GB2378888A - Foot wear capable of vibrational massage - Google Patents

Foot wear capable of vibrational massage Download PDF

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GB2378888A
GB2378888A GB0120614A GB0120614A GB2378888A GB 2378888 A GB2378888 A GB 2378888A GB 0120614 A GB0120614 A GB 0120614A GB 0120614 A GB0120614 A GB 0120614A GB 2378888 A GB2378888 A GB 2378888A
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Yung-Wei Chen
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MING WAY CO Ltd
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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
    • A43B7/1405—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form
    • A43B7/1455—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form with special properties
    • A43B7/146—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form with special properties provided with acupressure points or means for foot massage
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B3/00—Footwear characterised by the shape or the use
    • A43B3/34—Footwear characterised by the shape or the use with electrical or electronic arrangements
    • 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
    • A43B7/22—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with fixed flat-foot insertions, metatarsal supports, ankle flaps or the like
    • A43B7/223—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with fixed flat-foot insertions, metatarsal supports, ankle flaps or the like characterised by the constructive form
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H23/00—Percussion or vibration massage, e.g. using supersonic vibration; Suction-vibration massage; Massage with moving diaphragms
    • A61H23/02—Percussion or vibration massage, e.g. using supersonic vibration; Suction-vibration massage; Massage with moving diaphragms with electric or magnetic drive
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H2205/00—Devices for specific parts of the body
    • A61H2205/12—Feet

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  • Pain & Pain Management (AREA)
  • Physical Education & Sports Medicine (AREA)
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  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Footwear And Its Accessory, Manufacturing Method And Apparatuses (AREA)
  • Finger-Pressure Massage (AREA)
  • Percussion Or Vibration Massage (AREA)

Abstract

A footwear is capable of a vibrational massage and is formed of an outsole (11) and an insole (51) detachably fastened with the outsole (11). The outsole (11) is provided in the upper side with a receiving slot (12) in which an electric vibrator (21) and a battery set (31) are disposed. The battery set (31) is connected with the electric vibrator (21) by a wire (36) for providing the vibrator (21) with power. The outsole (11) is provided with a recessed slot (14) in communication with the receiving slot (12). A switch (41) is disposed in the recessed slot (14) and is connected with the electric vibrator (21) and the battery set (31) by a wire (42) which penetrates into the receiving slot (12). The switch (41) turns on and off the electric vibrator (21) which serves to provide the insole (51) with the vibrational effect to massage the foot wearing the footwear.

