High heel hydrogel grip pads

Abstract

A thin, flexible grip pad for placement on a person's foot and prevent movement of the foot within a shoe, particularly a high heel shoe. The grip pad is made up of a hydrogel adhesive layer securing the pad to the foot on one surface and a frictional layer on the other. On attachment of the pad to the foot, the frictional layer comes into contact with the surface of the shoe.

1 . A flexible pad for attachment to a foot of a person to decrease the movement of the foot in a shoe comprising:
 (a) a frictional layer with an interior and exterior surface and   (b) a hydrogel adhesive layer on the interior surface of the frictional layer, wherein the hydrogel adhesive layer is adapted to secures the pad to the foot and the exterior surface of the frictional layer engages a surface of the shoe.   
     
     
         2 . (canceled) 
     
     
         3 . The pad of  claim 1 , wherein the frictional layer comprises a stretchable fabric comprising a film coating on the exterior surface of the fabric. 
     
     
         4 . The pad of  claim 3 , wherein the film comprises silicone. 
     
     
         5 . The pad of  claim 4 , wherein the stretchable fabric comprises a woven fabric. 
     
     
         6 . The pad of  claim 5 , wherein the woven fabric comprises polyester. 
     
     
         7 . The pad of  claim 6 , wherein the silicone comprises 75% dimethylpolysiloxane and 25% silicone dioxide. 
     
     
         8 . The pad of  claim 4 , wherein the stretchable fabric comprises a nonwoven fabric. 
     
     
         9 . The pad of  claim 1 , wherein the frictional layer comprises a stretchable fabric comprising patterned protrusions on the exterior surface of the fabric. 
     
     
         10 . The pad of  claim 8 , wherein the protrusions form a dot pattern. 
     
     
         11 . The pad of  claim 9 , wherein the protrusions comprise silicone. 
     
     
         12 . The pad of  claim 11 , wherein the silicone comprises 75% dimethylpolysiloxane and 25% silicone dioxide. 
     
     
         13 . The pad of  claim 6 , wherein a portion of the perimeter of the interior surface of the frictional layer is free of the hydrogel adhesive layer. 
     
     
         14 . The pad of  claim 6 , wherein the hydrogel adhesive layer covers the entire region of the interior surface of the frictional layer. 
     
     
         15 . The pad of  claim 13 , wherein the pad is oval in shape. 
     
     
         16 . The pad of  claim 14 , wherein the pad is hourglass in shape. 
     
     
         17 . The pad of  claim 11 , wherein a portion of the perimeter of the interior surface of the frictional layer is free of the hydrogel adhesive layer. 
     
     
         18 . The pad of  claim 11 , wherein the hydrogel adhesive layer covers the entire region of the interior surface of the frictional layer. 
     
     
         19 . The pad of  claim 17 , wherein the pad is oval in shape. 
     
     
         20 . The pad of  claim 18 , wherein the pad is hourglass in shape.