JP2013034813A - Toe exerciser, and footwear with the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To attain downsizing and weight reduction of a toe exerciser capable of enhancing the exercising function of toes.SOLUTION: The toe exerciser has a body plate, an upper side cover, and a foot bottom distal end part supporting body arranged between the body plate and the upper side cover and is characterized in that the body plate and the upper side cover are formed in sizes to such an extent to be able to mount the rout of the toes of a user when the user does the toe exercise by pushing the foot bottom distal end part supporting body by a foot bottom distal end, the body plate has a proper rigidity and is constituted so as to be able to obtain large resisting force to the force by which the foot bottom distal end part supporting body is moved to a heel side by the toe exercise of the user being carried out, the foot bottom distal end part supporting body is constituted of a soft member and is constituted so as to softly abut on the foot bottom distal end part of the user, the upper side cover is constituted so as to cover the surface of the body plate without impairing the softness of the foot bottom distal end part supporting body.

Description

  The present invention relates to a toe exercise tool and footwear provided with the toe exercise tool.

  It is known that sitting in the same posture for a long time causes blood flow in the lower limbs to deteriorate, creating a blood clot called venous thrombus. If you walk in a state where this venous thrombus has been created, it may trigger the thrombus to reach the upper part of the body and the arteries of the lungs. Economy class syndrome is known as a representative example of such a situation. When economy class syndrome occurs, breathing difficulty, suffocation, fainting, and even bad death can be sudden.

  In order to prevent economy class syndrome, it is important to prevent clots from being created in the lower extremities anyway. Therefore, it is important to perform appropriate exercise regularly in order to improve blood flow in the lower limbs. It is known that “toe exercise” is good as an exercise suitable for improving the blood flow of the lower limbs.

  Also, toe movement is not only for preventing economy class syndrome, it is also recommended to improve daily blood flow and lymph flow to the calves, knees, thighs and lower back. It is said that. In Patent Document 1, a toe exercise device is proposed as a device for performing toe exercise.

JP 2011-045479 A

The toe movement device described in Patent Literature 1 is configured to be a belt-conveyor-type movable unit that is hung on four rollers so that a ring-shaped belt is straddled, and is movable from the upper surface of a base on which a user's feet are placed. A part of the belt is exposed so that the movable part can be moved to perform toe movement. For this reason, there is a problem that the apparatus becomes large, and it is difficult to carry it easily when, for example, going on a trip.
In view of the above-described problems, an object of the present invention is to realize miniaturization and measurement of a toe exercise tool capable of improving the toe exercise function.

The toe exercise tool of the present invention has a main body plate, an upper cover, and a foot tip support body disposed between the main body plate and the upper cover, and the main body plate and the upper cover are used. The toe is formed in such a size that the user can place the base of the toe when the toe moves by pressing the sole tip support against the tip of the sole. Exercise equipment,
The main body plate has an appropriate rigidity, and is configured so that a great resistance force can be obtained against a force in which a user's toe motion is performed and the foot tip support is moved in the heel side direction. And
The plantar tip support body is formed of a flexible member and is configured to flexibly abut on the plantar tip of a user's foot, and the upper cover provides flexibility of the plantar tip support body. A toe exercise tool configured to cover the surface of the main body plate without damage.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the toe exercise device which can be comprised small and lightweight can be provided.
Moreover, according to the other characteristic of this invention, the footwear provided with the toe exercise device which can perform a toe exercise | movement easily at any time can be provided.

It is the figure which showed the 1st Embodiment of this invention and decomposed | disassembled the toe exercise device in order to show the whole structure. It is a figure which shows the whole structure of the toe exercise device of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure explaining an example of the sole and the toe exercise | movement recommended to perform using the toe exercise device of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows 2nd Embodiment and shows the example which provided the band to the toe exercise device. It is a figure which shows 3rd Embodiment and shows the state which mounted | worn the toe exercise device to the sandal.

