Toe booties

Abstract

A disposable foot covering is disclosed for protecting freshly polished, painted and/or oiled toenails from smudging, smearing or other damage so that persons can put socks, hoisery and/or shoes on after having their toenails polished, painted, and/or oiled. The disposable foot covering includes an opening having an elastic band. The coverings can also include a plurality of toe receiving areas adapted to receive one or more toes, non-stick layers located on an upper interior surface of the covering and position so that the non-stick layers further protect freshly polished, painted and/or oiled toenails from smudging, smearing or damage, and non-slip layer located at a heel, ball of the foot and/or toe regions of the covering to reduce the potential of the coverings of this invention shifting after placed on the foot and prior to the toenails drying.

We claim:  
     
         1 . A foot covering design to protect freshly painted and/or polished toenails comprising a foot shaped covering including an opening having an elastic material designed to tighten around a lower ankle region of a wearer's foot, where the covering is designed to fit over the wearer's foot and a toe region of the covering is designed to reduce smudging and smearing of freshly painted and/or polished toenails so that the wearer can wear shoes immediately after toenail polishing and where the covering is substantially hidden when worn with an ordinary shoe.  
     
     
         2 . The covering of  claim 1 , wherein an oil is applied to the surface of the freshly painted and/or polished toenails, where the oil creates a barrier between the covering and the surface of te painted and/or polished toenails.  
     
     
         3 . The covering of  claim 1 , further comprising a non-stick layer associated with a top upper, inner surface of the covering at the toe region of the covering to further protect the toenails.  
     
     
         4 . The covering of  claim 1 , further comprising a non-slip layer associated with a lower inner surface portion of the covering at a ball of the foot region of the covering, where the non-slip layer is designed to reduce repositioning of the covering after foot insertion.  
     
     
         5 . The covering of  claim 1 , further comprising non-slip layers associated with a lower inner surface portion of the covering at a heel region and a ball of the foot region of the covering, where the non-slip layer is designed to reduce repositioning of the covering after foot insertion.  
     
     
         6 . The covering of  claim 1 , further comprising a non-stick layer associated with an upper inner surface of the covering at the toe region of the covering to further protect the toenails and a non-slip layer associated with a toe region of the covering, where the non-slip layer is positioned opposite the non-stick layer and is designed to reduce repositioning of the covering after foot insertion.  
     
     
         7 . The covering of  claim 1 , wherein the covering comprises a polymeric material.  
     
     
         8 . The covering of  claim 7 , wherein the polymeric material is polyolefin.  
     
     
         9 . The covering of  claim 8 , wherein the polyolefin is selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, polypropylene and mixtures or combinations thereof.  
     
     
         10 . A roll apparatus comprising a roll of a release sheet having attached in a spaced apart arrangement a foot covering comprising a foot shaped covering including an opening having an elastic material designed to tighten around a lower ankle region of a wearer's foot, where the covering is designed to fit over the wearer's foot and to reduce smudging and/or smearing of freshly painted and/or polished toenails so that the wearer can wear shoes immediately after toenail polishing, where the covering is substantially hidden when worn with an ordinary shoe and where the covering is attached to the release sheet in a folded form for ease of foot insertion.  
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of claim, wherein an oil is applied to the surface of the freshly painted and/or polished toenails, where the oil creates a barrier between the covering and the surface of te painted and/or polished toenails.  
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a non-stick layer associated with a top upper, inner surface of the covering at the toe region of the covering to further protect the toenails.  
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a non-slip layer associated with a lower inner surface portion of the covering at a ball of the foot region of the covering, where the non-slip layer is designed to reduce repositioning of the covering after foot insertion.  
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising non-slip layers associated with a lower inner surface portion of the covering at a heel region and a ball of the foot region of the covering, where the non-slip layer is designed to reduce repositioning of the covering after foot insertion.  
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a non-stick layer associated with an upper inner surface of the covering at the toe region of the covering to further protect the toenails and a non-slip layer associated with a toe region of the covering, where the non-slip layer is positioned opposite the non-stick layer and is designed to reduce repositioning of the covering after foot insertion.  
     
     
         16 . The covering of  claim 1 , wherein the covering comprises a polymeric material.  
     
     
         17 . The covering of  claim 7 , wherein the polymeric material selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, polypropylene and mixtures or combinations thereof.  
     
     
         18 . A method comprising the steps of: 
 polishing a wearer's toenails;    applying an oil to the surface of the polished toenails;    putting on to the wearer's foot a foot covering comprising a foot shaped covering including an opening having an elastic material designed to tighten around a lower ankle region of a wearer's foot, where the covering is designed to fit over the wearer's foot and a toe region of the covering is designed to reduce smudging and smearing of freshly painted and/or polished toenails so that the wearer can wear shoes immediately after toenail polishing and where the covering is substantially hidden when worn with an ordinary shoe; and    placing the wearer's covered foot into a shoe.    
     
     
         19 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a non-stick layer associated with an upper inner surface of the covering at the toe region of the covering to further protect the toenails and a non-slip layer associated with a toe region of the covering, where the non-slip layer is positioned opposite the non-stick layer and is designed to reduce repositioning of the covering after foot insertion.  
     
     
         20 . The covering of  claim 1 , wherein the covering comprises a polymeric material selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, polypropylene and mixtures or combinations thereof.