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Leg cover applied to a shoe or a foot providing warmth, protection, ankle support, and fashion style

a technology for foot and shoe, applied in the field of leg covers, can solve the problems of inconvenient carrying of many pairs of shoes, especially boots, and difficulty in finding a good match for all clothes, and achieve the effects of shoes, and reducing the number of shoes

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-04-07
YANG ERIC EU CHUNG
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[0007]It is one object of the present invention to provide a kind of movable addition or removable product, a leg cover, on top of any human feet, low top shoes, or open top shoes to protect against the dust, insects, harm from falling, and to provide warmth around the covered area, and to give ankle support via the ankle-laced area (with the leg cover) and the bottom closure or attachment beneath the arch of a foot or the arc of the bottom of a shoe. The leg cover comprises: an upper portion, extending from the instep and covering at least the ankle; and a stirrup bottom, stemming from the upper portion, stabilizing the upper portion via a bottom-securing strap, and being footless and applied to an existing shoe by the bottom-securing strap beneath the outsole of the shoe or applied to a foot by the bottom-securing strap beneath the arch of the foot.
[0008]The aforementioned upper portion and the stirrup bottom can be made of one piece. The bottom-securing strap is removably and easily applied to a foot or the outsole of a shoe.

Problems solved by technology

Seldom do women think that they do have enough clothes, shoes, and accessories, but some people do not like to spend too much money on this stuff.
However, sometimes it is difficult to find a good match for all the clothes with shoes or boots of a basic style only, and they still desire to dress themselves pleasingly or fashionably.
Besides, many people nowadays often travel a lot, and it is inconvenient to bring many pairs of shoes, especially boots.
Moreover, some people do not live in a big house or a spacious apartment, and there is not enough space to store a large number of shoe pairs, particularly boot pairs which require a larger space for storage.
Nonetheless, the shoe cover of this application can be applied to shoes only, not feet, and it is similar to a coating of a shoe; that means it ought to fit the upper and the outsole of the shoe perfectly; otherwise it will look loose and weird.
Furthermore, the bottom of this kind of shoe covers wrapping the front outsole of the shoe will be in contact with the floor, whereby shoe covers can be easily worn out.
Besides, the shoe cover needs interengagement to bind to the outer surface of a shoe, and this can be troublesome.

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[0021]The following description is of the best-contemplated mode of carrying out the invention. This description is made for the purpose of illustrating the general principles of the invention and should not be taken in a limiting sense. The scope of the invention is best determined by reference to the appended Claims.

[0022]As indicated in FIG. 1, it shows generally a woman's dress shoe 50 of a conventional style. It is understood that while this description shows the invention as applied to a dress shoe (i.e. a shoe with a high heel), it is not limited to this embodiment since the invention can be applied to many different forms or styles of shoes. In one preferred embodiment of the invention, it provides a leg cover 100 which comprises: an upper portion 110, which is like a bootleg or a leg warmer and extends from the instep and covers at least the ankle and partial leg; and a stirrup bottom 120, stemming from the upper portion 110, stabilizing the upper portion 110 via a bottom-s...

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Abstract

The invention discloses a kind of movable addition or removable product, a leg cover, on top of any human feet, low top shoes, or open top shoes to protect against the dust, insects, harm from falling, and to provide warmth around the covered area, and to give ankle support via the ankle-laced area (with the product) and the bottom closure or attachment beneath the arch of a foot or the arc of the bottom of a shoe. The leg cover comprises: an upper portion, which extends from the instep and covers at least the ankle; and a stirrup bottom, which is footless and can be applied to a shoe by a bottom-securing strap beneath the outsole of said shoe or applied to a foot by said bottom-securing strap beneath the arch of said foot. The bottom-securing strap is removably and easily applied to a foot or the outsole of a shoe.

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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]Embodiments of the invention generally relate to the field of a leg cover that can be applied to a foot or a shoe, such as a low top shoe and an open top shoe. More specifically, the present invention relates to the field of a leg cover that can be applied to a shoe by a bottom-securing strap beneath the outsole of the shoe or applied to a foot by the bottom-securing strap beneath the arch of the foot, wherein the leg cover is footless.BACKGROUND[0002]What to wear often puzzles many people every day, especially females. Seldom do women think that they do have enough clothes, shoes, and accessories, but some people do not like to spend too much money on this stuff. For example, some females would not buy that many pairs of shoes and boots, and they will buy just several pairs of essential shoes instead, maybe only one pair of boots by reason of the higher cost of boots. However, sometimes it is difficult to find a good match for all the clothes with shoes or boot...

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IPC IPC(8): A43B3/00
CPCA43B23/24A43B3/20
Inventor YANG, ERIC EU-CHUNG
Owner YANG ERIC EU CHUNG
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