Apparatus, method, and system for protecting a heel

Abstract

A method, system, and apparatus, the apparatus including, in some embodiments, an elongate member of protective material having a width corresponding to a circumference of a heel and a height corresponding to a height of the heel, and a plurality of joints formed in the elongate member, each joint provided to form an angled juncture in the elongate member such that the elongate member correlates to a shape of the heel and protects the circumference and height of the heel.

1 . An apparatus for protecting a heel of a shoe, comprising:
 an elongate member of protective material having a width corresponding to a circumference of the heel and a height corresponding to a height of the heel; and   a plurality of joints formed in the elongate member, each provided to form an angled juncture in the elongate member such that the elongate member correlates to a shape of the heel to protect the circumference and height of the heel.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the protective material is substantially translucent. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the protective material is colored. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of joints are formed by at least one of the following: a score, a perforation, a reduction in material, a void, a difference in composition material, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of joints, in combination with each other, configure the apparatus in a pre-formed shape. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the pre-formed shape is one of the shapes selected from the group consisting of: D-shaped, circular, angular, and square. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the protective material is attached to a base material having a similar shape as the protective material. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the protective material is resilient. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a fastener attached to a surface of the elongate member to affix the elongate member to the heel. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the elongate member affixed to the heel does not cover a bottom surface of the heel intended to contact a walking surface. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the fastener is an adhesive. 
     
     
         12 . A method, comprising:
 providing an elongate member of protective material having a width corresponding to a circumference of a heel and a height corresponding to a height of the heel;   forming an angled juncture at each of a plurality of joints in the elongate member, to configure the elongate member to a shape of the heel; and   attaching the elongate member to an outer surface area of the heel to protect the circumference and height of the heel.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the protective material is substantially translucent. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the plurality of joints are formed by at least one of the following: a score, a perforation, a reduction in material, a void, a difference in composition material, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of joints, in combination with each other, configure the apparatus in a pre-formed shape. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the pre-formed shape is one of the shapes selected from the group consisting of: D-shaped, circular, angular, and square. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the elongate member attached to the heel does not cover a bottom surface of the heel intended to contact a walking surface. 
     
     
         18 . A system, comprising:
 a shoe having a heel extending from a bottom surface of the shoe;   an elongate member of protective material having a width corresponding to a circumference of the heel and a height corresponding to a height of the heel; and   a plurality of joints formed in the elongate member, each provided to form an angled juncture in the elongate member such that the elongate member correlates to a shape of the heel to protect the circumference and height of the heel.   
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein the plurality of joints are formed by at least one of the following: a score, a perforation, a reduction in material, a void, a difference in composition material, and combinations thereof.