WO2005039340B1 - Shoe sole to improve walking, sensory response of the toes, and help develop leg muscles - Google Patents

Shoe sole to improve walking, sensory response of the toes, and help develop leg muscles

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WO2005039340B1
WO2005039340B1 PCT/US2004/034902 US2004034902W WO2005039340B1 WO 2005039340 B1 WO2005039340 B1 WO 2005039340B1 US 2004034902 W US2004034902 W US 2004034902W WO 2005039340 B1 WO2005039340 B1 WO 2005039340B1
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toes
gel
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Carlos A Khantzis
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B13/00—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units
    • A43B13/14—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units characterised by the constructive form
    • A43B13/18—Resilient soles
    • A43B13/189—Resilient soles filled with a non-compressible fluid, e.g. gel, water
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B1/00—Footwear characterised by the material
    • A43B1/0045—Footwear characterised by the material made at least partially of deodorant means
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B13/00—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units
    • A43B13/14—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units characterised by the constructive form
    • A43B13/18—Resilient soles
    • A43B13/187—Resiliency achieved by the features of the material, e.g. foam, non liquid materials
    • A43B13/188—Differential cushioning regions
    • 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
    • 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

Abstract

Flexible material is placed inside the shoe sole below the toes of the foot above or in line with the midsole so that the wearer's toes rest along the flexible material when the wearer's foot is placed in the shoe. The flexible material also extends to the area at the base of the big toe and behind the ball of the foot behind the big toe under the first metatarso-phalangeal joint base of the big toe. All five toes as well as the ball of the foot rest on the flexible material and this material permits the toes to curl downward when walking. The flexible material can be any type of gel, deformable liquid or gel containing pack, polyurethane gel, silicone, soft rubber, foam, memory soft material, neoprene, polyvinyl, polyethylene, polyurethane and any type of natural or synthetic soft flexible material to simulate walking on sand.

Claims

AMENDED CLAIMS received by the International Bureau on 06 February 2006 (06.02.06)
1. A shoe having a shoe sole including an outsole, a midsole, an insole and having a front area over which the toes of a foot rest when the shoe is worn, the improvement comprising: a. a non-leaking deformable gel formed only within the front area of the sole and aligned with the insole so that the gel is located only beneath the toes of the foot when the shoe is worn, so that all five toes rest on the gel and the base of the big toe right below the 1st metatarso-phalangeal joint also rests on the gel, and the remainder of the shoe does not contain gel; b. whereby the non-leaking deformable gel located only in the area between all five toes and the 1st metatarso-phalangeal joint of the big toe, permits the toes to curl, flex, bend or grasp downward when a wearer of the shoe is walking.
2. The invention in accordance with Claim 1, wherein said gel is covered with a stretch material.
3. The invention in accordance with Claim 1, wherein said gel is treated with a fungicide.
4. A shoe having a shoe sole including an outsole, a midsole, an insole and having a front area over which the toes of a foot rest when the shoe is worn, the improvement comprising: a. a deformable padding formed only within the front area of the sole and aligned with the insole so that the deformable padding is located only beneath the toes of the foot when the shoe is worn, so that all five toes rest on the deformable padding and the base of the big toe rests below the 1st metatarso-phalangeal joint and also rests on the deformable padding, and the remainder of the shoe does not contain any deformable padding; and
48 b. the deformable padding is selected from the group consisting of a deformable liquid gel pack, a deformable liquid, a gel pack encased in a stretch Lycra® fabric, silicone, soft rubber, soft synthetic plastic, polyurethane gel, neoprene, polyvinyl, polyethylene or polyurethane; c. whereby, the deformable padding located only in the area beneath all five toes of the foot and the 1st metatarso-phalangeal joint of the big toe permits the toes to curl, flex, bend or grasp downward when a wearer of the shoe is walking.
5. The invention in accordance with Claim 4, wherein said deformable padding is at least 6mm in depth.
6. The invention in accordance with Claim 4, wherein said deformable padding is also aligned with a portion of the midsole in addition to being aligned with the insole.
7. The invention in accordance with Claim 4, further comprising a cavity formed into the front portion of the shoe to receive the deformable padding.
