INSOLE AND COMBINATION THEREOF
20240306762 ยท 2024-09-19
Assignee
Inventors
Cpc classification
A43B17/00
HUMAN NECESSITIES
A43B7/146
HUMAN NECESSITIES
A43B7/149
HUMAN NECESSITIES
International classification
A43B17/00
HUMAN NECESSITIES
Abstract
An insole combination, comprising an inner insole, an outer insole, and at least one stimulating medium. The inner insole has a plurality of first engaging portions, one upper surface, and a plurality of mark regions, which respectively correspond to a plurality of plantar reflexology areas. The outer insole has a plurality of second engaging portions, and the inner insole is accommodated in the outer insole. The stimulating medium is accommodated between the inner insole and the outer insole, and has one first holding end and one second stimulation end to perform a stimulating effect on the pelma.
Claims
1. An insole assembly, comprising: an inner insole having a plurality of first engaging portions, an inner insole upper surface, and a plurality of marked regions disposed on the inner insole upper surface, wherein each of the plurality of marked regions has at least one perforation and corresponds to one of a plurality of plantar reflexology areas on a sole of a user, each of the plantar reflexology areas reflexes to a related organ or a body part of the user; an outer insole having a plurality of second engaging portions, and engaged with the inner insole by a mutual engagement of the pluralities of first and second engaging portions; and at least one stimulating medium, each only corresponding to a single perforation of the at least one perforation, deliberately selected by the user from the plurality of marked regions to be accommodated between the inner insole and the outer insole, and having: a first nesting end confined between the inner insole and the outer insole, and having a flat bottom; and a second stimulating end penetrating the inner insole upper surface through the single perforation of the at least one perforation deliberately selected by the user to stimulate the sole.
2. The insole assembly according to claim 1, wherein: the perforation has a first diametral size, the first nesting end has a second diametral size, the second stimulating end has a largest third diametral size, the second diametral size is larger than the first diametral size, and the largest third diametral size is approximately equivalent to the first diametral size; and the outer insole has a shape of one selected from a group consisting of a slipper, a sandal, a sneaker, a casual shoe and a leather shoe.
3. The insole assembly according to claim 1, wherein the sole has two sole sides, the sole has a plurality of specific reflexology regions, and the plurality of specific reflexology regions extend laterally upward from the two sole sides, and wherein: the inner insole further comprises two insole sides and two side portions, wherein the two side portions laterally extend upward from the two insole sides to correspond to the plurality of specific reflexology regions; and the mutual engagement between the plurality of first engaging portions and the plurality of second engaging portions is one of a simple contact and a design of intermeshing protrusions and recesses respectively disposed on the pluralities of first and second engaging portions.
4. An insole assembly adapted for use in a footwear of a user, wherein the footwear has an inner bottom upper surface having an outline, the user has a sole having a bottom surface stepping on the inner bottom upper surface, the insole assembly is arranged between the inner bottom upper surface and the bottom surface, and the insole assembly further comprises: an insole body having a shape conforming to the outline of the inner bottom upper surface; a plurality of marked regions disposed on the insole body, configured to respectively correspond to a plurality of plantar reflexology areas on the sole, and each marked regions having: a specific area corresponding to one of the plurality of plantar reflexology areas; a marking line configured to at least partially enclose the specific area for allowing the user to easily identify the specific area; and at least one connecting medium disposed inside the specific area; and at least one stimulating medium configured to provide a stimulation to the bottom surface, and only stimulating the specific area deliberately selected by the user when the user wears the insole assembly.
5. The insole assembly according to claim 4, wherein the connection medium is a hole provided in the specified area, and each hole has a defining hole circumference.
6. The insole assembly according to claim 4, wherein the plurality of marked regions each has a respective corresponding plantar reflexology area reflexing to a specific organ of the user, wherein: the sole has two sole sides, the sole has a plurality of specific reflexology regions, the plurality of specific reflexology regions extend laterally upward along the two sole sides, and the insole body further comprises two insole sides and two side portions, wherein the two side portions laterally extend upward from the two insole sides to correspond to the plurality of specific reflexology regions.
