DE19849325A1 - Bicyclist shoe protector is made of thin, rain-proof material - Google Patents

Abstract

When the protector is worn, the shoe sole remains exposed for SPD click contacts on the pedal and for walking. It extends over the sole in the toe section (2) only. The protector can be pulled like a hood over the point of the shoe (8). It can be made of the type of impregnated fabric used to protect spare tires on Land rovers. A cord is used to enclose the heel section as a tensioning means (4).

Description

a) State of the art / task

The protection options offered in specialist shops against getting wet Shoes when cycling are inadequate.

After my shoe rain protection has been completed, I have myself again inquired at a renowned specialty shop here.

You could only call me a makeshift device that I myself had had to apply in the event of rain.

The present patent application for a shoe rain protection, the An demands for the specific needs of the demanding cyclist and is sufficient in terms of the technically available means emerged from several experiments.

The test for ease of use and an endurance test in the user are passed.

The task from cycling practice was that a shoe rain protection is created, which is very light, can be folded to a very small pack size for any use, wear-resistant and at the same time really water-repellent and finally the conditions on which both So-called makeshift options as well as overshoe concepts fail:

• - Suitable for all types of shoes, including road bike shoes with SPD click system
• - easy to put on and still tight
• - do not remove the rain cover for every little thing to have to, but also to be able to walk with it.

The present invention meets these requirements in the Way as the following description sets out.  

b) Solution of the task

The solution to the problem is based on that

• 1. The sole of the shoe must remain free so that entry into the SPD click system for pedals is possible ( 1 ).
  For this purpose, the enclosing and supportive scope of the overshoe system is given up and a wide strand tension is used (lengthways). This is edged in a hem at the entire lower end of the SHOE RAIN PROTECTION and is attached to the free heel end by the rubber tension on the heel ( 3 ).
  The slipping up or down of the shoe rain protection is avoided by the design of a sheath tip on the front of the shoe in a typical shark shape ( 2 ), which centers the shoe in the center of the tapered tip.
• 2. The material for the shoe rain protection must be very thin, tear-resistant and rain-proof and at the same time a slip size that should go far beyond the shoe size, should be avoided for design and sporting reasons.
  To do this, the entire length of the cap must be opened for putting on ( 4 ).
  The material is e.g. B. suitable the soaked fabric that is used for the weather protection of spare tires on range rover.
  In the present case, the form was glued. In industrial manufacture, a cutting shape would have to be produced for this.
• 3. The rain cover must be easy to close and tighten the fit to the cycling shoe. And because of the front overlapping tip in the sole area for tensioning the rain protection, a running protection must be attached so that the throw is suitable when walking on intermediate routes for which you do not have to remove it immediately.
  For this, the rain protection with Velcro closed (5/5 ') and the hem of the cap top rubber studs are attached (7). In industrial production, these can be replaced by a welded rubber bead.

In industrial production, the rubber band / strand, at the back, a reflection color can be used.

The rain cover is very easy and quick to put on.  

This is just like the light material and the crushable one Pack size important.

For this, the rain cover is mounted with the tip of the shoe forward, then pulled the strand on the disposal and finally strained only the heel strap (4) with the Klettenversohluß (5/5 '), the material proposed here is suitable and can also be wash easily and quickly on the way. The water is repelled by this material and drips off after washing / rinsing. This rain cover can then be menknautschen to such a small pack size that it easily fits into a small transparent zippered pouch and can then be inserted into any pocket without any residual drying.

Claims (2)

1. Shoe rain protection for cyclists made of thin, rainproof and water-repellent fabric and tearproof, characterized in that

• 1.1.1. that the sole of the shoe remains free for SPD click contacts on the pedal and for walking on short intermediate distances ( 1 ),
• 2. 1.2. that the rain protection at the sole height closes off the shape and only extends over the sole in the toe area ( 2 ),
• 3. 1.3. that the cut is designed so that the rain protection can be pulled over the toe like a hood ( 8 ),
• 4. 1.4. that the typical, pointed shape prevents slipping up or down at the front and thus also provides the measure for the sole overrun at the front ( 2 '),
• 5. 1.5. that a braid encompasses the lower edge in a hem and only remains free for tensioning in the heel area, but that a braid area is used at least for enclosing the heel area as tensioning means ( 3 ).

2. Shoe rain protection according to protection claim 1, characterized in

• 1. 2.1. that the narrow crossing of the sole forms a running edge at the front, which is protected by rubber knobs or by a rubber bead ( 7 ),
• 2. 2.2. that with the rear closure of the rain cover with a Velcro strap ( 5 ') there is simultaneously an opening to the rear,
• 3. 2.3. that one slips into the rain protection from the heel area and only puts the heel part ( 4 ) around the foot and closes with the Velcro strap after the braid has been attached to the heel,
• 4. 2.4. that this type of closure can be used to match the shape of the outer shoe size ( 6 ),
• 5. 2.5. that the exposed side of the strand on the heel can be provided with a fluorescent color.