CA2883763A1 - Barefoot orthotic sports sleeve - Google Patents
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Abstract
The barefoot orthotic sports sleeve is a slip on arch support device with an open heel and open toe design in order to maximize barefoot contact with the floor. There is a pouch under the arch of the foot into which arch pads of various sizes and materials can be inserted. The barefoot sports orthotic foot sleeve has a toe band passing between the first and second toe to prevent the sleeve from rolling back and bunching up under the foot.
Description
Title Barefoot orthotic sports sleeve Field of the invention This invention relates to orthotic devices. More specifically, this invention relates to foot sleeves for barefoot sports, which have a pouch for an arch wedge.
Background of the Invention Description of the related Art Many people suffer from foot ailments such as "flat feet" or fallen arches.
This condition can lead to pain in the knees and in the lower back. In order to alleviate this condition, many orthotic devices are currently available such as custom orthotic insoles.
As many active barefoot activities, such as martial arts, gymnastics or yoga, are practiced in bare feet, wearing foot orthotic insoles designed to wear in shoes is not possible or practical.
For example, the extra weight at the end of the foot caused by wearing a shoe may negatively affect kicking techniques. Furthermore, wearing shoes in a dojo or gymnastics training gym or a yoga studio may be frowned upon or simply not allowed.
Another option for arch support in barefoot sports is the use of ankle braces.
Ankle braces come in many styles and are made of various materials. Some materials such as neoprene may be inappropriate because of the excess heat generated making the feet sweat and thus causing the foot to slip on the floor while exercising. Other models of ankle supports have laces or straps. These ankle braces with laces or straps may also cause bruising or pinching, for example when performing roundhouse kicks on punching bags. The laces and straps may also bruise or cut others while sparring which makes wearing them a safety hazard.
Background of the Invention Description of the related Art Many people suffer from foot ailments such as "flat feet" or fallen arches.
This condition can lead to pain in the knees and in the lower back. In order to alleviate this condition, many orthotic devices are currently available such as custom orthotic insoles.
As many active barefoot activities, such as martial arts, gymnastics or yoga, are practiced in bare feet, wearing foot orthotic insoles designed to wear in shoes is not possible or practical.
For example, the extra weight at the end of the foot caused by wearing a shoe may negatively affect kicking techniques. Furthermore, wearing shoes in a dojo or gymnastics training gym or a yoga studio may be frowned upon or simply not allowed.
Another option for arch support in barefoot sports is the use of ankle braces.
Ankle braces come in many styles and are made of various materials. Some materials such as neoprene may be inappropriate because of the excess heat generated making the feet sweat and thus causing the foot to slip on the floor while exercising. Other models of ankle supports have laces or straps. These ankle braces with laces or straps may also cause bruising or pinching, for example when performing roundhouse kicks on punching bags. The laces and straps may also bruise or cut others while sparring which makes wearing them a safety hazard.
2 While a formfitting ankle brace or sport socket which is open at the heel and at the toes could be used to hold a commercial!,' available arch pad in place against the arch of the foot, most of the currently available ankle braces are not long enough in the arch section and do not effectively hold the arch pad in place during active training.
Furthermore, the bottom or plantar edge of ankle braces may roll back and bunch up creating a tripping hazard.
Recently, arch support wraps with arch support pads have become commercially available for those wishing to perform barefoot sports. While these devices may offer arch support they sometimes have to be worn tightly in order to not slip off the foot while active and this can become uncomfortable for some athletes. Furthermore, any movement that requires the foot to slide along the floor may cause the arch support wraps to catch on foam floor mats and thus create a tripping hazard.
Socks with pouches for arch pads may also be available. These are inadequate for barefoot sports, as many techniques, such as rapid changes in stances, require the athletes to pivot on the heel or on the ball of the foot. A full sock would negatively affect these changes in the stances. The full sock would also negatively affect the grip and feel of the floor that is required for many martial arts and gymnastics techniques.
What is needed is a formfitting foot sleeve made with comfortable materials, which has a pouch for an arch pad so that the arch pad will stay in place through various movements. It should also be designed for maximum floor grip by having an open heel and open toe, allowing for a substantial part of the ball and heel of the foot to directly contact the floor, yet not be able to roll up and bunch up under the foot.
