FOOT ALIGNMENT SOCKS
Foot Alignment Socks are a uniquely designed adaptation of regular socks used to alleviate minor foot problems. Foot Alignment Socks differ from traditional socks in that there is no covered toe assembly. Instead the socks have four separators which fit in between the toes. They are cylindrical and sturdy yet soft and yielding as they are constructed from the same fabric as the body of the sock. The separators stretch and align toes into proper position in respect to the rest of the foot. This toe alignment counters the harmful effects of daily foot compression and stress caused by tight and ill-fitting shoes as well as relieving foot pain from excess walking, standing, jogging, or strenuous sports and activities. With consistent use Foot Alignment Socks soothe and straighten crooked and deformed toes. They are ideal as an over-night foot maintenance treatment.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the InventionVariety of devises for stretching, aligning and separating toes are known in prior art.
U.S. Pat. Nos. 7,131,939 B2, 7,107,626 B1
Prior art devices are mostly for Yoga or they are exercise tools, which follows the same idea to align, separate and stretch the toes.
Several tools for toe alignment and separation are recently on the market. Heretofore devices are all designed to address one specific foot problem. They are either plastic braces, elastic loops with foam pad bottoms, individual foam toe cushions or individual toe caps. They are effective and truthful to their claims, but they are very user unfriendly, difficult to apply or keep them on.
None of the Prior Art devices provide comfortable soothing and relaxed feeling as the present invention while mounted on users' feet. The present invention not only that helps relive foot pain from different foot discomforts, but also conditions feet to prevent foot problems to occur due to daily foot overuse and daily foot stress. It will maintain and support proper foot health.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe present invention is directed to socks, namely to Foot Alignment Socks, which are meant to be worn after being on feet all day long. These socks have 4 toe separators from the material of the sock which forms 5 openings for toes to be stretches out. These separators have a function to apply gentle pressure on misaligned toes and position them into proper alignment with rest of the foot into position where nature intended them to be. Proper foot alignment helps to eliminate numerous foot, knee and hip problems.
Toe separators are soft on touch, but sturdy inside to provide user friendly and easy application which accommodates longer wearing period which can be as long as overnight. Longer term wearing increases effectiveness of the invention.
Therefore, it can be appreciated that there exists a continuing need for a new and improved foot alignment device that is easier to mount, keep on and take off. In this regard, the present invention substantially fulfills the need for user-friendlier device.
Referring now to the drawings in greater detail there is shown in
In this embodiment, the sock 12 has a short ankle bend 14 and is made material of choice such as cotton, acrylic cashmere, nylon, Lycra and spandex blend. It is to be noted that selection of materials has no effect on intention of this invention.
The separators 21, 22, 23 and 24 of circular cross-section are of the same or similar material as the sock 12. The diameters and lengths of separators varies according the locations of separators on the sock.
Separator 21 is extending 25 MM from the end 20 of the sock 12. The separator 21 diameter is 12.5 (+2/−2) MM.
The separator 22 is extending 30 MM from the end 20 of the sock 12. The separator 22 diameter is 12.5 (+2/−2) MM.
The separator 23 is extending 30 MM from the end 20 of the sock 12. The separator 23 diameter is 12.5 (+2/−2) MM.
The separator 24 is extending 35 MM from the end 20 of the sock 12. The separator 24 diameter is 15 (+2/−2) MM.
The Foot Alignment Socks 12 and 13 of present invention has advantages over the current systems of plastic molded devices. These advantages are that the socks are easily mounted; stay on foot and after short period of training may be worn overnight which increases effectiveness of the device. The socks are washable and therefore useable for extended period. The result of the usage is foot stress relief and pain relief due to the minor foot misalignment. Accordingly, the scope of the present invention is only to be limited as necessitated by the accompanying claims.
Claims
1. The socks adapted for toe alignment consist of regular looking socks with no covered toe assembly. Instead of toe covers there are toe separators extending across the open front end from a top of the sock, to a bottom or sole of the sock. This provides 5 openings for individual toes to be stretched through the openings. The separators are of different thickness and length, depends of their position. The longest and thickest are the one following the big toe. The separators are placed in between toes to support the stretching and aligning action of toes.
2. The socks assembly is made of a natural, plastic or synthetic fiber. Said separators of various extensions from the top end to the sole of the socks and various diameters are made of the same or similar material as the socks body.
3. Because the variation in thickness and length of the separators the socks are not interchangeable left for right and vise a versa. The socks body is embroidered with different text to recognize right sock from left sock.
Type: Application
Filed: Sep 10, 2007
Publication Date: Aug 26, 2010
Inventor: Eva Nemcik (Kirtland, OH)
Application Number: 11/900,041
International Classification: A43B 17/00 (20060101); A63B 23/10 (20060101);