Patent ID: 7908771

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 and a back opening adapted to receive the shoe therein, the boot portion further comprising: a first strap releasably fastenable laterally across the back opening and around a heel of the shoe when the shoe is adapted to be received in the boot portion; a second strap releasably fastenable from a bottom of the boot portion vertically over the back opening and across a portion of the sole of the shoe when the shoe is adapted to be received in the boot portion; and a third strap releasably fastenable around a top of the boot portion; and a sleeve having a fixed end connected to the front end of the boot portion and a free end opposite the fixed end, 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.