Furthermore, the bottom or plantar edge of ankle braces may roll back and bunch up creating a tripping hazard.
Recently, arch support wraps with arch support pads have become commercially available for those wishing to perform barefoot sports. While these devices may offer arch support they sometimes have to be worn tightly in order to not slip off the foot while active and this can become uncomfortable for some athletes. Furthermore, any movement that requires the foot to slide along the floor may cause the arch support wraps to catch on foam floor mats and thus create a tripping hazard.
Socks with pouches for arch pads may also be available. These are inadequate for barefoot sports, as many techniques, such as rapid changes in stances, require the athletes to pivot on the heel or on the ball of the foot. A full sock would negatively affect these changes in the stances. The full sock would also negatively affect the grip and feel of the floor that is required for many martial arts and gymnastics techniques.
What is needed is a formfitting foot sleeve made with comfortable materials, which has a pouch for an arch pad so that the arch pad will stay in place through various movements. It should also be designed for maximum floor grip by having an open heel and open toe, allowing for a substantial part of the ball and heel of the foot to directly contact the floor, yet not be able to roll up and bunch up under the foot.
3 Brief Summary of the Invention The barefoot orthotic sports sleeve is an open toe and open heel formfitting foot sleeve with a pouch in the arch area of the foot into which an arch pad may be inserted. The barefoot orthotic sports sleeve further comprises a toe band between the first and second toe preventing the sleeve from rolling back and bunching up under the foot.
The open toe and open heel design allows maximum barefoot contact with the floor, resulting in a better "grip" and minimal slipping as not only are the toes exposed, but a substantial part of the plantar side of the foot in the medial and lateral metatarsophalangeal joint areas (ball of the foot). The bare heel and ball of the foot is especially important as it allows for the changes from the different stances during basic training and when the pivoting occurs on the heel or ball of the foot.
The lack of laces and straps makes the barefoot sports orthotic sleeve have the advantage of being easy to put on and take off. The strapless design also reduces the risk of bruising the dorsal surface of the foot while training. The risk of injuring others while sparring due to the laces or straps is also eliminated.
The barefoot orthotic sports sleeve has a toe band made of elastomeric textile material such as spandex which passes between the hallux and the second toe. This band effectively prevents the foot sleeve from rolling up the foot or bunching up under the foot. The toe band also prevents the edge of the sleeve under the foot from catching on the floor mats (especially when an arch pad is inserted in the pouch) during the execution of the many movements, which require the foot to move close to the floor and slide in different directions.
The barefoot orthotic sports sleeve has a pouch at the bottom of the sleeve, which is in the shape of a semi oval, in order to accommodate arch support pads. The arch pads can be inserted into the pouch via an opening in the pouch. This capability of hosting an arch pad offers multiple solutions for athletes needing arch support while performing
The open toe and open heel design allows maximum barefoot contact with the floor, resulting in a better "grip" and minimal slipping as not only are the toes exposed, but a substantial part of the plantar side of the foot in the medial and lateral metatarsophalangeal joint areas (ball of the foot). The bare heel and ball of the foot is especially important as it allows for the changes from the different stances during basic training and when the pivoting occurs on the heel or ball of the foot.
The lack of laces and straps makes the barefoot sports orthotic sleeve have the advantage of being easy to put on and take off. The strapless design also reduces the risk of bruising the dorsal surface of the foot while training. The risk of injuring others while sparring due to the laces or straps is also eliminated.
The barefoot orthotic sports sleeve has a toe band made of elastomeric textile material such as spandex which passes between the hallux and the second toe. This band effectively prevents the foot sleeve from rolling up the foot or bunching up under the foot. The toe band also prevents the edge of the sleeve under the foot from catching on the floor mats (especially when an arch pad is inserted in the pouch) during the execution of the many movements, which require the foot to move close to the floor and slide in different directions.
The barefoot orthotic sports sleeve has a pouch at the bottom of the sleeve, which is in the shape of a semi oval, in order to accommodate arch support pads. The arch pads can be inserted into the pouch via an opening in the pouch. This capability of hosting an arch pad offers multiple solutions for athletes needing arch support while performing
4 barefoot sports, allowing the user to choose the type of support he or she needs for specific sports applications.
