WO2000019849A1

WO2000019849A1 - Surfing footwear and flipper

Info

Publication number: WO2000019849A1
Application number: PCT/JP1999/002586
Authority: WO
Inventors: Akihiro Teramachi
Original assignee: Daito Seiki Co., Ltd.
Priority date: 1998-10-02
Filing date: 1999-05-18
Publication date: 2000-04-13
Also published as: AU763791B2; EP1033086B1; IL136475A0; AU3732499A; EP1033086A4; ATE222466T1; DE69902575D1; EP1033086A1

Abstract

A surfing footwear comprising a knitted body (17) having a calf part (16), an ankle part (15) and a foot part (14) integrally knitted together, a rubber member (18) attached to the lower side of the foot part, and means (19) for closely attaching and/or holding the knitted body (17) to a bare foot, wherein the knitted body is made using a hosiery machine and the means (19) for closely attaching and/or holding are provided, for example, on the ankle part (15) and the intermediate part (20), excluding the toe part and the heel part, of the foot part and knitted with elastic fibers.

Description

Description: Footwear for surfing and flippers

The present invention relates to surfing footwear worn by surfers when putting on flippers or riding on a surf board. Further, the present invention relates to a flipper provided with the surfing footwear as an under sock. -Background technology

Surfers generally wear a one-piece, waterproof suit with anti-slip rubber on the bottom of their feet. For this reason, if a surfer wears this suit for a long time in the summer season, his feet become hot and stuffy, which can cause the feet to peel and even cause athlete's foot.

In addition, this suit has rubber at the bottom of the feet to prevent slippage, but the adhesion between bare feet and feet is not sufficiently considered. For this reason, when a surfer puts on a flipper, the surfer often cannot move the flipper as desired due to insufficient adhesion between the bare foot and the flipper.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to make it possible for a surfer to move as desired with his own feet when flipping a fin or riding a surf board. Surfing footwear that can be used. Another object of the present invention is to provide a flipper with an undersock when the flipper is worn. Thus, whenever the surfers put on the flippers, they can always get their bare feet in close contact with the flippers, so that the surfers can cope well even with the violent waves. This allows surfers to stay out of the sea for long periods of time. Disclosure of the invention

The surfing footwear according to the present invention includes a knitted body formed by integrally knitting an inflated portion, an ankle portion, and a foot portion, and a non-slip member attached to the back side of the foot portion of the knitted body, Thus, the knitted body and bare feet can always be in close contact with each other.

The surfing footwear according to the present invention is a knitted body formed by integrally knitting an inflated part, an ankle part, and a foot part; an elastic member attached to a back side of a foot part of the knitted body; And means for contacting and / or maintaining the foot in contact with and / or maintaining the foot.

The surfing footwear according to the present invention is characterized in that the elastic fiber yarn is knitted into a loop-shaped base fiber yarn by tack-in or lay-in.

The surfing footwear according to the present invention is characterized in that the elastic fiber yarn is one. The surfing complex according to the present invention is characterized in that the close contact and Z or the maintaining means are provided in an inflated part, an ankle part, and an intermediate part of the foot part except for a toe part and a heel part.

The footwear for surfing according to the present invention is characterized in that the close contact and Z or the maintaining means are provided in an ankle part and an intermediate part except a toe part and a heel part of a foot part.

The surfing footwear according to the present invention is characterized in that the close contact and Z or maintenance means are provided on an ankle and a foot.

The surfing footwear according to the present invention is characterized in that the close contact and Z or maintenance means are provided on an ankle part.

The surfing footwear according to the present invention is characterized in that the means for forming and maintaining the close contact and the Z are provided on a foot.

The footwear for surfing according to the present invention is characterized in that the close contact and Z or the maintaining means are provided in an intermediate portion of the foot except for the toe and the heel.

The surfing footwear according to the present invention is characterized in that the close contact and Z or the maintaining means are provided on the entire knitted body.

The surfing footwear according to the present invention is characterized in that the close contacting and / or maintaining means makes the knitting interval of the elastic fiber yarn close near the upper end and / or near the lower end.

The surfing footwear according to the present invention is characterized in that the knitted body is made with a sock knitting machine.

A flipper body for a fin according to the present invention is a knitted body formed by integrally knitting an inflated part, an ankle part, and a foot part, and a non-slip member attached to the back side of the foot part of the knitted body. And footwear as under socks.

A fin body for surfing according to the present invention, a knitted body formed by integrally knitting an inflated part, an ankle part, and a foot part; an elastic member attached to a back side of a foot part of the knitted body; Footwear with close and / or maintaining means for bringing and / or keeping the foot in close contact with the knitted body is provided as an under sock.

The surfing footwear according to the present invention is made by attaching a rubber member to the back side of the foot of a knitted body using a knitted body that is familiar to bare feet and can be directly worn on bare feet. Therefore, there is no sense of incompatibility with surfers to get used to bare feet.

