Adhesive Pads for Footwear

• US 20080131682A1
• Filed: 02/11/2008
• Published: 06/05/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Blister Sister, Inc.
• Original Assignee: The Blister Sister, Inc.
• Inventors: Cunningham, Kathleen
• Granted Patent: US 7,727,608 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 428/220
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 1/0027 made at least partially from a material having special colours
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 23/24 Ornamental buckles; Other ornaments for shoes without fastening function
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 3/0078 provided with logos, letters, signatures or the like decoration A43B23/24 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 3/103 characterised by the attachment of the toestrap
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 3/105 characterised by the shape or layout of the toestrap
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 3/24 Collapsible or convertible
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 3/242 characterised by the upper
• CPC Class Codes: A43D 999/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/14 Layer or component removable to expose adhesive
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/149 Sectional layer removable
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/1495 Adhesive is on removable layer
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24 Structurally defined web or sheet [e.g., overall dimension, etc.]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/28 Web or sheet containing structurally defined element or component and having an adhesive outermost layer

Abstract

An adhesive pad kit for footwear has a schematic having an indication of footwear. The adhesive pad kit has at least two pairs of thin adhesive backed pads. Each pad in the first pair has a predetermined shape having a length and a width. The length is at least four times the width. The indication depicts an operative location for at least one of the pads on the footwear.

Claims

1. An adhesive pad kit for footwear comprising:

a schematic having an indication of footwear; and

at least two pairs of thin adhesive backed pads, wherein each pad in first pair has a predetermined shape having a length and a width, wherein said length is at least four times said width;

wherein said indication depicts an operative location for at least one of said pads on said footwear.

2. An adhesive pad kit in accordance with claim 1, wherein each pad in said first pair is generally rectangular.

3. An adhesive pad kit in accordance with claim 1, wherein each pad in second pair has a predetermined shape having a length and a width, wherein said length is at least four times said width.

4. An adhesive pad kit in accordance with claim 3, wherein each pad in said second pair is generally rectangular.

5. An adhesive pad kit in accordance with claim 1, wherein said width of each pad in said first pair is about one-quarter inch.

6. An adhesive pad kit in accordance with claim 5, wherein each pad in second pair has a predetermined shape having a length and a width, wherein said width is about one-quarter inch.

7. An adhesive pad kit in accordance with claim 1, wherein said width of each pad in said first pair is about three-sixteenths of an inch.

8. An adhesive pad kit in accordance with claim 1, wherein said width of each pad in said first pair is about five-sixteenths of an inch.

9. An adhesive pad kit in accordance with claim 1, wherein said length of each pad in said first pair is about three inches.

10. An adhesive pad kit in accordance with claim 1, wherein said length of each pad in said first pair is about five inches.

11. An adhesive pad kit in accordance with claim 1, wherein each pad in second pair has a predetermined shape different from said predetermined shape of each pad in said first pair.