Shoe pad

Abstract

Provided are, among other things, shoe padding systems and apparatuses, as well as methods for using the same. In one representative embodiment, a shoe-pad assembly includes a top layer of sheet material, a bottom layer of sheet material and a middle layer located between the top layer of sheet material and the bottom layer of sheet material, with the top layer of sheet material, the bottom layer of sheet material and the middle layer quilted together into a removable shoe pad that is shaped so as to conform to at least a portion of a shoe insole.

1 . A shoe-pad assembly, comprising:
 a top layer of sheet material;   a bottom layer of sheet material; and   a middle layer disposed between the top layer of sheet material and the bottom layer of sheet material,   wherein the top layer of sheet material, the bottom layer of sheet material and the middle layer are quilted together into a removable shoe pad that is shaped so as to conform to at least a portion of a shoe insole.   
     
     
         2 . A shoe-pad assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein each of the top layer of sheet material and the bottom layer of sheet material is comprised primarily of at least one of: cotton, wool and silk. 
     
     
         3 . A shoe-pad assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the removable shoe pad is shaped so as to conform to just a part of the shoe insole. 
     
     
         4 . A shoe-pad assembly according to  claim 3 , wherein the removable shoe pad is shaped so as to conform to just the part of the shoe insole extending approximately from the metatarsal region of a wearer's foot to the distal end of the wearer's toes. 
     
     
         5 . A shoe-pad assembly according to  claim 3 , wherein the removable shoe pad is shaped so as to conform to just the part of the shoe insole extending approximately from a wearer's heel to the metatarsal region of a wearer's foot. 
     
     
         6 . A shoe-pad assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the removable shoe pad is removably disposed on the shoe insole. 
     
     
         7 . A shoe-pad assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the bottom layer of sheet material is at least partially coated with skid-resistant material. 
     
     
         8 . A shoe-pad assembly according to  claim 7 , wherein the skid-resistant material is configured as at least 20 separate elements. 
     
     
         9 . A shoe-pad assembly according to  claim 1 , further comprising a strip of sheet material folded so as to overlap both the top layer of sheet material and the bottom layer of sheet material and stitched in this manner around the entire perimeter of the removable shoe pad. 
     
     
         10 . A shoe-pad assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the quilting pattern used to join the top layer of sheet material, the bottom layer of sheet material and the middle layer forms of a plurality of adjacent regions having an average minimum dimension of not more than 2½ inches. 
     
     
         11 . A shoe-pad assembly according to  claim 10 , wherein the average minimum dimension of the plurality of adjacent regions is not more than 2 inches. 
     
     
         12 . A shoe-pad assembly according to  claim 10 , wherein the average minimum dimension of the plurality of adjacent regions is not more than 1½ inches. 
     
     
         13 . A shoe-pad assembly according to  claim 1 , further comprising a strip of sheet material loosely extending across a portion of the top layer of sheet material so as to cover a wearer's toenails when in use. 
     
     
         14 . A shoe-pad assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the middle layer comprises plural layers of batting. 
     
     
         15 . A shoe-pad assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the removable shoe pad is made substantially entirely of natural materials. 
     
     
         16 . A shoe-pad assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the middle layer is primarily comprised of at least one of cotton and wool. 
     
     
         17 . A shoe-pad assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the middle layer preferably is made substantially entirely of a water-absorbent material.