Description

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FOOT WEAR CAPABLE OF VIBRATIONAL MASSAGE FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to a footwear, and more particularly to a footwear which is capable of a vibrational massage.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION As shown in FIG. 1, a massage shoe 70 of the prior art comprises a bottom plate 71 which is provided with a support plate 75 parallel to the bottom plate 71 at an interval. The support plate 75 and the bottom plate 71 are provided therebetween with a plurality of support pillars 73, thereby resulting in a predetermined interval between the support plate 75 and the bottom plate 71. The bottom plate 71 is provided with a vibrating device 77 and a battery case 78. In addition, the massage shoe 70 is provided with a fastening strap 79 and a switch 81 which is connected to the vibrating device 77 or battery case 78. The vibrating device 77 serves to provide the massage shoe 70 with a vibrational effect to soothe the foot.
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The prior art massage shoe 70 has shortcomings. In the first place, the vibrating device 77 and the battery case 78 are not provided with protection against water and are therefore vulnerable to mechanical failure. In addition, the vibrating device 77 is not energy-efficient in view of the fact that the vibrational effect is transmitted from the bottom plate 71 to the support plate 75 via the support pillars 73, thereby resulting in a substantial energy waste. Moreover, the massage shoe 70 of the prior art is rather complicated in construction and is therefore not cost-effective.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is the primary objective of the present invention to provide a waterproof massage footwear which is not vulnerable to mechanical disorder.
It is another objective of the present invention to provide a massage footwear which is effective in providing a vibrational effect to soothe the foot.
It is still another objective of the present invention to provide a massage footwear which can be easily assembled.
The structures, features and functions of the present invention will be readily understood upon a thoughtful deliberation of the following detailed description of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 shows an exploded view of a massage shoe of the prior art.
FIG. 2 shows an exploded view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 shows a schematic view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention in use such that the battery is being replaced.
FIG. 5 shows a perspective view of another preferred embodiment of the present invention with the switch thereof being disposed in the sideof the sole thereof.
FIG. 6 shows a schematic view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention at work in conjunction with a chargeable battery.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a massage shoe 10 embodied in the present invention comprises an outsole 11, an electric vibrator 21, a battery set 31, a switch 41, and an insole 51.
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The outsole 11 is provided in the front segment of the upper side thereof with a receiving slot 12, and in the rear end thereof with a recessed slot 14 which is in communication with the receiving slot 12.
The electric vibrator 21 is fixed in the receiving slot 12. The electric vibrator 21 of the preferred embodiment of the present invention is an electric eccentric motor capable of a vibrational effect.
The battery set 31 is formed of a battery mount 32 and a plurality
o of batteries 34. The battery mount 32 is fixed in the receiving slot 12.
I The batteries 34 are disposed in the battery mount 32. The battery set 31 is connected with the electric vibrator 21 by a wire 36.
The switch 41 is disposed in the recessed slot 14 of the outsole 11 such that the switch 41 is connected with the battery set 31 and the vibrator 21 by a wire 42 which is penetrated into the receiving slot 12.
The electric vibrator 21 is regulated by the switch 41.
The insole 51 is detachably fastened with the upper side of the outsole 11 by the magic tapes 59 of the Velcro device. The insole 51 can be easily separated from the outsole 11 to facilitate the replacing of the batteries 34.
As the switch 41 is turned on, the electric vibrator 21 is started to bring about a vibrational effect to soothe the foot wearing the massage shoe 10 of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
In the event that the batteries 34 are exhausted, they can be
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replaced with new ones by peeling off the insole 51, as illustrated in FIG.
4, so as to expose the batteries 34. Upon completion of the replacement of the batteries 34, the insole 51 is pressed to rejoin with the outsole 11 by means of the magic tapes 59 of the Velcro device.
As shown in FIG. 5, a massage shoe 60 of the second preferred embodiment of the present invention is basically similar in construction to the massage shoe 10 described above, with the difference being that the massage shoe 60 comprises an outsole 61 which is provided in the side wall thereof with a recessed slot 64 in which the switch 65 is located.
As shown in FIG. 6, the massage shoe 10 of the present invention is powered by a plurality of batteries which are chargeable. The side wall of the outsole 11 is provided with a jack 19 which is used to make electrical contact and is connected with the battery set.
The jack 19 is engageable with a transformer (not shown in the drawing), charging circuit, or charging device (not shown in the drawing).
The present invention has advantages over the prior art massage shoe. In the first place, the electric vibrator 21 and the battery set 31 are located in the receiving slot 12 of the outsole 11 and are thus well protected by the outsole 11 and the insole 51 against water. As a result, the present invention is less vulnerable to a mechanical failure which is caused by the water. In addition, the massage shoe of the present invention is relatively efficient in terms of transmission of vibrational effect, thanks to the insole 51 which makes direct contact with the outsole 11. In other words, the vibrational effect of the electric vibrator 21 is directly transmitted from the outsole 11 to the insole 51, without
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using the intermediate support pillars 73 of the prior art massage shoe 70. Moreover, in light of lack of the support pillars 73 of the prior art, the present invention is relatively simple in construction. Instead of the costly support pillars 73 of the prior art, the present invention makes use of the magic tapes 59 of the Velcro device for joining the insole 51 with the outsole 11.
The embodiments described above are given by way of example only and various modifications will be apparent to persons skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention.

