SHOE HAVING STOOL FUNCTION
A shoe also usable as a stool is a so-called boot-shaped shoe. In the boot-shaped shoe, a circumference of a heel and a legging rear part of the boot shape sustains an upright posture made of a hard and strong material. A seating part is provided in a top part of the boot shape so as to project horizontally rearward, so that, when the person wears the boot-shaped shoe and squats down on the seating part, and the person is able to sit on the seating part as a stool.
The present invention relates to a stool on which a person can easily sit anywhere at any time during outdoor activities such as gardening and in outdoor sports such as fishing
BACKGROUND ARTFor outdoor activities such as gardening, various kinds of stools which ease the burden of the lower back have been proposed because a person moves around in a half-sitting posture. Since such a stool is always necessary to be located nearby the person, there are stools which can be attached to the person's body and wheeled stools with which the person can move around while sitting thereon. However, these stools are difficult to be used because they may disturb the person's movements and activities.
REFERENCE DOCUMENT OF CONVENTIONAL ART Patent DocumentPatent Document 1: JP1999-018880A
DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Problem to be Solved by the InventionAs for the problems to be solved, when a person stands up from the stool and moves, the person must always act while concentrating on the stool on which the person sat at the time of the activities. Therefore, the stool is inconvenient to be used easily.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe present invention is characterized in that a seating part is provided to a shoe itself which a person performing outdoor activities wears to form a stool to be used.
The invention according to claim 1 adopts a technical means, which is a shoe also usable as a stool, that is a so-called boot-shaped shoe (A), such as a boot or a rain boot. A front side of an upper part of the shoe where a person's part from above the instep to the lower leg contacts is entirely opened as an opening part (D) so that, when the person wears the boot-shaped shoe (A) and squats down, the person's leg below the knee projects forward freely from the front opening part (D) in the upper part the boot shape, and the person can maintain an upright posture similar to a straightly standing posture without dragging forward a rear part of the boot shape. The circumference of the heel (9) and a legging rear part (1) of the boot shape sustaining an upright posture is made of a hard and strong material, and a seating part (3) is provided in a top part of the boot shape so as to project horizontally rearward, so that, when the person wears the boot-shaped shoe (A) and squats down on the seating part (3), and the person is able to sit on the seating part (3) as a stool as it is.
The invention according to claim 2 adopts a technical means, which is a shoe (A) also usable as a stool, that is a so-called boot-shaped shoe (A), such as a boot or a rain boot. A front side of an upper part of the shoe where a person's part from above the instep to the lower leg contacts is entirely opened as an opening part (D), a heel (9) and a legging rear part (1) are made of a hard and strong material, and a seating part (3) is provided in a top part of the shoe so as to project horizontally rearward. A lower end part of a tube (15) made of a soft material similar to a tube part in an upper part of a rubber rain boot is provided inside the shoe (A) so that the lower end part continues and seals to/with a circular part (2) of a part of the shoe (A), that opens around the ankle. The part of the shoe (A) is made of a soft material continuing from a tiptoe (10) side of the shoe so that the shoe has a dual structure of a soft part and a hard part to have a waterproof function similar to a rain boot.
The invention according to claim 3 adopts a technical means, which is a shoe (A) also usable as a stool, that is a so-called boot-shaped shoe (A), such as a boot or a rain boot. A front side of an upper part of the shoe where a person's part from above the instep to the lower leg contacts is entirely opened as an opening part (D), a heel (9) and a legging rear part (1) is made of a hard and strong material, and a seating part (3) is provided in a top part of the shoe so as to project horizontally rearward. An integral rear overlapping part (20) is provided, the rear overlapping part being a thin plate made of a lightweight and strong material, such as an aluminum alloy, that can cover from the rear part (1) of the shoe from a sole part (11) below the heel in a rear part of the shoe (A) to the seating part (3) above the sole part so that the rear overlapping part (20) conforms to the shape of the rear part of the shoe (1), the rear overlapping part is provided so as to be unseparatably slidable from the shoe (A) horizontally in a front-to-rear direction, and, when the rear overlapping part (20) is pulled rearward to slide, a top part of the rear overlapping part (20) becomes a second seating part (21) continuing to the seating part (3) to expand a usable seating surface.
