FOOT HYGIENE DEVICE

Abstract

A foot hygiene device, intended for the removal of calluses and coarse skin comprising a body made of plastic with an abrasive, characterized in that the body has an arched upper part (1) detachably connected to the abrasive (5) which is covered with abrasive material, and has a lower part (2), parallel to the ground, with at least one, separated in it, pressing plane (4), located outside the outline of the upper arched part (1).

Claims

1. A foot hygiene device, intended for removal of calluses and coarse skin, which comprises a body made of plastic with an abrasive, characterized in that the body has an arched upper part (1), has ergonomic shape, what means that is profiled such that its vertical cross-section is close to the heel curvature and (1) has a groove (7) and protrusions (8), and the abrasive (5) has positioning holes (9) for protrusions (8), additionally the upper part (1) is detachably connected to the abrasive (5) which is covered with abrasive material, and has a lower part (2), parallel to the ground, with at least one—separated in it—pressing plane (4), located outside the outline of the upper arched part (1), the abrasive (5) is connected with upper arched part (1) of the body indirectly via an intermediary element (6), and the intermediary element (6) has a form of a self-adhesive tape coverered with small hooks that cling to a second cloth-covered tape, commonly known as Velcro, or in the form of double—sided semi-adhesive tape.

2. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the protrusions (6) have form of circles and/or crescents.

3. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the abrasive element (5) is an abrasive with a grain size from 30.2 pm to 269.

4. The device according to claim 3, characterized in that the abrasive (5) is abrasive foil or sandpaper or abrasive cloth. circles.

5. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that on the underside of the lower part (2), the body has recesses.

6. The device according to claim 5, characterized in that on the undersigned of the lower part (2), the body has self-locking pads (3).

7. The device according to claim 6, characterized in that the self-locking pads (3) are silicone inserts having thickness of 1 mm to 3 mm.

8. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that in the side wall of the arched upper part (1), the body has a hole.

9-12. (canceled)

Description

EXAMPLES

Example 1

[0025] A foot hygiene device has a body made of plastic. The body has an upper part 1 arched towards the top of the device and a lower part 2 which is parallel to the ground.

[0026] On the underside of the lower part 2, the body has recesses for self-locking pads 3 to prevent the device from sliding on slippery surfaces. Preferably, the self-locking pads 3 are in the form of silicone inserts having thickness of 1 mm to 3 mm, what however does not exclude other solutions.

[0027] It the lower part 2, the body has at least one separated pressing plane 4, also parallel to the ground. The pressing plane 4 is located outside the outline of the upper arched part 1. The pressing plane 4 helps to press the device to the ground during use. One foot presses the tool to the ground via the pressing plane 4, and the other foot performs rubbing action to remove calluses and thickened skin. After performing the activity with one of the feet, the position of the feet on the device changes and the activity is repeated.

[0028] In the upper part 1 the body has ergonomic shape, what means, that it is profiled such that its vertical cross section is close to the heel curvature. It facilitates abrasion of skin in this region.

[0029] In the upper arched part 1, an abrasive 5 is attached, which is an abrasive material having grain size from 30.2 μm to 269 μm. (P60 to P500 according to FEPA scale), preferably in the form of abrasive foil, what however does not exclude other solutions like use of sand paper or abrasive cloth.

[0030] The abrasive 5 is shaped accordingly to the body. The abrasive 5 also has ergonomic shape, to fit the upper arched part 1 of the body to which it is attached. The ergonomic shape of the abrasive element 5 can be achieved by any technique, for example by folding the abrasive in several axes, that are parallel to each other.

[0031] The abrasive 5 is detachably connected to the arched upper part 1 of the body. Preferably, the abrasive element 5 is indirectly connected to the arched upper part 1 via intermediary element 6 in the form of a self-adhesive tape covered with small hooks that cling to the second cloth-covered tape, together forming an easy-to-unfasten and fasten connection, commonly known as Velcro.

[0032] The Velcro fastening solution allows to easily detach the abrasive 5 from the arched upper part 1, thanks to which, it can be replaced with a new one, while the body is used many times, contrary to the solutions existing on the market, that after the wear out of the abrasive 5 are not suitable for reuse.

[0033] In order to additionally prevent the abrasive element 5 from uncontrolled detaching from the body, in the arched upper part 1 there is a groove 7 and protrusions 8. Into the groove 7 the top part of the abrasive element 5 is inserted, having positioning holes 9, that make the abrasive 5 more stable during use of the device. In the positioning holes 9 protrusions 8 are embedded, having shape that facilitates this, preferably circles or crescents.

List of Components:

[0034] 1—upper arched part of the body [0035] 2—bottom part of the body [0036] 3—self-locking pads [0037] 4—plane in the bottom part 2 [0038] 5—abrasive [0039] 6—intermediary element between part 1 and 5 [0040] 7—groove in part 1 [0041] 8—protrusions in part 1 [0042] 9—holes in element 5

Example 2

[0043] The device as in the example 1, where the abrasive 5 is detachably connected with the arched upper part 1 via intermediary element 6 in the form of a double-sided adhesive tape.

Example 3

[0044] The device as in the example 1 or the example 2, wherein the body has a hole in the side wall of the arched upper portion 1, allowing the device to be easily levered with a toe if it is sucked to the ground during use. Thanks to this, there is no need to bend down, which is an advantage of the solution and increases the usefulness of the device.