Heel protector cover

Claim 1

A protector cover device adapted for use with an individual''s shoe to protect the back and sides of the shoe heel portion thereof against marring and scuffing when the shoe must rest on such back portion when being used to operate an accelerator pedal of a vehicle, the protector comprising a flexible shell having a substantially U-shaped cross-section with vertical front edges and a curved back bight forward surface and which is shaped to conform to the shape of the heel and shoe back portion of an individual''s shoe and adapted to pass around the back and side portions thereof to provide a protective cover thereover, a recess compartment defined in a bottom surface thereof having surrounding rigid vertical wall surfaces to receive the heel of the shoe completely therein so as to completely enclose the bottom and sides and back surface of the shoe heel, the bight portion of the protector adapted to engage the back portion of the shoe, the leg portions of the protector adapted to pass about the back side surfaces of the shoe, and a spring steel band of a generally U-shaped configuration affixed to the interior surface of said shell adjacent the top edge thereof and affixed to said bight and said leg portions thereof parallel to the shell bottom surface, said band resiliently urging the front edges of said side portions slightly inwardly toward each other whereby insertion of the back portion of an individual''s shoe therebetween with the shoe heel inserted into the recess compartment will effect the spreading of said side portions to frictionally engage said side portions with said shoe and thus temporarily attach said protector to said shoe.