Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A43—FOOTWEAR
  • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
  • A43B7/00—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements
  • A43B7/14—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts
  • A43B7/1405—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form
  • A43B7/1415—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form characterised by the location under the foot
  • A43B7/1425—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form characterised by the location under the foot situated under the ball of the foot, i.e. the joint between the first metatarsal and first phalange
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  • A43B1/00—Footwear characterised by the material
  • A43B1/0054—Footwear characterised by the material provided with magnets, magnetic parts or magnetic substances
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A43—FOOTWEAR
  • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
  • A43B13/00—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units
  • A43B13/38—Built-in insoles joined to uppers during the manufacturing process, e.g. structural insoles; Insoles glued to shoes during the manufacturing process
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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  • A43B17/00—Insoles for insertion, e.g. footbeds or inlays, for attachment to the shoe after the upper has been joined
  • A43B17/02—Insoles for insertion, e.g. footbeds or inlays, for attachment to the shoe after the upper has been joined wedge-like or resilient
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  • A43B7/00—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements
  • A43B7/14—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts
  • A43B7/1405—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form
  • A43B7/1415—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form characterised by the location under the foot
  • A43B7/144—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form characterised by the location under the foot situated under the heel, i.e. the calcaneus bone
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A43—FOOTWEAR
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  • A43B7/00—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements
  • A43B7/14—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts
  • A43B7/1405—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form
  • A43B7/1415—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form characterised by the location under the foot
  • A43B7/1445—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form characterised by the location under the foot situated under the midfoot, i.e. the second, third or fourth metatarsal
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A43—FOOTWEAR
  • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
  • A43B7/00—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements
  • A43B7/14—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts
  • A43B7/1405—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form
  • A43B7/1415—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form characterised by the location under the foot
  • A43B7/145—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form characterised by the location under the foot situated under the toes, i.e. the phalanges
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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  • A43B7/00—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements
  • A43B7/14—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts
  • A43B7/1405—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form
  • A43B7/1455—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form with special properties
  • A43B7/146—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form with special properties provided with acupressure points or means for foot massage
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
  • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
  • A61H39/00—Devices for locating or stimulating specific reflex points of the body for physical therapy, e.g. acupuncture
  • A61H39/04—Devices for pressing such points, e.g. Shiatsu or Acupressure
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
  • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
  • A61H2201/00—Characteristics of apparatus not provided for in the preceding codes
  • A61H2201/12—Driving means
  • A61H2201/1253—Driving means driven by a human being, e.g. hand driven
  • A61H2201/1261—Driving means driven by a human being, e.g. hand driven combined with active exercising of the patient
  • A61H2201/1284—Driving means driven by a human being, e.g. hand driven combined with active exercising of the patient using own weight
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
  • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
  • A61H2205/00—Devices for specific parts of the body
  • A61H2205/12—Feet
  • A61H2205/125—Foot reflex zones

