JP2001258603A - Shoe cover - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a shoe cover which prevents rainwater from entering from the shoe lace section of shoes when encountering rain while walking on the field, and of which structure is easy for the putting on/taking off. SOLUTION: The cover main body 2 of this shoe cover 1 has a shape which is the same shape as the vamp section 11 of shoes, or which can cover a shoe lace section 12. The cover main body 2 is formed of a deformable plastic sheet or film. A hook-and-loop tape member 3 is attached to the central section on the rear surface of the cover main body 2. The base section 4b of a hook-and- loop tape holder 4 is fitted on the shoe lace section 12 in advance, and a bonding section 4a is engaged with the base section 4b. When encountering rain, the cover main body 2 is pressed to the vamp section 11 of the shoes 10, and the shoe cover 1 can be instantly attached to the shoes 10 by engaging the hook-and-loop tape member 3 on the rear surface of the cover main body 2 with the hook-and-loop tape holder 4. The cover main body 2 is formed into a curved shape, and the curvature is set to be not more than the curvature of the vamp section 11 of the shoes 10. Thus, the joining degree between the cover main body 2 and the vamp section 11 can be increased.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is to prevent rainwater from entering the inside of a shoe from the braided portion of shoelaces such as athletic shoes and mountain climbing shoes when rainfall is encountered during mountain climbing or walking. The present invention mainly relates to a shoe cover which is useful for preventing dirt and dust from being contaminated.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When walking a long distance outdoors such as mountain climbing, strolling, walking pilgrimage, athletic shoes and light climbing shoes are generally selected as footwear. Some of these shoes have a waterproof structure to be able to cope with walking in rainy weather. is there. Therefore, in order to prevent the feet from getting wet when walking in the rain, there has conventionally been a leg rain gear which is wrapped around the knee with a waterproof sheet.

[0003]

Since the conventional leg rain gear does not completely cover the lace portion of the shoelace, rainwater is allowed to enter the shoe. In addition, since it takes a great deal of time to mount it, it is difficult to respond quickly to unexpected rainfall. In addition, there is also a problem that since the lower part of the knee is wrapped and sealed, heat dissipation is hindered, and the temperature rises during walking, and sweat transpiration is hindered.
Furthermore, it has a number of drawbacks, such as being likely to disturb the walking operation due to displacement or dropout due to the vibration of walking, and is also a relatively expensive product.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a shoe cover for preventing rainwater from entering into shoes during walking in rainy weather. A cover body which is detachably attached to the upper part of the shoe, has the same or similar shape as the upper part of the shoe, has flexibility and water resistance, and is curved; and is attached to the lower surface of the cover body. And a surface tape holder mounted on the upper of the shoe and detachably engaged with the surface tape member. With such a configuration, the shoe cover according to the present invention can be easily attached and detached, can surely prevent rainwater from entering the shoes during walking, and can restrain the foot or give a sense of incongruity because it is lightweight. It does not hinder walking (especially bending and stretching of the ankle) because it is only attached to the upper of the shoe. Furthermore, there is an advantage that the air permeability and the heat radiation property are not hindered, the position is not easily displaced or dropped due to the vibration of walking, and the manufacturing is simple and inexpensive.

In the above shoe cover, the surface tape holder comprises a base portion mounted on the upper of the shoe, and a joining portion which engages with the base portion and the surface tape member of the cover body to connect them. Things. The shoe cover having such a configuration attaches the base portion of the surface tape holder to the shoelace portion, engages the joining portion with the base portion, and then engages the cover body with the joining portion,
The shoe cover can be easily attached to the shoe. Also,
Because the surface tape holder was composed of a base part attached to the upper part of the shoe and a joint part that engages this base part,
The mounting of the surface tape holder to the shoe is easy.

[0006] The surface tape holder in the shoe cover may have a ring-shaped configuration. Such a ring-shaped surface tape holder can be easily attached to the upper part of the shoe by passing through the shoelace.

The surface tape holder may be provided with a double-sided adhesive tape on the back surface. In this case, it is possible to attach a surface tape holder to the upper part of a shoe having no shoelace.

The cover body may be manufactured by cutting out a plastic sheet or film according to the shape of the upper part of the shoe. According to such an embodiment, the user can determine the size of the shoe cover according to the size of his / her shoe. In addition, by manufacturing with a plastic sheet or film, the thickness can be extremely reduced and the weight can be reduced, so that it is convenient to carry and hardly feels the weight when attached to shoes.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS [First Embodiment] FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a shoe cover 1 according to the present invention. Shoe cover 1
Is composed of a cover body 2, a surface tape member 3 attached to the lower surface thereof, and a surface tape holder 4 mounted on the upper part 11 of the shoe 10. The cover body 2 is for covering the upper part 11 of the shoe 10 to prevent water from entering the inside of the shoe from the shoelace part 12. The shape of the cover body 2 is not particularly limited. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, as long as the flat shape in the unfolded state is the same as the upper part 11 of the shoe, or a shape that can cover at least the shoelace part 12. Good. The material of the cover body 2 is a material having a small thickness, having flexibility and water resistance, and capable of being formed into a curved shape, for example, a plastic sheet or film, waterproof cloth or paper, a rubber sheet, and the like. Adopted.