7. The insole assembly according to claim 4, wherein the insole assembly comprises an upper insole and a lower insole, in which: the upper insole has a first insole upper surface, and the first insole upper surface has a first contour conforming to the sole of the user when the sole is in a free state or contacts nothing.
8. The insole assembly according to claim 4, wherein the at least one stimulating medium includes a plurality of stimulating pieces of different stimulation heights for coping with different actual realities of the plurality of the plantar reflexology areas.
9. An insole adapted for use in a footwear of a user through cooperating with at least one stimulating medium, wherein the footwear has an inner bottom upper surface, the user has a sole having a sole surface stepping on the inner bottom upper surface, the insole is arranged between the inner bottom upper surface and the sole surface, and the insole comprises: an insole body having a shape conforming to the inner bottom upper surface; and a plurality of marked regions positioned on the insole body, configured to respectively correspond to a plurality of plantar reflexology areas on the sole, and each marked regions having: a plurality of specific areas each corresponding to one of the plurality of plantar reflexology areas; and a marking line configured to at least partially enclose one of the plurality of specific areas for allowing the user to easily identify the one of the plurality of specific areas, so as to fix one of the at least one stimulating medium on a deliberately selected one of the plurality of specific areas.
10. The insole according to claim 9, wherein the insole further comprises a specific name inscribed on one of the plurality of specific areas.
11. The insole according to claim 9, further comprising the at least one stimulating medium, wherein one of the at least one medium is adhered onto one of the plurality of specific areas by an adhesive.
12. The insole according to claim 9, further comprising a plurality of stimulation position marks disposed on the plurality of the specific areas respectively, wherein: the plurality of stimulation position marks have the same shape and a same dimension; and the nearer a circle to a centroid of a respective specific area, the larger quantity the circle has the stimulation position marks.
13. The insole assembly according to claim 12, wherein. the sole has two sole sides, the sole has a plurality of specific reflexology regions, the plurality of specific reflexology regions extend laterally upward from the two sole sides, and the insole body further comprises two insole sides and two side portions, and the two side portions laterally extend upward from the two insole sides to correspond to the plurality of specific reflexology regions of the two sole sides.
14. The insole assembly according to claim 4, wherein the at least one stimulating medium is generally cylindrical, and includes a cylindrical upper part configured to stimulate one of the plurality of plantar reflexology areas, an intermediate annular groove matching with the connecting medium, and a base arranged between the insole body and the inner bottom upper surface.
15. The insole assembly according to claim 4, wherein the at least one stimulating medium includes a stimulating base, a pressure spring and a stimulating head, and wherein: the stimulating base has a bottom flange, a base body and a fastener; a first shoulder is formed between the base body and the bottom flange having an outer diameter; the base body has an upper end external thread, and the fastener has a lower internal thread for a threaded connection with the upper end external thread; the stimulating head has a bottom edge, a stimulation body, and a second shoulder disposed therebetween; and the fastener has an inner diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the bottom flange, and, on a condition that the second shoulder is fastened by the fastener, the pressure spring urges the stimulation body upward against one of the plurality of plantar reflexology areas with a predetermined elastic force.
16. The insole assembly according to claim 7, wherein the lower insole has a second lower insole surface, and the second lower insole surface is in a horizonal plane and has a second contour conforming to the sole of the user when the sole is in a free state or contacts nothing.
17. The insole assembly according to claim 4, wherein, in the insole assembly: the upper insole has a first insole upper surface, a first insole lower surface and at least one perforated structure corresponding to one of a plurality of plantar reflexology areas, and wherein: the at least one perforated structure has an inclined portion and an upper opening; the at least one stimulating medium has a stimulating upper portion, a matching intermediate portion and a lower assembling portion; the lower insole has a second insole upper surface, wherein the second insole upper surface has at least one recess; the lower assembling portion is accommodated in a respective one of the least one recess; the matching intermediate portion and the inclined portion match each other so that the stimulating upper portion protrudes from the upper opening of the perforated structure to stimulate the sole of the user; the first insole lower surface matches with the second insole upper surface; and a respective one of the at least one perforated structure and a corresponding one of the at least one recess collaboratively assemble therewith a corresponding one of the at least one stimulating medium.
