Fan force ventilating shoes

Abstract

Under normal usage condition, wearing any pair of shoes especially for extended amount of time regardless of the type of shoe, makes feet sweaty and uncomfortable which potentially results in an exhausted foot. By circulating air inside a pair of shoes and around one's feet inside such shoe one can have a more hygienic/healthy and a more pleasant experience throughout the day. Exposure to fresh air not only makes feet more relaxed and comfortable it allows for less odor trapped inside such shoes due to less sweating. I have invented a means of ventilating men's, women's, or kids' shoes to remove heat and objectionable odors normally caused by sweating of one's feet inside a pair of shoes being worn, by means of circulating fresh outside air inside such pair of shoes and around one's feet wearing such shoes.

Claims

1. A ventilated shoe, comprising: a heel located under the shoe; a DC mini blower fan unit located in the heel; a battery located in the heel configured to power the DC mini blower unit; a front wall of the heel located under the sole of the shoe; an air inlet located in the front wall of the shoe; an ON/OFF switch located in the front wall of the heel configure to start or turn off the DC mini blower fan unit; an opening in the top of the heel that communicates with an opening in the sole of the shoe; at least one air outlet located at the toe portion of the shoe; wherein the DC mini blower fan is configured to draw air through the air inlet in the front wall of the heel and blow it through the opening in the top of the heel and in the sole of the shoe so that air is forced into the underfoot arch cavity of a foot in the shoe, along the length of the foot and is exhausted out through the at least one air outlet located in the top portion of the shoe adjacent a toe portion of the shoe.

2. The ventilated shoe according to claim 1, further comprising a pocketsize/hand held remote control device operated by the user configured to turn the DC mini blower unit on and/or off as desired.

3. The ventilated shoe according to claim 1, wherein the air inlet can be any one of a variety of geometric configurations selected from the group comprised of rectangular, circular, and obround, which also depends on the type of mini-blower in use.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) The drawings presented show the invention in side elevation view and perspective view for full understanding of the invention's configurations and for capturing its usefulness. These drawings simply represent the general idea and are not to scale. The presented views are also identified by figure numbers in the claim page of this application.

(2) Please be advised that the solid line features drawn represent the actual invented shoe detail which are visible, and the dashed lines are the hidden lines which are not directly visible. In the attached figures the contour of the user's foot wearing the invented shoe are also in dashed lines. The arrows represent airflow pathways in and out of the shoe and around the foot of the user.

(3) FIG. 1 shows side elevation view of the invention

(4) FIG. 2 shows perspective view of the invention

(5) FIG. 3 shows side elevation view of the invention

(6) FIG. 4 shows perspective view of the heel of the invented shoe

(7) FIG. 5 shows side elevation view of a typical invented shoe

(8) FIG. 6 shows perspective view of underneath of a typical invented shoe

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

(9) Fan force ventilating shoes (for men's, women's, or kids' shoes) removes heat and the resulting objectionable odors resulting due to sweating of one's feet inside a pair of shoes being worn and/or for better circulation of air and subsequently feeling generally more comfortable while wearing such pair of shoes.

(10) This invention is intended primarily for ventilating one's foot while in such shoe by circulating outside air. The air circulation allows for removing heat which causes sweat and odor from inside of shoes being worn. This further makes wearing such shoes more comfortable and hygienic by replacing otherwise trapped air within such shoes and exhausting objectionable heat and odor to the outside atmosphere.

(11) The battery powered/DC mini blower fan unit assembled in the heel of such shoe enables air circulation and subsequent ventilation of the air normally trapped inside. There is an ON/OFF toggle switch/key built next to the inlet of air on shoe heel which can start or turn off the battery-operated/DC mini blower fan unit. The air then flows into such shoe via openings in the bottom and sole of such shoes. The air inlet/opening could be of various configuration including for example rectangular, circular, obround, etc. which also depends on the type of the mini-blower unit in use. Also, the design allows for inlet and outlet closure for example by means of zipper or a sliding piece during cold season if so desired to keep the inside trapped air warm. The outlet of exhaust air can be of any above-referenced geometric configurations mentioned for inlet air opening, and could be in the front end of the shoe, bottom of the shoe or front side(s) of such pair of shoes.