A footwear for a surfing according to the present invention includes a knitted body formed by integrally knitting an inflated portion, an ankle portion, and a foot portion; a rubber member attached to a back side of the foot portion; It is provided with a contact and / or maintenance means for bringing the same into contact with and / or maintaining the foot. The knit is made with a sock knitting machine. Thus, the footwear is easy to handle and small and lightweight so that it can be easily carried.

The close contact and / or maintaining means has a function of always bringing the bare foot and the knit into close contact and / or maintaining the close contact. The close and / or maintaining means is made by knitting an elastic fiber yarn into a knitted body or knitting a fiber yarn of a predetermined length. The above-mentioned close and / or maintaining means may be knitted by making the interval between the elastic fiber yarns close in the vertical direction near the upper end and / or near the lower end. It is rare. Therefore, the adhesion is further excellent.

Thus, by providing the knitted body with the close-fitting and / or maintaining means, close-fitting and / or maintaining with bare feet is achieved. Further, the rubber body attached to the back of the knitted body and the bare feet are always kept in close contact with each other. Therefore, surfing footwear and flippers can be worn with bare feet.

Further, it is preferable that the rubber body attached to the back of the knitted body has irregularities on its surface so that a person wearing the footwear does not slip. Thus, slippage between the footwear and the flipper is further prevented.

The surfing footwear is an under sock worn by surfers when putting on flippers. The footwear is a sock worn when riding on a surf board. The footwear is not limited to surfing footwear, but may be applied to beach footwear and the like. The surfing footwear worn by surfers when putting on flippers consists of socks made with a sock knitting machine. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a surfing footwear according to the present invention.

Fig. 2 (a;), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) and (g) are schematic diagrams showing the means for tightly attaching and / or maintaining the knitted body. . BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the surfing footwear of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of surfing footwear 10 according to the present invention. In the figure, the footwear 10 is a knitted body 17 comprising a foot 14 having a toe 12 and a heel 13, an ankle 15, and an inflated part 16. An anti-slip member, for example, a rubber member 18 is provided on the back side of the part 14. The knitted body 17 is made by knitting a fiber yarn such as cotton or nylon with a sock knitting machine. In addition, the toe part 12 and the heel part 13 are knitted by pile knitting. For this reason, this part has strength compared with other parts.

When the rubber member 18 is attached to the back side of the foot of the knitted body, a thermosetting adhesive is applied to the back side. Then, after the rubber member 18 and the foot portion 14 are bonded to each other, the rubber body is subjected to heat pressing and bonded. The rubber member 18 preferably has irregularities on the surface to prevent slippage. Note that the rubber member 18 may be provided on the entire surface or a part of the foot portion 14. That is, when the rubber member 18 is provided on a part of the foot portion 14, the rubber member 18 is provided at a predetermined interval in the longitudinal direction of the footwear. The rubber members 18 are provided at predetermined intervals in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the shoe. Further, the rubber members 18 are provided at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction of the footwear and a direction perpendicular thereto.

Further, the knitted body is provided with a close contacting and / or maintaining means. The means for tightly attaching and / or maintaining the knitted body is provided as shown in Figs. 2 (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) and (g). (A); close contact and Z or the maintenance means 19 are the inflated part 16, the ankle part 1 G and And the middle part 20 except the toe part 12 and the heel part 3 of the foot part. (B); Close and / or maintenance means 19 are provided in the middle part of the ankle part 15 except for the toe part 12 and the heel part 13 of the foot part. (C); Close and / or maintaining means 19 shall be provided on the ankle and / or foot. (D); close and / or maintaining means shall be provided at the ankle. (e); The means for forming and maintaining the tightness is provided on the foot. (f); Close contact and Z or maintenance means 19 are provided in the middle part of the foot except for the toe 12 and the heel 13.

(g); Close and Z or maintenance means 19 are provided for the entire knitted body. The arrangement of the contact and / or maintenance means 19 is not limited to the position described above, and various modifications are possible.

The tightness and Z or the maintaining means is constituted by knitting an elastic fiber yarn 19, that is, an elastic fiber yarn such as a rubber yarn, through a loop between base fiber yarns such as cotton and nylon. That is, elastic fibers such as rubber yarns are tacked into the loop-shaped base fibers and knitted. Alternatively, it is knitted by a lay-in which pours and knits a rubber thread between the back liner and the outer surface.

The close contact and Z or the maintaining means may be knitted at a close interval between the elastic fiber yarns near the upper end and / or near the lower end, and may be knitted at a coarse interval in other areas. Further, the close contact and Z or the maintaining means may be knitted with a fiber yarn of a predetermined length instead of the rubber yarn. Next, a case will be described in which the contact and / or maintenance means is knitted in an intermediate portion of the ankle portion and the foot portion except the toe portion 12 and the heel portion 13.

