Shoe heel protector
OwnerN. Tony Walkerinventor
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Abstract
A shoe heel protection apparatus. A base underlies the heel and instep portion of a shoe and has side walls 16 formed contiguous therwith. The side walls extend generally upwardly from the base to cover and protect the sides and heel portion of the shoe from scuffing. A unique strap means is formed contiguous with the side walls and engages over the instep of the shoe. A pin strap and socket strap interlock by manually engaging the pin members of the pin strap with the apertures formed in section plates of the socket strap. The strap means may be easily adjusted to accommodate differing shoe sizes by selection of a particular one of the section plates for engagement with the pin members of the pin strap. The apparatus is of a light weight molded plastic construction and is injection molded as a unitary piece.
Claims14
A shoe heel apparatus for engaging the rear portion of a shoe, comprising:
- a base positionable beneath the heel and instep of the shoe;
- side walls formed contiguous with said base and extending generally upwardly therefrom to cover the sides and upper heel portion of the shoe;
- strap means formed contiguous with said side walls and extending therefrom to selectively engage over the instep of the shoe, said strap means comprising a pin strap and socket strap which selectively interlock at their distal ends, said socket strap including a plurality of section plates having a plurality of apertures formed therein such that a selected one of said section plates may be positioned to form the distal end of said socket strap for engagement with said pin strap, thereby selectively adjusting the length of said socket strap.
A shoe heel apparatus for engaging the rear portion of a shoe, comprising:
- a base positionable beneath the heel and instep of the shoe;
- side walls formed contiguous with said base and extending generally upwardly therefrom to cover the sides and upper heel portion of the shoe;
- strap means formed contiguous with said side walls and extending therefrom to manually engage over the instep of the shoe by interlocking the distal ends thereof, said strap means comprising a pin strap and socket strap and including a plurality of section plates having apertures formed therein such that a selected one of said section plates is positionable to form the distal end of said socket strap for engagement with said pin strap, thereby selectively adjusting the length of said socket strap, said pin strap having a plurality of pin members extending longitudinally from the distal end thereof for engagement with said selected one of said section plates.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.