Abstract
This invention is a one-use, disposable hygienic shower sock for wearing in showers, locker rooms, or other similar areas where bare feet come into contact with damp or wet floors. The shower sock is made of a biodegradable plastic or fabric material with a water permeable upper portion and a water-proof sole. The inside of the shower sock may be treated with one or more preventative or treatment applications, such as an anti-fungal agent, an anti-bacterial agent, a plantar wart guard, a foot detox product, an anti-microbial agent, or an anti-viral agent. Essential oil based deodorizers, such as eucalyptus, peppermint, and lavender may also be applied inside the shower sock. The bottom of the sole may have an anti-slip gripping element to prevent the wearer from slipping on wet floors.
Claims
1. A shower sock comprising a disposable, biodegradable material with a water permeable upper portion, a water-proof sole, and an elasticized opening in the water permeable upper portion to allow the wearer to easily slip his or her foot into the shower sock, the sole comprising a bottom and a top inner portion, the bottom comprising an anti-slip gripping element to prevent the wearer from slipping on wet floors, and the top inner portion comprising at least one health treatment application, wherein the health treatment application is a foot detox product, an anti-microbial agent, an anti-viral agent, an anti-fungal agent, an anti-bacterial agent, a plantar wart guard or an essential oil based deodorizer, wherein the essential oil based deodorizer is eucalyptus oil, peppermint oil or lavender oil.
Description
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
(1) Referring to FIG. 1, the shower sock 1 is made of a biodegradable plastic or fabric material with a water permeable upper portion 2 and a water-proof sole 3. The upper portion 2 contains an elasticized opening 4 to allow the wearer to easily slip his or her foot into the shower sock.
(2) Referring to FIG. 2, the sole has a bottom 5 that comprises an anti-slip gripping element 6 to prevent the wearer from slipping on wet floors. The sole also has a top, inner portion (not shown) which would be in direct contact the wearer's foot. The top, inner portion of the sole is treated with preventative or treatment applications such as an anti-fungal agent, an anti-bacterial agent, or a plantar wart guard, or a combination of one or more of an anti-fungal agent, an anti-bacterial agent, or a plantar wart guard, to protect the wearer's foot from the harmful affects of fungal, bacterial, or wart infections. Essential oil based deodorizers, such as eucalyptus, peppermint, and lavender, or a combination of one or more of the oils, may also be applied to the top, inner portion of the sole. Other preventative or treatment applications, such as a foot detox product, an anti-microbial agent, or an anti-viral agent, or a combination of one or more of a foot detox product, an anti-microbial agent, or an anti-viral agent, may also be applied to the top, inner portion of the sole.
(3) The shower sock is a disposable, one-use product and can be made in any size to accommodate and fit various feet sizes. As shown in FIG. 3, the porous, water permeable upper portion 7 allows shower water to penetrate the shower sock, mixing with the various healthful, preventative, and treatment agents on the top, inner portion of the sole, thereby bathing the foot and keeping unhealthy and unsanitary elements from infecting or otherwise coming into contact with the foot. The water-proof sole assists in keeping the water in the shower sock, and the elastic opening allows the wearer to easily insert and remove his or her foot from the shower sock.
(4) The shower sock 1 can be made out of a single piece of material, as shown in FIG. 4, with the anti-slip gripping element 6 fixedly attached to the bottom 5 of the water proof sole 3, and with holes placed throughout the upper portion 2 to create the water permeable upper portion 7.
(5) The shower sock can also be made of two pieces of material, as shown in FIG. 1. The upper portion 2 is fixedly attached to the water proof sole 3. The means to attach the upper portion 2 to the water proof sole 3 can be glue or other adhesive means.
