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US 2026/0283309 A1Published application
Removable athletic shoe guard
OwnerCarolyn Richardson, Yvonne Richardsoninventors
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Abstract
A removable shoe guard includes a cover piece is attachable to a shoe. The cover piece covers the front, and some portion of the sides of the shoe adjacent the sole as well as a portion of the top and bottom of the shoe. The cover piece provides additional grip for activities such as skateboarding and also protects the shoe from wear.
Claims19
A shoe guard comprising:
- a cover piece comprising an elongate piece of elastomeric material, the cover piece having first and second ends, a side, a top flange extending from the top of the side and a bottom flange extending from the bottom of the side;
- at least one strap for connecting the first end to the second end;
- and
- wherein, when the cover piece is mounted to a shoe, the side extends to cover a side of the shoe, the top flange is disposed adjacent the top of the shoe to cover a portion thereof, the bottom flange is disposed adjacent the sole of the shoe to cover a portion thereof, and at least one strap extends around the back of the shoe.
1 more element
The shoe guard of clam 1, wherein the cover piece has a tread design formed thereon.
A cover piece for a shoe comprising:
- an elastomeric band removably attachable to a shoe;
- a top flange extending from a portion of the top edge of the band;
- a bottom flange extending from a portion of the bottom edge of the band;
- and
- wherein the tread piece, when installed on a shoe, is disposed such that the band extends around the front, back, and sides of the shoe adjacent the sole of the shoe, the top flange covers a portion of the top of the shoe, and the bottom flange covers a portion of the bottom of the shoe.
2 more elements
A shoe guard comprising:
- a cover piece having a side portion, a top flange extending inwardly from a top of the side and a bottom flange extending inwardly a bottom of the side portion;
- wherein the top flange covers less than 3 inches of the top of a shoe when a shoe is disposed in the Shoe Guard and wherein the bottom flange covers between 0.5 and 4 inches of the bottom of the shoe from the front end of the shoe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.