Boots – shoes – and leggings – Boots or shoes and detachable leg covers
Patent
1998-01-26
1999-11-23
Sewell, Paul T.
Boots, shoes, and leggings
Boots or shoes and detachable leg covers
36 2R, 36 96, 36109, 36 72R, 36 72, A43B 320, A43B 316, A43B 2302, A41D 1700
Patent
active
059877782
ABSTRACT:
A protective footwear and lower leg covering protects the shoes and lower trousers or legs of a wearer while using a mower, string trimmer, chain saw, or other equipment which may discharge objects at high speed. The covering also serves to protect the user's shoes and clothing during painting operations, and the complete closure from the sole of the shoe upward along the lower leg, also serves to protect the wearer from insect bites and stings. The device comprises a molded plastic, rubber, or other elastomer shoe or boot cover, which is sewn to an upper legging, spat or puttee configured to cover bare or trousered legs. A plurality of fastening straps secure the protective cover to a wearer's foot and lower leg. The shoe or boot cover has no sole, thus providing for easier donning by a wearer. The shoe or boot cover is secured to the shoe or boot by a strap which passes beneath the sole, or alternatively by a toe pocket or hold formed in the forward end of the cover. The legging portion may include a knee pad extending upwardly therefrom, for greater utility and versatility for the device. At least the shoe or boot cover portion is symmetrically formed, to provide a universal fit to both the left and right shoes or boots of the wearer, without regard for specific fit to either the left or right shoe or boot.
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Litman Richard C.
Sewell Paul T.
Stashick Anthony
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