US2593767A

US2593767A - Toe protector

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Publication number: US2593767A
Application number: US65250A
Authority: US
Inventors: Kiwad Isador
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1948-12-14
Filing date: 1948-12-14
Publication date: 1952-04-22
Anticipated expiration: 1969-04-22

Description

April 22, 1952 KIWAD 2,593,767

TOE PROTECTOR Filed Dec. 14, 1948 2 SHEETS-SI-EET l INVENTOR. lsodor Kiwod ATTORNEY April 22, 1952 2 SHEETS--SHEET 2 Filed Dec. 14, 1948 IN V EN TOR.

ISCldOI' Kiwod ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 22, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TOE PROTECTOR Isador Kiwad, Westwood, N. J.

Application December 14, 1948, Serial No. 65,250

This invention relates generally to devices adapted to be worn upon the feet to protect the members thereof.

An object of the invention is to provide an improved toe protector including a main body portion with a-plurality of extensions carried by the main body portion and adapted to extend between adjacent toes of the foot, thus affording protection therefor.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved toe protector including a plurality of toe shields adapted to extend between adjacent toes of the foot to protect the surfaces thereof and to provide a degree of mutual spacing therebetween, the toe shields being carried upon a main body adapted to underlie several of the toes.

A further object of the invention is to provide a toe protector which includes a main body of soft material and a plurality of toe shields which are themselves removable and capable of being moved to any desired portion of the main body to accommodate less than all the toes as needed.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a toe protector which acts as an insulator between the toes, reduces perspiration and prevents corns therebetween.

A further object of the invention is to provide a toe protector which is simple in design, inexpensiveto manufacture, and efiective for the purpose intended. v e

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description of a preferred embodiment thereof as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and in which,

Fig. 1 is an elevational view of my improved toe protector, a portion being cut away to illustrate its construction,

Fig. 2 is a right end elevation of the toe protec tor shown in Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the toe protector of Fig. 1, the right hand pair of ,toe shields being removed,

Fig. 4 is a plan view of a single pair of integral toe shields spread out flat,

Fig. 5 is a developed fiat view of the blank from which the main toe protector body is formed, prior to rolling it up and stitching it as shown in Fig. 1,

Fig. 6 is a view similar to that of Fig. 1, but showing one of the pairs of toe shields removed, and the other moved to the central two openings in the main body,

Fig. '7 is a perspective fragmentary view of a portion of a foot with my improved toe protector in position thereon, I

Fig. 8 is a bottom plan view of the foot of Fig. '7, showing the toe protector in position thereon as seen from underneath the foot,

5 Claims. Cl'. 1 2881) to Figs. 5 and 9 but illustrating still another form of my invention,

Fig. 13 is an elevational view of the Fig. 12 form of invention showing the same assembled and showing one of the toe shields twisted for effective use, and

Fig. 14 is a perspective view of the form of my invention shown in Fig. 13 and illustrating the effective use of the same.

In the treatment of foot ailments, it is frequently observed that some relief may be obtained if some material is placed between the toes to space apart their adjacent surfaces. This will lessen the danger of infection, prevent corns between the toes, and may also straighten out hammer toes. The present invention discloses means for accomplishing these desirable results at low cost.

In order to understand clearly the nature of the invention, and the best means for carrying it out, reference may now be had to the drawings, in which like numerals denote similar parts throughout the several views.

7 As seen, in Figs. 7 and 8, there is the foot Ill, having toes numbered [2, l4, l6, l8 and 20 respectively. My purpose is to provide means for effecting the objects of the invention with relation thereto. First, I form a blank 22 as shown in Fig. 5, for the main body 24 of the toe protector. The blank 22 may be formed of any suitable soft sheet material, such as felt, cotton, silk, rayon, nylon, wool, any knitted or woven fabric, or even rubber, wood, leather or plastic fabric. Felted material has certain obvious advantages, being soft and pliable, and may be preferred, though the other materials may also be used, and may have certain advantages or special desirability for certain purposes.

The blank 22 has

sides

24, 26, 28 and 30, the two corners thereof being cut off as shown at 32 and 34. In addition, openings are formed in the blank as at 36, 38 and 40, and an indentation is formed in side edge 26 at 42. The blank 22 isithen rolled up in the manner shown in Figs. 1,2 and 3, with the edge 30 outermost, and stitched in position to one or more of the other layers by stitching 44, to permanently retain the rolled form.

Looking at Figs. 1 and 2, it will be seen that the

openings

36, 38 and 40 now afford access to the inside of the roll 24 beneath the top layer for the insertion and removal through said openings and the partial end opening 42, of the shield bodies 48, shown in plan flat, in Fig. 4. These shield bodies 48 include two toe shields 50 and 52 -integral with the web portion 54 which is somewhat narrower as shown, these bodies also being made of soft material, such as felt, or other material similar to that forming the roll 24.

