THORN-PROOF INSOLE
The present invention relates to a thorn-proof insole comprising an insole assembly and a plurality of joint assemblies and featuring in matching the shape change of the sole of a foot when the insole assembly is extended. The insole assembly includes four plates which are consecutively joined together. The joint of the first plate and the second plate is located between a user's toes and thenar, the joint of the second plate and the third plate is corresponding to the middle portion of the arch of foot, and the joint of the third plate and the fourth plate is located between the arch of foot and the heel portion. The four plates could be designed with the same thickness or with different thickness according to the requirement of its location. Each plate must be at least 0.5 mm thick, and each joint assembly includes at least two first sleeves, one second sleeve and one pin. The first sleeves and the second sleeve are respectively applied to make two adjacent plates join together.
The present invention relates to a thorn-proof insole, particularly to an insole having the function of thorn-proof. The insole is also flexible to match the shape of the user's foot while a user is walking. This invention is designed for users to wear their shoes with much better comfort and safety.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONBased upon the concern of workers' safety at commonly seen dangerous working places, such as construction sites or fields requiring moving heavy objects etc., workers not only need to secure the safety of their heads, but also need to protect their feet from danger as well. The prior art of security work shoes are equipped with hard hulls at the head portions of the shoes to protect user's toes and to prevent user's feet from being crashed by heavy objects. Nevertheless, nails or sharp objects are often scattered all over the floors of work places. The hard hulls of the shoes can only protect workers' toes not to be crashed, but can't protect the soles of their feet not to be nailed.
The present invention is designed to improve the disadvantages of the security work shoes of the prior art as mentioned above. The prior art has a piece of metal insole, referring to
The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of insole which is thorn-proof and is designed for users to wear their shoes with much better comfort and safety.
In order to achieve the foregoing object, the present invention is designed to comprise an insole assembly and a plurality of joint assemblies featuring in matching the shape change of the sole of a foot when the insole assembly is extended. The insole assembly includes four plates which are consecutively joined together. The joint of the first plate and the second plate is located between a user's toes and thenar, the joint of the second plate and the third plate is corresponding to the middle portion of the arch of foot, and the joint of the third plate and the fourth plate is located between the arch of foot and the heel portion. The four plates could be designed with the same thickness or with different thickness according to the requirement of its location, and each plate must be at least 0.5 mm thick. Each joint assembly includes at least two first sleeves, one second sleeve and one pin. The first sleeves and the second sleeve are respectively applied to make two adjacent plates join together as a one-piece product.
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Each joint assembly 20 includes at least two first sleeves 20a, at least a second sleeve 20b and a pin 30. The first sleeves 20a and the second sleeve 20b are respectively applied to make two adjacent plates 11a/11b/11c/11d join together as a one-piece product shown as illustrated in
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Each joint assembly 20 includes at least two first sleeves 20a, one second sleeve 20b and one pin 30. The first sleeves 20a are extended from a first joint piece 22 and the second sleeve 20b is extended from a second joint piece 21. On the first joint piece 22 and the second joint piece 21 is a plurality of first rivet holes 222/212 which are corresponding to a plurality of second rivet holes 111 drilled on the plates 11a, 11b, 11c and 11d. Each first rivet hole 222 and its corresponding second rivet hole 111 is interlinked by a rivet 40 to fix them together. Therefore, the first sleeve 20a and the second sleeve 20b can be interlocked with the plates 11a/11b/11c/11d by adding the first joint piece 22, the second joint piece 21 and the rivets 40.
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The advantages of the thorn-proof insole invented are:
The insole assembly 10 being composed of a plurality of plates 11 which is made of thorn-proof material; the insole assembly 10 not only being able to prevent the user's foot from injury but also being able to adapt to the curve change of the user's foot and make the user feel much safer and more comfortable.
While we have shown and described the embodiment in accordance with the present invention, it should be clear to those skilled in the art that further embodiments may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.
Claims
1. A thorn-proof insole comprising an insole assembly and a plurality of joint assemblies, featuring in matching the shape change of the sole of a foot when the insole assembly being extended, the insole assembly including four plates which are consecutively joined together, the joint of the first plate and the second plate being located between a user's toes and thenar, the joint of the second plate and the third plate being corresponding to the middle portion of the arch of foot, the joint of the third plate and the fourth plate being located between the arch of foot and the heel portion, each plate being at least 0.5 mm thick, each joint assembly including at least two first sleeves, at least a second sleeve and a pin, and the first sleeves and the second sleeve being respectively applied to make two adjacent plates join together.
2. The thorn-proof insole as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first sleeves and the second sleeve are respectively applied to make two adjacent plates join together as a one-piece product.
3. The thorn-proof insole as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first sleeves of each joint assembly are extended from a first joint piece and the second sleeve is extended from a second joint piece, the first joint piece and the second joint piece being respectively provided a plurality of first rivet holes which are corresponding to a plurality of second rivet holes drilled on the plates, each first rivet hole and its corresponding second rivet hole being interlinked by a rivet to fix them together, and the first sleeve and the second sleeve being interlocked with the plates by adding the first joint piece, the second joint piece and the rivets.
4. The thorn-proof insole as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plate is made of iron.
5. The thorn-proof insole as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least a spacer is added under or on the top of the insole assembly and each spacer is made of cushion material.
6. The thorn-proof insole as claimed in claim 1, wherein the four plates are designed with different thickness.
7. The thorn-proof insole as claimed in claim 1, wherein the four plates are designed with same thickness.
8. The thorn-proof insole as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plates are made of alloy, compound material of metal and nonmetal or compound material of nonmetal.
Type: Application
Filed: Feb 28, 2010
Publication Date: Sep 1, 2011
Inventor: FU-YU CHEN (Taichung)
Application Number: 12/714,500