Patent ID: 6185844
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
A pair of disposable absorbent shoe inserts attached together in a retail packaging configuration, comprising:(A) a first shoe insert, comprising:(a) an upper porous layer, defining a large number of small holes, through which moisture is able to pass;(b) a highly absorbent middle layer having an upper surface adjacent to the upper porous layer;(c) a moisture impervious lower layer, adjacent to a lower surface of the highly absorbent middle layer; and(d) a release material layer comprising strips of adhesive resistant material attached in a first pattern to the lower surface of the moisture impervious lower layer;(B) a second shoe insert, comprising:(a) an upper porous layer, defining a large number of small holes, through which moisture is able to pass;(b) a highly absorbent middle layer having an upper surface adjacent to the upper porous layer;(c) a moisture impervious lower layer, adjacent to a lower surface of the highly absorbent middle layer; and(d) a release material layer comprising strips of adhesive resistant material attached in a second pattern to the lower surface of the moisture impervious lower layer, wherein the first and second patterns are substantially reverse images; and(C) an adhesive layer carried between the first and second shoe inserts.