Patent ID: 8689469

Claim:
A removable spat for use with a shoe comprising a sole and an upper, the spat comprising: a boot portion adapted to receive at least a heel portion of the shoe therein, the boot portion having a front end with a front opening, the boot portion further comprising a plurality of straps that are releasably fastenable to the boot portion, wherein the straps are configured to fasten the boot portion to the shoe, such that a toe portion of the shoe protrudes from the front opening, and such that the boot portion has an upper portion that defines a top opening adapted to receive a leg of a user of the shoe therethrough; and a sleeve comprising a tubular body having a fixed end connected to the front end of the boot portion around the front opening and a free end opposite the fixed end, the free end having an opening therein, the sleeve extending freely from the front end to define a first sleeve position, and the sleeve being extendable over at least some of the boot portion to define a second sleeve position, wherein the tubular body wraps around the boot portion and covers at least a portion of the boot portion, and wherein the opening of the sleeve wraps around the upper portion of the boot portion.