Foot anti-contamination barrier membrane structure

Abstract

Disposable, anti-pathogen, anti-contamination barrier membrane structure characterized with drape, and adapted to be interposed the sole of the foot and a walking surface including (a) gossamer-thin, flexible, pathogen-blocking, sheet-like barrier material having an adhesion face, placeable, adhesively and removably, with light pressure, onto, and fully covering, from a perimetral point of view, the sole of a person's foot, and (b) low-tack, re-positionable adhesive structure resident on the adhesion face.

1 . Disposable, anti-pathogen, anti-contamination barrier membrane structure characterized with drape, and adapted to be interposed the sole of the foot and a walking surface comprising
 gossamer-thin, flexible, pathogen-blocking, sheet-like barrier material having an adhesion face, placeable, adhesively and removably, with light pressure, onto, and fully covering, from a perimetral point of view, the sole of a person's foot, and   low-tack, re-positionable adhesive structure resident on said adhesion face.   
     
     
         2 . The barrier membrane structure of  claim 1 , wherein said barrier material is a fiber-containing material. 
     
     
         3 . The barrier membrane structure of  claim 1 , wherein said barrier material has a thickness preferably in the range of about 3-mils to about 6-mils. 
     
     
         4 . The barrier membrane structure of  claim 1 , wherein said barrier material is formed of a material selected from the group including (a) paper, (b) plastic, and (c) a material possessing polyethylene fibers. 
     
     
         5 . A method for preventing contact pathogen contamination of the soles of bare, or stocking-clad, or sock-clad, feet with respect to walking contact with public walking surfaces, including
 adhesively and removably placing, with light pressure, an adhesion-prepared, sheet-like, pathogen-blocking barrier membrane structure onto the sole of each foot,   enabling treading across a public walking surface with the feet wearing such sole-adhered barrier membrane structure,   removing the barrier membrane structure from the feet after a wearer-selected, short period of such treading, and   optionally disposing of the thus-used and removed barrier membrane structure.   
     
     
         6 . A method for creating an anti-contamination barrier membrane structure which is removably attachable to the sole of the foot comprising
 choosing a gossamer-thin, anti-contamination, barrier-membrane sheet material,   selecting a perimetral outline for a foot barrier membrane structure which is to be made from the chosen sheet material,   creating, from the such chosen material a two-faced barrier membrane structure having the selected outline, and   applying a low-tack, re-positionable adhesive to one of the two faces of the thus-created barrier membrane structure.