8. The invention in accordance with Claim 4, wherein said deformable padding is covered with a stretch material.
9. The invention in accordance with Claim 4, wherein said deformable padding is treated with a fungicide.
10. A foot wearing item to be worn on a foot, the foot wearing item including an insole against which the foot rests and having a front area over which the toes of the foot rest when the foot wearing item is worn, the improvement comprising:
49 a. a flexible and deformable material formed only within the front area of the foot wearing item and aligned with the insole so that the flexible material is located only beneath the toes of the foot when the foot wearing item is worn so that all five toes rest on the flexible material and the base of the big toe right below the 1st metatarso-phalangeal joint also rests on the flexible material, and the remainder of the wearing item does not contain the flexible and deformable material; b. whereby the flexible and deformable material located only beneath the toes of the foot and the 1st metatarso-phalangeal joint of the big toe permits the toes to curl downward when a wearer of the wearing apparel is walking.
11. The invention in accordance with Claim 10, wherein the flexible material is selected from the group comprising non-leaking semi-solid gel filled padding, silicone, soft rubber, soft synthetic plastic, a gel pack encased in a stretch Lycra® fabric, polyurethane gel, neoprene, polyvinyl, polyethylene or polyurethane.
12. The invention in accordance with Claim 10, wherein the foot wearing item is selected from the group comprising shoes, sandals, flip-flops or athletic shoes.
13. The invention in accordance with Claim 10, wherein said flexible and deformable material is covered with a covering material.
14. The invention in accordance with Claim 10, wherein said flexible and deformable material is treated with a fungicide.
15. A shoe having a shoe sole including an outsole, a midsole, an insole having a cavity in the front area of the shoe sole, the cavity aligned with the outsole and located in the area over which the toes of a foot rest when the shoe is worn, the improvement comprising:
50 a. a non-leaking deformable gel connected to an elongated strip so that the non-leaking deformable gel fits into said cavity and the strip rests on the insole so that the non-leaking deformable gel is located beneath the toes of the foot when the shoe is worn, so that all five toes rest on the gel and the base of the big toe right below the 1st metatarso-phalangeal joint also rests on the non-leaking deformable gel; b. whereby the non-leaking deformable gel permits the toes to curl, flex, bend or grasp downward when a wearer of the shoe is walking.
16. The invention in accordance with Claim 15, wherein said gel is covered with a stretch material.
17. The invention in accordance with Claim 15, wherein said gel is treated with a fungicide.
18. A shoe having a shoe sole including an outsole, a midsole having a cavity in the front area of the shoe sole, an insole having a cavity in the front area of the shoe sole, the cavities aligned with the outsole and located in the area over which the toes of a foot rest when the shoe is worn, the improvement comprising: a. a non-leaking deformable gel connected to an elongated strip so that the non-leaking deformable gel fits into said cavities aligned with the insole and the midsole and the strip rests on the insole so that the gel is located beneath the toes of the foot when the shoe is worn, so that all five toes rest on the gel and the base of the big toe right below the 1st metatarso- phalangeal joint also rests on the non-leaking deformable gel; b. whereby the non-leaking deformable gel permits the toes to curl, flex, bend or grasp downward when a wearer of the shoe is walking.
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19. The invention in accordance with Claim 18, wherein said non-leaking deformable gel is covered with a stretch material.
20. The invention in accordance with Claim 18, wherein said non-leaking deformable gel is treated with a fungicide.
21. A shoe having a shoe sole including an outsole, a midsole, an insole, a cavity in the front area of the shoe over which the toes of the foot rest when the shoe is worn, the improvement comprising: a. a deformable padding connected to an elongated strip so that the deformable padding fits into said cavity and the strip rests on the insole so the deformable padding is located beneath the toes of the foot when the shoe is worn, so that all five toes rest on the deformable padding and the base of the big toe below the 1st metatarso-phalangeal joint also rests on the deformable padding; b. the deformable padding is selected from the group consisting of a deformable liquid gel pack, a deformable liquid, a gel pack encased in a stretch Lycra® fabric, silicone, foam, memory foam, soft memory type flexible material, soft rubber, soft synthetic plastic, polyurethane gel, neoprene, polyvinyl, polyethylene or polyurethane; c. whereby, the deformable padding permits the toes to curl, flex, bend or grasp downward when a wearer of the shoe is walking.
22. The invention in accordance with Claim 21, wherein said cavity is aligned with the insole and the deformable padding is aligned with the insole.
23. The invention in accordance with Claim 21, wherein said cavity is aligned with the insole and the midsole and the deformable padding is aligned with the insole and the midsole.
24. The invention in accordance with Claim 21, wherein said cavity is at least 6mm and said deformable padding is at least 6mm.
