# US 12,004,669 B2 · Shoe cover dispenser > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,004,669 B2 - Document ID: US12004669B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/909,997 - Filed: 2020-03-26 - Published: 2023-11-09 - Granted: 2024-06-11 - Earliest claimed: 2020-03-09 - Assignees: V.Z. Group SAGL - Applicants: V.Z. Group Sagl - Inventors: Davide Zogno - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12004669B2 ## CPC - A43D 999/00: Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass - A47G 25/90: Devices for domestic use for assisting in putting-on or pulling-off clothing, e.g. stockings or trousers - A43B 3/16: Overshoes - A43B 3/163: {specially adapted for health or hygienic purposes, e.g. comprising electrically conductive material allowing the discharge of electrostatic charges} - A43B 3/18: Devices for holding overshoes in position - A43B 7/00: Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements - B65D 83/0894: {the articles being positioned relative to one another or to the container in a special way, e.g. for facilitating dispensing, without additional support} - A43D 2200/10: Fully automated machines, i.e. machines working without human intervention - A43D 2200/30: Machines including a magazine, e.g. for feeding blanks, pre-forms or sheets - A43D: MACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT OR METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING OR REPAIRING FOOTWEAR - A47G: HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT (book-ends A47B5/00; knives B26B) - A43B: CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR - B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES ## Abstract The invention is a shoe cover dispenser (10) comprising a container (1) with two opposite containment sides (11, 12) and an opening for the insertion of a foot, and a plurality of shoe covers (2, 3) contained in said container (1), each shoe cover (2, 3) in turn comprising a covering provided with an opening (21, 31) for the insertion of a foot. Each shoe cover (2, 3) comprises a flexible strip (A, B) constrained along a part of the edge (22, 32) of said opening (21, 31) of the covering, and wherein the ends (A1, A2, B1, B2) of said strip (A, B) are respectively constrained to said opposite sides (11, 12), so that said strip is forcedly held between said sides (11, 12) while assuming the form of a U. ## Claims ### Claim 1 Shoe cover dispenser (10) comprising a container (1) with two opposite containment sides (11, 12) and an opening designed for the insertion of a foot, and a plurality of shoe covers (2, 3) contained in said container (1), each shoe cover (2, 3) in turn comprising a covering provided with an opening (21, 31) for the insertion of a foot, characterized in that each one of said shoe covers (2, 3) comprises at least one flexible strip (A, B) constrained along or in proximity to a part of the edge (22, 32) of said opening (21, 31) of the covering, and wherein the length of said strip (A, B) exceeds the distance between said two opposite sides (11, 12) of said container (1), and wherein the ends (A1, A2, B1, B2) of said strip (A, B) are respectively constrained to said opposite sides (11, 12) in such a way that said strip is forcedly held between said sides (11, 12) while assuming the form of a U. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) Shoe cover dispenser (10) according to claim 1, characterized in that said strip (A, B) is flexible, so that it can assume at least two configurations, meaning a first closed configuration (C), in which said strip (A, B) is arranged so as to form a U with its concave part facing in a first direction, and a second open or extraction configuration (E), in which said strip (A, B) is arranged so as to form a U with its concave part facing in the opposite direction with respect to said first closed configuration (C). ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) Shoe cover dispenser (10) according to claim 2, characterized in that said ends (A1, A2, B1, B2) of said strips (A, B) are provided with a folding line (A3, B3) intended to facilitate/guide the change from said first closed configuration (C) to said second open/extraction configuration (E). ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) Shoe cover dispenser (10) according to claim 3, characterized in that said folding line (A3, B3) is inclined by an angle larger than 0° and smaller than 90°, and preferably included between 45° and 60°, with respect to the direction of extension of said strip (A, B). ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) Shoe cover dispenser (10) according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a pack of shoe covers (2, 3), in which each shoe cover (2), except for the last shoe cover in the pack, comprises a part, positioned opposite the strip (A) of the same shoe cover (2), which is constrained in a removable manner to the strip (B) of the successive shoe cover (3). ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) Shoe cover dispenser (10) according to claim 5, characterized in that it comprises constraining means suited to constrain two successive shoe covers (2, 3), and wherein said constraining means are configured in such a way that the force applied to change the configuration of a strip (A, B) from said closed configuration (C) to said open configuration (E) is smaller than the force required to detach a shoe cover (2) from the strip (B) of the successive shoe cover (3). ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) Shoe cover dispenser (10) according to claim 1, characterized in that said ends (A1, A2, B1, B2) of said strips (A, B) are constrained to said sides (11, 12) of the container (1) through removable constraint means configured in such a way that the force required to change the configuration of a strip (A, B) from said closed configuration (C) to said open configuration (E) is smaller than the force required to detach the ends (A1, A2, B1, B2). ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) Shoe cover dispenser (10), according to claim 1, characterized in that each shoe cover (2,3) comprises an elastic band arranged along the edge (22, 32) of said opening (21, 31), and wherein said elastic band is configured in such a way that the force required to unfold it completely is smaller than the force required to cause said shoe cover (2) to become detached from the strip (B) of the successive shoe cover (3).