Shower Sandal with Integrated Foot Cleaners, Massagers, and Exfoliators
A shower sandal with integrated foot cleaners, massagers, and exfoliators includes a sole, a medial sidewall, a lateral sidewall, a bridge, and a plurality of bristles. The sole that rest underneath the user's foot includes a forefoot section, a midfoot section, and a hindfoot section. The medial sidewall and the lateral sidewall are oppositely positioned of each other across the hindfoot section. The medial sidewall is terminally connected onto the hindfoot section. The lateral sidewall is terminally connected onto the hindfoot section. The bridge is positioned across the forefoot section and terminally connected to the forefoot section. The plurality of bristles is adjacently connected to the sole, the medial sidewall, the lateral sidewall, and the bridge so that the plurality of bristles can clean, massage, and exfoliate the user's foot.
The current application claims a priority to the U.S. Provisional Patent application Ser. No. 62/841,072 filed on Apr. 30, 2019.
FIELD OF THE INVENTIONThe present invention relates generally to feet hygiene apparatuses and the like. More specifically, the present invention is a shower sandal with integrated foot cleaners, massagers, and exfoliators.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONIn present society, many individuals rely on devices and equipment that make it easier for an individual to maintain their own feet hygiene without the assistance of another individual. There are non-electronic devices for use in showers and tubs that can allow the user to clean their foot without having to bend down to their feet or without having to raise their foot while struggling to maintain balance on a single foot and thus risk injury due to falling. However, these devices only serve singular purposes of foot scrubbing and do not combine other necessary functions needed to maintain foot hygiene, such as exfoliation. Also, the current devices do not appear to combine therapeutic massaging benefits within their apparatus. Additionally, these devices do not provide adequate drainage of the water; thus, resulting in sitting pools of water on the floor base of many of these devices which can be unhygienic for the foot cleaning process. Finally, many of these devices do not combine within the devices a convenient means of distributing soap or similar product to the foot while the foot is occupied within most of these devices.
An objective of the present invention is to provide users with a device that can be a combination of foot cleaners, massagers, and exfoliators. The present invention intends to provide users with a device that can combine cleaning, massaging, and exfoliating benefits within a singular foot hygiene apparatus. The present invention intends to provide users with a foot hygiene apparatus that can provide adequate drainage or flow of water to prevent pooling of water from accumulating on the sole of the device. The present invention intends to provide users with a reservoir of soap or similar items to the user's foot without the need for the user to remove the foot from the device. The present invention intends to provide users with a device that can enhance the luxurious experience of foot hygiene for the user.
All illustrations of the drawings are for the purpose of describing selected versions of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.
The present invention is shower sandal with integrated foot cleaners, massagers, and exfoliators. It is preferred that the present invention be of a material that is strong, durable, easily cleanable, hygienic, lightweight, anti-fungal or fungal-resistant, water resistant or repellant, comfortable-to-the-touch, and/or easily manufacturable. It is also preferred that the present invention be of a general shape and/or size similar to the general shape and/or size of a user's foot as the present invention can be worn by the left foot or the right foot. The present invention comprises a sole 1, a medial sidewall 11, a lateral sidewall 13, a bridge 15, and a plurality of bristles 20 as shown in
In reference to the general configuration of the present invention, the forefoot section 2 and the hind foot section are positioned opposite of each other about the midfoot section 3 thus delineating the general shape of the sole 1. The sole 1 provides the underneath coverage for user's foot and functions as the base for the rest of the components of the present invention. The medial sidewall 11 and the lateral sidewall 13 are oppositely positioned of each other across the hindfoot section 4 so that the present invention is able to provide coverage for the lateral side 6 and the medial side 5 of the user's foot. More specifically, the medial sidewall 11 is terminally connected onto the midfoot section 3 and the hindfoot section 4. The lateral sidewall 13 is terminally connected onto the midfoot section 3 and the hindfoot section 4. The bridge 15 is positioned across the forefoot section 2 and shaped as a curved section so that the user can place their foot within the sole 1 and the bridge 15. More specifically, the bridge 15 is terminally connected to the forefoot section 2 thus providing coverage for the bridge 15 side of the user's foot. The plurality of bristles 20 is adjacently connected to the sole 1, the medial sidewall 11, the lateral sidewall 13, and the bridge 15 so that the cleaning, massaging, and exfoliating aspect of the present invention can be accomplished.