25. The invention in accordance with Claim 21 , wherein said deformable padding is covered with a stretch material.
26. The invention in accordance with Claim 21, wherein said deformable padding is treated with a fungicide.
27. A foot wearing item to be worn on a foot, the foot wearing item including an insole, and having a cavity in the front area of the insole over which the toes of the foot rest when the foot wearing item is worn, the improvement comprising: a. a flexible and deformable material connected to an elongated strip so that the flexible and deformable material fits into said cavity and the strip rests on the insole so that the flexible and deformable material is located beneath the toes of the foot when the foot wearing item is worn, so that all five toes rest on the flexible and deformable material and the base of the big toe right below the 1st metatarso-phalangeal joint also rests on the flexible and deformable material; b. whereby the flexible material permits the toes to curl, flex, bend or grasp downward when a wearer of the wearing apparel is walking.
28. The invention in accordance with Claim 27, wherein the flexible and deformable material is selected from the group comprising non-leaking semi-solid gel filled padding, silicone, foam, memory foam, soft rubber, soft synthetic plastic, a gel pack encased in a stretch Lycra® fabric, polyurethane gel, neoprene, polyvinyl, polyethylene or polyurethane.
29. The invention in accordance with Claim 27, wherein the foot wearing item is selected from the group comprising shoes, sandals, flip-flops or athletic shoes.
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30. The invention in accordance with Claim 27, wherein said flexible and deformable material is covered with a covering material.
31. The invention in accordance with Claim 27, wherein said flexible and deformable material is treated with a fungicide.
32. A shoe having a shoe sole including an outsole, a midsole, an insole and having a front area over which the toes of a foot rest when the shoe is worn, the improvement comprising: a. non-leaking deformable gel formed only within the front area of the sole and aligned with the insole so that the gel is located only beneath the toes of the foot when the shoe is worn, so that all five toes rest on the gel, and the remainder of the shoe does not contain any non-leaking deformable gel; b. whereby the non-leaking deformable gel located only in the area beneath the toes of the foot permits the toes to curl, flex, bend or grasp downward when a wearer of the shoe is walking.
33. The invention in accordance with Claim 32, wherein said gel is covered with a stretch material.
34. The invention in accordance with Claim 32, wherein said gel is treated with a fungicide.
35. A shoe having a shoe sole including an outsole, a midsole, an insole and having a front area over which the toes of a foot rest when the shoe is worn, the improvement comprising: a. a deformable padding formed only within the front area of the sole and aligned with the insole so that the deformable padding is located only beneath the toes of the foot when the shoe is worn, so that all five toes rest
54 on the deformable padding, and the remainder of the shoe does not contain any deformable padding; and b. the deformable padding is selected from the group consisting of a deformable liquid gel pack, a deformable liquid, a gel pack encased in a stretch Lycra® fabric, silicone, soft memory type flexible material, soft rubber, soft synthetic plastic, polyurethane gel, neoprene, polyvinyl, polyethylene or polyurethane; c. whereby, the deformable padding located only within the front area of the sole beneath the toes of the foot permits the toes to curl, flex, bend or grasp downward when a wearer of the shoe is walking.
36. The invention in accordance with Claim 35, wherein said deformable padding is at least 6mm in depth.
37. The invention in accordance with Claim 35, wherein said deformable padding is also aligned with a portion of the midsole in addition to being aligned with the insole.
38. The invention in accordance with Claim 35, further comprising a cavity formed into the front portion of the shoe to receive the deformable padding.
39. The invention in accordance with Claim 35, wherein said deformable padding is covered with a stretch material.
40. The invention in accordance with Claim 35, wherein said deformable padding is treated with a fungicide.
41. A foot wearing item to be worn on a foot, the foot wearing item including an insole against which the foot rests and having a front area over which the toes of the foot rest when the foot wearing item is worn, the improvement comprising:
55 a. a flexible and deformable material formed only within the front area of the foot wearing item and aligned with the insole so that the flexible material is only located beneath the toes of the foot when the foot wearing item is worn so that all five toes rest on the flexible material, and the remainder of the wearing item does not contain the flexible and deformable material; b. whereby the flexible and deformable material located only in the area beneath the toes of the foot material the toes to curl downward when a wearer of the wearing apparel is walking.
42. The invention in accordance with Claim 41, wherein the flexible material is selected from the group comprising non-leaking semi-solid gel filled padding, silicone, soft rubber, soft synthetic plastic, a gel pack encased in a stretch Lycra® fabric, polyurethane gel, neoprene, polyvinyl, polyethylene or polyurethane.
43. The invention in accordance with Claim 41, wherein the foot wearing item is selected from the group comprising shoes, sandals, flip-flops or athletic shoes.
