Abstract A disposable protective shoe cover formed of flexible foldable fabric material which has been treated to make it electrically conducting on the outside and water repellent on the inside. The shoe cover is formed from a symmetrical unitary blank having a longitudinal axis, along which is stitched a strip of electrically conducting tape which is adapted to be grounded to the wearer by being placed in physical contact with his leg. The blank from which the shoe cover is made forms a moccasin provided, along its upper surface, with longitudinal elastomeric strips so that they will gather the sole of the cover around the toe of the shoe and hence fit substantially any length of shoe or foot. By such an arrangement, the bottom or sole of the cover is urged to a flattened condition. With the tape installed, the shoe cover is particularly useful in an operating room for arresting the generation of static electricity and for maintaining the shoe or foot of the wearer in a sterile condition. When the tape is not installed, the shoe cover is non-conductive but can be used as a sterile shoe cover in other places.
Inventors
👤 J Bryant
Bibliographic Details
Application Number—
JurisdictionUS
Data Sourcegoogle_patents
Last Synchronized2026-10-28 23:26
CPC Classifications
A; A43; A43B; A43B3/00; A43B3/16; A43B3/163
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
225 words
A disposable protective shoe cover for preventing contamination of the wearer''s shoe, comprising: a. a blank formed of flexible foldable sheet material, said blank including a body, and a tongue projecting from one end of said body; b. securing means joining the edge portions of said tongue to the forward edge portions of said body and also joining certain edges of the rear portion of said body to form a moccasin in which the body forms sides and the tongue forms an upper portion, said sides and upper portion defining a pocket for receiving the heel and toe of said shoe and defining an upper opening through which said heel and toe of the shoe are inserted as the mocassin is installed on the shoe, the lower portions of said sides, when installed on the shoe, forming a sole across the bottom of the sole of the shoe, and c. resilient means connected to and extending longitudinally along the joined edges of said tongue, and body and along the edge of said body defining upper opening for yieldably gathering the material of said upper portion essentially longitudinally between the toe of the moccasin and said upper opening so as to urge the material available for forming said sole around the toe of said shoe and to a flattened condition against the sole of the shoe.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
225 words
A disposable protective shoe cover for preventing contamination of the wearer''s shoe, comprising: a. a blank formed of flexible foldable sheet material, said blank including a body, and a tongue projecting from one end of said body; b. securing means joining the edge portions of said tongue to the forward edge portions of said body and also joining certain edges of the rear portion of said body to form a moccasin in which the body forms sides and the tongue forms an upper portion, said sides and upper portion defining a pocket for receiving the heel and toe of said shoe and defining an upper opening through which said heel and toe of the shoe are inserted as the mocassin is installed on the shoe, the lower portions of said sides, when installed on the shoe, forming a sole across the bottom of the sole of the shoe, and c. resilient means connected to and extending longitudinally along the joined edges of said tongue, and body and along the edge of said body defining upper opening for yieldably gathering the material of said upper portion essentially longitudinally between the toe of the moccasin and said upper opening so as to urge the material available for forming said sole around the toe of said shoe and to a flattened condition against the sole of the shoe.