Disposable shoe buddy

Abstract

A disposable shoe bottom cover for allowing a user easily cover the bottom of shoes being worn with a securely fitted, non-slip structure. The invention comprises a bottom base with a first front attachment lip, a second front attachment lip, a first back attachment lip, and a second back attachment lip. The bottom base is configured to be stretchable to be placed over and to cover the bottom of a shoe and the attachment lips provide opposing surfaces which allow the disposable shoe bottom cover to be secured to the bottom of a shoe by way of engaging the toe portion of the shoe and the heel portion of the shoe. The invention is operated by supplying manual force to stretch apart one front attachment lip and one back attachment lip, placing the bottom of a shoe on the stretched bottom base, and removing the manual force.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A disposable shoe bottom cover, comprising:
 a bottom base defined as a substantially flat piece of elastic material having a first end and an opposing second end, wherein said bottom base includes at least one front attachment lip disposed at its first end and at least one back attachment lip disposed at its second end;   wherein said front attachment lip and said back attachment lip are configured to securely fit on the top portion of a shoe and the heel portion of a shoe when actuated, respectively, and adapted to be actuated by manually pulling and holding said front attachment lip in a first engaging direction and said back attachment lip in a second engaging direction, which stretches the bottom base and which allows a shoe to be placed on the bottom base, and releasing said pulling and holding once a shoe has been placed on the bottom base.   
     
     
         2 . The disposable bottom shoe cover of  claim 1 , wherein at least two front attachment lips are disposed at the first end. 
     
     
         3 . The disposable bottom shoe cover of  claim 1 , wherein at least two back attachment lips are disposed at the second end. 
     
     
         4 . A method of covering the bottom of a shoe, comprising the steps of:
 providing a disposable shoe bottom cover having a bottom base defined as a substantially flat piece of elastic material having a first end and an opposing second end, wherein said bottom base includes at least one front attachment lip disposed at its first end and at least one back attachment lip disposed at its second end and said front attachment lip and said back attachment lip are configured to securely fit on the top portion of a shoe and the heel portion of a shoe when actuated, respectively;   providing a shoe having either a rounded toe or a pointed toe and either a narrow heel or a wide heel;   actuating said front attachment lip and said back attachment lip by manually pulling and holding said front attachment lip in a first engaging direction and said back attachment lip in a second engaging direction, which stretches the bottom base;   placing the bottom of the provided shoe on the bottom base; and   releasing said pulling and holding.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein at least two front attachment lips are disposed at the first end. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , additionally comprising the step of selecting a first front attachment lip for the step of actuating if the provided shoe has a pointed toe. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 5 , additionally comprising the step of selecting a second front attachment lip for the step of actuating if the provided shoe has a rounded toe. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein at least two back attachment lips are disposed at the second end. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , additionally comprising the step of selecting a first back attachment lip for the step of actuating if the provided shoe has a narrow heel. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 8 , additionally comprising the step of selecting a second back attachment lip for the step of actuating if the provided shoe has a wide heel. 
     
     
         11 . A disposable shoe bottom cover, comprising:
 a base means for covering, wherein said base means includes a first end and an opposing second end;   at least one front attachment means disposed on said first end; and   at least one back attachment means disposed on said back end.   
     
     
         12 . The disposable bottom shoe cover of  claim 11 , wherein at least two front attachment means are disposed at the first end. 
     
     
         13 . The disposable bottom shoe cover of  claim 11 , wherein at least two back attachment means are disposed at the second end.