EP0495695A1 - Product shaped to conform to an object or part of the body, and process for the production thereof - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A43—FOOTWEAR
- A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
- A43B7/00—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements
- A43B7/14—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts
- A43B7/28—Adapting the inner sole or the side of the upper of the shoe to the sole of the foot
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A43—FOOTWEAR
- A43D—MACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT OR METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING OR REPAIRING FOOTWEAR
- A43D1/00—Foot or last measuring devices; Measuring devices for shoe parts
- A43D1/02—Foot-measuring devices
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B2209/00—Characteristics of used materials
- A63B2209/10—Characteristics of used materials with adhesive type surfaces, i.e. hook and loop-type fastener
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- the present invention relates to a product adjustable to the shape of an object or a member of the human body with which it must be associated, said adjustment being carried out directly on the object or the member to exactly match the shape or the outline. of it, thanks to the properties of the material of which said product is made.
- the product according to the present invention consists of a material which is flexible enough to be quickly adjusted by modeling "in situ" to the shape of the member or of the object with which it is to be associated, and which after having been adjusted to its final shape, loses its modeling ability under the effect of environmental conditions.
- said material is chosen from the group which comprises polyurethanes, silicones and all suitable thyxotropic materials.
- said material is associated with appropriate quantities of a substance capable of modifying the initial deformable state of said material in undeformable state, under the effect of environmental conditions.
- the material of which the product is made is kept away from environmental conditions, preferably in a bag airtight and ambient humidity, until it has been adjusted by modeling to the shape of the limb or the object with which it must be associated.
- the adjustment by modeling is carried out in situ while the material is enclosed in said waterproof bag, the latter being removed only after adjustment to expose the material to the conditions of the environment and make it dimensionally stable.
- the material is adjusted by modeling on the limb or the object with which it must be associated, immediately after being removed from the waterproof bag which keeps it sheltered from environmental conditions , the duration of the adjustment by modeling being calculated to be fast enough so that the material does not become undeformable until the modeling is finished.
- the product according to the invention has multiple applications, in particular for the protection or comfort of the human body.
- shoe soles of all kinds sports, in particular jogging, skiing, opposition-ski, skating or city shoes
- insoles seat covers (offices, cars, etc.); seat covers and sun loungers for babies and children, including child seats for cars; car wrapping; mattresses, blankets, pillows for the sick, burn victims, bedridden; prostheses; spectacle frames (sight, sun, ski, diving, etc.); protective helmets for cyclists, motorcyclists, sportsmen and professionals; and protective helmet liners; protective gloves for athletes and professionals; protective and / or insulating sleeves and / or to ensure better grip (for tools or for sports articles such as racket handles and the like); ski poles, golf equipment, oar handles, bicycle or motorbike handles, etc .; sportswear and professional clothing; protective pads for athletes or for musicians (violinists) etc; toys and hobbies; protective packaging for fragile objects; elements
- the products according to the present invention can be presented either in the form of a stand-alone product (this is the case, for example, with an insole), either in the form of attached products which adhere perfectly to the object - or to the organ - with which they are associated.
- each user is able to format a product for his own use.
- a user could shape an insole simply by footprint on the material of which the product is made and which is delivered substantially precut for the use for which it is intended.
- the material from which the product according to the invention must be made in particular polyurethane or a silicone, is kept away from atmospheric humidity, in a bag impermeable to atmospheric humidity and neutral with respect to said material.
- the material is removed from its bag, it is adjusted by modeling to the desired shape and it is subjected to atmospheric humidity (with possible addition of a small amount of water).
- the material becomes non-deformable by exposure to the environment for 2 to 20 minutes, depending on the material chosen, the desired thickness, the conditions of the environment and depending on whether or not it contains an accelerator -or activator- for changing condition, such as, for example, sodium bicarbonate (in the case of polyurethane).
- the material can advantageously be wrapped in a film which is neutral with respect to said material, but itself permeable to atmospheric humidity, the assembly being enclosed in a waterproof bag; the material's non-deformability is obtained by the action of environmental conditions on said material wrapped in said film, after having removed it from said bag and having adjusted it to the desired shape.
