JPH1099101A - Footwear with identification means - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the footwear with an identification means, so that a king of the footwear can be identified by the touch. SOLUTION: The tags 4, 4 are attached to the inside counter surfaces 3, 3, of the counters 2, 2 of the left and right shoes 1, 1, the identification symbol 5 having the irregular difference in level, are formed on the tags 4, 4, so that the left and right can be identified by the touch. Further the identification symbol 5 can be directly formed on the surface of the footwear without using the tag 4, and the purpose of identification is not necessarily for the size, but it may be also for the size, color or the like, of the footwear.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to footwear provided with identification means capable of identifying the type of footwear by touch.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, left and right of footwear are identified,
When discriminating between footwear of another person and your own footwear, it is common to identify them with your eyes.For example, when it is not possible to identify with your eyes at night, etc., you can touch the entire footwear and check it etc. Is adopted. Also, for example, a blind person cannot identify the type of footwear as well as the right and left identification, identification with others, etc., for example, at the stage of purchasing footwear, etc., give explanations etc. from others. It is necessary to receive.

[0003]

However, when discriminating between left and right at night or discriminating from footwear of another person, a method of confirming the entire footwear by touching the footwear becomes dirty.
Despite the time being taken, or the footwear on the left and right sides being arranged in an orderly manner, there was a problem that the confirmation was troublesome and the confirmation was made more difficult, making the confirmation more difficult. In addition, it is inconvenient for a visually impaired person to receive an explanation from another person or the like each time to identify the size, color, or the like of the footwear.

[0004] Therefore, it is possible to easily identify the left and right of the footwear or the footwear of another person at night or the like.
It was convenient for visually impaired people if there was a means that could easily identify the type.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, according to the present invention, in a first aspect of the present invention, a predetermined portion of the footwear is provided with an identification means capable of identifying the type of the footwear by touch. Here, the type of footwear refers to, for example, the size, color, material, and the like of the footwear, as well as the identification of the footwear of another person, the left and right, and the like. Further, as the identification means, for example, an uneven identification code or the like may be provided on a predetermined portion, or the feel of the touch may be changed by changing the surface roughness of the predetermined portion, and the hardness may be changed. The feel may be changed, the feel may be changed by changing the material, or the feel may be changed by other means.
In addition, the predetermined portion is preferably a portion where its position can be easily confirmed when touched with a hand, and may be on the surface side or the inner surface side of the footwear, but the hand is easily stained when touched by hand, for example, close to a shoe sole It is preferable to avoid parts and the like.

In the present invention, the discriminating means is left and right discriminating means for confirming the right and left of the footwear. If the left and right can be distinguished by touch, it is convenient, for example, at night or the like when it is difficult to visually discriminate. Here, since the left and right discriminating means only needs to be able to confirm the left and right of the footwear, it is not always necessary to provide them on both footwear, and may be provided on only one side.

In the present invention, the identification means is an identification code or the like formed in an uneven shape. If the identification code or the like is formed in an uneven shape as described above, the identification can be easily performed by confirming the step by touch, and a large number of information can be transmitted by using the identification code or the like as the identification means. Here, the identification code or the like may be, for example, a circle, a double circle, a triangle, a square, or the like, a number, an alphabet, a symbol, a character, or the like, or may be Braille.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the identification means is provided on the surface of the shell around the footwear of the footwear. here,
If it is provided around the mouth of the footwear of the footwear, it is possible to easily find the position of the identification means using the foot as a clue,
If it is provided on the front surface side of the cap, there is no danger that the discriminating means will touch the foot when the footwear is worn, and there is no inconvenience giving the foot discomfort or the like. Here, the surface side of the inner shell, the surface side of the outer shell, and the like are considered to be convenient.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Here, FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing an example of a shoe to which the identification means of the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing an example of an identification code and the like, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another configuration example to which the identification means is applied.

The embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1 is intended to make it easy to distinguish between left and right footwear such as shoes in particular, for example, for people who are blind or in darkness at night. Even when it is not possible to clearly identify the right and left eyes, the left and right discrimination can be performed very easily just by touching a predetermined portion of the shoe 1 with a hand.

In this embodiment, the left and right shoes 1,
Tags 4 and 4 as identification means are attached to the inner shell surfaces 3 and 3 of the periphery of the opening of the shells 2 and 1 of this 1 and the tags 4.
Is provided with an identification code 5 that can be identified by touch.

