CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATION This application claims the benefits of priority to Taiwan Patent Application Nos. 108120386 and 109111680, filed on Jun. 11, 2019 and Apr. 6, 2020, respectively. The entire content of the above identified applications is incorporated herein by reference.
Some references, which may include patents, patent applications and various publications, may be cited and discussed in the description of this disclosure. The citation and/or discussion of such references is provided merely to clarify the description of the present disclosure and is not an admission that any such reference is “prior art” to the disclosure described herein. All references cited and discussed in this specification are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties and to the same extent as if each reference was individually incorporated by reference.
FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE The present disclosure relates to a pair of shoes and shoe insert covers thereof, and more particularly to slippers with a replaceable surface material.
BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE Walking in slippers on a hot summer day can prevent feet of a person from being encased and reduce the stifling feeling.
However, some people's feet are more prone to sweating, and the sweat creates a slippery feeling between the skin of the foot sole and the insole of the slipper, resulting in skin discomfort. Worse still, the slipper may come off due to wetness and slippage, and may cause occurrence of accidents. Therefore, improvements are required.
TW Patent No. TWM550054 discloses a shoe insert (referring to FIG. 3a) in which a massage particle 12 is adhered to the shoe insert via an adhesive surface 121. However, this invention is merely a technique of adding massage particles onto the shoe insert, and does not disclose any content about replacing a surface material of a slipper.
TW Patent No. TWM240106 discloses a slipper, in which a massage shoe insert 20 provided with massage protrusions 22 can be adhered to the insole of the slipper via a back hook surface 21 according to the demand of a user.
However, the present disclosure aims to disclose a slipper with a strap having a top end; attaching manners and main objectives of the present disclosure are different from those of the foregoing two cases, which will be described in detail below.
SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE A main objective of the present disclosure is to enable a user to choose a surface material of a pair of shoes, i.e., slippers, and shoe insert covers thereof.
Another objective of the present disclosure is to facilitate the user to easily replace the surface material of a slipper.
Still another objective of the present disclosure is to provide a comfort layer with a slit, so as to be attached to a slipper with a strap having a top end.
Yet still another objective of the present disclosure is to facilitate the user to replace the surface material of the slipper, where a fastening part is disposed on a shoe sole and is fastened to a flat sock.
A further objective of the present disclosure is to provide a shoe insert cover fixed to a shoe insert, so that the user may place the shoe insert cover into a shoe and use it to absorb the sweat, without the need to wear socks.
These and other aspects of the present disclosure will become apparent from the following description of the embodiment taken in conjunction with the following drawings and their captions, although variations and modifications therein may be affected without departing from the spirit and scope of the novel concepts of the disclosure.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The present disclosure will become more fully understood from the following detailed description and accompanying drawings.
FIGS. 1a to 1k show details of various materials of a slipper and a relative relationship there-between;
FIGS. 2a to 2h show details of different materials disposed on a strap of a slipper;
FIG. 3a and FIG. 3b are corresponding drawings of the related art;
FIGS. 4a to 4g are views of a flat sock from different angles;
FIGS. 4h to 4k are corresponding drawings showing that the flat sock is adhered to a shoe;
FIGS. 5a to 5m are corresponding drawings showing detailed structures of the flat sock and the shoe;
FIGS. 6a and 6b are corresponding drawings showing that a fastening part is disposed on an insole of a shoe;
FIG. 7 shows details of a fastening structure;
FIGS. 8a to 8e show an embodiment of a shoe insert cover; and
FIGS. 8e to 8f show another embodiment of a shoe insert cover.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS The present disclosure is more particularly described in the following examples that are intended as illustrative only since numerous modifications and variations therein will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Like numbers in the drawings indicate like components throughout the views. As used in the description herein and throughout the claims that follow, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise, the meaning of “a”, “an”, and “the” includes plural reference, and the meaning of “in” includes “in” and “on”. Titles or subtitles can be used herein for the convenience of a reader, which shall have no influence on the scope of the present disclosure.
