Patent Application
20200170346
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The disclosure and prior art relates to insert devices and more particularly pertains to a new insert device for reducing odor in a shoe.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising an insole that is comprised of polyethylene and polypropylene. The insole is positionable in a shoe prior to wearing the shoe. Additionally, the insole is comprised of cellulose fibers to absorb sweat from a user's foot when the shoe is worn. The insole is removable from the shoe after the shoe has been worn for one day. An adhesive layer is positioned on the insole to adhere to the shoe thereby inhibiting the insole from displacing when the shoe is worn.
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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The insole 12 includes a central layer 29 that is positioned between an upper layer 31 and a lower layer 33. Each of the upper 31 and lower 33 layers is comprised of polyethylene and polypropylene. The central layer 29 is comprised of cellulose fibers to absorb sweat from a user's foot when the shoe 14 is worn. In this way the insole 12 reduces the moisture level in the shoe 14 when the shoe 14 is worn. Thus, the insole 12 reduces the number of odor producing bacteria that can thrive in the shoe 14. The insole 12 is infused with a chemical perfume 32 to reduce unpleasant odors associated with the shoe 14. Thus, the insole 12 reduces the number of odor causing bacteria and the insole 12 reduces odor produced by the odor causing bacteria. The insole 12 is removable from the shoe 14 after the shoe 14 has been worn for one day. The chemical perfume 32 may have a floral scent, a spicy scent or any other pleasing scent commonly used for the purposes of deodorizing.
An adhesive layer 34 is positioned on the insole 12 to adhere to the shoe 14 when the insole 12 is positioned in the shoe 14. Thus, the adhesive layer 34 inhibits the insole 12 from displacing when the shoe 14 is worn. The adhesive layer 34 is comprised of a non-residual, non-permanent adhesive. Thus, the adhesive layer 34 will disengage from the shoe 14 without damaging the shoe 14. In this way the insole 12 can be safely used in fine leather shoes or other shoes that have a fragile lining that could be damaged by an aggressive adhesive. The adhesive layer 34 is positioned on the bottom surface 16 of the insole 12 and the adhesive layer 34 completely covers the bottom surface 16.
In use, the insole 12 is positioned in the shoe 14 prior to wearing the shoe 14 for the day. The adhesive layer 34 engages the shoe 14 thereby inhibiting the insole 12 from moving in the shoe 14 while the shoe 14 is worn. The insole 12 absorbs sweat and other moisture while the shoe 14 is worn and the chemical perfume 32 is release from the insole 12. In this way the shoe 14 is inhibited from developing unpleasant odors over time that result from the shoe 14 being worn. The insole 12 is removed from the shoe 14 when the shoe 14 is taken off for the day and the insole 12 is disposed of. A new insole 12 is placed in the shoe 14 the following day for continually maintaining a pleasant odor in the shoe 14.
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.
