Patent Application
20150289580
The disclosure relates to foot covering devices and more particularly pertains to a new foot covering device for keeping a wearer's foot dry, particularly while showering.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a boot having an upper end, a lower end and a perimeter wall coupled to and extending between the upper and lower ends. The upper end includes a peripheral edge defining an access opening into a hollow interior of the boot. The boot further includes a shaft and a vamp. The shaft is coupled to and extends downwardly from the peripheral edge. The vamp is coupled to and extends forwardly from the shaft toward a toe of the boot. The boot has a slit extending therein defining first and second overlapping sections extending through the shaft downwardly from the upper end. A sole is coupled to and covers the lower end. A coupler is attached to the boot and removably couples the first and second overlapping sections together to close the slit.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure 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 additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
As best illustrated in
The boot 12 has a slit 36 extending therein. The slit 36 defines first 40 and second 42 overlapping sections of the boot 12 extending through the shaft 31 and downwardly from the upper end 14. An upper section 38 of the slit 36 may extend though the first lateral side 20 of the boot 12. The slit 36 may have a lower section 39 that extends from the upper section 38 of the slit 36 toward the toe 44 of the boot 12. The lower section 39 of the slit 36 may extend from the first lateral side 20 toward the second lateral side 22 proximate the toe 44 of the boot 12.
A closure 46 is attached to the peripheral edge 24 for closing the slit 36 at the peripheral edge 24. The closure 46 may include a strap 48 and a fastener 50. The strap 48 is attached to the peripheral edge 24. The fastener 50 includes first 52 and second 54 complementary portions wherein the first complementary portion 52 of the fastener 50 is attached to the strap 48 and the second complementary portion 54 of the fastener 50 is attached to and extends around the peripheral edge 24 of the upper end 14. More particularly, the second complementary portion 54 of the fastener 50 may extend substantially around an entirety of the peripheral edge 24, as shown in
A coupler 56 is attached to the boot 12. The coupler 56 removably couples the first 40 and second 42 overlapping sections together to close the slit 36. The coupler 56 comprises a first mating member 58 attached to an inner surface 60 of the first overlapping section 40 and a second mating member 62 attached to an exterior surface 64 of the second overlapping section 42. The first 58 and second 62 mating members are engageable to close the slit 36. The coupler 56 may comprise a hook and loop coupler. Each of the first 58 and second 62 mating members is positioned proximate an end edge 66, 68 of an associated one of the first 40 and second 42 overlapping sections of the boot 12. Each of the first 40 and second 42 mating members may extend an entire length along the end edges 66, 68 of the associated first 40 and second 42 overlapping sections.
In use, as stated above and shown in the Figures, the first 40 and second 42 overlapping sections are moved away from each other to allow a wearer to place his or her foot within the hollow interior 28 of the boot 12. The location and size of the slit 36 permits the user to open the boot 12 relatively widely in order to facilitate placement of the foot into the boot 12. The slit 36 is then closed using closure 46 and coupler 56 to ensure that the boot 12 is securely fitted around the wearer's foot. The waterproof nature of the boot 12 allows the wearer to shower while keeping his or her foot from getting wet.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure.
