JP3456978B2 - Rainy shoe cover - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a rain shoe cover for preventing shoes and feet from getting wet and stained with rainwater or muddy water, and particularly when the rain shoe cover comes off from the shoe when the shoe is worn, The present invention relates to an improvement of a rain shoe cover that prevents shoes from getting wet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When going out in rainy weather, in order to avoid rainwater, muddy water, etc. from getting on the feet and feet of shoes, pants hem, socks, etc. and getting them dirty, it is necessary to cover the shoes and knees and the feet below. When a person wears a shoe cover for going out, or when it starts to rain at the place where he / she is going, he / she responds by taking out and putting on the shoe cover for rainy weather carried on the spot. For example, as shown in FIGS. 12 (a) and 12 (b), Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-26
A rain shoe cover 101 (hereinafter referred to as a first conventional device) disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 6301 has elastic rubbers 102 attached to the upper and lower parts thereof, and a toe hook portion 103 at the tip of the lower part.
, And the rubber elastic 104 on the arch in the middle of the lower part.
When used, the shoe 105 is put through the cover 101 while the shoe 105 is worn. This hooks the toes of the shoe 105 on the toe hook 103,
By hanging the rubber shoe 104 on the arch,
The rain shoe cover 101 is attached.

Further, the utility model registration No. 30153 shown in FIG.
A shoe cover (hereinafter referred to as a second conventional device) 106 described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 74 is made of a waterproof sheet material, a magic fastener portion 107 is provided on a side surface of the shoe cover, and a holding band 108 is provided at a lower portion of the waterproof sheet to be applied to a shoe sole. Are provided respectively. At the time of use, the shoe cover 106 is attached by wrapping the shoe cover 106 from the outside of the shoe and joining the magic fastener portion 107 in a state where the shoe sole is pressed against the holding band 108 and fitted.

Further, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-21126 of FIG.
Rain gear described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 3 (hereinafter referred to as a third conventional device) 1
The reference numeral 09 designates a cover 110 made of transparent or translucent vinyl or the like, and a stretchable mesh member 111 provided continuously from the cover 110. When the cover 110 is put on the shoe 112 and attached, the mesh member 111 expands and contracts. By deforming it, it can be used regardless of the size of the foot.

Furthermore, the slippers for shoes (hereinafter referred to as the fourth practical utility model No. 3039872) shown in FIG.
(Referred to as a conventional device) is a tubular main body 1 that becomes a spats main body.
A collar member 114 is provided below and in front of the collar member 13.
4 provided near the joint between the cylindrical body 113 and the tubular body 113
5 has a structure in which the shoelace 116 is locked. Then, the tubular main body 113, which is a cover by spanning the locking cord 118, is attached to the bottom of the shoe 117 so that rainwater or the like does not enter from the front side of the shoelace 116.

[0006]

However, in the first conventional device, the cover 101 has the toe hook portion 1 thereof.
Since 03 is simply hooked on the toes of the shoe 105, the arch portion of the shoe 105 is hooked by the rubber shoe 104, but the cover 1 is attached while walking.
The toe hook portion 103 of 01 is easily removed from the shoe 105, and when the toe hook portion 103 is removed, the shoe 105 is directly exposed to rainwater or the like, and the shoe 105 becomes dirty with rainwater or muddy water, and the waterproof effect is incomplete. There was a drawback.

In the second conventional device, the cover 106 is fastened to the foot by the magic fastener 107, but since the lower portion of the cover 106 is not positioned with respect to the shoe, the cover 106 is not used. There is a drawback that the shoes are more likely to be turned off, and the shoes are more likely to be exposed to rainwater or the like.

Further, the third conventional device does not have means for restraining the cover 110 to the shoe 112. Therefore, since the cover 110 is simply covered on the shoes 112, there is a drawback that the shoes get wet with rainwater during walking.

Further, in the fourth conventional device, since the front part of the shoe 117 is only covered with the armor member 114, the shoe 117 is easily wet with rainwater or the like. Moreover, since the locking string 118 is hung on the shoe 117, the cover 113 has a drawback that it is troublesome to mount.

The present invention has been devised in view of the above-mentioned problems, and it is easy to mount the shoe cover by providing a plurality of hooks and engaging the outer peripheral edge of the shoe sole with a simple structure. It is an object of the present invention to provide a rain shoe cover that can be fitted from beginning to end so as not to come off from the shoe even after being worn, and that can prevent the shoe and feet from getting wet or dirty with rainwater or mud.

