Patent ID: 6477788
Filing Date: 2002-11-12
Classification: A41D,A43B

Abstract:
A shoe comprising:an upper having a top open end, and a bottom end; a sole connected to said bottom end; a gaiter including a top end, a bottom end, and two opposite lateral sides interconnecting said top and bottom ends, said gaiter further including, adjacent to said lateral sides, fasteners to engage one another so as to place said gaiter in a closed position; a zipper having complementary first and second zipper straps, said first zipper strap being attached to an inner surface of said gaiter between said lateral sides and between said top and bottom ends of said gaiter, said first zipper strap being spaced from said bottom end of said gaiter, said second zipper strap being attached to said upper adjacent to said top end of said upper; and said upper further includes a collar member which extends along and inwardly of said top end of said upper, said second zipper strap being attached to an inner side of said upper and extending between said collar member and said top end of said upper.