US Patent 8141275 Heel sheath protective cover for a shoe

A heel of a shoe is protected by a protective cover having a tapered sleeve with a wide top end, a narrow bottom end, and an opening in the wide top end for inserting a heel of a shoe, the sleeve formed of a stretchable, protective material. The protective cover includes an attachment tongue extending upward from the top end of the sleeve and attachment tabs extending upward from the top end of the sleeve. The heel of a shoe is inserted into the wide top end of the sleeve, with the attachment tongue and attachment tabs folded over the side and into the interior of the shoe so that a foot inserted into the shoe holds the attachment tongue and attachment tabs in place by frictional engagement between the foot and the interior of the shoe.