe cover first engages and slides along the inclined lead-in surface to resiliently expand the admission portion outwardly without being crushed, and then slides into engagement with the overhang surface to enter or form the undercut area as the shoe touches the sole portion while the shoe admission portion contracts resiliently inwardly to hold the shoe, the lead-in surface having a lower coefficient of friction than the overhang surface to facilitate sliding of the shoe into the undercut area.