US20130318823A1

US20130318823A1 - Areca palm made footwear

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Publication number: US20130318823A1
Application number: US13/484,248
Authority: US
Inventors: Chien Liang LU
Original assignee: Great Hill Textile Co Ltd
Current assignee: Great Hill Textile Co Ltd
Priority date: 2012-05-30
Filing date: 2012-05-30
Publication date: 2013-12-05

Abstract

A structure of areca palm made footwear includes an insole and an outsole. The insole is formed by cutting areca palm leaves to a desired size. The outsole is bonded to the insole. As such, a wearer's foot, when putting on the footwear, is set in contact with the insole made of areca palm leaves, whereby besides being environmentally friendly, the footwear can keep the wearer's sole dry by allowing humidity to be absorbed by the areca palm leaf.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention
The present invention is related to areca palm made footwear, and more particular to an arrangement of an insole and an outsole of which the outsole is formed by trimming areca palm leaves to a desired size and which is applicable to various sandals, flip-flops, or the likes.
2. Description of Related Art
Sandals that are currently available in the markets, including thongs, one-piece sandals, or various sandals and slippers, are often made of plastics. Particularly, the commonly used thongs are also made of plastics. Thus, most people are used to wearing plastic sandals.
However, most of the plastic sandals contain an amount of plasticizer that exceeds a regulation-acceptable level and some may be even more 200 times of the acceptable level. Since the wears' soles may be kept in contact with the plastic sandal soles, it may be easy to cause cancel and may also affect the growth of children.
In view of these problems, the present invention aims to provide novel footwear made of areca palm that complies with the idea of environmental protection and is made of a natural substance of areca palm trunk and/or areca palm leaf and can be easily assembled by a user so as to provide the user with convenience.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The primary objective of the present invention is to provide areca palm made footwear, which comprises an arrangement of insole and outsole in which the insole is formed by cutting areca palm leaves to a desired size so that when worn, the areca palm leaf of the insole is set in contact with the wearer's sole, whereby besides being environmentally friendly, the footwear can keep the wearer's sole dry by allowing humidity of the wearer's sole to be absorbed by the areca palm leaf and thus improves the overall utility thereof.
Another objective of the present invention is to provide areca palm made footwear that comprises an outsole made of pulverized areca palm trunk and areca palm leaves so that both the insole and the outsole are made of materials of areca palm leaves and areca palm trunk, whereby decomposition can be naturally conducted when the footwear is disposed of for conservation of environment and also improving overall environmental friendliness.
A further objective of the present invention is to provide areca palm made footwear which comprises an outsole made of a plasticizable material or wood and bonded to an insole made of areca palm leaves in order to improve wear-resistance of the outsole while being comfortable to wear and having an extended lifespan to thereby improve the overall convenience and utility.
The present invention provides a novel structure of areca palm made footwear, which comprises an insole and an outsole. The insole is formed by cutting areca palm leaves to a desired size. The outsole is bonded to the insole. As such, a wearer's foot, when putting on the footwear, is set in contact with the insole made of areca palm leaves, whereby besides being environmentally friendly, the footwear can keep the wearer's sole dry by allowing humidity of the wearer's sole to be absorbed by the areca palm leaf and thus improves the overall utility thereof.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The present invention can be fully understood from the following detailed description and preferred embodiment with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view illustrating cutting an areca palm leaf to form an insole according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view illustrating an insole made of areca palm leaf bonded to an outsole made of a plasticizable material according to an embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 4 is schematic view illustrating an insole made of areca palm leaf bonded to an outsole made of areca palm dregs according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Referring to FIGS. 1-4, which are schematic views of embodiments of the present invention, the present invention provides a structure of areca palm made footwear, which comprises an insole 10 and an outsole 20. The insole 10 is formed by cutting an areca palm leaf 30 to a desired size and shape. The outsole 20 is bonded to the insole 10. As such, a wearer's foot 40, when putting on the footwear, is set in contact with the insole 10 made of areca palm leaf 30, whereby besides being environmentally friendly, the footwear can keep the wearer's sole 40 dry by allowing humidity of the wearer's sole to be absorbed by the areca palm leaf 30.
The outsole 20 may be alternatively made of a plasticizable material 21. Or alternatively, the outsole 20 can be made of wood. Further alternatively, the outsole 20 is made of dregs 60 that are formed by pulverizing areca palm trunk and areca palm leaves 30. The outsole 20 can be made by filling the dregs 60 into a mold for shaping. The insole 10 may comprise a Y-shape strap 50 or an X-shaped strap. The insole 10 may be alternatively provided with an arch-like band. The Y-shaped strap 50, the X-shaped strap, or the arch-shape band can be made of plasticizable materials. Alternatively, the Y-shaped strap 50, the X-shaped strap, or the arch-shape band can be made of dregs of pulverized areca palm trunk or areca palm leaves 30. Further, the outsole 20 can be bonded to the insole 10 by glues, adhesives, or riveting.
Referring to FIGS. 1-4, which are schematic views of embodiments of the present invention, the best way of implementing the structure of areca palm made footwear according to the present invention provides is a combined arrangement (see FIG. 1) of an insole 10 and an outsole 20, of which the insole 10 is formed by cutting an areca palm leaf 30 to a desired size. The areca palm leaf 30 is taken from an areca palm and washed and cleaned and is then cut according to the shape and size of a wearer's foot. The insole 10 that is cut from the areca palm leaf 30 (see FIG. 2) is the sun-dried to remove water contained in the areca palm leaf 30. Afterwards, the insole 10 of the dried areca palm leaf 30 is bonded to the outsole 20, wherein a back side of the insole 10 is coated with glue or adhesive in order to have the insole 10 to be tightly bonded to the outsole 20. Alternatively, the insole 10 and the outsole 20 are proper aligned and rivets are put through the insole 10 into the outsole 20 (not shown in the drawings) to have the insole 10 and the outsole 20 securely bonded. Other measures may also be applicable to bond the insole 10 and the outsole 20 together.
Further, the outsole 20 can be made of a plasticizable material (such as plastics and rubbers) (see FIG. 3), such as flip-flops. Alternatively, the outsole 20 can be made of a wooden material (such as wood) (not shown), such as geta. Both the outsole 20 made of a plasticizable material 21 and the outsole 21 made of a wooden material can be boned to the insole 10 that is formed by cutting an areca palm leaf (see FIG. 2) in order to improve wear resistance of the outsole 20, make it comfortable to wear, and extend the lifespan. An alternative way, which is friendlier to the environment, is to collect and pulverize areca palm trunk and areca palm leaves 30 through pounding, allowing juice to drain with dregs 60 left. A mold is provided to receive the dregs 60 to fill therein for shaping to form the outsole 20. The insole 10 that is formed by cutting an areca palm leaf 30 is then positioned on a top surface of the outsole 20 and then glue or adhesive is applied to tightly bond the insole 10 and the outsole 20 together. Alternatively, rivets may be put through the insole 10 in to the outsole 20 (not shown) to securely fix the insole 10 and the outsole 20 together. Thus, both the insole 10 and the outsole 20 are made of materials obtained from areca palm leaves 30 and areca palm trunks, whereby once disposed of, they can naturally decomposed to comply with the idea of environmental conservation.
Further, the insole 10 that is formed by cutting an areca palm leaf 30 is provided with a Y-shaped strap 50. The Y-shaped strap 50 is made of a plasticizable material or dregs 60 formed by pounding and pulverizing areca palm trunks and areca palm leaves 30. The Y-shaped strap 50 has ends extending through the insole 10 and fixed inside the outsole 20 (see FIG. 1) to show a thong-like style. Alternatively, the insole 20 may be provided with an X-shaped strap, which can be made of a plasticizable material or dregs 60 formed by pounding and pulverizing areca palm trunks and areca palm leaves 30. The X-shaped strap has ends extending through the insole 10 and fixed inside the outsole 20 (not shown) to show a sandal-like style. Alternatively, the insole 10 may be provided with an arch-like band, which can be made of a plasticizable material or dregs 60 formed by pounding and pulverizing areca palm trunks and areca palm leaves 30. The arch-like band has ends extending through the insole 10 and fixed inside the outsole 20 (not shown) to show a slipper-like style. As such, besides being environmentally friendly, the footwear can reduce the manufacture cost and keep the wearer's sole 40 dry by allowing humidity of the wearer's sole to be absorbed by the areca palm leaf 30
It is appreciated from the above description that the present invention possesses the following practical advantages:
(1) The insole is formed by cutting an areca palm leaf so as to provide a function keeping the wearer's sole dry by allowing the humidity to be absorbed by the areca palm leaf and further, the wearer's sole is set in contact with the areca palm leaf so as to be provided with a sense of being fresh and cool resulting from the areca palm leaf.
(2) The insole and the outsole are both made of natural materials of areca palm leaves and areca palm trunks so that when disposed of, they can be naturally decomposed to thereby reduce pollution to the environment and is of environmental friendliness, and improving overall convenience.

