Decorative heel cover for high heel sandal shoes
A reusable, decorative, form fitting shoe cover for women's open back high heel sandal shoes. The cover comprises a continuous body made of stretchable material and has two openings; a top loop for heel insertion and a bottom loop for top lift exposure. The body comprises an expandable form fitting top portion, two lateral side portions, an underside portion, and an elongated heel portion.
The present invention encompasses a reusable decorative high heel cover specific to cover the back portion of an open back high heel sandal shoe.
PRIOR ARTIn the prior art there have been ways and inventions to change the look of a high heel shoe, for example, dying a shoe to change color or sewing material or a decoration to change the appearance which results in permanency.
Other ways or inventions include reusable shoe covers for high heels, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 3,270,442, Liebmann et al, created a cover for a high heel shoe, however, it is limited by the type of shoe style appropriate to fit their cover requiring that the shoe be slender in heel portion with a closed back eggshell throat and use of adhesives are used to secure the cover which results in permanency and may also ruin the shoe 442. It may also be argued that this type of invention, a cover for a whole shoe, detracts from the unique structure, design, and shape of shoe, and furthermore, may cause excessive heat of wearer's foot.
Other prior art inventions involve a shoe cover that cover the partial of a shoe by use of straps for clog type shoe, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 7,210,251, uses lacy design of braided decorative straps for clogs which are not always fashionable.
Women like variety in their shoes and appreciate the structure, shape, and design that a shoe has to offer. The present invention embodies a partial cover over the back of an open back high heel sandal shoe which enables a shoe to maintain it's front and side structure and design of a shoe by only covering it's heel portion. In addition, the present invention allows the heel and back portion of sandal to maintain its structure and shape due to the stretchable form fitting qualities of the material to form fit heel portion like a glove. By covering only the heel portion of sandal, you maintain front structure and design while adding a design or pattern to the back of heel.
What is needed is a high heel cover specifically designed to fit an open back high heel sandal shoe that is reusable, durable, easy to apply and remove without using any adhesives or other such limiting features, such as straps. The principle object and utility of this invention is to provide an inexpensive reusable decorative cover specific for covering a women's open back high heel sandal which provides an affordable way to accessorize a single pair of women's high heel sandal shoes. The embodiments of the present invention fits high heel sandals ranging from 2.5 inches high and can be stretched up to 5 inches long, and ranges from one quarter inch wide and stretches up to 1 inch wide to accommodate the various heel length and width sizes and is not limited to stiletto only type heels.
The benefits of a reusable high heel cover are: 1) conceal scuffed or damaged heels with poor appearance, 2) when travelling a woman will decrease the load by reducing the amount of shoes, instead one pair of shoes and multiple covers that are easy to transport, 3) save money in buying new shoes and instead use covers to keep up with fashion trends, color coordinate with wardrobe, or dress up shoe for evening wear.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONA reusable decorative high heel cover specific for covering the back of an open back high heel sandal shoe: a cover comprising a continuous body made of a two dimensional stretch fabric that is cut from two pieces of material in the shape of the letter P. The body comprises a form fitting elongated heel portion containing an interior and exterior wall portion and a bottom loop opening for top lift exposure. The hood portion of the cover, found at the top part of the P, comprises a top loop opening for heel insertion, a form fitting top portion for covering rear top of sole, a form fitting underside portion for covering bottom of sole and two form fitting lateral side portions comprised of left and right sides seamed together at the top portion and underside portion of heel cover forming an envelope covering for both the left and right side of shoe sole.
Women desire to own different style high heel shoes to match their wardrobe, keep up with current fashion trends, designs, and to coordinate with accessories such as handbags, scarves, and other such items. The most common high heel shoe can be found in either a closed back high heel model or a sandal high heel model. The embodiments of this invention pertains to a cover specific to fit an open back high heel sandal shoe which may contain an ankle strap that attaches from the front portion of the shoe and around the ankle, leaving the rear heel of foot exposed and uninterrupted.
Once the fabric of choice is made, two pieces of material are placed one on top of the other and are cut in the shape of the letter P. The top rounded portion of the letter P, is referred to as the hood portion of cover and the connecting length to the P is referred to as the elongated heel portion of cover.
When the heel cover is applied on the sandal shoe, shown in
Lastly, the cover in use, shown in
The removal of heel cover is as simple as it is in applying the cover to high heel sandal shoe. Begin by pulling hood from the top loop 17 in a backward motion off the back sole 5,4,3 of shoe and proceed to pull the bottom loop 11,23 of elongated heel portion cover in a downward motion until the heel cover slips off sandal shoe.
