Smart tread boot covers

Abstract

A shoe or boot cover adapted to slip over a workman's shoes to protect floors and carpets from dirt and deleterious materials carried in from outside. The cover has an elasticized upper open seam and a flat combined sole and heel portion made of non-skid neoprene or rubber. The cover body can be made of canvas, nylon, denim, or cotton. The body and sole-heel portion are attached by either adhesive or stitching. The shoe or boot cover is washable and reusable countless times, yet is uncomplicated in construction, and thus very inexpensive to manufacture.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A shoe/boot covering device comprising: 
 a fabric body portion having an upper opening, and commensurate in shape and size to adequately fit a shoe or a boot;    said upper opening having a substantially elasticized seam border; and    a flexible, non-skid sole and heel portion.    
     
     
         2 . The shoe covering device according to  claim 1 , wherein the flexible non-skid sole and heel portion has a flat surface.  
     
     
         3 . The shoe covering device according to  claim 1 , further comprising sewing means for attaching the sole and heel portion to the fabric body portion.  
     
     
         4 . The shoe covering device according to  claim 1 , further comprising adhesive means for attaching the sole and heel portion to the fabric body portion.  
     
     
         5 . The shoe covering device according to  claim 1 , wherein an elastic cord is included inside the elasticized seam border.  
     
     
         6 . The shoe covering device according to  claim 1 , wherein the fabric body portion is made of durable material selected from the group consisting of canvas, nylon, denim, and cotton, and thus is capable of repeated washings.  
     
     
         7 . The shoe covering device according to  claim 1 , wherein the fabric body portion is made from a single piece of canvas.  15