Shoe protector device and applicator
AssigneeTrainer Armour Limited
InventorAndrew Chancellor
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Abstract
A shoe protector device for a trainer for the prevention of toe holes. The applicator consists of two display cards 2L and 2R each having the sole area 6 of a left foot and right foot respectively printed thereon. Additionally, a toe protector patch 12 with liner 8, is secured to a top end of the sole area of each card 2L and 2R in a position that would be occupied by a toe, such as a big toe. A low-tack semi-permanent adhesive secures the patch to the applicator so as to allow the patch to disengage from the applicator when a pulling force is applied.
Claims15
A removable applicator for applying a protective patch to footwear, the applicator comprising at least one card and the protective patch, the at least one card having an upper surface and a lower surface and providing a template of at least a partial shape of a sole of a foot, the applicator being configured to apply the protective patch to footwear prior to removal of the card without the patch from the footwear, the protective patch being temporarily adhered to the upper surface of the card in a region of the sole, the card having a low-tack semi-permanent first adhesive to temporarily adhere an inner surface of the patch to the upper surface of the card, the low tack semi-permanent first adhesive being configured to allow the patch to disengage from the card when a pulling force is applied and wherein at least part of an outer surface of the patch is provided with a second adhesive, said second adhesive being a double-sided adhesive having one side attached to the patch and the other side provided with a detachable liner, both the first and second adhesives facing upwardly from the upper surface of the card of the applicator.
The applicator as claimed in 7 wherein the patch comprises a high-density polyurethane coated waterproof nylon fabric.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.