Waterproof protective overshoe for golf shoes

Abstract

A waterproof protective overshoe or boot adapted to be worn over a standard rubber or plastic blunted smooth bottom cleated golf shoe, the overshoe having a rugged outsole with a protruding patterned grid tread, a smooth resilient compressible flexible conforming insole for receiving the rubber or plastic cleats of a golf shoe into a corresponding number of recesses formed by the compression of the insole by the cleats locking the golf shoe in place within the protective overshoe, a double gusseted front creating a wide opening mouth for ease of putting on or taking off the boot, and a plurality of adjustable fasteners for securing the boot to the shoe clad foot of a golfer, the boot being of unitary construction and extending above the ankle of a golfer so as to be impervious to water intrusion, particularly when worn in combination with rain pants.

1 . A waterproof protective overshoe adapted for fitting over a rubber or plastic smooth bottomed cleated golf shoe as worn by a golfer comprising: 
 a sole portion integrally connected about the perimeter thereof to a boot portion extending upward from the foot of the golfer to above the ankle;    said sole portion having a rugged outsole with a protruding patterned grid tread and a smooth resilient compressible conforming insole of sufficient depth and flexibility to entrap the rubber or plastic cleats of various geometries of said golf shoe by receiving the cleats into a corresponding array of recesses formed by compression of the insole by said cleats upon insertion of said golf shoe and thereby locking the golf shoe in place so that the golf shoe and overshoe are retained in the exact spatial relationship of one to the other making the overshoe an extension of the golf shoe;    said insole being sufficiently resilient to rebound to its original substantially smooth surface configuration once the overshoe is removed, allowing a variety of golf shoe cleat patterns and types to be accommodated in the same overshoe;    said boot portion having a double gusseted front with the gusset opening extending to the toe tip enabling easy insertion and removal of said golf shoe; and    a plurality of adjustable fasteners for securing said boot to the shoed foot of the golfer which prevents the boot portion and golf shoe from separating.    
   
   
       2 . The waterproof protective overshoe of  claim 1 , wherein said boot portion is manufactured from nitrile, SBR rubber, or equivalent elastomeric material.  
   
   
       3 . The waterproof protective overshoe of  claim 1 , wherein said outsole is manufactured from  70 A hardness rubber or equivalent material.  
   
   
       4 . The waterproof protective overshoe of  claim 1 , wherein said insole is manufactured from soft rubber, vinyl nitrile, or equivalent closed cell energy absorbing material.