Interesting Facts About Shoe Covers Disposable Items

Publié par Unknown on vendredi 1 novembre 2013

By Marsha Klein


Footwear today has become very common to everyone and wears it everywhere. They are usually worn by people who would like to go from one point to another, and may include the inside of their house, for the protection of their feet. This necessity for shoes has made people wear them even when they are in sensitive areas or on locations with grave conditions. Shoe Covers Disposable has become a necessary accessory on these instances.

This piece of apparel has undergone a bit of interesting changes over the years. They started out as what was known as spats. These spats kept mud and dust of boots. Amazingly, spats have found applications in military uniforms and in expressing ones wealth. Every now and then, spats become fashionable to magnify footwear aesthetics.

In the nineteenth century, rubber became the next choice as the best material for covering shoes as it was waterproof and weatherproof. This extended the life of shoes considerably, against the older versions of protection. But due to the crude techniques used in manufacturing rubber, and the use of natural rubber, it had the tendency to crack in very cold temperatures and melt when it was very hot. Today, synthetic rubber composed of artificial elastomer, a byproduct of petroleum, which tends to last longer.

During the thirties, over-boots started becoming trendy. Although this was classified as a footwear covering, it was not a practicality-based product and was primarily used as an ornamental piece in clothing. Though, the design of the over-boots was revolutionary as it was the first one with high heels placed in the structure.

Another fabulous, yet very practical, invention was the drizzle boot. Drizzle boots were made of clear plastic and were designed that way so that other people may still see the boots that the owner is wearing. Such footwear was intended to protect the shoes from rain, snow, mud or slush, while maintaining a quite impressive fashion effect.

Today, these accessories are mainly used for their practicality. They have always been viewed as protective apparels that were a necessity on locations with sensitive requirements to ensure that the cleanliness of both employees and establishments are well maintained. Some examples it applications are for phone and cable installers, delivery men, realtors, home inspectors, pest control personnel, window washers, heating and air technicians, carpet cleaning personnel, electricians & plumbers and those employed in the manufacture of highly sensitive electronics and semi conductors.

Development did not only stop on the actual design of the base product, but continuous progressions in terms of the materials used. So far, they have used denim, thin plastic, polypropylene, pack cloth, chlorinated polyethylene and polyethylene. These had affected its other properties like lessening of weight, cost effectiveness, convenience, flexibility, strength, easy to dispose and gives better resistance to dust. Some newer versions also have self-tightening rubber band so their users would not have to touch it and decrease the chances of dust contaminants going to their hands.

Shoe covers disposable apparels are very critical in ultra sensitive surgery procedures and manufacturing processes. The intention of the use of these things is for the prevention of contaminants, primarily dust, from entering the sensitive area of interest. Such is the importance of these accessories that semiconductor plants heavily rely on its usage to counter the presence of dust impurity inside the manufacturing area.




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