The terms used herein generally have their ordinary meanings in the art. In the case of conflict, the present document, including any definitions given herein, will prevail. The same thing can be expressed in more than one way. Alternative language and synonyms can be used for any term(s) discussed herein, and no special significance is to be placed upon whether a term is elaborated or discussed herein. A recital of one or more synonyms does not exclude the use of other synonyms. The use of examples anywhere in this specification including examples of any terms is illustrative only, and in no way limits the scope and meaning of the present disclosure or of any exemplified term. Likewise, the present disclosure is not limited to various embodiments given herein. Numbering terms such as “first”, “second” or “third” can be used to describe various components, signals or the like, which are for distinguishing one component/signal from another one only, and are not intended to, nor should be construed to impose any substantive limitations on the components, signals or the like.
The present disclosure discloses a slipper which enables a user to replace a surface material according to his/her personal use habits.
Reference is made to FIG. 1a, which shows a first embodiment of the present disclosure. A first fixed layer 1 is fixed between a sole portion 31 of a slipper 3 and a strap 33, a top end 331 of the strap 33 passes through a via hole 11 in the first fixed layer 1 to fasten the strap 33 to the sole portion 31. During assembly of the slipper 3, the sole portion 31, the first fixed layer 1, and the strap 33 are first provided; the first fixed layer 1 is fixed to the sole portion 31; and the top end 331 of the strap 33 passes through the via hole 11 in the first fixed layer 1 to fasten the strap 33 to the sole portion 31.
Referring to FIG. 1b, FIG. 1b shows the first fixed layer 1 provided with the via hole 11 through which the top end 331 of the strap 33 passes. A lower surface 15 of the first fixed layer 1 faces the sole portion 31 of the slipper 3 and is used to contact the sole portion 31 of the slipper 3. An upper surface 13 of the first fixed layer 1 faces the strap 33. When a user wears the slipper 3, the foot of the user is situated between the upper surface 13 and the strap 33.
In an embodiment, the upper surface 13 is a pile surface. When the first fixed layer 1 is disposed on the sole portion 31 of the slipper 3 (the lower surface 15 may be fixed to the sole portion 31 by a double-faced adhesive tape or an adhesive), the user can directly step on the pile upper surface 13 to wear the slipper 3.
As shown in FIGS. 1c and 1d, if the user wants to change a material which his/her foot sole contacts, a lower surface 555 (which is a hook surface in this embodiment) of a comfort layer 5 (a type of flat sock) is attached to the upper surface 13 of the first fixed layer 1, so that the lower surface 555 and the upper surface 13 (which is a pile surface in this embodiment) are fastened to each other. As shown in FIG. 1d, an attaching layer 553 and a contact layer 551 are bonded (by, for example, adhering with an adhesive or a double-faced adhesive tape, or sewing) on the lower surface 555, to form the comfort layer 5. An attaching manner is as follows: A slit 51 passes through the top end 331 of the strap 33 until a via hole 53 is fixed to the top end 331, and then the lower surface 555 and the upper surface 13 are pressed to bond together. Thus, the foot sole of the user can contact a material of the contact layer 551.
There are several differences between the structure of the present disclosure and the related art shown by a comparison between FIG. 1c and FIG. 3b. In the related art shown in FIG. 3b, connected pieces of a slipper are required to be pulled apart, so that the user can attach a massage shoe insert 20 to an insole. However, as shown in the embodiment of the present disclosure shown in FIG. 1c, without the need to pull apart or cut the strap 33, only the slit 51 is required to pass through the top end 331 of the strap 33 until the via hole 53 is fixed to the top end 331, to attach the comfort layer 5.
By comparing FIGS. 1c, 1e, and 1f, it can be learned that the difference there-between lies in the orientation of the slit 51, which may bring different effects.
In FIG. 1c, the slit 51 extends from the via hole 53 towards front ends of the toes. Such a design makes it easy to move the comfort layer 5 onto the first fixed layer 1. Moreover, after the via hole 53 is fixed to the top end 331, the comfort layer 5 is attached to the first fixed layer 1 along a direction from the front ends of the toes towards the heel. However, the slit 51 in such an orientation may appear unaesthetic. The main reason is that if the slit 51 cannot be tightly closed, the resulting relatively large space in front of the toes is easily seen by others when the user wears slippers. Consequently, a discontinuous pattern of the comfort layer 5 is obvious, thereby affecting the appearance.