The invention according to claim 4 adopts a technical means, which is a shoe (A) also usable as a stool, that is a so-called boot-shaped shoe (A), such as a boot or a rain boot. A front side of an upper part of the shoe where a person's part from above the instep to the lower leg contacts is entirely opened as an opening part (D), a heel (9) and a legging rear part (1) is made of a hard and strong material, and a seating part (3) is provided in a top part of the shoe so as to project horizontally rearward. A sole part of the shoe (A) is entirely or majorly opened, a part of the shoe (A) from an instep part to an upper front part on a tiptoe side is opened as well penetrating therethrough in a vertical direction without providing anything, and a fastener (37), such as a belt or a shoelace is provided to hold the instep by hooking to the sides of the shoe (A) so that the person can wear the shoe integrally after hooking the fastener (37).
The invention according to claim 5 adopts a technical means, which is a shoe (A) also usable as a stool, that is a so-called boot-shaped shoe (A), such as a boot or a rain boot. A front side of an upper part of the shoe where a person's part from above the instep to the lower leg contacts is entirely opened as an opening part (D), a heel (9) and a legging rear part (1) are made of a hard and strong material, and a seating part (3) is provided in a top part of the shoe so as to project horizontally rearward. A bar-shaped leg part (41) is fixedly provided in a vertical direction to a lower surface of the seating part (3) provided in a rear part of the top part of the shoe (A) so that a lower end part of the leg part touches the ground surface behind the heel (9) of the shoe to increase stability at the time of sitting on the seating part (3), the integrally-fixed seating part (3) and leg part (41) are vertically slidable for several centimeters at a rear part of the shoe (A) along a rear part of the shoe (A), and the integrally-fixed seating part and leg part are constantly held after sliding upwardly by a shape memory member (43), such as rubber and a spring, so that a lower end part of the leg part (41) is pulled up from the ground surface to help the person's walking except when the person is sitting on the shoe as a stool.
EFFECT OF THE INVENTIONThe shoe of the present invention can also be used as a stool by being provided with the seating part has an advantage that the person can easily sit down only by squatting down anywhere at anytime during the outdoor activities which require standing up or moving, even if the person acts without being conscious of the stool in particular.
A seating part is provided in an upper part of a shoe itself which a person wears and is required for outdoor activities to achieve that the person can easily sit on the shoe anywhere at any time only by squatting down on the shoe.
Embodiment 1In addition, a top part of the hard and strong legging part (8) on the calf side is provided with a seating part (3) so as to project horizontally rearward. Therefore, when the person squats down while wearing the shoe (A), he/she can sit on the seating part (3) as a stool as it is.
Alternatively, when the person performs activities while wearing the shoe (A) in a case where soil or the like may enter into the shoe (A), the person can wear another arbitrary shoe with a low heel and then wear a larger size shoe (A).
Embodiment2An embodiment of
An embodiment of
In addition, the edge surrounding part (31) is also provided with a rubber belt (37) which is a fastener serving as a shoelace, and latch parts (39) on both the outside side faces where the ends of the rubber belt (37) are hooked and locked. Then, after inserting to fit another arbitrary shoe (G) having a sole into the shoe (A) described above from the top or bottom of the shoe (A), the rubber belt (37) provided to the edge surrounding part (31) on the side faces of the instep is placed from above and latched so that the person can wear the shoe (G) integrally with the shoe (A). In addition, if the size of the another arbitrary shoe (G) to be inserted is somewhat large, it can be inserted while expanding the tiptoe-side opening part (F) of the shoe (A) outwardly. The another arbitrary shoe (G) can be freely pulled out to separate from the shoe (A) by removing the rubber belt (37) as the fastener.