The rubber thread is knitted so as to be tuck-in or lay-in sequentially for each row of the base fibers continuously from the upper end to the lower end except for the toe portion 12 and the heel portion 13 of the ankle and the foot. That is, knitting is performed continuously without cutting the rubber thread at each stage. In order to perform such knitting, the knitting machine is reciprocated. By reciprocating the knitting machine in this way, the rubber yarn is sequentially knitted on the outward path and the return path. Thus, by knitting the elastic yarn into the base fiber yarn made of cotton or nylon, the close contact and / or maintenance between the knitted body and the bare foot can be obtained. The rubber thread may be knitted by one.

Further, a footwear including a knitted body formed by integrally knitting an inflated part, an ankle part, and a foot part, and a non-slip member attached to the back side of the foot part of the knitted body is a surfing flipper. Used as an under sock.

Further, a knitted body formed by integrally knitting an inflated portion, an ankle portion, and a foot portion; an elastic member attached to the back side of the foot portion of the knitted body; Or footwear with attachment and / or maintenance means for maintaining it is used as undersocks for surf flippers.

Thus, when the surfer puts the bare feet into the knitted body, the knitted body that is always in close contact with the bare feet is provided with the close contact and / or maintaining means. Since the knitted body is provided with the close contact and / or maintaining means, the close contact between the footwear and the fin for surfing is enhanced. Thus, Surfers can surf as much as they want for a long time.

In addition, the knitted fabric does not slip off even when exposed to seawater for a long time. Thus, surfers can surf without worrying about wearing footwear. Also, While the surfers are walking along the beach, the braid does not fall off. Furthermore, since the shape of the knitted fabric is not deformed even if the footwear is repeatedly washed, the footwear can be worn any number of times. Thus, the close contact is always ensured, and excellent comfort is always obtained. The footwear, once worn, can be applied to walking along the beach without taking off. Therefore, there is no hassle of taking off or wearing it for each purpose. In addition, footwear stays snug, even when in the sea, surfing, or even after washing. Industrial applicability

The surfing footwear according to the present invention is surfing footwear worn by surfers when they surf with flippers or when they ride on a surf board. Also, it is an under sock used when putting on flippers. In addition, the footwear can be used instead of flip flops when walking along the beach. Furthermore, it can be used instead of regular socks. Furthermore, it can be used as socks for mountain climbing.

Claims

The scope of the claims

1, a knitted body formed by integrally knitting an inflated part, an ankle part, and a foot part; and a non-slip member attached to the back side of the foot part of the knitted body. Is a surfing footwear that is always in close contact.

2.A knitted body formed by integrally knitting an inflated portion, an ankle portion, and a foot portion; an elastic member attached to the back side of the foot portion of the knitted body; Surfing footwear provided with a means for maintaining close contact and / or maintenance.

3. The shoe according to claim 2, wherein the elastic fiber yarn is knitted into a loop-shaped base fiber yarn by tuck-in or lay-in.

4. The surfing footwear according to claim 3, wherein the number of the elastic fiber yarns is one.

5. The surfing footwear according to claim 2, wherein the close contact and Z or the maintaining means are provided in an inflated part, an ankle part, and an intermediate part of the toe part except a toe part and a heel part.

6. The surfing footwear according to claim 2, wherein the close contact and the Z or the maintaining means are provided at an intermediate part of the ankle part and the foot part except the toe part and the heel part.

7. The surfing footwear according to claim 2, wherein said close contact and Z or maintenance means are provided on an ankle part and a foot part.

8. The surfing footwear according to claim 2, wherein the close contact and Z or the maintaining means are provided on an ankle portion.

9. The footwear according to claim 2, wherein the means for forming and maintaining the adhesion and the Z or the maintaining means are provided on a foot portion.

10. The surfing footwear according to claim 2, wherein the close contact and / or maintaining means is provided at an intermediate portion of the foot except for a toe and a heel.

The shoe according to claim 2, wherein the close contact and Z or the maintaining means are provided on the entire knitted body.

12.The close contact and / or the maintaining means makes the knitting interval of the elastic fiber yarns close near the upper end and / or the lower end, wherein Surfing footwear according to item 10 or 11.

13. The surfing footwear according to claim 1, wherein the knitted body is made with a sock knitting machine.

14.Surfing provided as an under-sock with footwear including a knitted body formed by integrally knitting an inflated part, an ankle part, and a foot part, and a non-slip member attached to the back side of the foot part of the knitted body For flippers.

15.A knitted body formed by integrally knitting an inflated portion, an ankle portion, and a foot portion; an elastic member attached to the back side of the foot portion of the knitted body; Or a surf flipper provided with an undersock provided with footwear having tightness and / or maintenance means for maintaining it.