Definitions

• the invention relates to an insole for a shoe with a flat base sole made of elastic foam material corresponding to the outline of the shoe, which has a plurality of integrally molded, pillow-shaped elevations in the area of reflex zones of the sole of the foot on its upper side which also consist of elastic foam.
• the insole makes it possible, depending on the arrangement of its elevations, to stimulate nerves emanating from these reflex zones while walking, which stimulates the blood circulation and the metabolism of the organs assigned to the individual reflex zones.
• the be ⁇ known insole includes a base sole of elastic foam material having a hardness of 30 to 50 ° Shore A, a plurality, also made of '• elastic foam cushion-shaped Erhe- on its upper side exercises in the area of the reflex zones to be massaged
• the pillow-shaped elevations consist of a comparatively soft material with a hardness of 12 to 30 ° Shore A, since it has been shown that the desired effect of the reflex zone massage requires a gentle stimulation of the reflex zones.
• the known insole it has already been thought of integrally molding the pillow-shaped elevations on the base sole, but this requires comparatively complex and complicated manufacturing processes, so that in practice the elevations are produced separately from the base sole and subsequently glued to it have to.
• the comparatively soft elevations must also be protected by a harder insole if the insole is to have a sufficient lifespan.
• an insole with a cover sole made of elastic foam which carries integrally on its upper side and elevations consisting of the same foam material in the manner of a footbed.
• the cover sole is approximately 6.35 mm thick between the elevations, while it has a total height of approximately 9.5 mm in the region of the elevations.
• Such an insole is unsuitable for an optimal reflex zone massage, since the entire foot sinks into the comparatively thick base sole, which prevents specific irritation of certain reflex zones of the sole of the foot.
• Base sole and the elevations consist uniformly of foam material with a hardness of 30 ° to 45 ° Shore A and the apex areas of the elevations around the entry or
• Reflex zone massage of the sole of the foot can then also be achieved by means of comparatively soft, elastic, pillow-shaped elevations without impairing the well-being by means of comparatively harder elevations which cause pressure points
• the elevation 15 can be achieved if the apex height of the elevations is matched to the thickness of the base sole in such a way that on the one hand there is overall still a soft behavior, but on the other hand pressure irritation of the sole of the foot is avoided by the elevations.
• elevations according to the patent 35 08 582 are comparatively flat elevations, which only reach their full height when the pressure is applied to the surrounding areas of the base sole, and the foot sole massaging in the area of the reflex zones, but also because of the same
• the insoles according to the invention can be very easily manufactured using conventional manufacturing methods.
• the mean thickness of the areas of the base sole adjoining the individual elevations is to be understood as the arithmetic mean of the thickness along the edge of the elevation.
• the thickness can fluctuate
• the insole can be designed as an insole or can be firmly glued to the insole or the outsole of the shoe. It goes without saying that the upper side of the inner sole can be provided with an insole which improves the appearance or the wearing properties of the shoe.
• Optimal results of the reflex zone massage are achieved if the apex areas of the elevations are approximately 1.5 times the average thickness of the individual
• the elevations can have an approximate lens shape.
• a better coordination of the peak height of the elevations to the size of the reflex zones to be stimulated can be achieved if at least some of the elevations have a circular outline shape and an apex area designed as a flat plateau which widens towards the base in an approximately frustoconical shape.
• the apex plateau provides a widened contact surface of the sole of the foot on the elevation without more or less point-like contact points which could lead to pressure points.
• the thickness of the base sole in the areas adjoining the elevations is between 1.5 mm and 2.5 mm. This dimensioning leads to an optimum of the elasticity properties of the elevations on the one hand and the mechanical strength of the base sole on the other.
• FIG. 1 is a plan view of the upper side of an inner sole according to the invention.
• FIG. 2 shows a sectional view through the insole along a line II-II in FIG. 1.
• a large number of reflex zones can be delimited on the sole of the human foot, each of which is assigned to different organs and stimulates the respectively assigned organs when the reflex zones are massaged.
• the stimulation can take place by massage of individual reflex zones or by massage in suitably selected reflex zone groups in order to increase their stimulation effect overall.
• the insole of a shoe shown in the figures allows the targeted massage of a group of reflex zones which generally increase well-being.
• the insole comprises a base sole 1 approximated to the outline shape of the foot or shoe, from the upper side 3 of which the pillow-like elevations 5 assigned to the reflex zones to be massed protrude.
• the elevations 5 allow a gentle massage of the reflex zones assigned to them, free of pressure points.
• the base sole 1 and the elevations 5 integrally formed on the base sole 1 consist uniformly of rubber-elastic foam material with a hardness of 30 ° to 45 ° shore A.
• the thickness of the base sole 1 is about 1.5 mm along the circumference of the elevations 5 up to 2.5 mm, while the elevations 5 protrude about 1.5 times the average thickness, measured along the outer edge of the individual elevation 5, over the base sole 1.
• the total height of the base sole 1, including the elevations 5, is in the apex regions 7 all surveys essentially the same size. At least some of the elevations have a circular outline shape, the apex area 7 of these elevations being designed as a flat, in particular flat plateau to enlarge the contact surface, which extends in the form of a flat truncated cone 9 toward the base sole 1.
• the elevations can also have a different outline shape, as is illustrated by the elongate elevation arranged in the arch area and extending transversely to the longitudinal direction of the foot. This elevation serves, for example, to stimulate the pancreas.
• the base sole 1 has a slightly rising edge 11 along its outline and thus has the character of a light footbed.
• the upper side can be worn by a thin insole which improves the appearance or the wearing properties of the shoe.
• the insole can be designed as an insole that can be inserted into the shoe, or else it can be glued flat onto the outsole or the insole of the shoe.
• the insole is preferably made of synthetic latex.

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