In FIG. 1d, the slit 51 extends from the via hole 53 towards a lateral side of the big toe, making it easier to move the comfort layer 5 onto the first fixed layer 1. Moreover, after the via hole 53 is fixed to the top end 331, the comfort layer 5 is attached to the first fixed layer 1 along a direction from the front ends of the toes towards the heel. Compared to the orientation in FIG. 1c, the orientation of the slit 51 in FIG. 1e makes it more difficult to fix the via hole 53. The main reason is that it is first required to move the slit 51 along a direction opposite to the big toe, before moving the slit 51 to pass through the top end 331. After the top end 331 enters the slit 51, the slit 51 is moved towards the big toe until the via hole 53 is fixed to the top end 331. However, such a design alleviates the unaesthetic effect compared to that in FIG. 1c. The main reason is that the big toe of the user is located above the slit 51 (the top end 331 is mostly held between the big toe and the index toe) when the user wears the slipper. Even when the pattern of the comfort layer 5 is discontinuous as the slit 51 cannot be tightly closed, the discontinuous pattern is not easily seen such that the appearance is unaffected.
In FIG. 1f, the slit 51 extends from the via hole 53 towards a lateral side of the little toe. Such a design minimizes the adverse effect of the discontinuous pattern created by the slit 51. The slit 51 is located beneath the index toe, the middle toe, the fourth toe, and the little toe. Therefore, even when the slit 51 creates the discontinuous pattern, the discontinuous pattern is covered by the four toes when the user wears the slipper and only a small section (from the outer side of the little toe to the edge of the sole portion 31) of the pattern is exposed. The exposed section is not easily noticed by others because it is on the outmost side. Therefore, the design in FIG. 1e is unlikely to bring an unaesthetic effect as compared with the designs in FIGS. 1c and 1e.
However, the design in FIG. 1f makes it relatively difficult to move the comfort layer 5 onto the first fixed layer 1. The main reason is that it is first required to move an opening of the slit 51 to the top end 331 before moving the top end 331 into the slit 51. However, because a space (near a side of the big toe) at the inner side of the top end 331 is smaller than a space (near a side of the index toe) at the outer side, the user needs to first properly squeeze the whole comfort layer 5 (which is a difficult operation) before successfully making the top end 331 enter the slit 51. Afterwards, the top end is moved along the slit 51 until the via hole 53 is fixed to the top end 331. Only in this way, can the comfort layer 5 be attached to the first fixed layer 1 along a direction from the front ends of the toes towards the heel, so that the foot skin of the user contacts different materials.
Reference is made to FIGS. 1g and 1h, which show another embodiment of the present disclosure. The first fixed layer 1 is provided with a hook surface on its upper surface 13, and contacts (or is fixed onto) the sole portion 31 via the lower surface 15. An object with a pile surface may be hooked by the hook surface once the two surfaces are in contact.
The comfort layer 5 in FIG. 1g has a three-tier structure, in which the upper surface 551 the user contacts may be made of cotton, wool, or polyester fiber. The lower surface 555 of the comfort layer 5 may be a pile surface, and the lower surface 555 and the upper surface 551 are fastened to each other via the attaching layer 553. When the lower surface 555 of the comfort layer 5 contacts the upper surface 13 of the first fixed layer 1, they can be fastened together. If the user wants to replace the comfort layer 5 with another comfort layer 5, the user only need to remove the comfort layer 5 from the upper surface 13 to easily implement replacement.
Referring to FIG. 1h, the comfort layer 5 has a simple design, which may have a single layer made of cotton, wool, or polyester fiber. The comfort layer 5 can be easily attached or removed by the user to/from the upper surface 13.