- the waterproof bag contains said material, as well as capsules -or microcapsules- containing water.
- the material can be attached or associated with one or more of the following materials: microspheres of microcellular plastic, local projections hollow or in the form of pads, partial or complete supports, microcellular materials, hollow or low weight.
- the products in accordance with the invention can be provided with any suitable fixing means to allow their fixing or their adaptation to existing products, such as "VELCRO", adhesives, rubber, etc.
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Abstract
Description
La présente invention est relative à un produit ajustable à la forme d'un objet ou d'un membre du corps humain auquel il doit être associé, ledit ajustement étant réalisé directement sur l'objet ou le membre pour épouser exactement la forme ou le contour de celui-ci, grâce aux propriétés du matériau dont est constitué ledit produit.The present invention relates to a product adjustable to the shape of an object or a member of the human body with which it must be associated, said adjustment being carried out directly on the object or the member to exactly match the shape or the outline. of it, thanks to the properties of the material of which said product is made.
Conformément à l'invention, le produit conforme à la présente invention est constitué d'un matériau qui est suffisamment souple pour être ajusté rapidement par modelage "in situ" à la forme du membre ou de l'objet auquel il doit être associé, et qui après avoir été ajusté à sa forme définitive, perd son aptitude au modelage sous l'effet des conditions de l'environnement.According to the invention, the product according to the present invention consists of a material which is flexible enough to be quickly adjusted by modeling "in situ" to the shape of the member or of the object with which it is to be associated, and which after having been adjusted to its final shape, loses its modeling ability under the effect of environmental conditions.
Selon une disposition avantageuse de l'invention, ledit matériau est choisi dans le groupe qui comprend les polyuréthanes, les silicones et tous matériaux thyxotropes appropriés.According to an advantageous arrangement of the invention, said material is chosen from the group which comprises polyurethanes, silicones and all suitable thyxotropic materials.
Suivant une modalité avantageuse de cette disposition, ledit matériau est associé à des quantités appropriées d'une substance propre à modifier l'état initial déformable dudit matériau en état indéformable, sous l'effet des conditions de l'environnement.According to an advantageous modality of this arrangement, said material is associated with appropriate quantities of a substance capable of modifying the initial deformable state of said material in undeformable state, under the effect of environmental conditions.
Conformément à l'invention, le matériau dont est constitué le produit est tenu à l'abri des conditions de l'environnement, de préférence dans un sac étanche à l'air et à l'humidité ambiante, jusqu'à ce qu'il ait été ajusté par modelage à la forme du membre ou de l'objet auquel il doit être associé.According to the invention, the material of which the product is made is kept away from environmental conditions, preferably in a bag airtight and ambient humidity, until it has been adjusted by modeling to the shape of the limb or the object with which it must be associated.
Selon un mode de mise en oeuvre avantageux, l'ajustement par modelage est réalisé in situ alors que le matériau est enfermé dans ledit sac étanche, ce dernier n'étant retiré qu'après l'ajustement pour exposer le matériau aux conditions de l'environnement et le rendre indéformable.According to an advantageous embodiment, the adjustment by modeling is carried out in situ while the material is enclosed in said waterproof bag, the latter being removed only after adjustment to expose the material to the conditions of the environment and make it dimensionally stable.
Selon un autre mode de mise en oeuvre avantageux, le matériau est ajusté par modelage sur le membre ou l'objet auquel il doit être associé, immédiatement après avoir été retiré du sac étanche qui le tient à l'abri des conditions de l'environnement, la durée de l'ajustement par modelage étant calculée pour être suffisamment rapide pour que le matériau ne devienne indéformable qu'une fois le modelage terminé.According to another advantageous embodiment, the material is adjusted by modeling on the limb or the object with which it must be associated, immediately after being removed from the waterproof bag which keeps it sheltered from environmental conditions , the duration of the adjustment by modeling being calculated to be fast enough so that the material does not become undeformable until the modeling is finished.