18. The insole according to claim 10, wherein each of the plurality of specific areas further comprises at least one stimulation position mark being one of a hole or a marked symbol.
19. The insole according to claim 9, further comprising the at least one stimulating medium, wherein the at least one stimulating medium has a lower platform and a plurality of upper stimulating bumps.
20. The insole assembly according to claim 12, wherein the insole body has a main insole and a peripheral frame jacketing thereto the main insole.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0016] The embodiments are depicted by the examples, and are therefore merely illustrative of inventive concepts.
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[0034] With reference to the drawings, it is disclosed how the present invention achieves the above-mentioned objectives one by one. Because people's wisdom is developing day by day, simulation with slight differences is easy. Therefore, the following specific implementations are used to assist in understanding how a specific embodiment of the present invention can achieve the objectives of the present invention, rather than the only feasible way or limit observed from the thinking angles of the present invention. Similarly, the descriptions of specific embodiments from different thinking angles of the present invention can often be referred to each other for replacement or modification.
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[0038] The size of each of bumps 204-212 can vary according to the size of each reflexology area, and the number thereof can be changed accordingly. For example, as shown in
[0039] Here is a summary of the first embodiment according to the present invention. An insole 200 adapted for use in a footwear is disclosed, wherein the footwear has an inner bottom upper surface, the user has a sole having a bottom surface stepping on the inner bottom upper surface, insole 200 is arranged between the inner bottom upper surface and the bottom surface, and insole 200 comprises an insole body 220 having a shape conforming to an outline of the inner bottom upper surface, and a plurality of marked regions 222 disposed on the insole body, configured to respectively correspond to a plurality of plantar reflexology areas on the sole. Marked regions 222 each has a specific area 224 corresponding to a region (2-102) on the surface that reflexes to a related organ or a body part, and a marking line 226 configured to at least partially enclose a specific area 224 for allowing the user to easily identify the specific area.
[0040] According to the embodiment of insole 200 mentioned above, it may further include a label name 202 marked on specific area 224.
[0041] According to the embodiment of insole 200 mentioned above, it may further include at least one stimulating medium 204 each adhered on specific area 224. Of course, each of marked regions 222 or specific areas 224 can be provided with a hole or marked with a marked symbol so as to facilitate adhesion or arrangement of stimulating medium 204.
[0042] According to the embodiment of insole 200 mentioned above, stimulating medium 218 has a platform lower portion 214 and a plurality of upper part stimulation bumps 216.
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[0044] Here is a summary of the second and third embodiments according to the present invention. Insole 230 or 260 is disclosed. Similar to the first embodiment, insole 230 and 260 comprises insole body 220, marked region 222, specific area 224, and marking line 226. However, specific area 224 further comprises at least one stimulation position mark 232. Certainly, the shape and size of each of the stimulation position marks 232 can be identical.
[0045] According to the embodiment of insole 230 or 260 mentioned above, when the shorter the distance from the centroid C of the specific area is, the greater the number of the stimulation position marks is.
[0046] According to the embodiment of insole 230 or 260 mentioned above, it further comprises stimulation media 262, wherein each of the stimulation media has the same shape and size.