(First embodiment)
As shown in FIG. 1, the toe exercise tool 20 of the present embodiment has a plantar tip support 30 between the main body plate 20 a and the upper cover 20 b, and the user uses the toe exercise tool 20. At this time, the foot tip support 30 is interposed between the main body plate 20a and the upper cover 20b so that the base of the user's toes abuts. The main body plate 20a has an appropriate rigidity so that a great resistance can be obtained against a force that moves the toe tip support 30 in the heel side direction by the user's toe movement as will be described later. Has been made. On the other hand, the upper cover 20b and the foot tip support 30 are made of a flexible member so as to flexibly contact the foot tip 202 of the user's foot 200.

  The toe exercise tool 20a and the upper cover 20b are detachably attached. As the attachment / detachment mechanism, a hook-and-loop fastener or a double-sided tape can be used. The body plate 20a and the upper cover 20b allow the user's toe base 202 to be placed when the user presses the bottom tip 201 against the bottom tip support 30 to perform toe movement. It is formed to a certain size. Thereby, as will be described later, even when the user's toes press the sole tip support 30 in the heel direction, the toe exercise tool 20 can perform the toe movement without being displaced.

  As shown in FIG. 1, in the present embodiment, the arrangement position of the foot tip support 30 can be adjusted. In the example of FIG. 1, one hook-and-loop fastener 254 is disposed on the toe exerciser 20a, and the other hook-and-loop fastener that engages with one hook-and-loop fastener is attached, and the hook-and-loop fastener is engaged. Thus, the arrangement position of the sole tip support 30 can be freely determined.

  The sole tip support 30 has a thick central portion and is formed to become thinner toward both sides. This is because, as will be described later, when the user's sole tip is supported, it can be supported along the lateral arch of the sole tip. By comprising in this way, the front-end | tip part of a user's sole can be supported reliably and flexibly.

  As shown in FIGS. 3A to 3C, the toe exercise tool 20 of the present embodiment is suitable for exercising the user's toes 204. That is, as shown in (a) of the explanatory view of FIG. 3, the foot tip support 30 is usually positioned at the user's foot tip 201 and presses the lower side of the toe base 202. Then, the user's sole tip 201 is pressed. In FIG. 3, one surface fastener 254 and the other surface fastener are collectively referred to as a surface fastener 253.

  As a result, it is possible to alert the user to perform the toe movement, so that the user's toes 204 are supported by the tip of the bottom of the foot as shown by the white arrows in FIG. It is possible to exercise without forgetting to repeatedly perform the exercise of hanging on the body 30 and pulling it toward the front, which is effective for training the plantar muscle 210. Such an exercise of pulling the plantar tip support 30 with the toes 204 of the user, as will be described later, can be performed at any time by attaching the toe exercise device 20 of the present embodiment to the footwear. Can be greatly helped to resolve the lack of leg exercise.

  For example, when the toe exercise device 20 of the present embodiment is mounted in a commuting shoe (commuting to school), it is possible to contribute to performing an effective exercise on the leg in the train. That is, in the toe exercise tool 20 of the present embodiment, the flexible foot tip support 30 is always in contact with the user's foot tip 201. For this reason, the user is always aware that a foreign object comes into contact with the sole tip 201.

  Therefore, for example, if it is decided to exercise the toes of the foot on a commuting (commuting to school) train, the presence of the foot tip support 30 is occasionally felt and the forehead of the toes is forgotten. It will disappear, and you will be able to continue exercising your toes.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3C, by moving the user's toes 204 upward as shown by the white arrow in FIG. The muscles used when exercising can be stretched and the muscles on the shin side of the foot and other muscles that were not used much during the exercise of the toes of the foot in FIG. 3B can be trained. it can.

  By performing the exercises as shown in FIGS. 3B and 3C, the sole muscle 210 can be trained, and the muscles of the entire leg and the muscles of the waist can be exercised. . This effectively prevents deep vein thrombosis (DVT, also known as economy class syndrome), which occurs when the lower body becomes under-exercised, for example, when the vehicle is in a vehicle for a long time. Further, by performing such an exercise, the muscles of the sole can be trained, and it is effective for forming horizontal and vertical arches.

