Patent ID: 8844164
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
1. A protective overshoe comprising a soft waterproof fabric upper portion extending from a lower portion including a stretchable sole structure, the lower portion being adapted to accommodate a wearer's shoe, the stretchable sole structure comprising a rubber coating applied on an underlying fabric structure integral to the soft waterproof fabric upper portion, a heel insert attached to the lower portion within the confines of a heel region thereof, the heel insert providing resistance against inward collapsing of the stretchable sole structure when subject to longitudinal stretching forces, the heel insert including a pair of lateral resilient wings adapted to clip around a heel portion of a wearer's shoe, and a pull tab attached at the back of the lower portion of the protective overshoe and connected to the lateral resilient wings of the heel insert to spread said lateral resilient wings backward away from each other during placement of the wearer's shoe inside the protective overshoe.