The face tape member 3 and the face tape holder 4 are made of a material which can be detachably engaged with each other, for example, a magic tape (registered trademark) or the like. Surface tape member 3
Is attached at an appropriate position on the back surface of the cover body 2, usually at the center. For the attachment method, an appropriate means such as an adhesive or a double-sided adhesive tape can be selected. On the other hand, the surface tape holder 4, as shown in this example, comprises a joint 4a that can be engaged with the surface tape member 3 and a base 4b that can be engaged with the joint 4a. . Joint 4a and base 4b
Similarly, they are manufactured using, for example, Velcro which can be detachably engaged with each other. Note that the engaging force between the surface tape member 3 and the surface tape holder 4 may be sufficiently strong so that the cover main body 2 does not easily fall off the shoes 10 when walking in the mountains and grass plexus. desirable.

In using the shoe cover 1 of the present embodiment configured as described above, the surface tape holder 4 is used in advance.
Is mounted on the upper part 11 of the shoe 10. Figure 3
As shown in the figure, the base 4b of the surface tape holder 4 is
0, the lower end 4a-1 of the joint portion 4a is inserted into the base portion 4a.
b. As a result, the surface tape holder 4 is attached to the shoelace 12 of the shoe 10. When rain is encountered while walking outdoors, the cover body 2 is pressed against the upper part 11 of the shoe 10 and the surface tape member 3 is attached to the surface tape holder 4.
Is immediately engaged with the joint 4a of the shoe 1.
0 can be attached. When the rain stops and the shoe cover 1 is no longer needed, the cover body 2 can be easily removed simply by peeling it off the shoe 10. If the cover body 2 is formed of a plastic sheet or a film, it is very easy to carry because it is thin, lightweight and deformable. This is extremely useful when there are many items to carry, such as mountain climbing and long-distance walking.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4A, the cover main body 2 is formed into a normally curved form, and its curvature is set to be equal to or less than the curvature of the upper portion 11 of the shoe 10. Set. With this setting, when the cover body 2 is attached to the shoe 10, the cover body 2 is elastically deformed so as to expand according to the shape of the upper part 11 of the shoe 10, as shown in FIG. The degree of close contact with the upper part 11 can be increased, and the function of preventing rain can be improved.

The shoe cover 1 according to the present invention is provided with a shoe 10 via a surface tape holder 4 attached to a shoelace portion 12 of the shoe 10.
The cover body 2 is not fixed to the shoe 10 because it is attached to the upper part 11 of the shoe. Keep state. Therefore, since the ankle can be freely moved without restraining the foot, there is an advantage that there is no possibility that the walking operation is hindered. Moreover, since the cover body 10 is made of a thin plastic sheet or the like, and the surface tape member 3 and the surface tape holder 4 are made of magic tape or the like, the entire body is very lightweight, and therefore the load on the foot of the shoe cover 1 is extremely small. Minor.

[Second Embodiment] FIGS. 5 and 6 show a modified embodiment of the cover main body 2 of the shoe cover 1 according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, an elastically deformable shape-retaining wire 5 may be provided on the periphery of the cover main body 2, as shown in FIG. Further, in order to increase the strength, a flexible reinforcing wire 6 may be provided inside the cover main body 2 as shown in FIG. In the case where the configuration in which the shape of the cover main body 2 is held by the wires 5 and 6 is employed, the material of the cover main body 2 is rubber having low shape preserving property, waterproof paper or cloth, or the like. It is possible.

[Third Embodiment] FIG. 7 shows a different embodiment of the surface tape holder 4 in the shoe cover 1 according to the present invention. In this example, as shown, the surface tape holder 4 is formed in a ring shape. When the shoelace 12 is knitted, the shoelace 12 is passed through the opening 4c of the ring-shaped surface tape holder 4 in advance so that the shoelace 12 is attached to the shoe 10 so as not to be easily detached. In this example, as long as the shoelace 12 is not unraveled, there is no possibility that the surface tape holder 4 comes off the shoelace 12, so that the mounting strength of the shoe cover 1 can be increased.