[0011]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is such that the lower portion of the shoe cover having a substantially cylindrical shape surrounds the outer peripheral edge of the shoe sole piece. In the rain shoe cover to be installed, the lower part of the shoe cover
And a combination of a core member and an elastic member that are provided to surround the outer peripheral edge of the shoe sole piece , and at least the shoe sole piece.
Provided at the toe part and the part of the core material corresponding to both side surfaces
L-shaped hook, and the horizontal portion of the hook engages with the bottom surface of the shoe sole piece, the bent portion of the hook engages with the outer peripheral edge of the shoe sole piece , and the elastic member can be freely attached and detached.
Is configured to be able to.

Further, the elastic member of the invention according to claim 2 is
It is configured to be provided at a position corresponding to the side surface of the shoe sole piece.

Further, the elastic member of the invention according to claim 3 is
It is configured to be provided at a position corresponding to the heel of the shoe sole.

[0014]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The present invention will now be described in detail based on the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 is an external perspective view of a rain shoe cover according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged external perspective view of a main part of an arrow II portion in FIG. 1, and FIG.
2 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG. 2, FIG. 4 is an external perspective view of the hook, and FIG. 5 is a side view showing a state in which the shoe cover for rainy weather is attached to the shoe.

In FIGS. 2 to 4, reference numeral 1 denotes a shoe cover for covering the feet and shoes below the knee, which is a sheet-shaped synthetic resin material such as vinyl or polyethylene, synthetic resin, plant or animal. A material such as a cloth material formed of a fiber material is appropriately sewn, has a tubular portion A and a shoe cover portion B, and is formed into a substantially tubular shape as a whole. It is preferable that these materials are appropriately subjected to a known water-repellent waterproof treatment. A chuck 3 and / or a magic tape (registered trademark) 4 is provided on the front surface of the tubular portion A. In Figure 1, the chuck 3 is provided in the cylindrical portion A, it may be extended up to the shoe cover portion B and a longer chuck 3. The string 5 is a string for tightening provided above the tubular part A. By binding the string 5 and tightening it, the tubular part A of the shoe cover 1 is joined by the binding action of the chuck 3 and the magic tape 4. Tighten it to keep it from slipping down.
In addition, a rubber string is provided at a portion where the string 5 is inserted,
The elastic force of the elastic cord may be used together to assist the pulling operation of the cord 5. Further, the string 5 may be replaced with a rubber string.

Below the shoe cover portion B of the shoe cover 1, a core material 6 made of a thick vinyl or the like, which is water resistant and has a certain degree of hardness but is also flexible, is a shoe cover 1 Is sewn in a belt shape so as to surround substantially the entire circumference of the outer peripheral edge 2b of the shoe sole piece 2c shown in FIG. 6a is a core material 6
Is a strip-shaped elastic member formed of rubber or the like that connects the rear ends of each other. The band-shaped elastic member 6a is used together with the core member 6 by utilizing its contracting elastic force, and the outer peripheral edge 2 of the shoe sole piece 2c.
The b is frictionally held to hold the locked state.

Reference numeral 7 is a hook provided on the lower core portion 6 of the shoe cover B, which is made of a substantially L-shaped bent metal or synthetic resin. The hook 7 is provided at a position corresponding to the toe part and the instep side part of the foot of the shoe 2.
In this example, the hooks 7 are provided at three places, but the number thereof can be increased if necessary. The hook 7 has a horizontal portion 7a and a bent portion 7b that is bent so as to stand upright from the horizontal portion 7a (FIG. 4). The inner surface side 7c of the bent portion 7b is attached to the core member 6 with an adhesive 8 (FIG. 3). Of course, the inner surface side 7c of the bent portion 7b may be attached to the core material 6 by caulking using a tack or the like, or may be attached by another known method. When the hook 7 is attached to the core material 6, the horizontal portion 7a of the hook 7 is the bottom surface 2a of the shoe bottom piece 2c.
And the bent portions 7b function to engage with the outer peripheral edge 2b of the shoe sole piece 2c, respectively.