  Further, as shown in the overall configuration diagram of the toe exercise tool in FIG. 2, the toe exercise tool 20 of the present embodiment has a foot tip support 30 attached between the main body plate 20a and the upper cover 20b. Therefore, no foreign matter is present on the surface of the upper cover 20b. Therefore, when the toe exercise device 20 is attached to the footwear, the tip of the user's foot can be smoothly advanced and retracted on the surface of the upper cover 20b, and the user can attach and detach the footwear. In addition, there is no inconvenience that the foot tip support 30 is caught on the tip of the user's foot.

(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment of the present invention.
In this embodiment, the example which attached the upper belt 21 to the toe exercise device 20 is shown. As described with reference to FIG. 3, when the toe 204 of the user pulls the foot tip support 30 when the toe 204 of the user pulls the foot tip support 30 when performing the toe exercise using the toe exercise tool 20, as described in FIG. 3. This is provided to prevent the user's foot 200 from floating with respect to 30.

  In this way, by providing the upper belt 21 on the foot tip support 30, it is possible for the user's toes 204 to apply great pressure to the foot tip support 30 and the toe exercise device 20. become. Therefore, by providing the upper belt 21, it becomes possible to perform toe exercise | movement strongly.

(Third embodiment)
FIG. 5 shows a third embodiment of the present invention.
In the present embodiment, an example in which the toe exercise tool 20 is attached to the footwear 100 is shown. In FIG. 5, a sandal is shown as an example of the footwear 100, but it can be used by being worn on various footwear such as business shoes, sports shoes, sneakers, slippers, and the like. As described above, when the toe exercise device 20 is attached to the footwear 100, it is possible to always be aware that the user's toes 204 are pressed against the footwear 100, which is convenient for application to various sports shoes. .

  For example, golf shoes will be described as an example. The basics of golf swings are said to be firmly stroking the lower body. In order to do this, it is better to address by grabbing the ground with the sole of the foot, but when actually hitting the golf ball, only the upper body is in force and it will be neglected to straddle on the lower body Is most.

  Since the toe exercise tool and the shoe provided with the toe exercise tool of the present embodiment are in contact with the sole tip part 201 having flexibility on the tip part 201 of the user as described above, At the time of address when hitting a golf ball, the state of the foot can be surely recognized. This makes it possible to prevent a person from paying attention to hitting a golf ball and forgetting to address with a firm foot on the sole of the foot, and to perform a swing that is faithful to the basics. it can.

In the above-described embodiment, an example of the toe exercise tool 20 having a size to be attached to the distal end portion of the footwear 100 is shown. With this configuration, when attaching the toe exercise tool 20 to the footwear, the work of cutting the toe exercise tool 20 to an appropriate size using the heel can be made unnecessary. Convenient inside an airplane that is difficult to do. That is, it is possible to use the toe exercise tool 20 disposed in the footwear 100 without using a heel in an airplane in which the ecomy class syndrome is the most problematic.
However, the toe exercise tool 20 of the present invention may be the toe exercise tool 20 over the entire length of the footwear.

20 toe exercise tool, 20a body plate, 20b upper cover toe exercise tool 30 foot tip support, 100 footwear, 200 user's foot, 201 user's foot tip, 202 toe base, 203 The tip of the user's toes

Claims (2)

A body plate, an upper cover, and a plantar tip support body disposed between the body plate and the upper cover, and the body plate and the upper cover are configured so that a user attaches the plantar tip to the foot A toe exercise tool that is formed to a size that allows the base of the user's toes to be placed when pressing the bottom tip support and performing the toe exercise,
The main body plate has an appropriate rigidity, and is configured so that a great resistance force can be obtained against a force in which a user's toe motion is performed and the foot tip support is moved in the heel side direction. And
The plantar tip support is composed of a flexible member, and is configured to flexibly contact the plantar tip of the user's foot,
The toe exercise tool characterized in that the upper cover is configured to cover the surface of the main body plate without impairing the flexibility of the plantar tip support.   A footwear provided with the toe exercise tool according to claim 1.

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