Electrically conductive shoe cover

Claim 2

An electrically conductive overshoe adapted to fit various shoe sizes, said overshoe comprising: a thermoplastic tube defining a pair of superimposed integral panels each having top, bottom, front, and rear edges, the top and bottom edges of the panels being integrally secured together in a longitudinal direction of the tube; said panels having portions adjacent their top edges cut away to define a connecting web between the two panels and to form separable top edges of the panels forwardly and rearwardly of the web; the panels being permanently secured together at their rear edges; and an electrically conductive strip secured along the bottom edge of the overshoe and extending outwardly beyond the overshoe''s rear edge.

Claim 3

An electrically conductive overshoe as set forth in claim 1 wherein the panels are of an antistatic thermoplastic.

Claim 4

An electrically conductive overshoe as set forth in claim 2 wherein the antistatic thermopLastic panels are polyethylene.

Claim 5

An electrically conductive overshoe as set forth in claim 1 wherein rear edges of the panels are heat sealed together.

Claim 6

An electrically conductive overshoe as set forth in claim 1 wherein the panels are a homogeneous one-piece thermoplastic film material which is folded to form the panels'' bottom edges.

Claim 7

An electrically conductive overshoe as set forth in claim 1 wherein the electrically conductive strip is of polyethylene and has a resistivity of between 50,000 and 200,000 ohms/linear foot.

Claim 8

An electrically conductive overshoe as set forth in claim 1 wherein the overshoe panels have their front edges connected to rear edges of a similar overshoe''s panels, whereby a series of overshoes can be connected end to end prior to use, said connected front and rear panel edges having lines of severance between them.

Claim 9

An electrically conductive overshoe as set forth in claim 7 wherein the lines of severance include a series of perforations.

Claim 12

A method of making conductive overshoes as set forth in claim 9 wherein the method also includes the step of forming a series of transverse perforations at each line of severance in an area near where the panels are transversely sealed together so that the overshoes can be torn from the roll of tubular thermoplastic material as needed.

Claim 13

An electrically conductive overshoe adapted to fit various shoe sizes, said overshoe comprising: a thermoplastic tube defining a pair of superimposed integral panels each having top, bottom, front, and rear edges, the top and bottom edges of the panels being integrally secured together in a longitudinal direction of the tube; said panels having portions adjacent the top edges cut away to define a connecting web between the two panels and to form separable top edges of the panels forwardly and rearwardly of the web; said rear edges of the panels being permanently secured together, whereby a wearer''s foot and shoe can be inserted into a pocket formed by the two panels between the web and rear edges, and whereby at least portions of the panels between the web and front edges can be pulled apart and folded back over the shoe, which overshoe is adapted to be held in such position by a rubber band around the wearer''s instep; and an electrically conductive thermoplastic strip sealed along a bottom edge of at least one panel, said conductive strip extending outwardly beyond the rear edge of the panel for conducting electricity from a body of the wearer to a floor on which he stands.

Claim 14

An electrically conductive overshoe adapted to fit various shoe sizes, said overshoe comprising: a thermoplastic tube defining a pair of superimposed integral panels each having top, bottom, front, and rear edges, the top and bottom edges of the panels being integrally secured together in a longitudinal direction of the tube; said panels having portions adjacent the top edges cut away to define a connecting web between the two panels and to form separable top edges of the panels forwardly and rearwardly of the web; said rear edges of the panels being permanently secured together, whereby a wearer''s foot and shoe can be inserted into a pocket formed by the two panels between the web and rear edges, and whereby at least portions of the panels between the web and front edges can be pulled apart and folded back over the shoe, which overshoe is adapted to be held in such position by a rubber band around the wearer''s instep; and an electrically conductive thermoplastic strip sealed along a bottom edge of at least one panel, said conductive strip extending outwardly beyond the rear edge of the panel for conducting electricity from a body of the wearer to a floor on which he stands.