Shower boot

• US 4,215,491 A
• Filed: 02/09/1979
• Issued: 08/05/1980
• Est. Priority Date: 02/09/1979
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Anthony Giannetti
• Original Assignee: Anthony Giannetti
• Inventors: Giannetti, Anthony
• Primary Examiner(s): Lawson, Patrick D.
• Application Number:
  US06/011,091
• Time in Patent Office: 543 Days
• Field of Search: 36/8.1, 36/4, 36/7.1, 36/7.3, 36/109, 36/110, 36/118
• US Class Current: 36/8.1
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 3/02 Boots covering the lower leg
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 5/08 Bathing shoes ; Aquatic sports shoes

Abstract

A shower boot to be worn by a person when taking a shower for washing and scrubbing the feet. The shower boot includes a hollow body of waterproof material shaped to generally conform with and enclose the foot, ankle and lower leg region with the upper end thereof flaring or tapering outwardly to funnel water into the interior of the boot. A soft resilient lining is provided in the boot with the lining having a plurality of small projecting knobs, prongs or nipples engaging the exterior skin surface of the foot, ankle and lower leg regions of the person wearing the boot, whereby normal movement of such a person when taking a shower and towel drying will effectively wash, scrub and massage the foot and adjacent regions of the ankle and lower leg, thereby enabling such areas to be maintained in a clean and healthy condition.

Claims

1. A boot for use on each foot of a person taking a shower bath for soaking, scrubbing, washing and massaging the feet while the person is taking a shower bath, said boot comprising an outer body including a foot enclosing portion and an upwardly extending ankle and lower leg region enclosing portion shaped to conform with and enclose the corresponding foot, ankle and lower leg region of the person wearing the boot in a manner to enable limited relative movement between the boot and foot, ankle and leg region of the wearer, the upper end of the leg region enclosing portion of the boot being outwardly flared to funnel water into the interior of the boot as it falls downwardly or runs downwardly along the leg of the wearer, said outer body being constructed of resilient, flexible, shape sustaining, waterproof material, and an inner liner disposed within said outer body and conforming therewith, said inner liner being constructed of resilient, flexible material conforming with the interior of the outer body and including inwardly extending projections thereon for massaging, scrubbing and washing the external surfaces of the foot, ankle and lower leg region of the wearer.

2. The structure as defined in claim 1 wherein the upper end of the liner is resiliently stretchable and extends along the outwardly flared upper end of the outer body and is reversely folded downwardly over the top edge with the terminal upper end of the liner snapping into engagement against the outer surface of the outer body for securing the liner to the outer body and enabling replacement thereof when desired.

3. The structure as defined in claim 2 wherein said projections on the liner are smoothly rounded projections of soft, resilient material located throughout the area of the liner in spaced relation to each other to facilitate the scrubbing and massaging action during relative movement between the boot and the foot, ankle and lower leg region of the wearer during normal movements of these components when taking a shower bath.

4. The structure as defined in claim 3 wherein said outer body includes an anti-slip tread sole to prevent slipping on the inner surface of a bath tub or shower bath stall when taking a shower bath, the upwardly extending portion of the outer body including a sealed tongue and longitudinal fastening assembly to enable selective enlargement of the upwardly extending portion of the outer body to facilitate the boot being donned and removed.

5. The structure as defined in claim 1 wherein said liner is unattached to the outer body except at the exterior of the flared upper end to facilitate replacement of the liner.

6. The structure as defined in claim 1 wherein said projections are of unitary construction with the liner and are in the form of soft, resilient rounded nipples having a height on the order of approximately 3/32" to 1/4".