JP2018175809A - Footwear with toe exercise function - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a footwear with a toe exercise function which can promote exercise of toes and enhancing the toes, in walking and in resting.SOLUTION: A step 8 which is curved along a toe base part 11 is provided on a portion of a footwear such as a sandal or shoe, corresponding to a toe base part 11. In a space between a road face 12 and a toe part 9 generated by raising the toe part, by the step 8 having proper consistency and resilience, and a cornice-state cushion part 5 provided in a range from the step 8 to an instep part 4, the instep part 4 is shrunk and the toe part 9 freely moves in a vertical direction, and in walking, for every landing and stepping, a bottom part 1 of a footwear is bent with the step 8 as a center, so that toes are made to perform exercise and enhanced during resting and walking times.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to various kinds of footwear such as sandals, slippers, shoes and the like, which have a function of promoting vertical movement of toes and strengthening toe power.

Since footwear has shifted from sandals to shoes, sandals, slippers, etc., the amount of exercise on the toes decreases, and along with that, the muscle strength of the toes is weakened, which is also a cause of snoring or falling, and the corresponding technology As a document, Patent Document 1 describes a toe-up footwear in which a height of a toe spring portion provided on a toe side of a sole is in a range of 25 mm to 70 mm.
Patent Document 2, a shoe with a toe exercise tool forms a recess in the upper surface of the sole and toe of the shoe bottom, and embeds an elastic member in the recess so that the upper surface is slightly higher toward the tip of the toe It has been described that.
Patent Document 3, the footwear is described that the front end of the footwear bottom is provided with an air gap where the fingertip of the foot can be bent downward, and that an elastic member is provided to elastically deform when the fingertip is flexed. ing.
Patent Document 4 describes that the insole of the shoe is provided with an inclined body having elasticity at the toe portion of the insole body and having a height that gradually increases toward the tip.

Utility model registration 3201525 gazette JP 2000-296003 A JP, 2006-230802, A JP, 2010-284212, A

However, none of the prior art documents has the function of promoting the exercise of the toes while the toes of the footwear itself go up and down, and it can not be considered to meet the goal of strengthening the toes.
It is an object of the present invention to provide, in such a background, footwear intended to encourage and strengthen the exercise of the toes by the footwear.

A step on the sloped body is provided along the base of the toe at the bottom of the footwear, and the entire area of the toe connected to the front is high, and the bottom of the footwear is from the step The site where the toe part is lifted up from the road surface, and the part that promotes the toe movement from the step of the foot to the foot part has appropriate softness and elasticity, and further facilitates the up and down movement of the foot. In order to do this, a cushion portion is provided on the back of the footwear, and the instep portion is expanded and contracted.
By the above structure, the toe portion of the footwear of the present invention is freely moved up and down, and the bottom of the footwear is bent around the step portion.

As a result, when the user wears the footwear and stands still, the toes are at a higher position than the road surface, but can easily be pushed down to the road surface or move up and down with the intention of the user.
Further, at the time of walking, the foot bottom of the footwear is bent centering on the step every time the driver lands and takes a step, and along with that, the toes perform the same operation.
As mentioned above, compared with the conventional footwear, the amount of exercise | movement of a toe is increased significantly, and the muscular strength of a toe is trained and reinforced.

  The side view of the state which wore the sandals of this invention.   Sectional drawing of the state which wore shoes of this invention.   The perspective view of the shoes of the present invention.   The top view of the shoes of this invention, and bottom plan views, such as shoes and sandals.   Sectional drawing of the toe part of this invention, and a step part.   Sectional drawing of the state which the toe part of this invention landed.   Sectional drawing of the state which pushes forward weight in a toe part during walking of this invention.   The side view of the toe in the form of FIG. 5 of this invention.   The side view of the toe in the form of FIG. 6 of this invention.   The side view of the toe in the form of FIG. 7 of this invention.

Hereinafter, an embodiment for carrying out the present invention will be described based on the drawings. Here, the footwear according to the present invention is a generic term for footwear.
FIG. 1 is a side view of a state in which the sandal of the present invention is worn, showing a step portion (8), a toe portion (9) and a cushion portion (5).
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the shoe according to the present invention, showing the step (8), the toe (9) and the cushion (5) as in FIG.

In both Figures 1 and 2, the step (8) of the sloped body is curved along the toe base (11) at the part corresponding to the toe base (11) of the footwear bottom (1) In the configuration, the entire toe portion (9) connected to the front is raised to create a space between it and the road surface.
For this reason, by putting the footwear high, the toes are placed in a state where a load is applied to the toes, but since the toe portion (9) can freely move up and down, it also becomes a burden on the toes, There is no sense of discomfort in the comfort.