44. The invention in accordance with Claim 41, wherein said flexible and deformable material is covered with a covering material.
45. The invention in accordance with Claim 41, wherein said flexible and deformable material is treated with a fungicide.
46. A shoe having a shoe sole including an outsole, a midsole, an insole having a cavity in the front area of the shoe sole, the cavity aligned with the outsole and located in the area over which the toes of a foot rest when the shoe is worn, the improvement comprising: a. a non-leaking deformable gel connected to an elongated strip so that the non-leaking deformable gel fits into said cavity and the strip rests on the insole so that the non-leaking deformable gel is located beneath the toes of
56 the foot when the shoe is worn, so that all five toes rest on the gel; b. whereby the non-leaking deformable gel permits the toes to curl, flex, bend or grasp downward when a wearer of the shoe is walking.
47. The invention in accordance with Claim 46, wherein said gel is covered with a stretch material.
48. The invention in accordance with Claim 46, wherein said gel is treated with a fungicide.
49. A shoe having a shoe sole including an outsole, a midsole having a cavity in the front area of the shoe sole, an insole having a cavity in the front area of the shoe sole, the cavities aligned with the outsole and located in the area over which the toes of a foot rest when the shoe is worn, the improvement comprising: a. a non-leaking deformable gel connected to an elongated strip so that the non-leaking deformable gel fits into said cavities aligned with the insole and the midsole and the strip rests on the insole so that the gel is located beneath the toes of the foot when the shoe is worn, so that all five toes rest on the gel; b. whereby the non-leaking deformable gel permits the toes to curl, flex, bend or grasp downward when a wearer of the shoe is walking.
50. The invention in accordance with Claim 49, wherein said non-leaking deformable gel is covered with a stretch material.
51. The invention in accordance with Claim 49, wherein said non-leaking deformable gel is treated with a fungicide.
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52. A shoe having a shoe sole including an outsole, a midsole, an insole, a cavity in the front area of the shoe over which the toes of the foot rest when the shoe is worn, the improvement comprising: a. a deformable padding connected to an elongated strip so that the deformable padding fits into said cavity and the strip rests on the insole so the deformable padding is located beneath the toes of the foot when the shoe is worn, so that all five toes rest on the deformable padding; b. the deformable padding is selected from the group consisting of a deformable liquid gel pack, a deformable liquid, a gel pack encased in a stretch Lycra® fabric, silicone, foam, memory foam, soft memory type flexible material, soft rubber, soft synthetic plastic, polyurethane gel, neoprene, polyvinyl, polyethylene or polyurethane; c. whereby, the deformable padding permits the toes to curl, flex, bend or grasp downward when a wearer of the shoe is walking.
53. The invention in accordance with Claim 52, wherein said cavity is aligned with the insole and the deformable padding is aligned with the insole.
54. The invention in accordance with Claim 52, wherein said cavity is aligned with the insole and the midsole and the deformable padding is aligned with the insole and the midsole.
55. The invention in accordance with Claim 52, wherein said cavity is at least 6mm and said deformable padding is at least 6mm.
56. The invention in accordance with Claim 52, wherein said deformable padding is covered with a stretch material.
57. The invention in accordance with Claim 52, wherein said deformable padding is treated with a fungicide.
58 58. A foot wearing item to be worn on a foot, the foot wearing item including an insole, and having a cavity in the front area of the insole over which the toes of the foot rest when the foot wearing item is worn, the improvement comprising: a. a flexible and deformable material connected to an elongated strip so that the flexible and deformable material fits into said cavity and the strip rests on the insole so that the flexible and deformable material is located beneath the toes of the foot when the foot wearing item is worn, so that all five toes rest on the flexible and deformable material; b. whereby the flexible material permits the toes to curl, flex, bend or grasp downward when a wearer of the wearing apparel is walking.
59. The invention in accordance with Claim 58, wherein the flexible and deformable material is selected from the group comprising non-leaking semi-solid gel filled padding, silicone, foam, memory foam, soft rubber, soft synthetic plastic, a gel pack encased in a stretch Lycra® fabric, polyurethane gel, neoprene, polyvinyl, polyethylene or polyurethane.
60. The invention in accordance with Claim 58, wherein the foot wearing item is selected from the group comprising shoes, sandals, flip-flops or athletic shoes.
61. The invention in accordance with Claim 58, wherein said flexible and deformable material is covered with a covering material.
62. The invention in accordance with Claim 58, wherein said flexible and deformable material is treated with a fungicide.
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