US20240206594A1

US20240206594A1 - Footwear sweat absorbing system and method

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Publication number: US20240206594A1
Application number: US18/087,264
Authority: US
Inventors: Frances Mckenzie-Harbor
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2022-12-22
Filing date: 2022-12-22
Publication date: 2024-06-27

Abstract

A footwear sweat absorbing system for absorbing sweat from a foot of a wearer includes a sandal including a sole having an upper surface defining an insole removably abutting a bottom a foot of a wearer of the sandal. At least one strap is coupled to the sole and releasably secures 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.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(1) Field of the Invention

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.

(2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98

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.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

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.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)

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:

FIG. 1 is a top isometric view of a footwear sweat absorbing system according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a top view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the disclosure taken along Line 4-4 of FIG. 2 .

FIG. 5 is an in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 6 is an in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 6 thereof, a new footwear pad embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described.
As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 6 , the footwear sweat absorbing system 10 generally comprises a sandal 12, being generally conventional, including a sole 14 having an upper surface defining an insole 16 configured for removably abutting a bottom 18 a foot 20 of a wearer 22 of the sandal 12. It should be understood that the sole 14 may include an outer sole, midsole, and insole 16, but for the purposes herein, the system 10 is only concerned with areas directly abutting the foot 20. At least one strap 24 is typically coupled to the sole 14 and is configured for releasably securing the sandal 12 to the foot 20 of the wearer 22.
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.

Claims

1. A footwear sweat absorbing system comprising:

a sandal including:

a sole including an upper surface defining an insole configured for removably abutting a bottom of a foot of a wearer of the sandal; and

at least one strap being coupled to said sole and being configured for releasably securing said sandal to the foot of the wearer;

a pad being removably coupled to said insole of said sandal and absorbing sweat from the foot of the wearer to inhibit the bottom of the foot from sliding upon said insole of said sandal, said pad being foot shaped wherein said pad is configured to mirror the shape of the bottom of the foot of the wearer, said pad including a base coupled to a plurality of toes, said plurality of toes including a big toe and a pinky toe wherein said big toe is positioned along an inside edge of said pad and said pinky toe is positioned along an outside edge of said pad whereby said pad is configured to mirror the shape of the bottom of one of a left foot and a right foot of the wearer; and

an adhesive strip being coupled to said pad and removably adhering said pad to said insole of said sandal.

2. (canceled)

3. The footwear sweat absorbing system of claim 1, wherein said pad includes a top layer comprising a cotton material, said top layer being abuttable against the bottom of the foot of the wearer.

4. The footwear sweat absorbing system of claim 3, further including a bottom layer comprising a plastic material, said bottom layer being abuttable against the insole of the sandal.

5. The footwear sweat absorbing system of claim 4, further including an insert being positioned within an interior of said pad and comprising a sponge material, said insert being positioned between said bottom layer and said top layer.

6. The footwear sweat absorbing system of claim 4, wherein said adhesive strip is positioned on an outer surface of said bottom layer.

7. The footwear sweat absorbing system of claim 6, further including a cover being removably positioned on said adhesive strip.

8. A footwear sweat absorbing system comprising:

a sandal including:

a pad being removably coupled to said insole of said sandal and absorbing sweat from the foot of the wearer to inhibit the bottom of the foot from sliding upon said insole of said sandal, said pad being foot shaped wherein said pad is configured to mirror the shape of the bottom of the foot of the wearer, said pad including a base coupled to a plurality of toes, said plurality of toes including a big toe and a pinky toe wherein said big toe is positioned along an inside edge of said pad and said pinky toe is positioned along an outside edge of said pad whereby said pad is configured to mirror the shape of the bottom of one of a left foot and a right foot of the wearer, said pad including:

a top layer comprising a cotton material, said top layer being abuttable against the bottom of the foot of the wearer;

a bottom layer comprising a plastic material, said bottom layer being abuttable against the insole of the sandal; and

an insert being positioned within an interior of said pad and comprising a sponge material, said insert being positioned between said bottom layer and said top layer;

an adhesive strip being coupled to said pad and removably adhering said pad to said insole of said sandal, said adhesive strip being positioned on an outer surface of said bottom layer; and

a cover being removably positioned on said adhesive strip.

9. A method for using an absorbing pad with a shoe including the steps of:

removing a cover from an adhesive strip attached to the bottom surface of a pad. the pad being absorbable of fluids, the pad being foot shaped wherein the pad is configured to mirror the shape of a bottom of a foot of the wearer, said pad including a base coupled to a plurality of toes, said plurality of toes including a big toe and a pinky toe wherein said big toe is positioned along an inside edge of said pad and said pinky toe is positioned along an outside edge of said pad whereby said pad is configured to mirror the shape of the bottom of one of a left foot and a right foot of the wearer;

abutting the adhesive strip to an insole of a sandal to releasably adhere the pad to the insole;

positioning the foot of a wearer on the pad such that the pad is positioned between the foot and the insole.

10. The method for using an absorbing pad with a shoe of claim 9, further including the step of removing said pad from said insole of said sandal when said pad is saturated with sweat from the foot of the wearer.