Court shoe cover

Abstract

A shoe cover for a court shoe. The shoe cover has an upper region with a toe cap, a mid-shoe region, and a heel cup. The upper region has sidewalls with expansible zones formed therein. The expansible zones are either generally thin and flexible areas that allow deformation of the upper to accommodate a court shoe to be engaged therewith, or are accordion-like. The shoe cover further includes a sole with an expansion zone formed therein.

1 . A shoe cover for a court shoe, comprising:
 an upper region with a toe cap, a mid-shoe region, and a heel cup, the upper region having sidewalls with expansible zones formed therein; and   a sole.   
     
     
         2 . The shoe cover of  claim 1 , wherein the sole has an expansion zone formed therein. 
     
     
         3 . The shoe cover of  claim 2 , wherein the expansible zones formed in the sole comprises areas on the sole that are thinner in the mid-sole region compared to a ball area of the sole or a heel area of the sole. 
     
     
         4 . The shoe cover of  claim 1 , wherein the expansible zones formed in the sole comprises a mid-sole region of the sole that arches up and is formed of highly stretchable material that is more stretchable than the area of the sole in a ball portion of the sole or a heel portion of the sole. 
     
     
         5 . The shoe cover of  claim 1 , wherein the expansible zones on the upper comprises the sidewalls formed in a generally accordion-like manner. 
     
     
         6 . The shoe cover of  claim 5 , wherein the sidewalls formed in a generally accordion-like manner comprise a series of longitudinally oriented and ridges and valleys. 
     
     
         7 . The shoe cover of  claim 5 , wherein the sidewalls formed in a generally accordion-like manner comprise a series of generally vertically oriented and ridges and cut ins. 
     
     
         8 . The shoe cover of  claim 1 , wherein the sole has an expansible zone formed therein. 
     
     
         9 . The shoe cover of  claim 8 , wherein the expansible zone formed in the sole comprises at least one generally longitudinal groove formed on the bottom of the sole. 
     
     
         10 . The shoe cover of  claim 8 , wherein the expansible zone formed in the sole comprises two spaced apart generally longitudinal grooves formed on the bottom of the sole, with each groove adjacent to one longitudinal side edge each of the sole. 
     
     
         11 . The shoe cover of  claim 1 , wherein the sidewalls in the mid shoe region of the upper region is generally narrower and more stretchable than are the sidewalls in a ball portion of the shoe cover or a heel portion of the shoe cover. 
     
     
         12 . A shoe cover for a court shoe, comprising:
 an upper region with a toe cap, a mid-shoe region, and a heel cup, the upper region having sidewalls with expansible zones formed therein, the expansible zones comprising generally accordion-like bellows; and   a sole with an expansion zone formed therein.   
     
     
         13 . The shoe cover of  claim 12 , wherein the generally accordion-like bellows comprise a series of longitudinally oriented and ridges and valleys. 
     
     
         14 . The shoe cover of  claim 12 , wherein the generally accordion-like bellows comprise a series of generally vertically oriented and ridges and cut ins. 
     
     
         15 . The shoe cover of  claim 12 , wherein the expansible zone formed in the sole comprises at least one generally longitudinal groove formed on the bottom of the sole. 
     
     
         16 . The shoe cover of  claim 12 , wherein the expansible zone formed in the sole comprises two spaced apart generally longitudinal grooves formed on the bottom of the sole, with each groove adjacent to one longitudinal side edge each of the sole. 
     
     
         17 . The shoe cover of  claim 12 , wherein the expansible zones formed in the sole comprises areas on the sole that are thinner in the mid-sole region than compared to a ball area of the sole or a heel area of the sole 
     
     
         18 . The shoe cover of  claim 12 , wherein the expansible zones formed in the sole a mid-sole region of the sole that arches up and is foamed of highly stretchable material that is more stretchable than the area of the sole in a ball portion of the sole or a heel portion of the sole. 
     
     
         19 . The shoe cover of  claim 12 , wherein the sidewalls in the mid shoe region of the upper region is generally narrower and more stretchable than are the sidewalls in a ball portion of the shoe cover or a heel portion of the shoe cover. 
     
     
         20 . A shoe cover for a court shoe, comprising:
 an upper region with a toe cap, a mid-shoe region, and a heel cup, the upper region having sidewalls with expansible zones formed therein, the expansible zones comprising generally thinner and flexible areas that allow deformation of the upper to accommodate a court shoe to engage therewith; and   a sole with an expansion zone formed therein.   
     
     
         21 . The shoe cover of  claim 20 , wherein the expansible zone formed in the sole comprises areas on the sole that are thinner in the mid-sole region compared to a ball area of the sole or a heel area of the sole. 
     
     
         22 . The shoe cover of  claim 20 , wherein the expansible zone formed in the sole comprises a mid-sole region of the sole that arches up and is formed of highly stretchable material that is more stretchable than the area of the sole in a ball portion of the sole or a heel portion of the sole.