Referring to FIG. 1i, FIG. 1i shows a first fixed layer 1 capable of being removed from a slipper in another embodiment of the present disclosure, where the first fixed layer 1 has a via hole 11 (used to be fixed to a top end of a strap) and a slit 111 (used to enable the top end to be moved from an opening of the slit 111 to the via hole 11 and caught in the via hole). In this embodiment, an upper surface of the first fixed layer 1 is a hook surface, while in another embodiment the upper surface of the first fixed layer 1 is a pile surface. Moreover, the slit 111 extends from the via hole 11 towards front ends of the toes in this embodiment. In other embodiments, the slit 111 may extend from the via hole 11 towards the big toe; or in another embodiment, the slit 11 may extend from the via hole 11 towards the little toe.
Reference is made to FIG. 1j, which shows a manner for attaching the comfort layer 5 to the first fixed layer 1, and a corresponding structure. The first fixed layer 1 is fixed on the sole portion 31. Before attaching the comfort layer 5 to the first fixed layer 1, a non-adhesive layer 19 may be first disposed there-between, which is neither adhered to the first fixed layer 1 nor the comfort layer 5. First, the top end of the strap is moved from the opening of the slit 51 of the comfort layer 5 into the via hole 53. After confirming that the comfort layer 5 and the first fixed layer 1 are closely bonded, the non-adhesive layer 19 is drawn away, thus properly attaching the comfort layer 5 onto the first fixed layer 1. The non-adhesive layer 19 may be made from fabric, paper, or gauze; and is characterized by being adhered to neither the first fixed layer 1 nor the comfort layer 5. The non-adhesive layer 19 may also have a slit, so that the top end of the strap can be moved through it.
The embodiment shown in FIG. 1j greatly differs from the related art shown in FIG. 3b. In the related art shown in FIG. 3b, it is required to particularly pull apart the connected pieces before attaching the massage shoe insert 20 to the insole. However, by the embodiment shown in FIG. 1j, it is only required to use the non-adhesive layer. First, the non-adhesive layer is sandwiched between the first fixed layer 1 and the comfort layer 5 without sticking to them. Thus, the first fixed layer 1 and the comfort layer 5 can be arranged in positions where they are easily attached to each other. After the non-adhesive layer is drawn away, the first fixed layer 1 and the comfort layer 5 can be properly attached to each other.
Refer to FIG. 1k, which shows a detailed structure of the comfort layer 5. When the comfort layer 5 is designed in two or more tiers, these tiers may be sewn together by stitches 55. For example, the lower surface 555 and the contact layer 551 are sewn together (in the foregoing embodiment shown in FIG. 1j, there is an attaching layer 553 between the lower surface 555 and the contact layer 551), so that they are firmly fixed together.
Reference is made to FIG. 2a, which shows an embodiment of the present disclosure. A strap 33 of a slipper at the left side is covered by a second fixed layer 7, while that at the right side is not covered. In this embodiment, a first fixed layer 1 may be fixed on a sole portion 31.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the structure of the second fixed layer 7 is shown in FIGS. 2b and 2c. FIG. 2b shows a surface 71 of the second fixed layer 7, and FIG. 2c shows an inner surface 73 and fastening portions 75 provided thereon. The second fixed layer 7 may be fixed on the strap 33 via the fastening portions 75. The second fixed layer 7 is V-shaped, so as to match the shape of the strap 33 and be suitably fixed on the strap 33. The plurality of fastening portions 75 is arranged on designed positions (referring to FIG. 2d, which is a sectional view of FIG. 2a along line AA′), and is symmetrically distributed on the two long sides. At least one fastening portion 75 is disposed on an inner side 771 and an outer side 773 respectively. Some sections at the inner side 771 and the outer side 773 are not provided with the fastening portions 75, so that the second fixed layer 7 can be bent along the strap 33 via these sections. If the fastening portions 75 are distributed all over the inner surface 73 of the second fixed layer 7 from the inner side 771 to the outer side 773, there is insufficient space on the inner surface as the second fixed layer 7 bends along the strap 33, causing the second fixed layer 7 to be excessively pushed and squeezed and easily fell off. In addition, the second fixed layer 7 has a concave portion 79 corresponding in position to a top end of the strap 33. The concave portion 79 prevents the top end from being covered by the second fixed layer 7, thus allowing the top end to be exposed.