The tiptoe-side sole rubber part (36) is slightly provided near the toe root part because of the following reasons: by stepping to press down the tiptoe-side sole rubber part (36) by the tiptoe side of the another arbitrary shoe (G), the rubber belt (37) which contacts the upper side of the instep part of the another arbitrary shoe (G) becomes a fulcrum to raise the heel side of the shoe (A) without falling so that the person can walk easily; and when the person sits on the seating part (3), the front side of the shoe (A) will not be raised to incline. Note that the tiptoe-side sole rubber part (36) which is slightly provided near the toe root part may be replaced with a string, such as a wire, in order to acquire the same effects.
Further, the projecting direction to the rear of the seating part (3) provided in the rear top part on the heel side of the shoe (A) is slightly outward (not straightly rearward), to the right and rear for the right foot and to the left and rear for the left foot, respectively. This is to reduce a chance of contact between the left and right seating parts (3) projecting rearward when the person brings his/her feet together to mutually contact the heel parts (9) and spread the tiptoes in an inverted “HA” katakana character shape.
In the present situation where aged population has been increasing, middle-aged and elderly people need to play active roles also in the outdoor activities. However, in order to reduce the burdens of activities as much as possible, the shoes have such an effect that the person can rest his/her lower back anywhere at any time during the activities. In addition, since the shoes can also be utilized in outdoor sports over a long period of time, such as fishing, the shoes can be expected as future demanded industrial products.
DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE NUMERALS
- 1: Hard and Strong Part from Heel Part Side to Legging Part Side above Heel Part Side
- 2: Soft Part Continuing from Tiptoe Side
- 3: Seating Part
- 7: Instep Part
- 8: Legging Part
- 9: Heel Part
- 10: Tiptoe Part
- 11: Sole Part
- 15: Cylindrical Shank Part
- 20: Rear Overlapping Part
- 21: Second Seating Part
- 22: Slide Shaft
- 23: Slide Shaft Stopper
- 31: Edge Surrounding Part
- 32: Extended Part from Tiptoe Side Sole to Edge Surrounding Part
- 33: Seating Part Pillar Plate Part
- 34: Heel Reinforcement and Heel Contact Part of Another Arbitrary Shoe
- 35: Heel Part Side Sole Rubber Part
- 36: Tiptoe Side Sole Rubber Part
- 37: Rubber Belt for Fastener
- 38: Rubber Belt Inserting Part
- 39: Rubber Belt Latch Part
- 41: Leg Part
- 42: Guide Plate Formed with Guide Hole
- 43: Spring of Shape Memory Member
- 44: Pin for Stopping Spring of Shape Memory Member
- A: Shoe also Usable as Stool
- D: Front Opening Part
- F: Tiptoe-Side Opening Part
- G: Another Arbitrary Shoe
- H: Person
Claims
1. A shoe also usable as a stool, that is a so-called boot-shaped shoe, the boot-shaped shoe comprising:
- a front side of an upper part of the boot-shaped shoe, where a person's part from above an instep to a lower leg contacts, entirely opened as an opening part so that, when the person wears the boot-shaped shoe and squats down, the person's leg below a knee projects forward freely from the front opening part in the upper part of the boot shape, and the person can maintain an upright posture similar to a straightly standing posture without dragging forward a rear part of the boot shape, and
- a circumference of a heel and a legging rear part of the boot shape sustaining an upright posture made of a hard and strong material, and
- a seating part provided in a top part of the boot shape so as to project horizontally rearward, so that, when the person wears the boot-shaped shoe and squats down on the seating part, and the person is able to sit on the seating part as a stool as it is.
