US20030089001A1

US20030089001A1 - Motorcycle boot protector

Info

Publication number: US20030089001A1
Application number: US09/883,056
Authority: US
Inventors: Anthony Zagami
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2001-06-18
Filing date: 2001-06-18
Publication date: 2003-05-15

Abstract

A new and improved apparatus is disclosed for covering the boots, shoes, or other footwear of a motorcyclist. The present invention comprises a piece of leather designed in a rectangular shape. Each of the four corners would have an extension piece designed to attach to one another, with each of the four corners including attachment means. The present invention would also have sufficient space to have a logo located on the top face of the present invention.

Description

I. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention concerns that of a new and improved apparatus for covering the boots, shoes, or other footwear of a motorcyclist.

II. DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART

U.S. Pat. No. 3,040,455, issued to Criswell, discloses a protective device for the feet of a person, and particularly relates to foot guards for the shoe-clad of a wearer which would be especially useful for protection against injuries during the operation of lawn mowers.

U.S. Pat. No. 3,068,593, issued to O'Donnell, discloses improvements in safety shoes.

U.S. Pat. No. 2,258,322, issued to Frolich, discloses an anti-skid shoe device.

U.S. Pat. No. 2,249,553, issued to Cataffo, discloses improvements in means for protecting the foot and ankle against the effect of falling objects or other injurious contacts incidental to a worker's occupation.

III. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention concerns that of a new and improved apparatus for covering the boots, shoes, or other footwear of a motorcyclist. The present invention comprises a piece of leather designed in a rectangular shape. Each of the four corners would have an extension piece designed to attach to one another, with each of the four corners including attachment means. The present invention would also have sufficient space to have a logo located on the top face of the present invention.

There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of a footwear covering in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are, of course, additional features of the footwear covering that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.

In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the footwear covering in detail, it is to be understood that the footwear covering is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The footwear covering is capable of other embodiments and being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of descriptions and should not be regarded as limiting.

As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present footwear covering. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regard as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a footwear covering which has all of the advantages of the prior art and none of the disadvantages.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a footwear covering which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a footwear covering which is of durable and reliable construction.

It is yet another object of the present invention to a footwear covering which is economically affordable and available for relevant purchasing government entities.

Other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more readily apparent from the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment when considered with the attached drawings and appended claims.

IV. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows a top view of the present invention, laid out flat. [0015]
FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of the present invention in use. [0016]

V. DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

FIG. 1 shows a top view of the present invention, laid out flat. Covering [0017] 2 can be seen in a roughly rectangular shape. Covering 2 has four corners, with each of the corners having one of four straps 4, 6, 8, and 10 fixedly attached to it. For descriptive purposes, covering 2 has a first side 5, which would eventually be located on the inner portion of a user's shoe, and a second side 7, which would eventually be located on the outer portion of a user's shoe.
[0018] Straps 4 and 6, which are attached to corners located on first side 5 of covering 2, travel in an “upward” direction when looking at the configuration in FIG. 1. Straps 8 and 10, which are attached to the corners located on second side 7 of covering 2, travel in a “downward” direction when looking at the configuration in FIG. 1. Therefore, each of the four straps travels away from the present invention in either an upward or downward manner. Once placed on top of a user's shoe, strap 4 of first side 5 would wrap around the bottom of a user's shoe to meet with strap 10 of second side 7 on the bottom of the user's shoe, and at the same time, strap 6 of first side 5 would wrap around the bottom of a user's shoe to meet with strap 8 of second side 7 on the bottom of the user's shoe.
Each of [0019] straps 4, 6, 8, and 10 would have a top surface and a bottom surface. The top surface of straps 4 and 6 would have Velcro patches 14 and 16 fixedly attached to them, with the bottom surface of straps 8 and 10 having Velcro patches 12 and 18 fixedly attached to them. Once a user had properly placed covering 2 on their shoe, they would first wrap straps 4 and 6 around the bottom of each shoe, and then wrap straps 8 and 10 around the bottom of each shoe on top of straps 4 and 6 in an effort to securely fasten covering 2 to a user's shoe.
Covering [0020] 2 would also include great shift pad 20 which would be located on first side 5 of covering 2. Great shift pad 20 would be an extra pad attached to the top of covering 2 in an effort to reduce or eliminate wear caused by using a shoe or boot to bump the gear shift lever or other types of levers commonly adjusted with a foot.
[0021] Straps 8 and 10 would also be fabricated partially from rubber. The fact that straps 8 and 10 would be fabricated partly from rubber would allow straps 8 and 10 to partially stretch out over the bottom of a user's foot in an effort to allow covering 2 to properly secure to a user's shoe or boot if the shoe or boot is larger than average.
Covering [0022] 2 would also have logo name locations 22 and 24, which would be located near first side 5 and second side 7, respectively. Any type of logo or advertising could be done in the location of logo name locations 22 and 24.
FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of covering [0023] 2 in use. Covering 2 is seen properly attached to a boot 26, but covering 2 could also be used with a shoe or other type of foot covering.

