Absorbent Shoe Insert

Abstract

An absorbent shoe insert for absorbing sweat from the user's feet. The absorbent shoe insert is shaped similarly to the bottom of a human foot and can be worn with conventional footwear such as shoes, sneakers, flip flops, or the like. The absorbent shoe insert has a body that includes at least one absorbent layer for absorbing sweat from the user's foot. An adhesive layer is disposed on the underside of the body, wherein the adhesive serves to secure the absorbent shoe insert to the user's footwear. In some embodiments, the shoe insert further includes a porous upper layer that helps to channel sweat to the absorbent layer so as to help to keep the user's foot dry.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A shoe insert, comprising:
 a body shaped similarly to a human foot and adapted to be inserted within an article of footwear;   said body having at least one absorbent layer;   an adhesive layer disposed on an underside of said at least one absorbent layer.   
     
     
         2 . The shoe insert of  claim 1 , wherein said body comprises a toe region and a heel region, wherein said toe region is widened relative to said heel region. 
     
     
         3 . The shoe insert of  claim 2 , wherein said toe region comprises a slit thereon adapted to be positioned so as to receive a strap of a flip-flop on which said body is positioned. 
     
     
         4 . The shoe insert of  claim 1 , wherein said body further comprises an upper layer disposed on said at least one absorbent layer, wherein said upper layer is composed of a porous material. 
     
     
         5 . The shoe insert of  claim 1 , wherein said absorbent layer is composed of cotton. 
     
     
         6 . The shoe insert of  claim 1 , wherein said body further comprises a padded region thereon, wherein said padded region is positioned in an area corresponding to the ball of a user's foot.