Patent ID: 7779560

Claim:
A cleat protector shoe cover for use with cleated shoes, comprising: an upper portion comprising elastic material and having a shoe opening formed in a top thereof, a ball area at a front portion thereof, a heel area at a rear portion thereof, and an intermediate area between the ball area and the heel area; a ball area sole portion that is located at a lower side of the ball area of the upper portion; a heel area sole portion that is located below the upper portion at a rear portion thereof at a lower side of the heel area of the upper portion; and an intermediate portion comprising an underside region of the upper portion located between the ball area sole portion and the heel area sole portion, wherein the intermediate portion is longitudinally stretchable, and wherein neither the ball area sole portion, the heel area sole portion, nor the intermediate portion have any openings formed therein, and wherein an upper surface of the ball area sole portion and an upper surface of the heel area sole portion are formed of stiffer and more resilient to cleat penetration material than is the intermediate portion, which intermediate portion remains more stretchable than the ball area sole portion and the heel area sole portion.