# US 10,863,789 B2 · High heel shoe protector

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- Number: US 10,863,789 B2
- Document ID: US10863789B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/782,422
- Filed: 2017-10-12
- Published: 2018-04-12
- Granted: 2020-12-15
- Earliest claimed: 2016-10-12
- Applicants: Vicki Webb; Charise Harper
- Inventors: Vicki Webb; Charise Harper
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10863789B2

## CPC

- A43B 3/16: Overshoes
- A43B 1/0081: {made at least partially of hook-and-loop type material (hook and loop-type straps for fastening purpose A43C11/1493)}
- A43B 3/24: Collapsible or convertible
- A41D 13/06: Knee or foot {(protectors for the legs of players or sportsmen A63B71/1225)}
- A41D 17/00: Gaiters; Spats
- A43B: CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
- A41D: OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES

## Abstract

A high heel shoe protector for covering and protecting an exterior surface of a high heel shoe. The high heel shoe protector includes a panel having a first distal end and a second distal end, wherein each distal end contains a fastener that removably secures to one another to form a front loop. The panel further contains a fold at a mid-section thereby creating a first lateral side and a second lateral side. A shared seam extends perpendicularly from a lower edge of each lateral side, wherein the seam creates a closed rear loop that receives a high heel of a high heel shoe. In an alternative embodiment, the panel is made of a flexible water resistant material and the fastener on each distal end comprises hook and loop material.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A high heel shoe protector, comprising:
a panel having a first distal end and a second distal end, wherein each distal end contains a fastener configured to removably secure to one another to form a front loop having an upper opening and a lower opening, wherein the front loop is configured to extend from a front portion of a high heel shoe to a rear portion of the high heel shoe;
a fold at a mid-section of the panel creating a first lateral side and a second lateral side, wherein the fold is curved such that it is configured to rest flush against a heel end of the high heel shoe; and
a seam extending perpendicularly from a lower edge of each lateral side to a point on each lateral side positioned below a top edge of each lateral side, wherein the seam and the fold create a closed rear loop therebetween, the closed rear loop comprising an open lower end through which the heel portion of the high heel shoe can extend;
wherein the first distal end and the second distal end of the panel each connect to the seam, such that the first distal end and the second distal end of the panel extend forward from the seam;
wherein a perimeter edge of the lower opening of the front loop defines a first plane, and wherein a perimeter edge of the open lower end of the closed rear loop defines a second plane, such that the first plane and the second plane are in a common plane with each other.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The high heel shoe protector of claim 1, wherein the fastener of each distal end comprises hook and loop material.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The high heel shoe protector of claim 2, wherein the hook and loop material are on opposing surfaces of the panel.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The high heel shoe protector of claim 1, wherein the fold is offset toward one of the distal ends of the panel, such that the first lateral side comprises a length that is greater than a length of the second lateral side.

### Claim 5

A method of attaching a high heel shoe protector to a high heel shoe, comprising:
placing a high heel of a high heel shoe within a closed rear loop of a high heel shoe protector, such that the high heel extends through an open lower end of the closed rear loop, the high heel shoe protector comprising:
a panel having a first distal end and a second distal end, wherein each distal end contains a fastener configured to removably secure to one another to form a front loop having an upper opening and a lower opening, wherein the front loop extends from a front portion of the high heel shoe to a rear portion of the high heel shoe;
a fold at a mid-section of the panel creating a first lateral side and a second lateral side, wherein the fold is curved such that it rests flush against a heel end of the high heel shoe; and
a seam extending perpendicularly from a lower edge of each lateral side to a point on each lateral side positioned below a top edge of each lateral side, wherein the seam and the fold create a closed rear loop therebetween, the closed rear loop comprising an open lower end through which the high heel portion of the high heel shoe can extend;
wherein the first distal end and the second distal end of the panel each connect to the seam, such that the first distal end and the second distal end of the panel extend forward from the seam;
wherein a perimeter edge of the lower opening of the front loop defines a first plane, and wherein a perimeter edge of the open lower end of the closed rear loop defines a second plane, such that the first plane and the second plane are in a common plane with each other;
placing the second distal end of the high heel shoe protector over an upper portion of the high heel shoe;
aligning the fastener on the first distal end of the high heel shoe protector with the fastener on the second distal end;
securing the fastener on the first distal end to the fastener on the second distal end to form the front loop around the front portion of the high heel shoe.