JP2008516721A - Stimulating shoes for proper development of plantar bow - Google Patents

Abstract

  It has a sandwich structure for stimulating the sole arch for the purpose of preventing or treating a flat foot, extends corresponding to the inner part 4 of the sole 3 of the shoe 1 and has a considerable elastic deformation during the walking cycle of the subject. A shoe 1 for a child having a cushion-shaped element 6 having the following characteristics.

Description

  The present invention relates to a stimulating shoe for the proper development of a plantar arch for preventing or treating flat feet, and in particular to a child's shoe.

  As is well known to those skilled in the art, when they are born, they are all so-called “flat feet”. When learning to walk, you learn how to contract the muscles of the sole of the foot while practicing walking, which generally organizes the arch structure of the sole itself. Since the soft and elastic support promotes the proper functioning of the plantar and thus properly forms the plantar arch, the mother is usually advised to let the child begin to walk on the sand.

  Nevertheless, for the last few decades, small shoes that have always been relatively stiff and almost inelastic have been used, even at the age of children. On the one hand, when such firmness meets preventive and therapeutic requirements, on the other hand it increases the incidence and frequency of flat feet in both children and adults.

  The technical problem raised and solved by the present invention is therefore to provide a shoe, in particular a child's shoe, which overcomes the drawbacks mentioned herein with respect to the well-known technical field.

  These problems are solved by the shoe according to claim 1.

  Preferred features of the invention are contained in the dependent claims.

  The present invention provides several related advantages. The main advantage is that during walking, the cushioning element stimulates the sole and promotes the proper development of the sole arch. Specifically, the shoe of the present invention develops normal muscle tension and normal plantar arch, and the inside of the shoe so as to resist damage resulting from walking on a hard, inelastic ground, Reproduce the appropriate and ideal environment for physiological stress in the foot, especially inside small shoes for children.

  Other advantages, features and modes of use of the present invention will become apparent in the following detailed description of several embodiments of the present invention, given by non-limiting examples. Reference is made to the figures of the accompanying drawings.

  Referring initially to FIG. 1, a shoe according to one embodiment of the present invention is indicated generally by 1. Specifically, the shoe 1 is a small shoe for children that is of the kind adopted for the first walk of a child.

  Similar to known shoes, the shoe 1 comprises a tiptoe leather 2 and a shoe sole 3. In this embodiment, both the toe leather 2 and the shoe sole 3 are elastically deformable during the child's walking cycle. Specifically, the toe leather 2 is made of soft leather and the shoe sole 3 is made of rubber.

  The shoe 1 has a base 5 at the upper part 4 of the sole 3, i.e. at the part facing the sole of the sole 3, and the base 5 exhibits considerable elastic deformation during the walking cycle of the subject. Receive cushion element 6.

  In this embodiment, the element 6 basically extends over the entire range of the sole 3. In various embodiments, it may instead be provided that the element 6 extends only in correspondence with the appropriate part of the sole corresponding to the sole of the foot.

  According to various embodiments, the cushion-shaped element can always be defined by a surrounding seam, even in the absence of said base.

  In addition, different cushion elements can be provided that are disposed in the reflex zone of the sole, including but not necessarily limited to the sole arch.

  Furthermore, the cushion element can be formed according to the specific needs of the object for which it is used and can have a predetermined shape and height.

  The cushion-shaped element can also be made with a plurality of heights defined by surrounding seams.

  In this embodiment always, the element 6 has a substantially sandwich-type structure with an upper layer 7, a lower layer 8 and an intermediate layer 9 inserted between them.

  Preferably, the upper layer 7 and the lower layer 8 are made of para rubber.

  The intermediate layer 9 can be formed by a para rubber compound and by a silicon compound. They both contain irregularly shaped particles, the average size of which is about 1 mm for each rubber particle, and each silicon particle is in the range of about 1.5-2.0 mm.

  An embodiment of an intermediate layer with particles, particularly random particles, improves the elastic stimulation of the plantar.

  Preferably, the thickness of the cushion element 6 is in the range of about 8-10 mm.

  The cushion element 6 according to the invention may be fixed or detachable.

  During the walking cycle, the element 6 elastically deforms immediately after the cycle of applying / excluding the foot load, allowing the shoe 1 to generate a stimulating action on the sole, and It will soon be better understood that proper development is possible and thus flat feet are prevented or treated.

  In the present embodiment, due to the elastic deformability of the shoe sole 3 and the toe leather 4, an action that cooperates with the stimulation is performed.

  The present invention has been described herein with reference to preferred embodiments thereof. It will be understood that other embodiments of the invention belonging to the same core part of the invention are possible and all fall within the protection scope of the appended claims.

It is a fragmentary sectional view of one Example of the shoes by this invention. FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of a cushion-shaped element of the shoe of FIG. 1.

Claims (20)

  A stimulating shoe (1) for the proper development of a sole arch for preventing or treating flat feet, the cushion extending at least in the inner part (4) of the sole (3) of the shoe (1) Comprising an element (6), wherein the inner part (4) is suitable to supportably receive the part corresponding to the plantar arch of the foot and has a considerable elastic deformation during the walking cycle of the subject A stimulating shoe (1) characterized by that.   The shoe (1) according to claim 1, wherein the cushion element (6) extends over substantially the entire range of the sole (3) of the shoe (1) itself.   Shoe (1) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the cushion element (6) has a substantially sandwich-shaped structure (7, 8, 9).   The cushion element (6) is formed by two outer layers (7, 8), at least one of which comprises rubber, and an intermediate layer (9) is between the outer layers (7, 8) A shoe (1) according to the preceding claim, which is inserted into the shoe.   A shoe (1) according to the preceding claim, wherein the intermediate layer (9) comprises a rubber compound.   The shoe (1) according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the rubber and / or the compound (9) forming the outer layer (7, 8) is para rubber.   The shoe (1) according to any one of claims 4 to 6, wherein the intermediate layer (9) comprises a silicone formulation.   The shoe (1) according to any one of claims 4 to 7, wherein the intermediate layer (9) comprises particles of irregular shape.   A shoe (1) according to the preceding claim when dependent on claim 5, wherein the rubber particles have an average dimension of about 1 mm.   The shoe (1) according to claim 8 or 9, when dependent on claim 7, wherein the average dimension of the silicon particles is comprised in the range of about 1.5 to 2.0 mm.   The shoe (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the cushion element (6) is detachable.   The shoe (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the cushion element (6) has a thickness within a range of about 8 to 10 mm.   The shoe (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the toe leather (2) of the shoe (1) has a considerable elastic deformation during the walking cycle of the subject.   The shoe (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 13, wherein the toe leather (2) of the shoe (1) is made of leather.   15. A shoe (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising a base (5) obtained on the sole (3) of the shoe (1) and receiving the cushion element (6).   A shoe (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the sole (3) of the shoe (1) is made from an elastically deformable material.   The shoe (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 16, wherein the shoe sole (3) of the shoe (1) is made of rubber.   The shoe (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 17, which is a shoe for children.   19. A shoe (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the cushion element (6) comprises a plurality of heights.   20. A shoe (1) according to claims 1 to 19, wherein the height is defined by a surrounding seam.

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