Shoe protector

Abstract

A sole protector having a sole protector material with a lower surface that is meant to be exposed when the sole protector is applied to a shoe, an adhesive layer on an opposite surface of the sole protector material and a peel-away backing layer on the adhesive wherein the sole protector material is the same color as the sole on which it is placed and it covers about 85% of the sole of the shoe onto which it is applied.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A sole protector comprising:
 a sole protector material having lower surface that is meant to be exposed when the sole protector is being used on a shoe and an upper surface that is not meant to be exposed when the sole protector is being used on a shoe;   an adhesive layer located on the upper surface of the sole protector material; and   a peel-away backing layer located over and adhered to the adhesive layer which can be removed to expose the adhesive layer,   wherein the sole protector material covers about 85% of the sole of the shoe onto which it is to be applied.   
     
     
         2 . The sole protector of  claim 1  wherein the lower surface of the sole protector material is a textured surface. 
     
     
         3 . The sole protector of  claim 1  wherein the lower surface of the sole protector material has a graphical representation thereon. 
     
     
         4 . The sole protector of  claim 3  wherein the graphical representation may be of a sports team logo, a trademark, an illustration. 
     
     
         5 . The sole protector of  claim 1  wherein the lower surface of the sole protector material is textured to provide an antiskid property. 
     
     
         6 . The sole protector of  claim 1  where in the sole protector material is reusable. 
     
     
         7 . The sole protector of  claim 2  wherein the textured surface is ridges. 
     
     
         8 . The sole protector of  claim 1  wherein the sole protector material is a polymer material. 
     
     
         9 . The sole protector of  claim 8  wherein the material is a polyurethane. 
     
     
         10 . The sole protector of  claim 1  wherein the sole protector material has the same shape as the sole of the shoes onto which it is to be applied. 
     
     
         11 . A method of protecting a sole comprising:
 providing a sole protector material having lower surface that is meant to be exposed when the sole protector is being used on a shoe and an upper surface that is not meant to be exposed when the sole protector is being used on a shoe;   providing an adhesive layer located on the upper surface of the sole protector material;   providing a peel-away backing layer located over and adhered to the adhesive layer which can be removed to expose the adhesive layer; and   removing the peel-away backing layer to expose the adhesive layer so that the sole protector material may be applied to the sole of a shoe, wherein the lower surface of the sole protector material is the same color as the sole of the shoe on which it is to be applied and the sole protector material covers about 85% of the sole of the shoe onto which it is to be applied.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11  further comprising providing the lower surface of the sole protector material with a textured surface. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11  further comprising providing the lower surface of the sole protector material with a graphical representation thereon. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13  wherein the graphical representation may be of a sports team logo, a trademark, an illustration. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 11  wherein the lower surface of the sole protector material is made of an antiskid material. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 11  where in the sole protector material is reusable. 
     
     
         17 . The sole protector of  claim 12  wherein the textured surface comprises ridges. 
     
     
         18 . The sole protector of  claim 11  wherein the sole protector material is a polymer material. 
     
     
         19 . The sole protector of  claim 18  wherein the sole protector material is a polyurethane. 
     
     
         20 . The sole protector of  claim 1  wherein the lower surface of the sole protector material is the same color as the sole of the shoe on which it is to be applied. 
     
     
         21 . The sole protector of  claim 1  wherein the sole protector material also covers the heel portion of a shoe. 
     
     
         22 . A method of using the sole protector of  claim 1  comprising adhering the sole protector material to an interior surface of a shoe.