[Fourth Embodiment] The main purpose of the shoe cover 1 according to the present invention is to prevent rainwater from penetrating into the inside of the shoe 10 from the shoelace portion 12, but at the same time, to prevent dust and mud. It also has a dirt prevention function. Therefore, the shoe cover 1 according to the present invention can obtain a beneficial effect even when used for a shoe 10 without a shoelace. As shown in FIG. 8, a double-sided adhesive tape 7 or the like is provided on the back surface of the surface tape holder 4, the surface tape holder 4 is previously mounted on the upper part 11 of the shoe 10, and the cover body 2 is attached to the upper part 11 of the shoe 10. Attach to
Alternatively, when necessary, the release paper 8 of the double-sided adhesive tape 7 may be removed, and the surface tape holder 4 may be mounted on the upper part 11 of the shoe 10. If it is desired to make full use of the dirt prevention function, the flat shape of the cover body 2 should be
It is desirable to form the upper part 11 slightly larger than the upper part 11.

[Other Embodiments] The shoe cover 1 according to the present invention may be manufactured in different shapes in which the right and left are line symmetrical to each other in accordance with the shapes of the right and left shoes. Of course, it is also possible to make the left and right same shapes. When the left and right have the same shape, interchangeability of the left and right portions can be obtained, and at the same time, the manufacturing cost can be suppressed lower than when the left and right have a different shape.

The length of the cover body 2 required to cover the upper 11 differs depending on the size of the shoe. Therefore, though not shown, if the cover body 2 is provided with a cut line according to the shoe size and the user cuts the cover body 2 with the cut line according to the shoe size of the user, one type of cover is provided. By simply preparing the main body 2, it is possible to support a plurality of types of shoes having different sizes.

When the cover body 2 of the shoe cover 1 is made of a thin and easily deformable material such as a plastic sheet or a plastic film, the whole is rolled into a cylindrical shape as shown in FIG. And can be stored in a case or the like, so that portability can be improved.

In addition, the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the above-described embodiments, and do not prevent an appropriate change according to the implementation situation.

[0021]

As apparent from the above description, the shoe cover according to the present invention attaches the cover body to the shoe by using the surface tape holder attached to the upper part of the shoe, so that the shoe cover is very detachable. Easy to be. The cover body is attached only to the upper part of the shoe by the engagement structure between the surface tape member and the surface tape holder, so that it does not restrain the foot or hinder the bending and elongation of the ankle. Without the risk of misalignment or falling off
Does not hinder the breathability and heat dissipation of the shoe itself. Because the cover body can be made lightweight, it may interfere with walking motion,
There is no risk of increasing the burden of walking. Furthermore, since the shoe cover of the present invention has a simple structure, it is easy to manufacture, and can be supplied at low cost to consumers.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 relates to a first embodiment of the present invention,
It is a perspective view which disassembles and shows the cover main body of a shoe cover, a surface tape holder, and shoes.

FIG. 2 relates to a first embodiment of the present invention,
It is a bottom view showing an example of a cover main part.

FIG. 3 relates to a first embodiment of the present invention,
It is a perspective view of the principal part showing the point of attaching the surface tape holder to the shoelace of shoes.

4A and 4B show how the shoe cover according to the first embodiment of the present invention is mounted, wherein FIG. 4A is a front view of a curved cover main body before mounting, and FIG. FIG. 2 is a front view showing a state in which is attached to the upper part of the shoe.

FIG. 5 relates to a second embodiment of the present invention,
It is a top view which shows the other example of a cover main body.

FIG. 6 relates to a second embodiment of the present invention,
It is a top view which shows another example of a cover main body.

FIG. 7 relates to a third embodiment of the present invention,
It is a perspective view which disassembles and shows the cover main body of a shoe cover, a surface tape holder, and shoes.

FIG. 8 relates to a fourth embodiment of the present invention,
It is a perspective view which disassembles and shows the cover main body of a shoe cover, a surface tape holder, and shoes.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an example of a storage mode of the shoe cover according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Shoe cover 2 ... Cover body 3 ... Surface tape member
4: Surface tape holder 4a: Joint 4b: Base 5: Wire for shape retention
6 ... reinforcing wire 7 ... double-sided adhesive tape 8 ... release paper 10 ... shoes 11 ... upper part 12 ... shoelace part 20 ... bag

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A shoe cover detachably attached to an upper part of a shoe, the cover body having a shape similar to or similar to the upper part of the shoe, having flexibility and water resistance, and being curved. A shoe cover, comprising: a surface tape member attached to a lower surface of the cover body; and a surface tape holder mounted on an upper portion of the shoe and detachably engaged with the surface tape member. 2. The surface tape holder comprises a base mounted on the upper of a shoe, and a joint for engaging the base and the surface tape member of the cover body to connect them. The shoe cover according to claim 1. 3. The shoe cover according to claim 1, wherein the surface tape holder has a ring shape. 4. The shoe cover according to claim 1, wherein a double-sided adhesive tape is provided on a back surface of the surface tape holder. 5. The shoe cover according to claim 1, wherein the cover body is made by cutting out a plastic sheet or film according to the shape of the upper part of the shoe.