The rain shoe cover 1 according to the above embodiment.
How to use is explained. From the upper part of the tubular portion A of the rain shoe cover 1 shown in FIG. Since the elastic member 6a on the heel portion is first contracted as shown in FIG. 6a, this portion is pulled and extended as shown in FIG. 6b.
The core material 6 and the elastic member 6a are placed along the outer peripheral edge 2b of the shoe sole piece 2c. At this time, attach the horizontal portion 7a of the hook 7 to the bottom surface 2 of the shoe.
The horizontal portion 7a of the hook 7 is positioned so that the horizontal portion 7a of the hook 7 is caught by the shoe bottom surface 2a. In this state, tighten the chuck 3 and tighten the ankle with the magic fastener 4. Further, by tying the string 5, the tubular portion A of the rain shoe cover 1 is prevented from sliding down. Thus, the rain shoe cover 1 is attached to the shoes 2.

The rain shoe cover 1 according to the above embodiment
It is also possible to prepare a rain shoe cover in which the total surrounding dimensions of the core material 6 and the elastic member 6a are changed according to the length dimension of the shoes for infants, women, men and the like.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, three hooks 7 are provided, but it is also possible to adopt a mode in which they are provided on the heel portion, that is, the elastic member 6a in this example as in the modification shown in FIG. According to such an aspect, the retention of the rain shoe cover 1 on the shoe 2 can be further improved as shown by the dotted line in FIG. Of course, the number of the hooks 7 is not limited to the above number.

Further, in FIG. 7, the elastic member 6a is provided at the heel portion, but as in the modification of FIG. 8, the elastic member 6a is provided between the two core members 6, for example, in the vicinity of the arch. You may In this case, if the hook 7 is attached to the core member 6 of the heel portion, the same operational effect as that of the above-described embodiment is obtained.

Further, in the above embodiment, the hook 7 is connected to the core material 6 by using an adhesive, but it is not limited to this. For example, it may be a hook 71 such as a modified example shown in FIGS. The hook 71 includes a horizontal portion 71a and a bent portion 71b.
And U formed by connecting to the bent portion 71b.
In this embodiment, the V-shaped clip portion 71c and the retaining claw 71d are integrally formed by sheet metal working. In the hook 71 having such a structure, the hook 71 is pressed into the shoe cover 1 by pressing the core material 6 (FIG. 9) and the lower portion of the shoe cover 1 (FIG. 10) holding the core material 6 from the upper portion of the clip portion 71c. 1
Easy to install without using adhesive. As a result, the hook 71 not only enhances the holding force of the hook 71 with respect to the shoe cover 1 due to the interaction of the holding action of the clip portion 71c and the retaining action of the retaining claw 71d, but also when the shoe cover 1 is used. The effect of reliably preventing the shoe cover from coming off the shoe sole piece 2c is obtained.

As another modification of the hook 7, a hook 72 as shown in FIGS. 11 (a) and 11 (b) may be used. That is, the hook 72 has a horizontal portion 72a.
A bent portion 72b, a clip portion 72c that is biased outward from the bent portion 72b and extends upward, and a retaining claw 72d. In such a configuration, by pressing the core material 6 into the gap between the bent portion 72b and the clip portion 72c, the hook 72 can be attached to the shoe cover 1 without using an adhesive.
Can be attached. by this,
The shoe cover 1 can satisfactorily avoid the hook 72 from coming off the shoe cover 1 due to the clip action of the clip portion 72c and the detachment action of the retaining claw 72d, and thus ensure that the shoe cover 1 will come off during its use. Can be prevented.

Further, in the above-described embodiment and any of the modified examples, the example in which the core material 6 is used has been described.
Of course, the hook may be directly attached to the lower portion of the shoe cover by some method without using the core material. Further, although the hooks 7, 71, 72 are made of metal, the outer circumference of the hook is described. Appropriate rubber or soft synthetic resin material may be coated to prevent abnormal noise during walking, and the hook itself may be made of synthetic resin material.

Further, in place of the chuck 3 of the tubular portion A, a button, snap, or magic tape type may be used, and the magic tape 4 and the string 5 may not be provided if necessary.

[0026]

As described above, according to the present invention, in a rain shoe cover in which the lower portion of the shoe cover having a substantially tubular shape is mounted so as to surround the outer peripheral edge of the shoe sole piece, the lower portion of the shoe cover is It has a combination of a core material and an elastic member provided so as to make one round, and a plurality of L-shaped hooks are provided on a part of the core material or the elastic member, and the horizontal part of the hook engages with the bottom surface of the shoe sole piece. However, since the bent portion of the hook is configured to engage with the outer peripheral edge of the shoe sole piece, the shoe cover can be stably held by the shoe, and the shoe cover can be removed from the shoe during walking in rainy weather. It is possible to reliably avoid the above, and to prevent shoes and feet from getting wet with rainwater or muddy water while walking.

