Safety socks

Abstract

A foot protection barrier for protecting at least a portion of a person's foot is provided. The foot protection barrier includes a sheet of material having an upper surface and a lower surface. The sheet of material is substantially non-deformable such that the sheet of material is non-conforming to the person's foot upon the foot being placed on the upper surface when the sheet of material is positioned on a rigid, planar surface. An effective amount of an adhesive is disposed on at least a portion of the upper surface such that the upper surface adheres to the person's foot when the person's foot is positioned thereon. An effective amount of a non-skid material is disposed on at least a portion of the lower surface for providing a non-skid surface to the lower surface for preventing the person from slipping as the person moves across a support surface.

1 . A foot protection barrier for protecting at least a portion of a person's foot, the foot protection barrier comprising: 
 a sheet of material having an upper surface, a lower surface, and a thickness of 1 mm or less;    an effective amount of an adhesive disposed on at least a portion of the upper surface of the sheet of material such that the at least a portion of the upper surface of the sheet of material having the adhesive thereon adheres to the person's foot when the person's foot is positioned thereon; and    an effective amount of a non-skid material disposed on at least a portion of the lower surface of the sheet of material for providing a non-skid surface to at least a portion of the lower surface thereof for preventing the person wearing the foot protection barrier from slipping as the person moves across a support surface.    
     
     
         2 . The foot protection barrier of  claim 1  wherein the sheet of material is fabricated from a material selected from the group consisting of a non-fibrous material, a natural material, a synthetic material, a laminate, a biodegradable material, a hypo-allergenic material, and combinations constructed thereof.  
     
     
         3 . The foot protection barrier of  claim 1  wherein the adhesive is hypo-allergenic.  
     
     
         4 . The foot protection barrier of  claim 1  further comprising a detachable layer disposed on the adhesive for sufficiently protecting the adhesive from exposure.  
     
     
         5 . A pad of foot protection barriers, comprising: 
 a stack of a plurality of sheets of material, each sheet of material having an upper surface, a lower surface, and a thickness of about 1 mm or less;    an effective amount of an adhesive disposed on at least a portion of the upper surface of the sheet of material such that the upper surface of the sheet of material adheres to the person's foot when the person's foot is positioned thereon; and    an effective amount of a non-skid material disposed on at least a portion of the lower portion of each sheet of material for providing a non-skid surface on the lower surface for preventing the person wearing the foot protection barrier from slipping as the person moves across a support surface.    
     
     
         6 . The pad of foot protection barriers of  claim 5  wherein each sheet of material is fabricated from a material selected from the group consisting of a non-fibrous material, a natural material, a synthetic material, a laminate, a biodegradable material, a hypo-allergenic material, and combinations constructed thereof.  
     
     
         7 . The pad of foot protection barriers of  claim 5  wherein the adhesive is hypo-allergenic.  
     
     
         8 . The pad of foot protection barriers of  claim 5  wherein the adhesive applied to a portion of each foot protection barrier is provided with a detachable layer disposed on the adhesive for sufficiently protecting the adhesive from exposure.  
     
     
         9 . The pad of foot protection barriers of  claim 5  wherein each of the foot protection barriers is perforated along an edge for disconnecting an individual foot protection barrier from the pad.  
     
     
         10 . A roll of foot protection barriers, comprising: 
 a plurality of foot protection barriers, each foot protection barrier comprising: 
 a sheet of material having an upper surface, a lower surface, and a thickness of about 1 mm or less;  
 an effective amount of an adhesive disposed on at least a portion of the upper surface of the sheet of material such that the at least a portion of the upper surface of the sheet of material adheres to the person's foot when the person's foot is positioned thereon; and  
 an effective amount of a non-skid material disposed on at least a portion of the lower portion of each sheet of material for providing a non-skid surface on the lower surface for preventing the person wearing the foot protection barrier from slipping as the person moves across a support surface.  
   
     
     
         11 . The roll of foot protection barriers of  claim 10  wherein each sheet of material is fabricated from a material selected from the group consisting of a non-fibrous material, a natural material, a synthetic material, a laminate, a biodegradable material, a hypo-allergenic material, and combinations constructed thereof.  
     
     
         12 . The roll of foot protection barriers of  claim 10  wherein the adhesive disposed on at least a portion of the upper surface of the sheet of material of each foot protection barrier is hypo-allergenic.  
     