The embodiments of this invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:
Claims
1. A decorative shoe cover for use of covering a woman's open back high heel sandal shoe of the type having a sole comprising a top, lateral and underside portion, with an elongated heel portion, the cover comprising: a continuous body made from two pieces of stretch fabric cut symmetrically to the shape of the back portion of an open back high heel sandal shoe similar to the shape of the letter P, the body of the cover shaped to form fit and specifically cover the back end portion of open back high heel sandal, the body including; an expandable form fitting elongated heel portion and a form fitting hood portion comprised of; top portion of where the heel of foot rests and where the two lateral side portions are joined together by a top seam; a hood further comprising; an exterior contour portion which covers the upper rear sole forming a C shape; two lateral side portions that form fit and cover left and right sides of shoe sole and where both sides are attached by way of a seam found at the underside portion of cover; and a body comprising a top and bottom loop opening for heel insertion and top lift exposure.
2. The heel cover of claim 1, wherein said material of shoe cover is made of a stretch fabric further comprises: a two dimensional stretch fabric, stretchable in the direction from side to side and from top to bottom which enables heel cover to fit over various shapes, widths, and dimensions of different pairs of high heel sandal shoes.
3. The heel cover of claim 1, wherein the body of the cover is comprised of a continuous uninterrupted piece, with the exception of a top loop opening for receiving a shoe heel and a bottom loop opening where top lift of heel is inserted and exposed outside of the bottom loop.
4. The heel cover of claim 1, wherein the stretchable form fitting elongated heel portion comprises a bottom loop that measures one quarter inch wide and is stretchable up to 1 inch wide to accommodate the various size difference of top lifts found at the bottom part of high heel shoes.
5. The heel cover of claim 1, wherein the form fitting hood portion comprises a top loop opening for heel insertion; wherein its final process of heel cover application, the top loop is pulled over the rear portion of sole; a top loop comprising stretchable qualities to accommodate various thickness and dimensions of a sandals' sole from one quarter inch and up to 4 inches.
6. The cover of claim 1, wherein the interior portion and exterior portion of the elongated heel cover has stretchable qualities that are form fitting and measure 2.5 inches in length and is stretchable up to 5 inches long and a width of one quarter inch and has stretchable qualities up to 1 inch wide with measurements to accommodate high heels that are thin at the bottom and which widens up along heel portion and also fit width of stiletto type heels up to a one inch thick heel.
7. The cover of claim 6, wherein the elongated heel cover is made of stretchable material that can easily extend or retract to accommodate heel lengths from 2.5 inches and up to 5 inches in a form fitting manner; the heel cover can accommodate heel lengths shorter than 2.5 inches by simply bunching the material in an upward motion along the heel length which results in an accordion effect of vertical ridges of compacted material along the heel portion.
8. The heel cover of claim 1, wherein the form fitting elongated heel cover further comprises an interior heel wall portion and an exterior heel wall portion made of stretchable material that is joined together by two seams, one beginning from the exterior mid center of bottom loop continuing along the rear exterior of heel portion and continues to follow the rear exterior contour of hood and crosses the top of hood until the top loop is met, and where the second seam of the interior heel wall portion begins from the interior mid center of bottom loop and runs up along interior heel portion and across the underside portion of hood cover till the bottom of top loop is met.
9. The heel cover of claim 1, a cover comprises a form fitting hood portion shaped to form fit the exterior contour of sole, the top rear portion of sole, underside portion of sole, and the left and right lateral side portions of sole, so as to form an envelope or enclosure of material surrounding the entire rear portion of sandal.
10. The heel cover of claim 1, wherein a cover comprising a top portion, covers the rear top portion of sole and is where a top seam is found of the joining of the left and right lateral sides of the shoe cover.
11. The heel cover of claim 1, wherein the cover of the fitted hood portion comprises two lateral side portions of left and right sides that are symmetrical and connected to each other by way of a seam over the top of sole; whereby the lateral sides form an envelope around the sole portion of top, sides, and connects to the underside portion of shoe where the left and right sides of cover are joined by another seam found at the underside portion of shoe sole.
12. The heel cover of claim 1, wherein the hood of cover contains a form fitting underside portion which covers the underside of sole and contains a seam that begins at the bottom portion of the top loop and runs along the underside portion of hood until it is met with the interior portion of elongated heel wall.
13. The heel cover of claim 12, wherein a form fitting cover with an underside portion covers the underside of sole and contains a seam which further comprises the measurements of a length of 1 inch seam having stretchable qualities to expand or retract adjusting to dimensions of upper heel portion and underside dimensions of shoe sole.
Type: Application
Filed: Oct 20, 2011
Publication Date: Apr 25, 2013
Inventor: Elana Rabinovitch (Laval)
Application Number: 13/317,496
International Classification: A43B 23/24 (20060101);