Patent ID: 8015731

Claim:
An improvement to a shoe, the shoe comprising a high heel, a sole, a toe end and a heel end, the toe end comprising a tip, wherein said toe end extends from the tip of the toe end towards the heel end and terminates before the high heel, the improvement comprising: a covering having a shape corresponding to a shape of the toe end of the shoe and only covering the front toe end of the shoe, the covering comprising: an upper portion that when placed on a shoe substantially covers a top part of the toe end of the shoe; a lower portion that is mated with the upper portion so as to form a closed end and an open end; said lower portion substantially covers the sole of the shoe at the toe end when said covering is placed on a shoe in a manner such that the closed end is at the tip of the toe end of the shoe; and said lower portion made of rubbery stretchable material, resistant to tearing and able to readily return to its unstretched form, the lower portion comprising a centrally-located slit extending from the open end and ending before the closed end to enable enlarging the open end to fit over the widest portion of the toe end of the shoe.