The barefoot orthotic sports sleeves are knit using a commercial sock-knitting machine.
They may be made of different blends of yarn such as cotton, nylon, polyester, polypropylene and elastomeric yarn such as Lycra. They are washable.
Brief Description of the Drawings Fig. 1 depicts a perspective instep view of an embodiment of the present device worn on a right foot.
Fig. 2 depicts a lateral view of an embodiment of the present device worn on a left foot Fig. 3 depicts a plantar view of an embodiment of the present device worn on a left foot Fig. 4 depicts a cut-away view of the bottom or planter side of an embodiment of the present device.
Fig. 5 depicts a cut-away view of the bottom or planter side of an alternative embodiment of the present device with an integrated pouch knit into the sleeve with a twin layer sock-knitting machine.
Fig. 6 depicts the toe band after it has been stitched together and turned inside out.
Detailed Description of the Invention Fig. 1 depicts a perspective instep view of an embodiment of the barefoot orthotic sports sleeve 1, having an open heel and an open toe design as would be worn on a human right foot. The foot sleeve 1 of the present device is a formfitting sleeve which may be made of different blends of yarn such as cotton, nylon, polyester, polypropylene and elastomeric yarn such as Lycra. The sleeve 1 is knit on a commercial sock-knitting machine.
Figures 1, 2, 3 depict the edge element 4 which is obtained by sewing a 15 mm elastomeric bias ribbon 1 using a three step zigzag stitch. The edge element 4 starts on the dorsal side of the sleeve 1 at the conjunction of the hallux and second toe, going around to form the plantar side of the edge element 4 and returning to the dorsal side of the sleeve at the conjunction of the hallux and second toe. This sewing operation results in the dorsal and plantar sides of the edge element 4 defining a curve towards the toe end of the foot with the apex of the curve being adjacent to the conjunction of the hallux and second toe. The dorsal curved edge is identified as element 5a on Figure 1 and the plantar curved edge element is identified as element 5b on Figure 3.
Fig. 2 further depicts how, on the lateral side of the foot sleeve 1, the edge element 4 defines a curve extending from the apex 5a on the dorsal side of the foot sleeve 1 to an area adjacent to the metatarsophalangeal joint of the fifth toe. This area is identified as element 7a.
Fig. 1 depicts how, on the medial side of the foot sleeve 1, the edge element 4 defines a curve extending from the apex 5a on the dorsal side of the foot sleeve 1 to an area adjacent to the metatarsophalangeal joint of the hallux. This area is identified as element 7b.
As seen by Fig. 3, on the medial side of the foot sleeve 1, the edge element 4 defines a curve extending from an area adjacent the conjunction of the hallux and second toe 5b on the plantar side of the foot sleeve 1 to the area adjacent to the metatarsophalangeal joint of the hallux 7b.
Fig. 3 further depicts how, on the lateral side of the foot sleeve 1, the edge element 4 defines a curve extending from an area adjacent the conjunction of the hallux and second toe 5b on the plantar side of the foot sleeve 1 to an area adjacent to the metatarsophalangeal joint of the fifth toe 7a.
Figures 1, 2 and 3 depicts an embodiment of the present device with the heel opening edge element 6 being a continuously sewn edge starting at point near the Achilles tendon and returning to the same starting point in order to prevent the stitch joint from being under the heel. The edge element 6 is obtained by sewing a 15 mm elastomeric bias ribbon using a three step zigzag stitch.
Toe edge element 4 and the heel edge element 6 may have an additional thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer band element sewn into them in alternative embodiments of the device according to the intended sport application.
Fig. 1 depicts the toe band element 2 attached to the dorsal side of the foot sleeve 1 adjacent to the apex in the curve 5a of the edge element 4 using a zigzag stitch.
Fig. 3 depicts how the toe band 2 is attached to the edge element 4 on the plantar side of the foot adjacent the apex 5b using a butt end bartack stitch.
Fig. 4 depicts a cutaway view of an embodiment of the device in which the semi oval pouch 3a is sewn to the bottom of the foot sleeve 1 using a zigzag stich. The arch pad pouch 3a of the present embodiment is made of a four way stretchable fabric and is sewn lengthwise into the bottom of the sleeve 1 adjacent to the arch area of the foot.