Openings 56 may also be formed in the

toe shields

50 and 52 as shown, to provide ventilation, and also to accommodate corns where needed. One of the toe shield bodies 48 is shown inserted through the two

left hand openings

36 and 38 so that its web portion 54 underlies the roll surface 60 therebetween as in Figs. 1 and 2, with its toe shields 50 and. 52 upstanding as illustrated, to extend between toes I! and I4, and i4 and 16 respectively. Similarly, the. other toe shield body is inserted as shown in Fig.1, between openings 40 and'42, with its toe shields outstanding for insertion between toes l6 and I8, and I3 and 20 respectively. z

The main body or roll 24 lies beneath'the toes, as seen best in Fig. 8, in the space-located thereat on the foot, being hence held imposition against dislodgment. If it is desired to protect only some of the toes; then one toe shield body may be removed, and the remaining one left in position, or moved to the center two openings, as shown in Fig. 6, depending upon which toes are to be protected. i

In Figs. 9 through 13 I have shown a modified form of my invention which in principle is similar to that shown and described in connection with the Figs. 1 through 8 form of inven:-

tion above described. As noted in Fign9ithev blank 60 fromwhich the main body or roll 'BI.

is formed comprises a main body portionand integral tabs t2 extending from opposite sides, the said tabs being adapted to be used as toe shields when desired by folding the same. inwardly from their full line positions 62 shown in Fig. 11" to their dotted line position v62 As noted in Fig. 9, the main body portion of the blank 60 is provided with a pair of transverse slits 63 and B4 paced apart. a distance from each other equal to the distance of each slit from its adjacent transverse edge 60a ofithe blank 60. The opposite longitudinal edges of. the main body are rolled inwardly toward each. other as shown in Fig. 11 with the saidslits 63xand. 64 uppermost, the saidslits 63 and .64 being .designed to receive therethrough the: hieldiunit 65 shown in blank in Fig. 10,.which is'similar in function anddesign to that. of the unit shown in Fig. 4. Thesaid unit 65 comprises a pair oftoppositely extending shields'EB and 61 interconnected by a neck portion 68.

In Figs.'12 through 14' I have shownl'stilLanother modified form of my invention in which the distinguishing feature is to be found in. the fact that the entire toe protector is formedfrom a single blank. Such-blank l0 isshownin Fig. 12 and comprises a main body portion H adapted'to be rolled into a longitudinal r'oll H (see Fig. 14) and'h'aving abottom longitudinal edge 12, transverse edges 73 and a top longitudinal'edge I4. Integral with and projecting upwardly from the top'longitudinal edge 14 are four-toe'shields 15, 16, 11 and 18, similar in design "and function to that of the shields-50, 52, 62 66 and 61-. .As noted in Fig. 13, when the main body portion .11 is rolled into the longitudinal roll ll theesaid toe shields 15 to 1B are normally flat andinvthe same plane as that of the main body portion 1 I. However,'when using the toe protector the roll 1 l is placed under and across the toes and the shields are then twisted to lie in a plane'at right angles to that of its normal form. In Fig. 13 I have shown only the shieldv 71 twisted, whereas in Fig. 14 all of the shields have been twisted for effective positioning between the toes.

It will be seen that by the use of my device, ample protection is afforded for the toes, at low cost, with maximum convenience and comfort.

Although I have described my invention in specific terms, it will be understood that vari ations may be made in size, shape, materialsand arrangement without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

I. claim:

1. -A:toe"protection device comprising a longitudinal main body portion made of yieldable material; a-plurality of toe shields extending upwardly fromsaid main'body portion and adapted to hex-disposed between pairs of adjacent toes, said main body portion comprising a fiat sheet ofrmaterial rolled up on itself to form a member which is resilient to pressure and also bendable alongits length and thereby adapted to lie across the .under surface of, the toes and in the hollow areas at the basesthereof, and means forming a part of said device for maintaining said main body such; rolled up condition.

2;"Atoe protection device comprising a main body formed of soft sheet material rolled upon itself, fastening means forming a part of said device for securing said sheet material in roll form against-,unrolling,- and having a" plurality of openingsjformed in said rolled body, at least one toe shield body carried by said rolled main body andengaging at least some of the said openings, and including toe shields integral with said toe shield body and adapted to project from said rolled main body between adjacent toes of the foot. r

3. The construction according to claim 2, characterized further in that each toe shield body comprisesra pair of toe shields integral with and interconnected by a central web portion.

4. The process of forming a toe protector, comprising the steps'of forming a blank of sheet material having 'at :least four sides, forming a pluralityof openingsin said blank, rolling said blank upon itself to. form a main rolled body with saidopenings exposed to view from the outside, securing said roll against unrolling, forming toe shield bodies including toe shields interconnected by a central web portion, and inserting atleastone 'ofsaid shield bodiesthrough adjacent of said openings with its toe shields projectlng from the rolled body.

5. A. toe protection device according to claim 1 in which the said main body and said toe shields are formed from a single sheet of material.

ISADOR KIWAD.

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