Patent ID: 8671588

Claim:
A shoe cover sized to receive a shoe having an upper and a sole including: a covering having a first stiffness and sized to receive a shoe, the covering being made of a form-fitting fabric; and a sole coupled to the covering and made of a different material than the covering and having a second stiffness that is greater than the first stiffness, the covering and the sole cooperating to define a transition area including a portion of the covering and a portion of the sole, the transition area being positioned at least partially on a lateral side of the shoe cover and at least partially on a bottom side of the shoe cover, the sole having at least one serrated edge positioned in the transition area to permit stretching of the covering in the transition area, the at least one serrated edge including a plurality of peaks and a plurality of valleys, a portion of the covering positioned in the valleys, and at least two of the plurality of peaks extending in a first direction having a rearward component relative to the shoe cover.