Patent ID: 8215038

Claim:
A spike saver for attachment to a spike-bearing shoe for protection, comprising: a generally elongated sole having a first end, a second end and sides; at least two double legged elastic straps, each strap comprises a single, continuous, structure forming a V-shape figure having a generally curved or semicircular apex at one end and two spread apart legs at the other end adapted for attachment to one of the side of the elongated sole and each strap is wider along a longitudinal axis of the elongated sole than along a transverse axis of the elongated sole; a fastening means disposed inside of the apex of one of the double legged elastic strap and a complementary fastening means disposed outside of the apex of the other double legged elastic strap; a pull tab is located at the apex of one of the double legged elastic strap, whereby the elongated sole being adapted to cover the bottom of the shoe having spikes and two V-shaped legs of the elastic straps attached to the sides of the elongated sole, one leg at about a front of the sole and the other leg at about middle of the sole for holding a shoe spikes within by releasably engaging the fastening means together at the apex by pulling the pull tab thereof; and whereby each double legged elastic strap is coextensive with approximately a front half of the elongated sole.