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[0048] Here is a summary of the fourth embodiment according to the present invention. An insole assembly adapted for use in a footwear is disclosed. The footwear has an inner bottom upper surface, the user has a sole having a bottom surface stepping on the inner bottom upper surface, the insole assembly is arranged between the inner bottom upper surface and the bottom surface, and the insole assembly further comprises: an insole body having a shape conforming to an outline of the inner bottom upper surface; a plurality of marked regions disposed on the insole body, configured to respectively correspond to a plurality of plantar reflexology areas on the sole and each reflexes to a related organ or a body part of the user; at least one stimulating medium; and at least one connecting medium. The plurality of marked regions each comprises a specific area corresponding to a region on the surface that reflexes to a related organ or a body part, a marking line configured to at least partially enclose the specific area for allowing the user to easily identify the specific area, and at least one stimulating medium each positioned with respect to the specific area by the connecting medium, and configured to provide a stimulation to the bottom surface when the user wears the insole assembly. The so-called at least enclosing the specific area means that the reflexology area may extend beyond the bottom surface, so the area corresponding to the insole body may only be a part of the entire reflexology area.
[0049] According to the insole assemble mentioned above, the connection medium is a hole provided on the specific area, and each hole has a defining hole circumference.
[0050] According to the insole assemble mentioned above, the stimulating medium is generally cylindrical, and includes a cylindrical upper part to serve as the stimulating medium, an intermediate annular groove matching with the defining hole circumference, and a base arranged between the insole body and the inner bottom upper surface to allow the cylindrical upper part to provide the stimulation.
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[0052] According to the insole or insole assembly of all the embodiments mentioned above, the user's sole has two sole sides, the sole has some specific reflexology regions, which extend laterally upward from the two sole sides. The insole body further includes two insole sides 328 and two side portions 322 laterally extending upwardly from two insole sides 328 to correspond to the some specific reflexology regions.
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[0056] Here is a summary of the sixth to eighth embodiments according to the present invention. Insole assembly 350 (or 400) includes inner insole 360 (410), outer insole 370 (420) and at least one stimulating medium 380 (430) disposed therebetween. Inner insole 360 has a plurality of first engaging portions 362, upper surface 364, and a plurality of mark regions 366 disposed on the upper surface, wherein each the marked region has at least one perforation 368 and corresponds to a plantar reflexology area on a user's sole, and the plantar reflexology area reflexes to a user's related organ or body part, and outer insole 370 has the plurality of second engaging portions 370, and engaged with the inner insole by a mutual engagement of the pluralities of first and second engaging portions 362, 372. Inner insole 360 is accommodated in outer insole 370. A plurality of or at least one stimulating medium is accommodated between inner insole 360 and outer insole 370, each having first nesting end 384 confined between inner insole 360 and outer sole 370, and second stimulation end 382 penetrating inner insole upper surface 364 through corresponding perforation 368 to stimulate the sole. Certainly, if outer insole 370 has a slight peripheral protrusion, the second engaging portion will be a corresponding recess rather than a simple groove as shown in
[0057] According to the embodiment of insole assembly 350 (400) mentioned above, perforation 368 has a first pore size B, the first nesting end has a second diametral size D1, the second stimulating end has a largest third diametral size D2, the second diametral size D1 is larger than the first pore size B, and the largest third diametral size D2 is approximately equivalent to the first pore size B.
[0058] According to the embodiments of the insole assembly mentioned above, the outer insole can be shaped as slipper, sandal, sneaker, casual shoe or leather shoe.
[0059] According to the embodiments of insole assembly 350 (400) mentioned above, the sole has two sole sides and some specific reflexology regions extending laterally upwards along the two sole sides. Inner insole 360 (410) further includes two insole sides 361 and two side portions 363 extending laterally upward from two insole sides 361 and corresponding to the specific reflexology regions.
[0060] According to the embodiments of insole assembly 350 (400) mentioned above, the mutual engagement of the plurality of first engaging portions and the plurality of second engaging portions is based on a simple contact, or by a design of intermeshing protrusions and recesses.
[0061] Of course, the insole assembly does not necessarily have to be composed of the upper and lower insoles. In fact, the highest upper surfaces of the upper and lower insoles of insole 450 can also be in a form of a coplanar surface of the inner and outer insoles, such as an insole assembly including main sole insole 460 and peripheral frame 470 jacketing thereto the main insole, wherein five toes 462 of main sole insole 460 are separated from each other so as to engage with five toe cavities 472 of peripheral frame 470.
