Decorative Shoe Cover

Abstract

A decorative women's shoe cover made of an elastic fabric and using elastic hem strips is used to cover a shoe to change its fashion content. Elastic hem strips form an elastic foot opening to match the foot opening of the shoe. Elastic hem strips also form an elastic shank and heel opening extending from the back of the sole member to the heel of the shoe cover. Because of the elastic shank and heel opening, when the shoe is bent by normal walking use, the elastic foot opening will not separate from the shoe foot opening. Also, the shoe cover can be adhered to the shoe in selected places. A boot form is also disclosed

1 . A decorative cover for a woman's shoe of the type having a projecting heel, a front outsole an upper defining a foot opening and including a shoe toe area, and a back area, and a shoe shank extending from the projecting heel forwardly to a outsole, the cover comprising;
 a flexible stretchable upper member having a selected fashion design and shaped to conform in snug-fitting, face-to-face interengagement to the outer surface of a woman's shoe when fitted thereon and having a toe end, a heel end, an elastic foot opening, a flexible sole member attached to said upper member extending rearwardly to a terminal rear end to leave an elastic shank and heel opening;   whereby upon being fitted over a woman's shoe the upper member and attached sole member of the decorative cover will substantially cover the shoe except for the shoe foot opening and the shank and heel areas of the shoe and the sole member will be in a position substantially in contact with the shoe sole.   
   
   
       2 . The decorative cover of  claim 1  further wherein the upper also has a shaft to render it to the form of a boot. 
   
   
       3 . The decorative cover of  claim 1  wherein the sole member is removably adhered to the shoe sole. 
   
   
       4 . The decorative cover of  claim 1  wherein the sole member has a surface substantially in contact with the shoe sole and said surface has a high coefficient of friction with respect to the shoe sole so as to reduce relative movement between the sole member and the shoe sole. 
   
   
       5 . The decorative cover of  claim 1  wherein the heel end of the cover is removably adhered to the back area of the shoe. 
   
   
       6 . The decorative cover of  claim 1  wherein a pair of said decorative covers have a selected design portion on each of them such that they are a left and right. 
   
   
       7 . The decorative cover of  claim 1  wherein the sole member is attached to the upper by sewing to define a sewing line interiorly of an outer perimeter of the sole member and by gluing in an area formed between the sewing line and the outer perimeter 
   
   
       8 . The decorative cover of  claim 2  wherein a pair of said decorative covers have a selected design portion on at least the shafts of each of them such that they are a left and right. 
   
   
       9 . The decorative cover of  claim 3  wherein the sole member is removably adhered to the shoe sole by a piece of double sided tape between them. 
   
   
       10 . The decorative cover of  claim 5  wherein heel end is removably adhered to the back area of the shoe by a piece of double sided tape between them.