Shoe with cleats and cleat cleaner membrane

Abstract

A shoe ( 10 ) with a removable membrane ( 16 ) for attaching relative to the bottom surface ( 14 ) of the shoe ( 10 ) and allowing the cleats ( 12 ) of the shoe ( 10 ) to pass through the membrane ( 16 ). After wearing the shoe ( 10 ), the membrane ( 16 ) is easily removed from the shoe ( 10 ), thereby substantially dislodging any debris that has become located against the membrane ( 16 ) and/or between two or more of the shoe cleats ( 12 ).

1 . A device for removably attaching to the bottom of a shoe, comprising in combination: 
 a membrane;    an adhesive on one side of the membrane; and    an adhesive-protective backing attached to the adhesive side of the membrane, wherein the adhesive-protective backing can be removed and the adhesive side of the membrane can then be attached to the bottom of the shoe.    
     
     
         2 . A device according to  claim 1 , wherein a plurality of cleats are attached to the bottom of the shoe and the membrane forms a plurality of holes corresponding to the cleats, wherein when the adhesive side of the membrane is attached to the bottom of the shoe, the holes fit over the cleats and the membrane is thereby removably attached to the bottom of the shoe.  
     
     
         3 . A shoe, comprising in combination: 
 a bottom;    a membrane;    an adhesive on one side of the membrane, wherein the adhesive removably attaches the membrane to the bottom and the membrane can be easily removed from the shoe bottom when the membrane has become covered with debris.    
     
     
         4 . A shoe according to  claim 3  further including a plurality of cleats attached to the bottom, and wherein the membrane forms a plurality of holes corresponding to the plurality of cleats and the holes fit over the cleats wherein the membrane removably attaches to the bottom.  
     
     
         5 . A method for protecting a shoe bottom from debris, comprising in combination the steps of: 
 creating a membrane with substantially the same shape at the shoe bottom;    applying an adhesive to one side of a membrane;    attaching the adhesive side of the membrane to the shoe bottom;    removing the membrane from the shoe bottom when the membrane has become covered with debris.    
     
     
         6 . A method according to  claim 5 , wherein a plurality of cleats are attached to the bottom of the shoe, further comprising the step of forming a plurality of holes in the membrane corresponding to the plurality of cleats, wherein the membrane holes fit over the cleats and the membrane removably attaches to the shoe bottom.