US 4,392,311 AGranted

Expandable overshoe

OwnerWarren P. Rudolf, Susan A. Rudolfinventors

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Abstract

An overshoe is provided having improved means for facilitating its being put on or taken off, especially over bulky or unusually shaped footwear. The overshoe is provided with opposing apertures on either side of the ankle, extending from almost the heel, vertically to the top of the ankle of the overshoe. These apertures are closed by appropriate fasteners, such as slide type fasteners, which are attached to expandable flaps so that the entire ankle portion of the overshoe can adapt to bulky footwear. When the overshoe is unfastened, the rear portion of the ankle of the overshoe serves as a convenient grip to facilitate putting on or taking off of the overshoe. The overshoe is particularly adapted to be worn over orthopedic type shoes.

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Dependent claims

An overshoe comprising a sole having toe, arch, and heel portions and an upper secured to said sole, said upper comprising a forward portion extending from about said arch portion of the sole to the end of the toe and an ankle portion of flexible material extending from about said arch portion to the end of the heel portion and upward to below the knee of the wearer, said ankle portion being divided into front and back sections by two opposing longitudinal apertures each extending vertically on either side of said ankle portion from just about said heel portion to the top of said ankle portion to facilitate putting on or taking off the overshoe, each of said apertures being adapted to be closed by respective closure means extending the length thereof;

the back section of said ankle portion being adapted when the apertures are open to provide means for grasping said overshoe from the rear further to facilitate pulling it on or removing it.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.