Patent ID: 8887409

Claim:
A detachable shoe protector comprising: a translucent flexible polyurethane guard shaped to contour the sole of a shoe, the guard comprising a sole underlying the shoe, a forward lip, a rearward cantilevered tab at a proximal end of the shoe protector, a right lateral side, and a left lateral side; wherein the rearward tab is more rigid and thicker than other portions of the shoe protector; wherein the forward lip sits higher on a shoe than does the rearward cantilevered tab; wherein the shoe protector is formed from substantially waterproof, seamless material; wherein the left lateral side and the right lateral side arise orthogonally from the sole on its outer edge; wherein the forward lip and the rearward tab comprise thicker, more rigid polyurethane than the right lateral side and the left lateral side; wherein the rearward cantilevered tab juts from a proximal end in cantilevered fashion from the protector.