The pouch opening 8a of this embodiment is located along a section adjacent the apex of the curved pouch 3a.
Figure 5 depicts a cutaway view of an alternative embodiment of the device in which the semi oval pouch 3b on the bottom of the foot sleeve 1 is knitted into the fabric of the sleeve 1 using the dial needles of a twin-layer sock-knitting machine wherein the pouch 3b has a channel to allow the insertion of a semi oval arch wedge. As show in Fig. 5, the arch support pouch 3b has an opening 8b in this embodiment of the present device at the heel end of the pouch 3b due to the capabilities of the twin-layer sock-knitting machine. The pouch opening 8b is offset towards the lateral side of the sleeve 1. An additional triangular stitch element 10 is positioned on the medial side of the pouch opening 8b, effectively creating a channel identified as element 9, through which the arch pad is inserted. The triangular stitch element 10 further acts as a retaining element preventing the arch pad from sliding towards the opening of the pouch 8b and coming out of the pouch 3b during use of the device.
Fig.6 shows an embodiment of the toe band 2 of the present device before it is attached to the sleeve 1. The toe band 2 is made of a four way stretch fabric, which is folded over at the top end. The two layers of this fabric are serged together and tapered toward the middle resulting in a symmetrical "hourglass" shape. A three-thread overlock stitch is used to allow for stretching. The narrowest part of the toe band 11 is placed 215th of the length from the top end (dorsal end) of the band 2. The tapering of the toe band ends at 415th of the length from the top of the toe band. The last bottom 5th of the length of the toe band defines a radius ending at the bottom end (plantar end) of the toe band. This area is identified as element 12. The toe band is then turned inside out so that the stitching does not irritate the skin between the hallux and the second toe.
The bottom of the toe band 13 is then stitched together using a straight stitch and cut so that the bottom edge describes a concave curve.
In operation, the user of the barefoot orthotic sports sleeve 1 inserts an arch pad into the pouch through the pouch opening 8a in one embodiment of the present device or through the pouch opening 8b in an alternative embodiment of the present device. As shown in Fig. 1, the foot sleeve 1 is then slid onto the foot, as would be a sock, making sure the toe band 2 is between the hallux and second toe. The elastomeric material of the sleeve 1 and the arch pad pouch 3a or 3b, keep the arch pad firmly in place up against the arch of the foot throughout the various movements of different barefoot sports. The arch pad is removed for washing the foot sleeve 1.
Although the invention has been described in conjunction with specific embodiments thereof, it is evident than some alternatives, modifications and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art such as alternative elastomeric materials and methods used to fabricate the foot sleeve 1 and the toe band 2. Alternative methods of shaping the edges 4 and 6 of the foot sleeve 1 may also be apparent. Accordingly, the invention as described and hereinafter claimed is intended to embrace all such alternatives, modifications and variations that fall within the spirit and broad scope of the appended claims.
The barefoot orthotic sports sleeves are knit using a commercial sock-knitting machine.
They may be made of different blends of yarn such as cotton, nylon, polyester, polypropylene and elastomeric yarn such as Lycra. They are washable.
Brief Description of the Drawings Fig. 1 depicts a perspective instep view of an embodiment of the present device worn on a right foot.
Fig. 2 depicts a lateral view of an embodiment of the present device worn on a left foot Fig. 3 depicts a plantar view of an embodiment of the present device worn on a left foot Fig. 4 depicts a cut-away view of the bottom or planter side of an embodiment of the present device.
Fig. 5 depicts a cut-away view of the bottom or planter side of an alternative embodiment of the present device with an integrated pouch knit into the sleeve with a twin layer sock-knitting machine.
Fig. 6 depicts the toe band after it has been stitched together and turned inside out.
Detailed Description of the Invention Fig. 1 depicts a perspective instep view of an embodiment of the barefoot orthotic sports sleeve 1, having an open heel and an open toe design as would be worn on a human right foot. The foot sleeve 1 of the present device is a formfitting sleeve which may be made of different blends of yarn such as cotton, nylon, polyester, polypropylene and elastomeric yarn such as Lycra. The sleeve 1 is knit on a commercial sock-knitting machine.