     
         13 . The roll of foot protection barriers of  claim 10  wherein the adhesive applied to a portion of each foot protection barrier is provided with a detachable protection barrier disposed on the adhesive for sufficiently protecting the adhesive from exposure.  
     
     
         14 . The roll of foot protection barriers of  claim 10  wherein each of the foot protection barriers is perforated along an edge for disconnecting an individual foot protection barrier from the roll.  
     
     
         15 . A method for temporarily protecting a foot from contamination when the foot is positioned on a non-sanitary support surface, the method comprising the steps of: 
 providing a foot protection barrier comprising: 
 a sheet of material having an upper surface, a lower surface, and a thickness of about 1 mm or less;  
 an effective amount of an adhesive disposed on at least a portion of the upper surface of the sheet of material such that the upper surface of the sheet of material adheres to the person's foot when the person's foot is positioned thereon; and  
 an effective amount of a non-skid material disposed on at least a portion of the lower surface of the sheet of material for providing a non-skid surface on the lower surface for preventing the person wearing the foot protection barrier from slipping while moving across the non-sanitary support surface;  
   positioning the person's foot on the foot protection barrier for travel across the non-sanitary support surface;    removing the foot protection barrier from the person's foot after traveling across the non-sanitary support surface; and    disposing the foot protection barrier.    
     
     
         16 . A kit comprising: 
 a container having at least one receiving space sized and configured to receive a plurality of foot protection barriers; and    a plurality of foot protection barriers disposed within the receiving space of the container and selectively removable individually therefrom, each of the foot protection barriers comprising: 
 a sheet of material having an upper surface, a lower surface, and a thickness of about 1 mm or less;  
 an effective amount of an adhesive disposed on at least a portion of the upper surface of the sheet of material such that the at least a portion of the upper surface of the sheet of material adheres to the person's foot when the person's foot is positioned thereon; and  
 an effective amount of a non-skid material disposed on at least a portion of the lower surface of the sheet of material for providing a non-skid surface to the lower surface for preventing the person wearing the foot protection barrier from slipping as the person moves across a support surface.  
   
     
     
         17 . The kit of  claim 16  wherein the container is provided with two receiving spaces for receiving and storing a plurality of foot protection barriers.  
     
     
         18 . The kit of  claim 16  wherein the plurality of foot protection barriers disposed in the receiving space are disposed therein as a pad of foot protection barriers.  
     
     
         19 . The kit of  claim 18  wherein each of the foot protection barriers are perforated along an edge for disconnecting an individual foot protection barrier from the pad.  
     
     
         20 . The kit of  claim 18  wherein the pad of foot protection barriers includes at least one header for forming the pad of foot protection barriers.  
     
     
         21 . The kit of  claim 16  wherein the plurality of foot protection barriers disposed in the receiving space are disposed therein as a roll of foot protection barriers.  
     
     
         22 . The kit of  claim 21  wherein a line of perforation is positioned between each of the foot protection barriers for disconnecting an individual foot protection barrier from the pad.  
     
     
         23 . The kit of  claim 21  wherein a cutting element is positioned on a portion of the container for separating an individual foot protection barrier from the roll of foot protection barriers disposed in the container.  
     
     
         24 . A foot protection barrier for protecting at least a portion of a person's foot, the foot protection barrier comprising: 
 a sheet of material having an upper surface, a lower surface, and a thickness, the sheet of material being substantially non-deformable along the thickness such that the sheet of material is non-conforming to the person's foot upon the foot being placed on the upper surface of the sheet of material when the lower surface of the sheet of material is positioned on a rigid, planar surface in a face to face relation;    an effective amount of an adhesive disposed on at least a portion of the upper surface of the sheet of material such that the upper surface of the sheet of material adheres to the person's foot when the person's foot is positioned thereon; and    an effective amount of a non-skid material disposed on at least a portion of the lower surface of the sheet of material for providing a non-skid surface to the lower surface for preventing the person wearing the foot protection barrier from slipping as the person moves across the support surface.    
     
     
         25 . The foot protection barrier of  claim 25  wherein the thickness of the sheet of material is less than about 1 mm.  
     
     
         26 . The foot protection barrier of  claim 24  wherein the sheet of material is square.