Hunting foot covers and method of use

Abstract

A disposable hunting foot cover comprising a sole, foot portion and sleeve-like leg segment constructed of an inner ply of plastic film and an outer ply of soft woven composite fabric.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]This invention relates to disposable plastic boot sleeves, hereinafter referred to as “foot covers”, which are used to cover the foot and at least a portion of the leg of a hunter to contain human odors that would otherwise be deposited on the ground and foliage and thus be detectable by wildlife, and to do so in a stealthy manner.[0003]2. Description of the Prior Art[0004]Heretofore foot coverings have been used in many applications to protect footwear from the effects of a wet, muddy and / or otherwise potentially damaging or hostile environment, ranging from relatively complex overshoes to simple plastic shoe covers put on feet. Such protection is necessary under many different activities where muddy or wet conditions are present. Similar protection is needed in commercial fields such as health care, laboratories, farming, manufacturing, clean room application and others, in both preventing contamination to the environ...

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Benefits of technology

[0011]The present invention relates to disposable boot sleeves or foot covers which are used to cover the foot of a hunter to contain the spread of human odor on the ground or foliage (even waist high) in a stealthy manner. The foot covers of this invention employ an interior plastic film liner to contain foot odors, and an exterior fabric liner to muffle noise caused by the inner plastic liner. The economical and disposable nature of the invention permits the wearer to put on a new pair of such foot covers as necessary so as not to spread human odor on the ground or foliage.

Problems solved by technology

Although the prior art devices and techniques served their purposes, they do not disclose nor suggest the—inventive concept of this invention of a disposable foot cover designed to cover the foot, footwear and leg garments of a hunter to prevent foot or other human related scent from being deposited on the ground or foliage through which the human passes.

In addition, the prior art is made from materials of construction that are noisy and / or rigid and do not address the critical needs of the hunter to remain quiet and stealthy.

However, there is no consideration for its application to hunting wildlife where the need is for a wearer to contain foot odor, to remain scent free, and to remain stealthy.

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