2. A shoe also usable as a stool, that is a so-called boot-shaped shoe, the boot-shaped shoe comprising:
- a front side of an upper part of the boot-shaped shoe, where a person's part from above an instep to a lower leg contacts, entirely opened as an opening part,
- a heel and a legging rear part made of a hard and strong material, and
- a seating part provided in a top part of the boot-shaped shoe so as to project horizontally rearward,
- wherein a lower end part of a tube made of a soft material similar to a tube part in an upper part of a rubber rain boot is provided inside the boot-shaped shoe so that a lower end part continues and seals to/with a circular part of the boot-shaped shoe, that opens around an ankle,
- wherein the part of the shoe is made of a soft material continuing from a tiptoe side of the boot-shaped shoe so that the boot-shaped shoe has a dual structure of a soft part and a hard part to have a waterproof function similar to a rain boot.
3. A shoe also usable as a stool, that is a so-called boot-shaped shoe, the boot-shaped shoe comprising:
- a front side of an upper part of the shoe, where a person's part from above an instep to a lower leg contacts, entirely opened as an opening part,
- a heel and a legging rear part made of a hard and strong material, and
- a seating part provided in a top part of the shoe so as to project horizontally rearward,
- wherein an integral rear overlapping part is provided, the rear overlapping part being a thin plate made of a lightweight and strong material, such as an aluminum alloy, that can cover from the rear part of the boot-shaped shoe from a sole part below the heel in a rear part of the boot-shaped shoe to the seating part above the sole part so that the rear overlapping part conforms to the shape of the rear part of the boot-shaped shoe,
- wherein the rear overlapping part is provided so as to be unseparatably slidable from the shoe horizontally in a front-to-rear direction, and, when the rear overlapping part is pulled rearward to slide, a top part of the rear overlapping part becomes a second seating part continuing to the seating part to expand a usable seating surface.
4. A shoe also usable as a stool, that is a so-called boot-shaped shoe, the boot-shaped shoe comprising:
- a front side of an upper part of the shoe, where a person's part from above an instep to a lower leg contacts, entirely opened as an opening part,
- a heel and a legging rear part made of a hard and strong material, and
- a seating part provided in a top part of the shoe so as to project horizontally rearward,
- wherein a sole part of the boot-shaped shoe is entirely or majorly opened,
- wherein a part of the boot-shaped shoe from an instep part to an upper front part on a tiptoe side is opened as well penetrating therethrough in a vertical direction without providing anything, and
- wherein a fastener, such as a belt or a shoelace is provided to hold the instep by hooking to the sides of the boot-shaped shoe so that the person can wear the boot-shaped shoe integrally with another arbitrary shoe including a sole after hooking the fastener.
5. A shoe also usable as a stool, that is a so-called boot-shaped shoe, the boot-shaped shoe comprising:
- a front side of an upper part of the shoe,. where a person's part from above an instep to a lower leg contacts, entirely opened as an opening part,
- a heel and a legging rear part made of a hard and strong material, and
- a seating part provided in a top part of the shoe so as to project horizontally rearward,
- wherein a bar-shaped leg part is fixedly provided in a vertical direction to a lower surface of the seating part provided in a rear part of the top part of the boot-shaped shoe so that a lower end part of the leg part touches the ground surface behind the heel of the boot-shaped shoe to increase stability at the time of sitting on the seating part,
- wherein the integrally-fixed seating part and leg part are vertically slidable for several centimeters at a rear part of the shoe along a rear part of the shoe, and the integrally-fixed seating part and leg part are constantly held after sliding upwardly by a shape memory member, such as rubber and a spring, so that a lower end part of the leg part is pulled up from the ground surface to help the person's walking except when the person is sitting on the boot-shaped shoe as a stool.
Type: Application
Filed: May 9, 2012
Publication Date: Nov 13, 2014
Inventor: Yasuo Ishiguro (Osaka)
Application Number: 14/117,767
International Classification: A43B 3/24 (20060101); A43B 3/00 (20060101); A47C 9/10 (20060101);