Shoe protector

Abstract

This article protects the toe-end portion of the shoe upper of a drummer playing a trap set. It is formed from a single sheet of leather and has a flat sole portion that is the same general shape as the sole of the drummer's shoe has a pair of sides and a toe panel extending up at right angles to the sole portion, and has a tongue extending from the toe panel. The forward parts of the sides are cut away from the sole portion, turned in behind the toe panel and attached to the latter. A first pair of straps extend over the tongue to hold it securely against the arch of the drummer's foot. A second pair of straps extends around the heel of the drummer's foot to hold the formed leather piece in place over the forward part of the shoe. BACKGROUND OF INVENTION This invention relates to a protective covering for the toe of a shoe and more particularly to a covering which is adapted to be detachably applied over the toe of the shoe of a drummer to protect it from being scuffed by the bass drum pedal or the high hat pedal of a trap set. The percussion player in a small band is responsible for playing several percussion instruments at the same time. As a result, he must use his feet to control the playing of the bass drum and the high hat (cymbals). This is accomplished on the equipment in FIGS. 1 and 2 by pressing a shoe 4 on the pedal 5 which causes a hammer or beater 6 to be moved against the head 7 of a bass drum 8, for example. There are several techniques employed to accomplish this function. One technique is to press down on the pedal 5 with the sole of the shoe as is shown in FIG. 1. Another technique is to move the toe 9 of the shoe forward along the face of the pedal 5 as pressure is applied to the latter. In this other technique, the toe-upper 9 of the shoe 4 may contact the pedal 5 itself and/or the support member 10 and be scratched thereby. Also, it is desirable for the foot of the percussion player to present a consistent playing surface on the pedal for different pairs of shoes that go with different attires. Of the various types of shoe protectors that have been previously devised for mechanical protection against physical injury to the wearer, for painters, for protection against rain, for babies, for athletes and for motorcycle riders, none of these is believed to be particularly attractive or appropriate for use in this application of protecting the toe-upper of the shoe of a drummer who must appear in public performances. An object of this invention is the provision of an improved protector article.

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