Patent Application
20240206594
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The disclosure relates to footwear pad and more particularly pertains to a new footwear pad for absorbing sweat from a foot of a wearer of a sandal.
The prior art relates to footwear pads and includes a variety of footwear pads being removably coupled to an insole of a footwear. The prior art further includes a variety of footwear pads absorbing sweat from a foot of a wearer. Known prior art does not include a footwear pad removably adhering to an insole of a footwear by an adhesive strip and absorbing sweat from a foot of a wearer to prevent the foot from sliding upon the insole of the footwear.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a sandal including a sole having an upper surface defining an insole configured for removably abutting a bottom a foot of a wearer of the sandal. At least one strap is coupled to the sole and is configured for releasably securing the sandal to the foot of the wearer. A pad is removably coupled to the insole of the sandal and absorbs sweat from the foot of the wearer to inhibit the bottom of the foot from sliding upon the insole of the sandal. An adhesive strip is coupled to the pad and removably adheres the pad to the insole of the sandal.
Another embodiment of the disclosures comprises a method including the step of removing a cover from an adhesive strip attached to a bottom surface of a pad being absorbable of fluids. The adhesive strip abuts to an insole of a sandal to releasably adhere the pad to the insole. A foot of a wearer positions on the pad such that the pad is positioned between the foot and the insole.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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A pad 26 is removably coupled to the insole 16 of the sandal 12 and absorbs sweat from the foot 20 of the wearer 22 to inhibit the bottom 18 of the foot 20 from sliding upon the insole 16 of the sandal 12. The pad 26 may comprise a foot shape configured to mirror the shape of the wearer's foot 20. The foot shape includes a base 28 and a plurality of toes 30. The base 28 has a ball section 32, a heel section 34, and a center section 36. The toes 30 will typically be coupled to the ball section 32. The pad 26 may have a length 38 from 5.00 inches to 7.00 inches, and the length 38 will typically be 6.00 inches. The ball 32 and heel 34 sections each may have a width 40 from 2.00 inches to 3.00 inches, and the width 40 of the ball 32 and heel 34 sections will typically be 2.50 inches. The center section 36 may have a width 42 from 1.75 inches to 2.25 inches, and the width 42 of the center section 36 will typically be 2.125 inches.
The pad 26 includes a top layer 44 that may comprise a cotton material configured for absorbing fluids such as sweat. The top layer 44 will typically be abuttable against the bottom 18 of the foot 20 of the wearer 22. A bottom layer 46 may comprise a plastic material being liquid impermeable. The bottom layer 46 will typically be abuttable against the insole 16 of the sandal 12. An insert 48 is positioned within an interior of the pad 26 and may comprise a sponge material or another material being absorbable of fluids. The insert 48 is positioned between the bottom layer 46 and the top layer 44 and is configured for retaining the sweat from the foot 20 of the wearer 22.
An adhesive strip 50 is coupled to the pad 26 and removably adheres the pad 26 to the insole 16 of the sandal 12. The adhesive strip 50 is typically positioned on an outer surface 52 of the bottom layer 46. A cover 54 is removably positioned on the adhesive strip 50 to prevent the adhesive strip 50 from adhering to an undesired surface prior to use.
In use, the cover is removed from the adhesive strip attached to the bottom surface of a pad. The adhesive strip abuts to the insole of a sandal to releasably adhere the pad to the insole. The foot of the wearer positions on the pad such that the pad is positioned between the foot and the insole. When the pad is saturated with sweat and needs to be replaced, the pad may be removed from the insole and disposed of.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