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The plurality of bristles 20 is pressed against the user's foot when the present invention is worn by the users. Resultantly, the plurality of bristles 20 can provide the cleaning, massaging, and exfoliating functionality of present invention. As shown in
The set of sole bristles 21 is adjacently connected onto the upper surface 7 and oriented normal to the upper surface 7 as shown in
The set of medial bristles 22 is adjacently connected onto an interior surface 12 of the medial sidewall 11 as shown in
The set of lateral bristles 23 is adjacently connected onto an interior surface 14 of the lateral sidewall 13 as shown in
The set of bridge bristles 24 is adjacently connected onto an inner surface 17 of the bridge 15 as shown in
The present invention further comprises at least one medial exfoliator 26, at least one lateral exfoliator 27, and at least one rear exfoliator 25 so that the present invention can be used to exfoliate the opposite leg and foot area of the user. More specifically, the medial exfoliator 26 is externally connected onto the medial side 5 of the sole 1 and extended from the medial sidewall 11 to the bridge 15 as shown in
The lateral exfoliator 27 is externally connected onto the lateral side 6 of the sole 1 and extended from the lateral sidewall 13 to the bridge 15 as shown in
The rear exfoliator 25 is externally connected onto the rear end 9 of the sole 1 and extended from the lateral side 6 to the medial side 5 as shown in
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The present invention further comprises a hanging body 29 as shown in
The present invention further comprises a plurality of suction cups 30 that is connected onto the bottom surface 8 of the sole 1 as shown in
In an another alternative embodiment of the present invention, the set of sole bristles 21, the set of medial bristles 22, the set of lateral bristles 23, and the set of bridge bristles 24 can be respectively mounted or attached to the upper surface 7, the medial sidewall 11, the lateral sidewall 13, and the bridge 15. When the set of sole bristles 21, the set of medial bristles 22, the set of lateral bristles 23, and the set of bridge bristles 24 become nonfunctional and worn-out, they can be replaced within the present invention.
In an another alternative embodiment of the present invention, the set of sole bristles 21, the set of medial bristles 22, the set of lateral bristles 23, and the set of bridge bristles 24 can be integrated with color changing indicator features so that the user can be aware of the non-functional and worn-out bristles.
Although the invention has been explained in relation to its preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that many other possible modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.
Claims
1. A shower sandal with integrated foot cleaners, massagers, and exfoliators comprising:
- a sole;
- a medial sidewall;
- a lateral sidewall;
- a bridge;
- a plurality of bristles;
- the sole comprising a forefoot section, a midfoot section, and a hindfoot section;
- the medial sidewall and the lateral sidewall being oppositely positioned of each other across the hindfoot section;
- the medial sidewall being terminally connected onto midfoot section and the hindfoot section;
- the lateral sidewall being terminally connected onto midfoot section and the hindfoot section;
- the bridge being positioned across the forefoot section;
- the bridge being terminally connected to the forefoot section; and
- the plurality of bristles being adjacently connected to the sole, the medial sidewall, the lateral sidewall, and the bridge.
2. The shower sandal with integrated foot cleaners, massagers, and exfoliators as claimed in claim 1 comprising:
- the plurality of bristles comprising a set of sole bristles;
- the set of sole bristles being adjacently connected onto an upper surface of the sole; and
- the plurality of sole bristles being oriented normal to the upper surface.