In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 2c and 2d, the width (a distance from the inner side 771 to the outer side 773) of the second fixed layer 7 is designed to approximate a sum of widths of a lower side, a lateral side, and an upper side of the strap 33. That is, the width of the second fixed layer 7 is greater than or equal to two times the width of the strap 33, but less than three times the width of the strap 33.
In another embodiment shown in FIGS. 2e and 2f, the second fixed layer is much wider than that in FIGS. 2c and 2d. Its width is designed to be greater than or equal to two and a half times the width of the strap 33, but less than four times the width of the strap 33. Because of the relatively large width, after the fastening portions 75 near the inner side 771 of the second fixed layer 7 are fixed to the strap 33, the fastening portions 75 near the outer side 773 are made to be twisted around the strap 33 and directly adhered onto the surface 71. In this way, when the user wears the slipper, his/her instep is in contact with the second fixed layer 7 (rather than the strap 33), so that the user can select the material (namely, the second fixed layer 7) his/her foot contacts with.
In the embodiments shown in FIGS. 2b to 2f, the fastening portions 75 are adhesive and can be adhered to a contacted material, which may be a double-faced adhesive tape, an adhesive having a repeatable adhesion capacity, or the like. In an embodiment shown in FIG. 2g, the fastening portions 75 that are near the inner side 771 and the outer side 773 are made of different materials. For example, when the fastening portions 75 near the inner side 771 have a Velcro® hook surface the fastening portions 75 near the outer side 773 can have a pile surface. Thus, the fastening portions 75 of two different textures can be fastened together once in contact. Vice versa, when the fastening portions 75 near the inner side 771 have a Velcro pile surface, the fastening portions 75 near the outer side 773 have a hook surface.
In an embodiment shown in FIG. 2h, the fastening portions 75 are made of different materials. For example, when the fastening portion 75 adhered to the strap 33 has a Velcro pile surface, the fastening portion 75 (not shown in the figure) adhered to the second fixed layer 7 has a hook surface. Thus, the fastening portions 75 of two different textures can be fastened together once in contact. Moreover, if the fastening portion 75 adhered to the strap 33 has a pile surface, the user can directly wear the slipper because the material of the pile surface is soft and comfortable, without the need to adhere any material to the strap, avoiding affecting the original function of the strap. Alternatively, if the fastening portion 75 adhered to the strap 33 has a Velcro hook surface, provided that the fastening portion 75 (not shown in the figure) adhered to the second fixed layer 7 has a pile surface or the material of the second fixed layer 7 can be caught on by the Velcro hook surface (for example, the second fixed layer 7 has a pile surface), the second fixed layer 7 can be fixed on the strap 33 once the hook surface and the pile surface are in contact.
In an embodiment shown in FIGS. 4a and 4b, a front side and a back side of a flat sock 91 (which is the aforementioned comfort layer) are respectively shown, and a sock body 911 and a joining portion 913 are fixed together. The sock body 911 has a front side 911a and a back side 911b as shown in FIG. 4b), and is made of a sweat-absorbing material which may be one or a combination of various materials such as cotton, polyester fiber, elastomer, and the like. The joining portion 913 is presented in different forms in different embodiments, and therefore is shown by dotted lines.
FIGS. 4c and 4d are respectively a right view and a left view of the flat sock 91. As shown in FIGS. 4c and 4d, the sock body 911 has a front side 911a and a back side 911b which are fixed together with a joining portion 913. FIGS. 4e and 4f are respectively a front view and a back view of the flat sock 91. As shown in FIGS. 4e and 4f, the sock body 911 has a front side 911a and a back side 911b which are fixed together with a joining portion 913.