Figures 1, 2, 3 depict the edge element 4 which is obtained by sewing a 15 mm elastomeric bias ribbon 1 using a three step zigzag stitch. The edge element 4 starts on the dorsal side of the sleeve 1 at the conjunction of the hallux and second toe, going around to form the plantar side of the edge element 4 and returning to the dorsal side of the sleeve at the conjunction of the hallux and second toe. This sewing operation results in the dorsal and plantar sides of the edge element 4 defining a curve towards the toe end of the foot with the apex of the curve being adjacent to the conjunction of the hallux and second toe. The dorsal curved edge is identified as element 5a on Figure 1 and the plantar curved edge element is identified as element 5b on Figure 3.
Fig. 2 further depicts how, on the lateral side of the foot sleeve 1, the edge element 4 defines a curve extending from the apex 5a on the dorsal side of the foot sleeve 1 to an area adjacent to the metatarsophalangeal joint of the fifth toe. This area is identified as element 7a.
Fig. 1 depicts how, on the medial side of the foot sleeve 1, the edge element 4 defines a curve extending from the apex 5a on the dorsal side of the foot sleeve 1 to an area adjacent to the metatarsophalangeal joint of the hallux. This area is identified as element 7b.
As seen by Fig. 3, on the medial side of the foot sleeve 1, the edge element 4 defines a curve extending from an area adjacent the conjunction of the hallux and second toe 5b on the plantar side of the foot sleeve 1 to the area adjacent to the metatarsophalangeal joint of the hallux 7b.
Fig. 3 further depicts how, on the lateral side of the foot sleeve 1, the edge element 4 defines a curve extending from an area adjacent the conjunction of the hallux and second toe 5b on the plantar side of the foot sleeve 1 to an area adjacent to the metatarsophalangeal joint of the fifth toe 7a.
Figures 1, 2 and 3 depicts an embodiment of the present device with the heel opening edge element 6 being a continuously sewn edge starting at point near the Achilles tendon and returning to the same starting point in order to prevent the stitch joint from being under the heel. The edge element 6 is obtained by sewing a 15 mm elastomeric bias ribbon using a three step zigzag stitch.
Toe edge element 4 and the heel edge element 6 may have an additional thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer band element sewn into them in alternative embodiments of the device according to the intended sport application.
Fig. 1 depicts the toe band element 2 attached to the dorsal side of the foot sleeve 1 adjacent to the apex in the curve 5a of the edge element 4 using a zigzag stitch.
Fig. 3 depicts how the toe band 2 is attached to the edge element 4 on the plantar side of the foot adjacent the apex 5b using a butt end bartack stitch.
Fig. 4 depicts a cutaway view of an embodiment of the device in which the semi oval pouch 3a is sewn to the bottom of the foot sleeve 1 using a zigzag stich. The arch pad pouch 3a of the present embodiment is made of a four way stretchable fabric and is sewn lengthwise into the bottom of the sleeve 1 adjacent to the arch area of the foot.
The pouch opening 8a of this embodiment is located along a section adjacent the apex of the curved pouch 3a.
Figure 5 depicts a cutaway view of an alternative embodiment of the device in which the semi oval pouch 3b on the bottom of the foot sleeve 1 is knitted into the fabric of the sleeve 1 using the dial needles of a twin-layer sock-knitting machine wherein the pouch 3b has a channel to allow the insertion of a semi oval arch wedge. As show in Fig. 5, the arch support pouch 3b has an opening 8b in this embodiment of the present device at the heel end of the pouch 3b due to the capabilities of the twin-layer sock-knitting machine. The pouch opening 8b is offset towards the lateral side of the sleeve 1. An additional triangular stitch element 10 is positioned on the medial side of the pouch opening 8b, effectively creating a channel identified as element 9, through which the arch pad is inserted. The triangular stitch element 10 further acts as a retaining element preventing the arch pad from sliding towards the opening of the pouch 8b and coming out of the pouch 3b during use of the device.
