Latticed elastic shoe cover with cleats

a technology of elastic shoe cover and elastic cleats, which is applied in the direction of fastenings, uppers, and soles, can solve the problems of not being able to adequately distribute stress due to stretching across the covering, and not being able to provide full coverage over the bottom, sole or side of the shoe, etc., and achieve the effect of enhancing the ability of the covering to stretch

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-10-01
EARL J AND KIMBERLY VOTOLATO TRUSTEES OF THE VOTOLATO LIVING TRUST DATED JUNE 1 1994 AS WHOLLY AMENDED
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[0009]The inventive subject matter provides apparatus, systems and methods in which a slip-resistant covering can be produced. In one aspect of the inventive subject matter a covering comprises a main body portion configured to elastically couple to a shoe, and a bottom covering portion that covers a bottom surface or sole of the shoe. In a preferred embodiment, the bottom covering portion comprises a lattice of raised surfaces and depressions disposed on an external surface of the shoe cover's bottom portion. The depressions can be extend partially into a base material formin...

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Producing a cost-effective slip resistant shoe covering is difficult due to a number of issues surrounding the manufacturing process, among many other issues.
One such issue includes that a manufacturer requires multiple shoe cover molds of different sizes to make shoe different sized shoe covers.
Both of the above shoe covers requi...

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[0022]The inventive subject matter is presented using an elastic shoe covering as an example. One should appreciate that the inventive concepts, in any combination, can equally apply to other coverings that could require additional traction or slip-resistance. Other coverings that could benefit from disclosed techniques include gloves, socks, floor mats, tires, or other surface covers. In fact, all surfaces are contemplated. In a similar vein, the term “shoe” is used euphemistically to represent any footwear (e.g., boots, sandals, shoe, etc.) and should not be interpreted as limiting the inventive concepts to a shoe per se.

[0023]In FIG. 1, covering 100 is embodied as a shoe cover. “Covering” and “shoe cover” are used interchangeably within this document. Shoe cover 100 comprises main body 160 coupled to one or more bottom portions 150 that collectively represent a sole of cover 100. Bottom portion 150 preferably comprises a plurality of raised slip-resistant surfaces 155, which can ...

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Abstract

Slip resistant covers are presented. An especially preferred slip-resistant cover includes an elastic shoe cover comprising a latticed surface that allows the shoe cover to stretch further than would ordinarily be possible if the shoe cover had a uniform thickness. Contemplated shoe covers can also comprise cleats on the bottom surface to provide slip resistance.

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[0001]This application claims priority to the following U.S. provisional applications: U.S. provisional application having Ser. No. 61 / 040568 filed on Mar. 28, 2008; U.S. provisional application having Ser. No. 61 / 047959 filed on Apr. 25, 2008; U.S. provisional application having Ser. No. 61 / 077060 filed on Jun. 30, 2008; and U.S. provisional application having Ser. No. 61 / 087962 filed on Aug. 11, 2008. These and all other extrinsic materials discussed herein are incorporated by reference in their entirety. Where a definition or use of a term in an incorporated reference is inconsistent or contrary to the definition of that term provided herein, the definition of that term provided herein applies and the definition of that term in the reference does not apply.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The field of the invention is slip resistant coverings.BACKGROUND[0003]Producing a cost-effective slip resistant shoe covering is difficult due to a number of issues surrounding the manufacturing pro...

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IPC IPC(8): A43B3/16A43C15/00A43B1/10
CPCA43B13/223A43B3/16
Inventor VOTOLATO, EARL J.
Owner EARL J AND KIMBERLY VOTOLATO TRUSTEES OF THE VOTOLATO LIVING TRUST DATED JUNE 1 1994 AS WHOLLY AMENDED
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