Claims

What is claimed is:

1. A structure of areca palm made footwear, comprising:

an insole, which is formed by cutting an areca palm leaf to a predetermined size; and

an outsole, which is bonded to the insole, whereby a wearer's foot, when putting on the footwear, is set in contact with the insole of areca palm leaf so that besides being environmentally friendly, the footwear keeps the wearer's sole dry by allowing humidity to be absorbed by the areca palm leaf.

2. The structure of areca palm made footwear according to claim 1, wherein the outsole is made of a plasticizable material.

3. The structure of areca palm made footwear according to claim 1, wherein the outsole is made of a wooden material.

4. The structure of areca palm made footwear according to claim 1, wherein the outsole is made of dregs obtained through pounding and pulverizing areca palm trunk and areca palm leaves.

5. The structure of areca palm made footwear according to claim 4, wherein the outsole is made of filling the pounded dregs into a mold for shaping to make the outsole.

6. The structure of areca palm made footwear according to claim 1, wherein the insole is provided with a Y-shaped strap or an X-shaped strap.

7. The structure of areca palm made footwear according to claim 1, wherein the insole is provided with an arch-like band.

8. The structure of areca palm made footwear according to claim 6, wherein the Y-shaped strap, the X-shaped strap, or the arch-like band is made of a plasticizable material.

9. The structure of areca palm made footwear according to claim 7, wherein the Y-shaped strap, the X-shaped strap, or the arch-like band is made of a plasticizable material.

10. The structure of areca palm made footwear according to claim 6, wherein the Y-shaped strap, the X-shaped strap, or the arch-like band is made of dregs obtained through pounding and pulverizing areca palm trunk and areca palm leaves.

11. The structure of areca palm made footwear according to claim 7, wherein the Y-shaped strap, the X-shaped strap, or the arch-like band is made of dregs obtained through pounding and pulverizing areca palm trunk and areca palm leaves.

12. The structure of areca palm made footwear according to claim 1, wherein the outsole is bonded to the insole by glue, adhesive, or riveting.