Claims

What I claim as my invention is:

1. An apparatus for covering the footwear of a motorcyclist comprising:

(a) a covering, the covering being designed in a rectangular shape, the covering having two surfaces, a top surface and a bottom surface, the covering having two ends, a first end and a second end, the covering also having two sides, a first side and a second side,

(b) a first pair of straps, the first pair of straps including a first strap and a second strap, the first strap of the first pair of straps being attached to the corner of the first end adjacent to the first side of the covering, the second strap of the first pair of straps being attached to the corner of the first end adjacent to the second side of the covering,

(c) a second pair of straps, the second pair of straps including a first strap and a second strap, the first strap of the second pair of straps being attached to the corner of the second end adjacent to the first side of the covering, the second strap of the second pair of straps being attached to the corner of the second end adjacent to the second side of the covering,

(d) a first attachment means for connecting the top side of the first strap of the first pair of straps to the bottom side of the first strap of the second pair of straps,

(e) a second attachment means for connecting the top side of the second strap of the second pair of straps to the bottom side of the second strap of the second pair of straps,

(f) whereby a user would place the center of the bottom surface of the covering against the top of a user's footwear above their foot, the first end of the covering facing inward and the second end facing outward, whereby a user would then wrap around the first strap of the first pair of straps and the first strap of the second pair of straps and connect them using the first attachment means, and further wherein the user would then wrap around the second strap of the first pair of straps and the second strap of the second pair of straps and connect them using the second attachment means.

2. An apparatus for covering the footwear of a motorcyclist according to claim 1 wherein the apparatus would further comprise a pad, the pad being attached to the top surface of the covering near the first end of the covering, the pad serving as an additional protector for the footwear due to contact between the footwear and the brake pad of a motorcycle.

3. An apparatus for covering the footwear of a motorcyclist according to claim 2 wherein the first attachment means comprises:

(a) a first patch from a hook and loop attachment system, the first patch attached to the top surface of the first strap of the first pair of straps,

(b) a second patch from a hook and loop attachment system, the second patch attached to the bottom surface of the first strap of the second pair of straps,

(c) whereby a user would first wrap around the first strap of the first pair of straps around to the bottom of a piece of footwear after placing the covering on a piece of footwear, whereby a user subsequently would next wrap around the first strap of the second pair of straps and place the second patch on the bottom surface of the first strap of the second pair of straps in direct contact with the first patch attached to the top surface of the first strap of the first pair of straps, causing the two straps to be removably connected to one another.

4. An apparatus for covering the footwear of a motorcyclist according to claim 2 wherein the second attachment means comprises:

(a) a first patch from a hook and loop attachment system, the first patch attached to the top surface of the second strap of the first pair of straps,

(b) a second patch from a hook and loop attachment system, the second patch attached to the bottom surface of the second strap of the second pair of straps,

(c) whereby a user would first wrap around the second strap of the first pair of straps around to the bottom of a piece of footwear after placing the covering on a piece of footwear, whereby a user subsequently would next wrap around the second strap of the second pair of straps and place the second patch on the bottom surface of the second strap of the second pair of straps in direct contact with the second patch attached to the top surface of the second strap of the first pair of straps, causing the two straps to be removably connected to one another.

5. An apparatus for covering the footwear of a motorcyclist according to claim 2 wherein the first pair of strap and the second pair of straps would be fabricated at least partly from rubber.

6. An apparatus for covering the footwear of a motorcyclist according to claim 5 which would comprise at least one logo, the logo being located on the top surface of the covering.