Footwear cover with scent-suppressing carbon additive

a carbon additive and footwear technology, applied in the field of footwear cover apparatus, can solve the problems of lack of scent-dampening properties of footwear and many footwear choices, and achieve the effect of destroying or suppressing scen

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-07-05
EASTMAN HLDG
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[0010] Accordingly, in an illustrative embodiment hereof, the present invention provides a method and apparatus for placing a water-resistant overs

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Hunters are likely to already possess boots or shoes, however many footwear choices lack scent-dampening properties.
Moreover, it may be th

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[0020] It should be understood that only structures considered necessary for clarifying the present invention are described herein. Other conventional structures, and those of ancillary and auxiliary components of the system, are assumed to be known and understood by those skilled in the art.

[0021] Referring now to the drawings, FIGS. 1 and 2 illustrate an overshoe or footwear cover 10 according to a selected illustrative embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 shows the footwear cover 10 being worn on the foot of a user, covering and surrounding the user's shoe.

[0022] The footwear cover 10 is made of a stretchably resilient material, so that it can be placed over a user's normal footwear. Suitable materials include latex rubber, mixtures of compounds including latex as a component thereof, and suitable elastomers.

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[0023] The footwear covering material is a flat, flexible, sheet made from a resilient rubber or an elastomeric substance. As shown in F...

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Abstract

A stretchable protective cover for footwear, formed from a natural rubber or elastomeric material. Small particles of activated carbon are interspersed in the material making up the cover, in order to suppress the scent of a wearer. The footwear cover may have a textured bottom surface to resist slippage. The cover is configured to completely cover and surround at least a portion of the footwear below the ankle area thereof.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] The present application is a non-provisional application, which claims priority from a pending provisional U.S. Patent Application No. 60 / 755,162 filed Dec. 30, 2005. The subject matter of the priority document is incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates to a footwear cover apparatus. More particularly, the present invention relates to a footwear cover apparatus formed from a resiliently flexible rubber or elastomeric material, in which particles of activated carbon are interspersed through the material of the cover, to provide scent-dampening (scent-suppressing) properties thereto. [0004] 2. Description of the Background Art [0005] Various materials containing activated carbon are known for the purpose of dampening or suppressing scent. The ability to dampen scent is particularly important to hunters in wildlife because of the strong sense of smell...

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IPC IPC(8): A43B1/10A43B3/00
CPCA43B1/0045A43B5/00A43B3/163
Inventor PESTRUE, JEFFREY A.LEE, SCOTT D.
Owner EASTMAN HLDG
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