Further, according to the present invention, the combination of the core member and the elastic member encloses the outer peripheral edge of the shoe sole piece by connecting the core member and the elastic member, and the elastic member expands and contracts so that the shoe cover is detachably attached to the shoe. The elastic member can be expanded and contracted according to the size of the shoe to adjust the size, and after mounting, the hook can be stably held on the bottom surface of the shoe by the elastic force, and the shoe cover can be used as a shoe cover. Can be prevented from coming off,
Further, the shoe cover can be easily attached and detached.

Further, in the present invention, since the elastic member is arranged at a position corresponding to the side surface of the shoe sole and / or at a position corresponding to the heel of the shoe sole, the elastic member is elastic according to the size of the shoe. The size can be adjusted by expanding and contracting the member, and after mounting, the hook can be stably held on the bottom of the shoe by elastic force, the shoe cover can be prevented from coming off the shoe, and the shoe cover can be easily attached and detached. The effect that can be achieved is achieved.

Further, in the present invention, since the hook has the clip portion for press-fitting the lower portion of the shoe cover, the holding action of the clip portion can further improve the holding property of the hook with respect to the shoe cover. , It is possible to avoid the situation where the shoe cover is accidentally removed.

Further, in the present invention, since the hook is provided at a position corresponding to the toe part, the side part and / or the heel part of the shoe sole, even if the heel part is lifted from the ground during walking, the hook is formed. As a result, there is an effect that the shoe cover will not come off from the heel part.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a rain shoe cover according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged external perspective view of a main part of an arrow II portion in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG.

FIG. 4 is an external perspective view of a hook.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing a state in which a shoe cover for rainy weather is attached to shoes.

FIG. 6 is a bottom view illustrating a method of using the shoe cover.

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of a modified example in which the number of hooks is increased.

FIG. 8 is an external perspective view of a modified example in which an elastic member is provided corresponding to the side surface of the shoe sole piece.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged sectional view of an essential part in a modified example of the hook.

FIG. 10 is an external assembly view illustrating a state in which the shoe cover is attached to the hook shown in FIG.

FIG. 11 shows another modification of the hook, (a)
Is a perspective view of its appearance, and (b) is a side view seen from the direction of arrow a in (a).

12A and 12B are a side view of a cover and an external view showing a usage state of the first conventional device.

FIG. 13 is an external perspective view of a second conventional device.

FIG. 14 is a side view of a third conventional device.

FIG. 15 is a side view of a fourth conventional device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Shoe cover, 2 ... Shoe, 2a ... Shoe bottom of shoe sole piece, 2
b ... outer peripheral edge of shoe sole piece, 2c ... shoe sole piece, 3 ... chuck,
4 ... Velcro tape, 5 ... String, 6 ... Core material, 6a
... Elastic member, 7, 71, 72 ... Hook, 7a, 71
a, 72a ... Horizontal part, 7b, 71b, 72b ... Bent part, 8 ... Adhesive, 71c, 72c ... Clip part, 7
1d, 72d ... retaining nail, A ... tubular portion, B ... shoe cover portion

Continuation of the front page (56) Reference JP-A-10-212613 (JP, A) JP-A-8-266301 (JP, A) Jikken 7-7878 (JP, Y1) Jikken 2-4726 (JP , Y1) Registered utility model 3074860 (JP, U) Registered utility model 3022392 (JP, U) Registered utility model 3015374 (JP, U) Registered utility model 3039872 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A43B 1/00-23/30 A43C 13/00-13/14

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. In a rain shoe cover in which a lower portion of a shoe cover having a substantially tubular shape is mounted so as to surround the outer peripheral edge of the shoe sole piece, the shoe cover is provided at the lower portion of the shoe cover, and the outer peripheral edge of the shoe sole piece is provided. Enclose
The combination of unnecessarily composed core and the elastic member, to respond to the toe portion and both side surfaces of at least the sole piece
And an L-shaped hook provided on the core part
For example, the horizontal portion of the hook is engaged with the sole surface of the sole piece, the bent portion of the hook is engaged with the outer peripheral edge of the sole piece, the
A rain shoe cover that can be attached and removed freely by expanding and contracting elastic members . 2. The rain shoe cover according to claim 1, wherein the elastic member is provided at a position corresponding to a side surface of the shoe sole piece. 3. The rain shoe cover according to claim 1, wherein the elastic member is provided at a position corresponding to the heel of the shoe sole.