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[0065] We would like to define as follows. The height of recess 534 is H3, the height of lower assembling portion 606 is H4, the height of matching intermediate portion 604 is H5, the height of stimulating upper portion 602 is H6, the height of inclined portion 524 is H7, the height of upper opening 528 is H8, the height of lower insole 530 is H9, and the height of upper insole 520 is H10. We can list the relationship between these heights as follows: H9+H10=HS, H3=H4, H5=H7, and H6 is about 0.1-0.3 centimeter greater than H8 as the actual stimulation height. If the upper surface of insole assembly 500 matches the sole surface, the actual stimulation height of 0.1 centimeter is provided for light stimulation, while 0.3 centimeter is provided for strong stimulation. Of course, for people with solid or strong muscles, the height may be able to increase to 0.5 centimeter. In this way, we can control the degree of stimulation, which is obviously better than the uncontrollable height difference of the cobblestone road, which is easy to cause injury to the sole.
[0066] For different reflexology areas, we design stimulating media 600 with different actual stimulation heights, which can make the stimulation or massage effect reach a state of perfection.
[0067] In addition, if micro stimulation is given to the five organs (liver, heart, spleen, lung, kidney) and the six organs (large intestine, small intestine, stomach, bladder, gallbladder, Sanjiao) of a healthy user every day, it is obviously able to increase his immunity. As for users with unhealthy organs, if a relatively larger stimulation is given, their healthiness will be continuously improved unknowingly while they are walking.
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[0071] Although the possible implementations of the various embodiments described above are not listed in detail, there are many mutual references or alternatives among the various embodiments, and thus one embodiment is likely to become references or alternatives for an embodiment of other implementations.
[0072] To sum up, the implementation of the present application can be modified by a person skilled in the art, and any modification therefrom does not go beyond the scope defined in the appended claims and belongs to what the applicant intends to protect.
[0073] Reflexology area including: [0074] 2: frontal sinus [0075] 4: trigeminal nerve and temporal lobe [0076] 6: left eye [0077] 8: left ear [0078] 10: head and neck lymph gland [0079] 12: mitral muscle (or trapezius muscle) [0080] 14: lungs and bronchi [0081] 16: shoulder [0082] 18: armpit/cavity [0083] 19: upper arm [0084] 20: elbow [0085] 22: knee [0086] 24: shank [0087] 26: hip [0088] 28: liver [0089] 30: gallbladder [0090] 32: transverse colon [0091] 34: ascending colon [0092] 36: small intestine [0093] 38: ileocecal valve [0094] 40: cecum and appendix [0095] 42: cold site [0096] 44: sciatic nerve [0097] 46: headache site [0098] 48: gonads [0099] 50: insomnia site [0100] 52: rectum and anus [0101] 54: bladder [0102] 56: ureter [0103] 58: navel [0104] 60: duodenum [0105] 62: lumbago site [0106] 64: pancreas [0107] 66: celiac plexus (solar plexus) [0108] 68: thyroid gland [0109] 70: parathyroid gland [0110] 72: esophagus and trachea [0111] 74: neck [0112] 76: carotid artery [0113] 78: cervical spine [0114] 80: tongue and oral cavity [0115] 82: cerebellum/brainstem [0116] 84: head/brain [0117] 86: nose [0118] 88: pituitary gland [0119] 90: right eye [0120] 92: right ear [0121] 94: heart [0122] 96: kidney [0123] 98: adrenal gland [0124] 100: spleen [0125] 102: sigmoid colon [0126] 104: stomach [0127] 200: insole [0128] 202: name of reflexology area [0129] 204: bump disposed at left ear reflexology area [0130] 206: bump disposed at shoulder reflexology area [0131] 208: bump evenly arranged at the liver reflexology