Le produit conforme à l'invention comporte de multiples applications, notamment pour la protection ou le confort du corps humain. On citera, à titre d'exemples non limitatifs les applications suivantes : semelles de chaussures de toutes sortes (de sport, notamment de jogging, de ski, d'après-ski, de patinage ou de ville), semelles intérieures; habillages de sièges (de bureaux, d'automobiles, etc); habillages de sièges et chaises longues pour bébés et enfants, y compris de sièges d'enfants pour automobiles; habillage de voitures d'enfants; matelas, couvertures, oreillers pour malades, grands brûlés, grabataires; prothèses; montures de lunettes (de vue, de soleil, de ski, de plongée, etc); casques de protection pour cyclistes, motocyclistes, sportifs et professionnels; et doublages de casques de protection; gants de protection pour sportifs et professionnels; manchons de protection et/ou d'isolation et/ou pour assurer une meilleure préhension (pour outils ou pour articles de sport tels que manches de raquettes et analogues); bâtons de ski, équipements de golf, poignées de rames, poignées de bicyclettes ou motos, etc; vêtements de sport et vêtements professionnels; tampons de protection pour sportifs ou pour musiciens (violonistes) etc; jouets et objets de loisirs; emballages de protection pour objets fragiles; éléments pour l'isolation, notamment thermique.The product according to the invention has multiple applications, in particular for the protection or comfort of the human body. By way of nonlimiting examples, mention will be made of the following applications: shoe soles of all kinds (sports, in particular jogging, skiing, après-ski, skating or city shoes), insoles; seat covers (offices, cars, etc.); seat covers and sun loungers for babies and children, including child seats for cars; car wrapping; mattresses, blankets, pillows for the sick, burn victims, bedridden; prostheses; spectacle frames (sight, sun, ski, diving, etc.); protective helmets for cyclists, motorcyclists, sportsmen and professionals; and protective helmet liners; protective gloves for athletes and professionals; protective and / or insulating sleeves and / or to ensure better grip (for tools or for sports articles such as racket handles and the like); ski poles, golf equipment, oar handles, bicycle or motorbike handles, etc .; sportswear and professional clothing; protective pads for athletes or for musicians (violinists) etc; toys and hobbies; protective packaging for fragile objects; elements for insulation, especially thermal.
Les produits conformes à la présente invention peuvent se présenter soit sous la forme d'un produit autonome (c'est le cas par exemple d'une semelle intérieure), soit sous forme de produits rapportés qui adhèrent parfaitement à l'objet -ou à l'organe- auquel ils sont associés.The products according to the present invention can be presented either in the form of a stand-alone product (this is the case, for example, with an insole), either in the form of attached products which adhere perfectly to the object - or to the organ - with which they are associated.
Les produits conformes à la présente invention ne nécessitent pas pour leur mise en forme, l'intervention d'hommes de métiers; en effet, chaque utilisateur est en mesure de mettre en forme un produit pour son propre usage. Par exemple, un utilisateur pourra mettre en forme une semelle intérieure simplement par empreinte du pied sur le matériau dont est constitué le produit et qui est livré sensiblement prédécoupé en vue de l'usage auquel il est destiné.The products in accordance with the present invention do not require, for their shaping, the intervention of trades people; indeed, each user is able to format a product for his own use. For example, a user could shape an insole simply by footprint on the material of which the product is made and which is delivered substantially precut for the use for which it is intended.
Pour la mise en oeuvre de l'invention, l'on procède comme suit :For the implementation of the invention, the procedure is as follows:
selon une variante de mise en oeuvre, le matériau dont doit être constitué le produit conforme à l'invention, notamment du polyuréthane ou une silicone, est tenu à l'abri de l'humidité atmosphérique, dans un sac imperméable à l'humidité atmosphérique et neutre vis-à-vis dudit matériau.according to an implementation variant, the material from which the product according to the invention must be made, in particular polyurethane or a silicone, is kept away from atmospheric humidity, in a bag impermeable to atmospheric humidity and neutral with respect to said material.