Claims (7)

WHAT IS CLAIMED IS:
1. A massage footwear comprising: an outsole provided in the front segment of an upper side thereof with at least one receiving slot for receiving an electric vibrator and a battery set connected with said electric vibrator by a wire, said outsole further provided in a predetermined position with a recessed slot in communication with said receiving slot, and a switch mounted in said recessed slot such that said switch is connected with said electric vibrator and said battery set by a wire which penetrates into said receiving slot, and further that said switch serves to turn on or off said electric vibrator; an insole detachably fastened with the upper side of said outsole such that a vibrational effect of said electric vibrator is directly transmitted from said outsole to said insole for soothing a foot wearing the massage footwear.
2. The massage footwear as defined in claim 1, wherein said insole is detachably fastened with said outsole by magic tapes of the Velcro device.
3. The massage footwear as defined in claim 1, wherein said battery set is formed of a battery mount, and a plurality of batteries which are mounted in said battery mount.
4. The massage footwear as defined in claim 1, wherein said recessed slot is located in the side wall of a heel end of said outsole.
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5. The massage footwear as defined in claim 1, wherein said recessed slot is located in a side wall of said outsole.
6. The massage footwear as defined in claim 1 further comprising a jack which is located in said outsole and is connected with said battery set to facilitate the recharging of said batteries by a charging circuit.
7. Massage footwear substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to Figures 2 to 4, Figure 5, and/or Figure 6 of the accompanying drawings.
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EP1709880A1 (en) * 2005-04-05 2006-10-11 Calzaturificio Fratelli Ramadoro S.R.L. Shoe with outer sole provided with electric vibrator device
WO2009152544A1 (en) 2008-06-20 2009-12-23 Pollmann Austria Gmbh Foot sole massager
ITAN20090033A1 (en) * 2009-06-22 2010-12-23 Star Plastic Snc Di Nanni G & C VIBRANT BACKGROUND FOR FOOTWEAR
ITMI20101265A1 (en) * 2010-07-09 2012-01-10 Birinbau S R L SHOE MAKING WITH PLANTAR VIBRATION SYSTEM FOR TREATMENT OF WALKING DISORDERS.
CN102742962A (en) * 2012-07-03 2012-10-24 吴亚军 Improved structure for massage shoe
CN105495839A (en) * 2016-01-06 2016-04-20 京东方科技集团股份有限公司 Intelligent shoes and control method thereof

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WO1996022750A1 (en) * 1995-01-26 1996-08-01 Donald Ray Cox Vibrating footwear

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US3731674A (en) * 1971-08-03 1973-05-08 D Parvin Shoe with nerve and muscle relaxant
US5113850A (en) * 1991-04-22 1992-05-19 Larremore Derek P P Massaging shoe apparatus
WO1996022750A1 (en) * 1995-01-26 1996-08-01 Donald Ray Cox Vibrating footwear

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP1709880A1 (en) * 2005-04-05 2006-10-11 Calzaturificio Fratelli Ramadoro S.R.L. Shoe with outer sole provided with electric vibrator device
WO2009152544A1 (en) 2008-06-20 2009-12-23 Pollmann Austria Gmbh Foot sole massager
ITAN20090033A1 (en) * 2009-06-22 2010-12-23 Star Plastic Snc Di Nanni G & C VIBRANT BACKGROUND FOR FOOTWEAR
ITMI20101265A1 (en) * 2010-07-09 2012-01-10 Birinbau S R L SHOE MAKING WITH PLANTAR VIBRATION SYSTEM FOR TREATMENT OF WALKING DISORDERS.
CN102742962A (en) * 2012-07-03 2012-10-24 吴亚军 Improved structure for massage shoe
CN105495839A (en) * 2016-01-06 2016-04-20 京东方科技集团股份有限公司 Intelligent shoes and control method thereof

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