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US 9,775,398 B1Granted
Device which fits over a shoe and method of use
OwnerJimmy Hinh Changinventor
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Abstract
A device fits over a shoe to prevent contaminants from the shoe from soiling a support surface such as the carpet or floor of a home. The shoe has a toe and a heel. The device includes a front section which is shaped and dimensioned to receive the toe of the shoe, and a rear section which is shaped and dimensioned to receive the heel of the shoe. A center section is used to removably connect the front section to the rear section. The center section is fabricated from a resilient material so that it can be expanded to receive the shoe, and then will resiliently contract to grip the shoe.
Claims12
A device which fits over a shoe, the shoe having a toe and a heel, the device cooperating with a support surface, the device comprising:
- a front section which is shaped and dimensioned to receive the toe of the shoe;
- a rear section which is shaped and dimensioned to receive the heel of the shoe;
- a center section including resilient stretchable material so that it can expand and contract, said center section having a center axis, and said center section stretchable along said center axis to increase a distance between said front section and said rear section;
- said center section is removably connectable to said front section and to said rear section;
- said front section designed to directly abut the support surface;
- said rear section designed to directly abut the support surface;
- a first connector for connecting said front section to said center section;
- said first connector including a first dovetail joint having a first tenon and a first mortise, said front section having one of said first tenon and said first mortise, and said center section having the other of said first tenon and said first mortise;
- connection of said front section to said center section by said first connector being made along a first connection axis which is perpendicular to the support surface;
- a second connector for connecting said rear section to said center section;
- said second connector including a second dovetail joint having a second tenon and a second mortise, said rear section having one of said second tenon and said second mortise, and said center section having the other of said second tenon and said second mortise;
- and
- connection of said rear section to said center section by said second connector being made along a second connection axis which is perpendicular to the support surface.
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A method for preventing soiling of a support surface by contaminants which are disposed on a shoe, comprising:
- (a) providing a support surface;
- (b) providing a shoe upon which contaminants are disposed, said shoe having a toe and a heel;
- (c) providing a device which fits over said shoe, said device including,
- a front section which is shaped and dimensioned to receive said toe of said shoe
- a rear section which is shaped and dimensioned to receive said heel of said shoe;
- a center section including resilient stretchable material so that it can expand and contract, said center section having a center axis, and said center section stretchable along said center axis to increase a distance between said front section and said rear section;
- said center section is removably connectable to said front section and to said rear section;
- said front section designed to directly abut said support surface;
- said rear section designed to directly abut said support surface;
- (d) connecting said center section to said front section and to said rear section;
- (e) pulling said rear section away from said front section causing said center section to expand and said distance between said front section and said rear section to increase;
- (f) inserting said shoe into said device wherein said toe is received by said front section and said heel is received by said rear section;
- (g) releasing said rear section wherein said center section contracts causing said device to grip said shoe;
- (h) walking upon said support surface;
- in (c), providing a first connector for connecting said front section to said center section, said first connector including a first dovetail joint having a first tenon and a first mortise, said front section having one of said first tenon and said first mortise, and said center section having the other of said first tenon and said first mortise, said connection of said front section to said center section made along a first connection axis which is perpendicular to said support surface;
- in (c), providing a second connector for connecting said rear section to said center section, said second connector including a second dovetail joint having a second tenon and a second mortise, said rear section having one of said second tenon and said second mortise, and said center section having the other of said second tenon and said second mortise, said connection of said rear section to said center section made along a second connection axis which is perpendicular to said support surface;
- in (d), connecting said first tenon to said first mortise;
- and,
- in (d), connecting said second tenon to said second mortise.
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