area [0132] 210 & 212: bump evenly arranged at small intestine reflexology area [0133] 214: larger bump platform [0134] 216: small bump [0135] 218: stimulating medium [0136] 220: insole body [0137] 224: specific area [0138] 226: marking line [0139] 230: insole [0140] 232: stimulation position mark [0141] 240: toy sticker for use of children [0142] 242: semi-spherical grain [0143] 244: bead body [0144] 246: thin adhesive layer [0145] 248: release paper [0146] 260: insole [0147] 262: bump [0148] 280: insole [0149] 282: opening [0150] 284: defining hole circumference [0151] 286: insole body [0152] 290: columnar body [0153] 292: column upper part [0154] 294: concave ring [0155] 296: base [0156] 320: insole [0157] 322: two side extensions laterally extend [0158] 324: corresponding opening [0159] 326: defining hole circumference [0160] 328: two insole sides of the insole body [0161] 350: insole [0162] 360: inner insole [0163] 361: two insole sides [0164] 362: first engaging portion [0165] 363: lateral extensions [0166] 364: upper surface [0167] 366: marked region [0168] 368: perforation [0169] 370: outer insole [0170] 372: second engaging portion [0171] 374: lateral extensions [0172] 380: stimulating medium [0173] 382: stimulation body [0174] 384: base [0175] 400: footwear [0176] 410: inner insole [0177] 420: outer insole [0178] 430: stimulating medium opening [0179] 450: insole [0180] 460: main sole insole [0181] 462: five toes of insole [0182] 470: peripheral frame [0183] 472: five-toe cavities of the peripheral frame [0184] 480: stimulating medium opening [0185] 500: insole assembly 500 [0186] 502: frontmost point of metatarsal bone [0187] 504: frontmost point of calcaneus bone [0188] 506: highest point of foot arch [0189] 508: frontmost edge of sole [0190] 510: bottom sole surface of proximal phalanx [0191] 512: upper surface of insole assembly [0192] 514: opening [0193] 520: upper insole [0194] 522: one perforated structure [0195] 524: inclined portion [0196] 526: lower surface 526 [0197] 528: upper opening [0198] 529: lower connecting portion [0199] 530: lower insole [0200] 531: upper connecting portion [0201] 532: upper surface [0202] 534: recess [0203] 540: upper insole [0204] 550: lower insole [0205] 560: stimulation body of stimulating medium [0206] 600: stimulating medium [0207] 602: stimulating upper portion [0208] 604: matching intermediate portion [0209] 606: lower assembling portion [0210] 700: insole assembly [0211] 702: upper surface [0212] 704: lower surface [0213] 800: stimulating medium [0214] 802: bottom flange [0215] 804: shoulder [0216] 806: base body [0217] 808: upper outer thread [0218] 810: stimulation base [0219] 820: fastener [0220] 822: lower inner thread [0221] 830: compression spring [0222] 840: stimulation head [0223] 842: bottom flange [0224] 844: shoulder [0225] 846: stimulation body [0226] 900: insole assembly [0227] 910: upper insole [0228] 912: periphery of upper insole [0229] 920: lower insole [0230] 922: insole upper surface of lower insole [0231] 924: peripheral side wall [0232] 926: fastening groove [0233] B: a first pore size of the perforation 368 [0234] C: centroid [0235] D1: diametral size of base 384 [0236] D2: largest diametral size of stimulation body 382 [0237] H1: height of highest point of foot arch [0238] H2: largest drop between palm and toe [0239] H3: height of recess 534 [0240] H4: height of lower assembling portion 606 [0241] H5: height of matching intermediate portion [0242] H6: height of stimulating upper part 602 is [0243] H7: height of inclined portion 524 [0244] H8: height of upper opening 528 [0245] H9: height of lower insole 530 [0246] H10: height of upper insole 520 [0247] H11: thickness [0248] HS: height of insole [0249] L: line drawn through two points 502,504 [0250] 1000: a pair of human feet [0251] 2000: reflexology area on right foot [0252] 3000: reflexology area on left foot