In the case of shoes, sandals, etc., when the bottom of the footwear (1) is thick and it interferes with the bending of the step (8) to the toe (9), the thickness of the step (13) By changing the thickness, the toe part (9) is adjusted so that it can be easily pushed down to the road surface (12) by the force of the toes, and when the force of the toes is released, the toe part (9) becomes elastic by the road surface. It is a structure which leaves from (12) and returns to the original position.
Furthermore, in order to facilitate the bending to the toe portion (9) by the step portion (8), a bellows-like cushion portion (5) is provided from the lower end of the slope of the step portion (8) to the upper surface of the back portion (4). ), And the upper part (4) is made to expand and contract.
As a result, the toe portion (9) can be easily moved up and down, and in the stationary state with the footwear put, the toes raised high by the step portion (8) can be easily pushed down, thereby moving up and down the space with the road surface. Induces toe movement by

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the shoe, showing a bellows-like cushion portion (5) installed on the upper portion (4), for facilitating the upper and lower portions of the toe portion (9) .
FIG. 4 is a plan view of the shoe bottom (1) such as shoes (3) and sandals (2), and the plan view of the upper shoe (3) is a bellows-like cushioning portion provided on the shoe upper (4) (5) is shown, and the plan view of the lower part is a step curved along the toe portion (9) and the toe base portion (11) provided on the bottom portion (1) of footwear, such as shoes and sandals. It shows the part of part (8).
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view from the toe portion (9) to the step portion (8), where the toe portion (9) rises from the road surface by the step portion (8) and the space where the toe portion (9) moves up and down It shows that it has occurred.
In the cushion portion (5), the toe portion (9) further facilitates the vertical movement due to the bending of the step portion (8), from the lower end of the inclined body of the step portion (8) to the upper surface of the back portion (4) The bellows-like cushion body is provided, and the upper and lower portions (4) expand and contract with the upper and lower portions of the toe portion (9), and the portion is as shown in FIG.
In addition, in order to have the softness and elasticity suitable for the upper and lower sides of the toe portion (9), the state adjusted by changing the thickness (13) of the step portion is shown.

FIG. 6 shows a state in which the cushion portion (5) installed on the back portion (4) is completely extended with the tip of the toe portion (9) landing.
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view in which weight is pushed forward by the toe portion (9) while walking, and the footwear bottom portion (1) is largely bent by the step portion (8) and the toe portion (9). The cushion portion (5) installed in 4) is in a squeezed state, and FIGS. 6 and 7 show that the cushion portion (5) promotes the upper and lower sides of the toe portion (9). is there.
FIG. 8 shows a state in which the toes are elevated from the road surface by the step portion (8) in the state of the toes in the configuration of FIG. 5 and a space is created between the toes and the road surface.
FIG. 9 shows the state of the toes in the form of FIG. 6 in which the toes are horizontal when the toe portion (9) lands on the road surface while walking or standing still.
FIG. 10 shows the state of the toes in the configuration of FIG. 7 in which the toes are significantly bent upward when stepping through the road surface while walking.
The footwear of the present invention can freely move up and down and bend while standing or walking by the above structure.

Along with that, the toes perform the same movement, and the amount of exercise is inevitably increased and trained.
Wearing sandals, slippers, etc., is a great way to increase muscle power in toes, as well as housework indoors and out.
Even in the age when the toe force begins to decline, the footwear of the present invention doubles the amount of exercise of the toes, and has a great effect on the recovery of toe force.
Strengthening the toes by going to school or attending school with the footwear of the present invention in the growth process such as childhood, juvenile, etc. fosters a healthy body and contributes to both sports and post-growth activities. is there.
The footwear such as the sandals, slippers, shoes and the like of the present invention promotes the exercise of the feet and toes indoors and the like even at work where the amount of exercise of the toes is relatively small.

  The present invention is configured as described above, and it is possible to strengthen the toes and contribute to health simply by wearing footwear without using a special instrument or special training.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Footwear bottom part 2 sandals 3 shoes 4 back part 5 cushion part 6 bottom part surface material 7 insole 8 steps 9 toe parts 10 toes 11 roots of toes 12 road surface 13 thickness of steps

Claims (6)

  By providing a step (8) of an inclined body which is curved along the toes root (11) at a portion corresponding to the toes root (11) of the footwear bottom (1) such as shoes, sandals and slippers Footwear with a toe movement function, characterized in that the toe part (9) connected to the front is raised to create a space between it and the road surface.   The entire toe section (9) connected to the front from the step section (8) according to claim 1 becomes high apart from the road surface, and utilizing the space created between it and the road surface, the toe section (9) Footwear with a foot movement function characterized by raising and lowering.   Footwear according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the upper surface of the toe (9) is higher than horizontal and loads the toe.   The thickness of the step portion when the footwear bottom portion (1) is thick on the upper and lower sides of the toe portion (9) described in claims 1 and 2 when it interferes with bending to the toe portion (9) by the step portion (8) A toe movement functional footwear characterized by adjusting the softness and elasticity suitable for the upper and lower sides of the toe portion (9) by changing the height (13).   A cushion (5) is installed from the step (8) to the back (4) to further facilitate the vertical movement of the toe (9) according to claims 1 to 3, and the upper (5) Footwear with a foot movement function characterized in that   The cushion portion (5) described in claim 4 is intended to expand and contract the upper portion (4), and the structure thereof is characterized by a wide range of elastic materials, meshes, etc. Footwear.

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