Pour le modeler à la forme de l'objet ou de l'organe à protéger ou à réaliser, on sort le matériau de son sac, on l'ajuste par modelage à la forme voulue et on le soumet à l'humidité atmosphérique (avec addition éventuelle d'une petite quantité d'eau). Le matériau devient indéformable par exposition à l'environnement pendant 2 à 20 minutes, selon le matériau choisi, l'épaisseur désirée, les conditions de l'environnement et selon qu'il contient ou non un accélérateur -ou activateur- de changement d'état, tel que par exemple, le bicarbonate de sodium (dans le cas du polyuréthane).To mold it to the shape of the object or organ to be protected or to be produced, the material is removed from its bag, it is adjusted by modeling to the desired shape and it is subjected to atmospheric humidity (with possible addition of a small amount of water). The material becomes non-deformable by exposure to the environment for 2 to 20 minutes, depending on the material chosen, the desired thickness, the conditions of the environment and depending on whether or not it contains an accelerator -or activator- for changing condition, such as, for example, sodium bicarbonate (in the case of polyurethane).
Selon une autre variante de mise en oeuvre, le matériau peut avantageusement être enveloppé d'un film neutre vis-à-vis dudit matériau, mais lui-même perméable à l'humidité atmosphérique, l'ensemble étant enfermé dans un sac étanche aux conditions de l'environnement; l'indéformabilité du matériau est obtenue par action des conditions de l'environnement sur ledit matériau enveloppé dans ledit film, après l'avoir sorti dudit sac et l'avoir ajusté à la forme voulue.According to another implementation variant, the material can advantageously be wrapped in a film which is neutral with respect to said material, but itself permeable to atmospheric humidity, the assembly being enclosed in a waterproof bag; the material's non-deformability is obtained by the action of environmental conditions on said material wrapped in said film, after having removed it from said bag and having adjusted it to the desired shape.
Selon encore une autre variante de mise en oeuvre, le sac étanche contient ledit matériau, ainsi que des capsules -ou microcapsules- contenant de l'eau. La pression exercée sur le sac contenant à la fois le matériau et les capsules, pour réaliser l'ajustement par modelage à la forme voulue, provoque l'ouverture des capsules et la rigidification du produit dans la forme voulue.According to yet another variant of implementation, the waterproof bag contains said material, as well as capsules -or microcapsules- containing water. The pressure exerted on the bag containing both the material and the capsules, to carry out the adjustment by modeling to the desired shape, causes the opening of the capsules and the stiffening of the product in the desired shape.
Quel que soit le mode de mise en oeuvre, le matériau peut être fixé ou associé à un ou plusieurs des matériaux suivants : microsphères en matière plastique microcellulaire, projections locales creuses ou en forme de coussinets, supports partiels ou complets, matériaux microcellulaires, creux ou de faible poids.Whatever the mode of implementation, the material can be attached or associated with one or more of the following materials: microspheres of microcellular plastic, local projections hollow or in the form of pads, partial or complete supports, microcellular materials, hollow or low weight.
Les produits conformes à l'invention peuvent être pourvus de tous moyens de fixation appropriés pour permettre leur fixation ou leur adaptation sur des produits existants, tels que "VELCRO", adhésifs, caoutchouc, etc...The products in accordance with the invention can be provided with any suitable fixing means to allow their fixing or their adaptation to existing products, such as "VELCRO", adhesives, rubber, etc.
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| IL96937 | 1991-01-13 | ||
| IL96937A IL96937A0 (en) | 1991-01-13 | 1991-01-13 | Customized insole support and a method for its preparation |
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| AU (1) | AU1228392A (en) |
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| US3322873A (en) * | 1963-09-30 | 1967-05-30 | Dow Corning | Method of making a resilient custom-fit body protector |
| EP0323099A2 (en) * | 1987-12-24 | 1989-07-05 | Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company | Last for preparing custom footwear |
| US4955393A (en) * | 1988-03-30 | 1990-09-11 | Trident Laboratories, Inc. | Mouthguard with conformable arch liners |
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| US3322873A (en) * | 1963-09-30 | 1967-05-30 | Dow Corning | Method of making a resilient custom-fit body protector |
| EP0323099A2 (en) * | 1987-12-24 | 1989-07-05 | Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company | Last for preparing custom footwear |
| US4955393A (en) * | 1988-03-30 | 1990-09-11 | Trident Laboratories, Inc. | Mouthguard with conformable arch liners |
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