3. The shower sandal with integrated foot cleaners, massagers, and exfoliators as claimed in claim 1 comprising:
- the plurality of bristles comprising a set of medial bristles;
- the set of medial bristles being adjacently connected onto an interior surface of the medial sidewall;
- the set of medial bristles being oriented normal to the interior surface of the medial sidewall; and
- the set of medial bristles being oriented towards the lateral sidewall.
4. The shower sandal with integrated foot cleaners, massagers, and exfoliators as claimed in claim 1 comprising:
- the plurality of bristles comprising a set of lateral bristles;
- the set of lateral bristles being adjacently connected onto an interior surface of the lateral sidewall;
- the set of lateral bristles being oriented normal to the interior surface of the lateral sidewall; and
- the set of lateral bristles being oriented towards the medial sidewall.
5. The shower sandal with integrated foot cleaners, massagers, and exfoliators as claimed in claim 1 comprising:
- the plurality of bristles comprising a set of bridge bristles;
- the set of bridge bristles being adjacently connected onto an inner surface of the bridge;
- the set of bridge bristles being oriented normal to the inner surface of the bridge; and
- the set of bridge bristles being oriented towards the sole.
6. The shower sandal with integrated foot cleaners, massagers, and exfoliators as claimed in claim 1 comprising:
- at least one medial exfoliator;
- the medial exfoliator being externally connected onto a medial side of the sole; and
- the medial exfoliator being extended from the medial sidewall to the bridge.
7. The shower sandal with integrated foot cleaners, massagers, and exfoliators as claimed in claim 6, wherein the medial exfoliator is selected from the group consisting of a hard abrasive exfoliator, a medium abrasive exfoliator, a soft abrasive exfoliator, and combination of thereof.
8. The shower sandal with integrated foot cleaners, massagers, and exfoliators as claimed in claim 1 comprising:
- at least one lateral exfoliator;
- the lateral exfoliator being externally connected onto a lateral side of the sole; and
- the lateral exfoliator being extended from the lateral sidewall to the bridge.
9. The shower sandal with integrated foot cleaners, massagers, and exfoliators as claimed in claim 8, wherein the lateral exfoliator is selected from the group consisting of a hard abrasive exfoliator, a medium abrasive exfoliator, a soft abrasive exfoliator, and combination of thereof.
10. The shower sandal with integrated foot cleaners, massagers, and exfoliators as claimed in claim 1 comprising:
- at least one rear exfoliator; and
- the rear exfoliator being externally a rear end of the sole.
11. The shower sandal with integrated foot cleaners, massagers, and exfoliators as claimed in claim 10, wherein the rear exfoliator is selected from the group consisting of a hard abrasive exfoliator, a medium abrasive exfoliator, a soft abrasive exfoliator, and combination of thereof.
12. The shower sandal with integrated foot cleaners, massagers, and exfoliators as claimed in claim 1 comprising:
- a plurality of massaging mounts;
- the plurality of massaging mounts being interspaced within a set of sole bristles of the plurality of bristles;
- the plurality of massaging mounts being adjacently connected onto an upper surface of the sole; and
- a height of each massaging mount being higher than a height of each sole bristle.
13. The shower sandal with integrated foot cleaners, massagers, and exfoliators as claimed in claim 1 comprising:
- the bridge comprising an outer surface, an inner surface, a soap reservoir, and a plurality of dispensing channels;
- the soap reservoir traversing into the bridge from the outer surface; and
- the plurality of dispensing channels traversing into the soap reservoir from the inner surface.
14. The shower sandal with integrated foot cleaners, massagers, and exfoliators as claimed in claim 1 comprising:
- a hanging body; and
- the hanging body being laterally connected onto a front end of the sole.
15. The shower sandal with integrated foot cleaners, massagers, and exfoliators as claimed in claim 1 comprising:
- a plurality of suction cups; and
- the plurality of suction cups being connected onto a bottom surface of the sole.
Type: Application
Filed: Apr 30, 2020
Publication Date: Nov 5, 2020
Inventor: Greg Carter (North Reading, MA)
Application Number: 16/863,718