If the tag 4 is attached to the inner shell surfaces 3, 3 around the shoe opening of the shoe 1 as in the embodiment, it is easy to use the shoe opening as a clue when checking by touch. However, this position is not limited to the surface side of the inner shell, and may be provided on the surface side of the outer shell. Furthermore, when the main purpose is left / right discrimination, the tags 4 and 4 may not be provided on both shoes 1 and 1 as in the present embodiment, but may be provided on only one of the shoes 1. .

That is, when the identification means is provided only on one foot side, it may be any one of the left leg inner shell surface, the left leg outer shell surface side, the right leg inner shell surface side, or the right leg outer shell surface side. When both feet are provided, for example, if they are provided at symmetrical positions on the left and right outer shell surface sides, or on the left and right outer shell surface sides, identification will be more convenient. And
The attachment position is convenient if it is provided within about 10 cm from the wearing mouth, for example, so that the identification means can be groped in a state where the wearing mouth is sandwiched between the thumb and the index finger. It is preferably provided up to 5 cm, and in the case of boots, up to about 10 cm from the mouth.

The tag 4 can be made of any material such as plastic, rubber, leather, cloth and the like. At this time, an appropriate material is selected in consideration of the combination with the material of the shoe 1 and the like, so that the position and the like can be easily identified by touch. Of course, the uneven identification code 5 may be formed directly on the surface of the footwear without using the tag 4 or the like.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, for example, the identification code 5 is formed by forming braille, patterns, and the like having different shapes on the right and left in an uneven shape, and by providing a step, the identification code 5 can be immediately identified by touching with a hand. Like that. The identification code 5 is not limited to Braille, a pattern, and the like, but may be an alphabet, a symbol, a character, and the like. For example, the identification code 5 of two Chinese characters as shown in FIG. 4 may be used. Incidentally, the identification code 5 of the boots 10 shown in FIG. 4 is formed by giving irregularities to the outer surface at the same time as the injection molding when the boots 10 are injection-molded. Is about 5 cm in length.

The step of the unevenness is, for example, 0.5 mm to 1 mm.
If it is about 0.0 mm, the discrimination is easy, and the size is preferably about 3.0 × 3.0 mm to about 30 × 30 mm. This is because if it is too small, it is difficult to identify it, and if it is too large, it is difficult to identify it. When the identification code 5 is formed by a plurality of identification blocks, it is preferable that the interval between the blocks is about 5 mm or more. Incidentally, the interval between the identification blocks each consisting of one kanji character of the identification code 5 shown in FIG.
Is set to about 3 mm.

The purpose of identification is not limited to the identification of left and right footwear. For example, the size, color, material, and the like of footwear can be identified for people who are blind. . In this case as well, a corresponding uneven identification code such as size and color is determined in advance, or general braille or the like is used to enable identification by touching with a hand.

The footwear is not limited to shoes, but may be other slippers, clogs, or the like. Instead of forming the identification code 5 or the like, for example, the surface roughness of a predetermined portion may be changed to give a smooth or rough feeling. And so on.
The hardness of the predetermined portion may be changed so that it can be identified by a cushion feeling or the like, the material of the predetermined portion may be changed to change the feeling of touch, or the means of other means may be used. .

[0019]

As described above, according to the present invention, the predetermined portion of the footwear is provided with the identification means capable of identifying the type of the footwear by touch, so that, for example, blind people can confirm the type of the footwear. It is convenient for people who are blind and not only for the visually impaired but also for those who can see, for example, when it is not possible to see it at night, etc. It is convenient when doing.
At this time, if the identification means is an identification code or the like formed in a concavo-convex shape, a large number of information can be identified, and reliable identification can be performed by a step. Also, if the identification means is on the side of the shell around the mouth, it is possible to easily find the position of the identification means by using the mouth as a clue,
It is possible to prevent a problem that the identification means touches the foot and causes discomfort.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a shoe to which the identification means of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an identification code and the like.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is another configuration example to which the identification unit of the present invention is applied.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ... shoes, 2 ... cap, 4 ... tag, 5 ... identification code.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An article of footwear provided with an identification means characterized in that a predetermined part of the footwear is provided with an identification means capable of identifying the type of the footwear by touch. 2. An article of footwear comprising the identification means according to claim 1, wherein said identification means is left and right identification means for checking the left and right of the footwear. 3. An article of footwear comprising the identification means according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the identification means is an identification code or the like formed in an uneven shape. . 4. A shoe provided with the identification means according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the identification means is provided on a surface of a shell near a foot opening of the footwear. Footwear provided with identification means.