Fig.6 shows an embodiment of the toe band 2 of the present device before it is attached to the sleeve 1. The toe band 2 is made of a four way stretch fabric, which is folded over at the top end. The two layers of this fabric are serged together and tapered toward the middle resulting in a symmetrical "hourglass" shape. A three-thread overlock stitch is used to allow for stretching. The narrowest part of the toe band 11 is placed 215th of the length from the top end (dorsal end) of the band 2. The tapering of the toe band ends at 415th of the length from the top of the toe band. The last bottom 5th of the length of the toe band defines a radius ending at the bottom end (plantar end) of the toe band. This area is identified as element 12. The toe band is then turned inside out so that the stitching does not irritate the skin between the hallux and the second toe.
The bottom of the toe band 13 is then stitched together using a straight stitch and cut so that the bottom edge describes a concave curve.
In operation, the user of the barefoot orthotic sports sleeve 1 inserts an arch pad into the pouch through the pouch opening 8a in one embodiment of the present device or through the pouch opening 8b in an alternative embodiment of the present device. As shown in Fig. 1, the foot sleeve 1 is then slid onto the foot, as would be a sock, making sure the toe band 2 is between the hallux and second toe. The elastomeric material of the sleeve 1 and the arch pad pouch 3a or 3b, keep the arch pad firmly in place up against the arch of the foot throughout the various movements of different barefoot sports. The arch pad is removed for washing the foot sleeve 1.
Although the invention has been described in conjunction with specific embodiments thereof, it is evident than some alternatives, modifications and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art such as alternative elastomeric materials and methods used to fabricate the foot sleeve 1 and the toe band 2. Alternative methods of shaping the edges 4 and 6 of the foot sleeve 1 may also be apparent. Accordingly, the invention as described and hereinafter claimed is intended to embrace all such alternatives, modifications and variations that fall within the spirit and broad scope of the appended claims.
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1. A formfitting barefoot orthotic sports sleeve device comprising: a formfitting sleeve;
wherein the said sleeve having a pouch with an opening, wherein the said pouch is in the arch area of a human foot; wherein the said sleeve being open under the heel and at the toe end of the foot as well as the plantar and dorsal area of the metatarsalphalangeal joints of a human foot; wherein the said sleeve having a toe band of elastomeric material between the first and second toes which is attached to the apex of the anterior dorsal and plantar edges of the said sleeve.
wherein the said sleeve having a pouch with an opening, wherein the said pouch is in the arch area of a human foot; wherein the said sleeve being open under the heel and at the toe end of the foot as well as the plantar and dorsal area of the metatarsalphalangeal joints of a human foot; wherein the said sleeve having a toe band of elastomeric material between the first and second toes which is attached to the apex of the anterior dorsal and plantar edges of the said sleeve.
2. The device of claim 1, wherein the dorsal and plantar anterior edges of the said sleeve extend in a curve from the conjunction of the hallux and second toe medially to the first metatarsal phalangeal joint and laterally to the fifth metatarsal phalangeal joint.
3. The device of claim 1, wherein the anterior dorsal and plantar edges of said sleeve define a curve towards the toe end of the foot with the apex of the curve being adjacent to the area at the conjunction of the hallux and second toe.
4. The device of claim 1, wherein said sleeve is comprised of a material selected from the group consisting of nylon, polyester, polypropylene and elastomeric synthetic fiber.
5. The device of claim 1, wherein the said toe band of the said sleeve is comprised of a four way stretch elastomeric textile material.
6. The device of claim 1, wherein the said toe band is of a symmetrical "hourglass" shape of which the narrowest part of the said toe band is 2/5th of the length from the top end of the said toe band and wherein the tapering of the said toe band ends at 4/5th of the length from the top of the said toe band, and wherein the last bottom 5th of the length of the toe band defines a radius ending at the bottom end of the toe band and wherein the said bottom of the said toe band defines a concave curve.
7. The device of claim 1, wherein the said toe band is attached at the anterior apex of the said dorsal edge of the said sleeve using a zigzag bartack stitch.
8. The device of claim 1, wherein the said toe band is attached to the anterior apex of the said plantar edge of the said sleeve using a butt end bartack stitch.
9. The device of claim 1, wherein the said pouch has an elongated triangular stitch between the said pouch opening and the medial area of the said pouch creating an enclosure at the posterior and medial end of the said pouch as well as a channel opening to the said pouch.
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