Overlay for athletic shoe soles

Abstract

An overlay for athletic shoe soles including a panel dimensioned for being positioned over a lower surface of a sole of an athletic shoe. The panel has an upper surface and a lower surface. The panel has a plurality of openings' therethrough corresponding with cleats of the sole of the athletic shoe whereby the cleats will extend through the openings. The panel has a forward end and a rearward end.

What is claimed as being new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent of the united states is as follows:  
     
         1 . An overlay for athletic shoe soles for allowing dirt and debris that has accumulated on bottoms of athletic shoes to be easily removed comprising, in combination: 
 a panel dimensioned for being positioned over a lower surface of a sole of an athletic shoe, the panel having an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper surface having an adhesive disposed thereon to facilitate securement to the sole of the athletic shoe, the panel having a plurality of openings' therethrough corresponding with cleats of the sole of the athletic shoe whereby the cleats will extend through the openings, the panel having a forward end and a rearward end, the forward end having an arcuate lip extending upwardly therefrom corresponding with a toe of the athletic shoe, the rearward end having an arcuate lip extending upwardly therefrom corresponding with a heel of the athletic shoe.    
     
     
         2 . An overlay for athletic shoe soles for allowing dirt and debris that has accumulated on bottoms of athletic shoes to be easily removed comprising, in combination: 
 a panel dimensioned for being positioned over a lower surface of a sole of an athletic shoe, the panel having an upper surface and a lower surface, the panel having a plurality of openings' therethrough corresponding with cleats of the sole of the athletic shoe whereby the cleats will extend through the openings, the panel having a forward end and a rearward end.    
     
     
         3 . The overlay for athletic shoe soles as set forth in  claim 2 , wherein the upper surface of the panel has an adhesive disposed thereon to facilitate securement to the sole of the athletic shoe.  
     
     
         4 . The overlay for athletic shoe soles as set forth in  claim 2 , wherein the forward end of the panel has an arcuate lip extending upwardly therefrom corresponding with a toe of the athletic shoe.  
     
     
         5 . The overlay for athletic shoe soles as set forth in  claim 2 , wherein the rearward end of the panel has an arcuate lip extending upwardly therefrom corresponding with a heel of the athletic shoe.