Patent ID: 8539692

Claim:
A construction for a modular moisture absorbing shoe preserver system having interchangeable components, comprising: a preserver adapted to snugly fit within a shoe, including: a permeable covering having an opening; a replaceable toe portion disposed within the permeable covering defining a forward toe portion of the preserver; a replaceable permeable liner disposed within the permeable covering, wherein the replaceable permeable liner is constructed from a moisture absorbing permeable material having a closed heel end and an open toe end; and an absorbing material disposed within the replaceable permeable liner to withdraw moisture from an interior surface area of the shoe through the permeable covering, where, in construction of the replaceable permeable liner the open toe end of the replaceable permeable liner is folded back toward the closed heel various times and secured closed defining a forefoot end having a material mass substantially thicker and wider than the closed heel end of the permeable liner to resemble the shape of a foot, a forefoot end of the replaceable permeable liner disposed adjacent to the forward toe portion of the replaceable toe portion.