US3711967A - Footwear for foot treatment or maintenance - Google Patents

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US3711967A
US3711967A US00137500A US3711967DA US3711967A US 3711967 A US3711967 A US 3711967A US 00137500 A US00137500 A US 00137500A US 3711967D A US3711967D A US 3711967DA US 3711967 A US3711967 A US 3711967A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F13/00—Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
    • A61F13/06—Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads specially adapted for feet or legs; Corn-pads; Corn-rings
    • A61F13/064—Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads specially adapted for feet or legs; Corn-pads; Corn-rings for feet
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M35/00—Devices for applying media, e.g. remedies, on the human body
    • A61M35/10—Wearable devices, e.g. garments, glasses or masks

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  • a footwear for foot treatment or maintenance comprises a liquid absorbing inner portion of a material having substantially the same characteristics as polyeter foam plastics shaped to enclose a foot and a liquid proof outer portion or layer.
  • a liquid such as a foot-salt dissolved in water is contained in the inner portion.
  • the footwear When the footwear is put on a walking person the inner portion is periodically compressed and allowed to expand. The contained liquid will then circulate around the foot which is thereby subjected to an advantageous and effective medical treatment.
  • the footwear thus, replaces earlier foot treatment by using a bowl filled with a liquid. It can be designed as a simple article for non-recurring use.
  • the present invention relates to footwears, particularly footwears for medical foot treatment or maintenance.
  • the main object of the invention is to replace the heretofore common but rather unpractical method of foot treatment by using a bowl filled with a liquid.
  • a footwear for foot treatment or maintenance comprises a liquid absorbing inner portion shaped to enclose a foot and an outer liquid proof outer portion or layer, said inner portion being made of an elastic and porous material such as a foam plastic so that it by compression emits a liquid contained therein and when resuming its original shape again absorbes or soaks up the liquid.
  • a footwear according to the invention will permit the user to move freely and occupy himself with other duties when simultaneously being subjected to the medical treatment.
  • FIG. 1 is a cross sectional view of a footwear according to the invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of a modified embodiment.
  • FIG. 3 is a plan view of a third embodiment.
  • a footwear having substantially the shape of a slipper comprises an inner portion a of an elastic and porous material such as a foam plastic, for instance polyeter or polyurethane foam plastic.
  • a waterproof separate outer layer b surrounds and is bound to the inner portion and serves as a waterproof envelope or cover therefore. It may be made of a plastic foil such as a polyethylene foil.
  • a foot receiving opening c In the footwear there is a foot receiving opening c.
  • the footwear is conveniently so shaped that its heel portion extends above the heel of the inserted foot and it may also have a downwards directed recess for the ankle joint.
  • a suitable treatment agent for instance a foot-salt dissolved in water
  • the footwear is put on the foot.
  • a suitable treatment agent for instance a foot-salt dissolved in water
  • the liquid will circulate around the foot during the periodical compression and expansion of the inner portion, then subjecting the foot to an effective and advantageous medical treatment.
  • the separate thin outer portion or layer b for instance made of a polyethylene foil is not bound to the inner portion but held tightly thereagainst and against the foot-ankle by means of a crimped upper part containing a rubber band d.
  • the outer waterproof layer b is integral with the porous and elastic inner portion a and comprises an impregnated outer part thereof.
  • the inner portion a Is made of a material having good skin protecting characteristics. Some foam plastics have a tendency to hurt the skin and are therefore not suitable. Most foam plastics such as the above mentioned, however, are convenient for the foot and may therefore be utilized. Other types of porous and elastic materials than foam plastics such as sponge materials may also be used.
  • a footwear according to the invention is cheap to manufacture in large series and may be designed as a throw-away article for use for instance in hospitals or the like.
  • a footwear for foot treatment or maintenance comprising a liquid absorbing inner portion shaped to at least partly enclose a foot and a liquid proof outer portion or layer, said inner portion being made of an elastic and porous material and in direct contact with a users foot, and a therapeutic liquid absorbently contained in said porous inner portion, wherein said inner portion by compression emits said liquid contained therein and when resuming its original shape again absorbes the liquid.
  • said elastic and porous inner portion comprising a foam plastic materia] having good skin protecting properties such as polyeter foam plastic, the outer portion or layer comprising a plastic foil.

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Cited By (3)

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DE3406504A1 (de) * 1984-02-23 1985-08-29 Claus 2860 Osterholz-Scharmbeck Tietjen Schuh
WO1999044449A1 (de) * 1998-03-02 1999-09-10 Jana Meyer Textiles fussbekleidungsstück
US20160106963A1 (en) * 2014-10-17 2016-04-21 Susan Mowers Hydration maintenance slipper

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DE3301854A1 (de) * 1983-01-20 1984-07-26 Otto 6000 Frankfurt Schweiger Fussbekleidungsstueck

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US1742176A (en) * 1929-08-30 1929-12-31 Nelson Littell Footwear
US3032898A (en) * 1961-02-23 1962-05-08 Robert Hosiery Mills Inc Stretch type slipper
US3052046A (en) * 1961-01-06 1962-09-04 Kramer Lewis Slipper
US3299540A (en) * 1963-05-27 1967-01-24 William M Scholl Household slipper

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US1742176A (en) * 1929-08-30 1929-12-31 Nelson Littell Footwear
US3052046A (en) * 1961-01-06 1962-09-04 Kramer Lewis Slipper
US3032898A (en) * 1961-02-23 1962-05-08 Robert Hosiery Mills Inc Stretch type slipper
US3299540A (en) * 1963-05-27 1967-01-24 William M Scholl Household slipper

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE3406504A1 (de) * 1984-02-23 1985-08-29 Claus 2860 Osterholz-Scharmbeck Tietjen Schuh
WO1999044449A1 (de) * 1998-03-02 1999-09-10 Jana Meyer Textiles fussbekleidungsstück
US20160106963A1 (en) * 2014-10-17 2016-04-21 Susan Mowers Hydration maintenance slipper

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