Abstract: An exercise attachment for a shoe includes a platform upon which the shoe rests. A shoe strap is removably connectable to the platform, and is used to hold the shoe in place on the platform. The platform has a rounded pivot member disposed on its bottom surface. The rounded pivot member contacts a support surface, and allows the exercise attachment to pitch, roll, and yaw about the rounded pivot member. The shoe strap is connected to the platform by an anchor member which has an elongated pocket which selectively receives a locking rod.

Abstract: An article of footwear for riding is disclosed. The article includes a second portion of an upper having a second coefficient of friction that is greater than a first coefficient of friction associated with a first portion of an upper. The article further includes a detachable spur member configured to attach to a heel counter of the article.

Abstract: An article of footwear for riding is disclosed. The article includes a second portion of an upper having a second coefficient of friction that is greater than a first coefficient of friction associated with a first portion of an upper. The article further includes a detachable spur member configured to attach to a heel counter of the article.

Abstract: A Shoe Cover is disclosed. Also disclosed is a cover that allows a user to decorate their athletic footwear with an outer cover. The cover has an open bottom surface to enable it to be most easily donned and doffed from the shoe. The cover further has a plurality of apertures dispersed on its bottom surface through which cleats can pass when the cover is installed. A version of the cover is provided that reaches to up the wearer's calf area. Another cover is disclosed as having a cushioned area over the laces of the shoe to prevent bruising when the user presses the top of the foot against a rigid object. Finally, a version of the cover is provided that has a reinforced tip portion, such as for soccer players.

Abstract: A stretch-on elastic removable cover for a tap dance shoe enables the shoe to be decoratively transformed in appearance. The cover, when snugly fitted on the shoe, conforms to the shape of the shoe and conceals the shoe's upper. The cover is constructed to include an integral band which stretchably wraps under the shoe's arch, and an endless loop retaining wire partially contained within a curved sleeve integral to the forward or toe end of the cover and which encircles the perimeter of the shoe's toe tap.

Abstract: Half sock, in general, can cover the anterior limb of a foot, leaving the heel bare. The half sock includes a sock housing with a rear opening for insertion of the foot therein. It is made of a suitably cushioning, durable, flexible, thermally-insulating and physically-proportioned material, for one illustration, a neoprene-containing material, for example, an about 3-mm neoprene material having a flexible nylon lining on either side thereof. The half sock can have, in essence, mirror image symmetry through an imaginary plane bisecting its top and bottom portions. It can include inwardly-directed front tapers to accommodate the big and the smaller toes of the foot, and include inwardly-directed rear tapers to accommodate the arch of the foot. It can be made of a one-piece web in a clamshell like pattern, having side edges butted and sewn together so that there is little or no bump.

Abstract: A water-proof jacket having a sole cover or retainer formed on a bottom of the jacket for sealably engaging a sole of a golf shoe and allowing a downward protruding of a plurality of spikes studded on the shoe sole, an upper cover secured on the sole cover having a pair of upper leaves disposed on a right and a left side of the upper cover for covering an upper of the golf shoe by at least a fastener, and a boot portion formed on a rear upper portion of the upper cover for fastening the wearer's ankle or leg portion, with the jacket covering the golf shoe for water-proof purpose for golfing on a wet course.

Abstract: The Transparent Shoe Cover is an open soled or partially open soled cover for boots, dress shoes, and most particularly sport shoes. The shoe cover provides a temporary and transferable see through protective shield to preserve the attractive appearance, enhance the wear life, and further the life span of costly footwear.The cover generally includes a durable, transparent material which covers the partial sole, outer sole, upper and side portions of the shoe. A toe hold is utilized to hold the cover in place at the toe portion of the shoes. Additionally, an adaptable retention is utilized near the heel or rear instep of the shoe to hold the cover onto the shoe and prevent slipping of the cover during normal activity or movement by the wearer. The adaptable retention provides the stretch and adaptability necessary to enable the shoe cover to fit a wide range of shoe shapes and sizes.

Abstract: An anti-slip attachment device is provided for a shoe having a sole and a vamp, which consists of a plate to fit against the bottom of the sole of the shoe. A component is for mounting the plate in a removable manner against the bottom of the sole of the shoe, so that the plate when mounted will be in a stationary position with respect to the sole. A structure on the bottom of the plate is for preventing the sole of the shoe from slipping on an icy surface.

Abstract: There is provided an improved disposable shoecover which is particularly useful in medical environments. A strip of stretchable foam material on the bottom of the shoecover provides greatly improved anti-skid properties.

Abstract: A slip resistant, disposable shoe cover with a body formed of a flexible, foldable, sheet material, the shoe cover comprising a bottom rib formed of a strip of flexible, stretchable, resilient, and slip resistant material. The bottom rib extends along and through a bottom seam of the shoe cover, and is at last partly exposed on the outside of the shoe cover. The bottom rib provides slip resistance, and it also serves to hold the shoe cover snugly over the wearer's shoe.

Abstract: The specification, drawing and claims disclose an auxiliary member that is selectively mountable and removable from a conventional shoe or boot as and when worn by a user. This auxiliary member is adapted to store and release energy as the user makes a striding motion as when walking, jogging, running or combinations thereof. A boat-like upper member has an attached toe and heel sole portion adapted to fit snugly over and on the lower portion of a shoe or boot of a user. A sole portion extends from the toe and heel portions and is unattached to the sides of said upper member. This sole portion is fixedly attached at and to the toe and heel portions to form a substantially continuous sole protective member which provides an outer contact surface during use. A band portion is disposed above the sole portion and extends between the toe and heel sole portions and is securely attached thereto as by molding.

Abstract: A spur holder is formed of flexible material and has a rear body and sides connecting the body to a front loop, which is stretchable over the heel of the boot to engage the front of the heel, with the rear body disposed at the rear of the boot adjacent the upper edge of the heel. The rear body has a generally oval front edge and a rear edge corresponding generally to a portion of an ellipse, while each of the front and rear edges of the loop correspond generally to a flattened oval. A rib extends outwardly from the rear body and a portion of each of the sides, adjacent the inner edge of each and is adapted to engage a crevice above the heel when the holder is installed on a boot. A spur rowel and shank are attached to the rear body, as by a plate molded within the rear body or a cap which covers the plate and is vulcanized to the rear body. The inner edge of each of the sides may be provided with a taper opposite the rib to accommodate additional stretching of these edges.

Abstract: A first sheet of rubber adapted to be put under a shoe and secured in place over the top of the shoe has a sole portion made up of the first sheet of rubber, a layer of foam rubber and an inner layer of sheet rubber sewn to the first sheet to enclose the foam rubber. The device provides cushioning comfort for the feet of the wearer while standing, walking or running on hard surfaces.