Protective and decorative sleeves for shoes

Abstract

The present application is directed to an apparatus that includes a sleeve. The sleeve is configured to be removably attached to a heel of a shoe to cover at least a portion of the heel.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An apparatus comprising:
 a sleeve, wherein the sleeve is configured to be removably attached to a heel of a shoe to cover at least a portion of the heel.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising an ankle strap, wherein the ankle strap is attached to the sleeve, wherein the ankle strap is configured to be secured around an ankle of the user to removably secure the sleeve to the shoe worn on a user. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 2  further comprising a heel cap and a fastener, wherein the heel cap is configured to be removably fitted to the heel, wherein the fastener is removably secured to the heel cap and the sleeve to removably secure the heel cap to the sleeve. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising a heel cap, wherein the heel cap is configured to be removably fitted to the heel. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 4  further comprising a fastener, wherein the fastener is removably secured to the heel cap and the sleeve to removably secure the heel cap to the sleeve. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 5  further comprising first and second ring clips and first and second hooks, wherein the fastener comprises a chain, wherein the first ring clip is secured to the heel cap and the second ring clip is secure to the sleeve, wherein the first hook is secured to the chain and removably fastened to the first ring clip, wherein the second hook is secured to the chain and removably fastened to the second ring clip. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 6  further comprising a stocking, wherein the stocking is removably secured to the sleeve, wherein the stocking is configured to snugly fit around a leg of a user to removably secure the sleeve to the shoe worn on the user. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising an ankle strap, wherein the sleeve comprises looped straps, wherein the looped straps receive the ankle strap, wherein the ankle strap is configured to be secured around an ankle of a user to removably secure the sleeve to the shoe worn on the user. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising a stocking, hooks, and hook closures, wherein the sleeve comprises looped straps, wherein the hook closures are secured to the looped straps, wherein the hooks are secured to the stocking and removably secured to the hook closures to removably secure the sleeve to the stocking, wherein the stocking is configured to snugly fit around a leg of a user to removably secured the sleeve to the shoe worn on the user. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising a heel cap and a chain, wherein the heel cap is configured to be removably fitted to the sleeve, wherein the chain is removably secured to the heel cap and the sleeve to removably secure the heel cap to the sleeve, wherein the chain includes a tag. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the heel cap comprises a cut out, wherein the chain is elastic. 
     
     
         12 . An apparatus comprising:
 a shoe, wherein the shoe includes a body and a heel; and   a sleeve, wherein the sleeve is removably secured to the heel and covers at least a portion of the heel.   
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 12  further comprising an ankle strap, wherein the ankle strap is attached to the sleeve, wherein the ankle strap is configured to be secured around an ankle of the user to removably secure the sleeve to the shoe worn on the user. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 12  further comprising a heel cap, wherein the heel cap is removably fitted to the heel. 
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 14  further comprising a fastener, wherein the fastener is removably secured to the heel cap and the sleeve to removably secure the heel cap to the sleeve. 
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the fastener comprises a chain. 
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 12  further comprising a stocking, wherein the stocking is removably secured to the sleeve, wherein the stocking is configured to snugly fit around a leg of a user to removably secure the sleeve to the shoe worn on the user. 
     
     
         18 . The apparatus of  claim 12  further comprising:
 a heel cap, wherein the heel cap is removably fitted to the heel; 
 a fastener, wherein the fastener is removably secured to the heel cap and the sleeve to removably secure the heel cap to the sleeve. 
 a stocking, wherein the stocking is removably secured to the sleeve, wherein the stocking is configured to snugly fit around a leg of a user to removably secure the sleeve to the shoe worn on the user. 
 
     
     
         19 . An apparatus comprising:
 a shoelace cover, wherein the shoelace cover is configured to removably fit on a shoe over shoelaces of the shoe.   
     
     
         20 . The apparatus of  claim 19  further comprising the shoe, wherein the shoe comprises the shoelaces.