FIG. 4g is a perspective view of this embodiment. The sock body 911 has a front side 911a (and a back side 911b), and is connected to the joining portion 913 in this embodiment. The flat sock 91 is used to be adhered to an insole 933 of a shoe 93, and reference is made to an embodiment shown in FIGS. 4h to 4i. FIG. 4h shows a status in which the flat sock 91 does not contact the shoe 93. The shoe 93 has an upper 931, the insole 933, and a shoe sole 935. The upper 931 and the shoe sole 935 are fastened to each other, and the insole 933 is arranged between the upper 931 and the shoe sole 935. When a user wears the shoe 93, his/her instep is in contact with the upper 931, and the foot sole is in contact with the insole 933. Whereas when the user steps on the ground, the shoe sole 935 lies between the insole 933 and the ground. FIG. 4i shows a status in which the flat sock 91 is attached to the insole 933 of the shoe 93 and covers the insole 933, but the joining portion 913 has not yet been fixed thereon. FIG. 4j shows a status in which the joining portion 913 is fixed to the shoe 93, and the flat sock 91 completely covers the insole 933. In this embodiment, the joining portion 913 is fixed to the shoe sole 935, while in other embodiments the joining portion 913 may be fixed to the insole 933. When the flat sock 91 completely covers the insole 933 and the user wears the shoe 93, the flat sock 91 lies between the foot sole of the user and the insole 933.
Viewed from an arrow AA′ in FIG. 4j, a schematic diagram is shown in FIG. 4k. The back side 911b of the flat sock 91 is attached to the insole 933 of the shoe 93, so that the flat sock 91 lies between the upper 931 and the shoe sole 935, and is fastened to the shoe sole 935 via the joining portion 913. When the user wears the shoe 93 and steps on the front side 911a of the flat sock 91, the back side 911b of the flat sock 91 can be firmly fixed on the insole 933, without causing a slide.
FIG. 5a is a schematic diagram showing that the flat sock 91 is fastened to the shoe sole 935 (by a fastening region B2) of the shoe 93 via the joining portion 913 (by a fastening region B1), so that the back side 911b of the flat sock 91 is attached onto the insole 933. There are many manners in which the joining portion 913 is fastened to the shoe sole 935, and various embodiments are listed below.
An embodiment shown in FIG. 5b illustrates a detailed structure of the joining portion 913 in a fastening region B1. The joining portion 913 includes a fastening structure 9130 (in a sheet shape) and a fastening part 9131 which is, for example, one half of a snap fastener, fixed thereon. In this embodiment, the fastening part 9131 has a convex structure. A fastening region B2 of the shoe sole 935 is provided with a fastening part 9351 which is the other half of the snap fastener. In this embodiment, the fastening part 9351 has a concave structure. Therefore, the fastening parts 9131 and 9351 are fastened together such that the joining portion 913 and the shoe sole 935 are fastened to each other. A manner of fixing the fastening part 9131 on the sheet-shaped structure 9130 may be sewing, adhering with an adhesive, pressing, or the like. A manner of fixing the fastening part 9351 in the fastening region B2 of the shoe sole 935 may be sewing, adhering with an adhesive, pressing, nailing, or the like.
In another embodiment, the fastening part 9131 may have a recessed structure, while the fastening part 9351 may have a convex structure. Provided that the two structures are different, they can be fitted into each other and fastened together. In still another embodiment, the two sides of the joining portion 913 may be separately provided with a fastening part 9131. Thus, the user can freely select one of the two fastening parts 9131 to be fastened to the fastening part 9351.
An embodiment shown in FIG. 5c illustrates a detailed structure of the joining portion 913 in the fastening region B1. The joining portion 913 includes a fastening structure 9130 (in a sheet shape) and a fastening part 9131 fixed thereon. In this embodiment, the fastening part 9131 is a magnet. The fastening region B2 of the shoe sole 935 is provided with a fastening part 9351 which is a magnet in this embodiment. Therefore, after the fastening parts 9131 and 9351 are fixed together, the joining portion 913 and the shoe sole 935 can be fastened to each other. A manner of fixing the fastening part 9131 on the fastening structure 9130 may be sewing, adhering with an adhesive, pressing, or the like. A manner of fixing the fastening part 9351 in the fastening region B2 of the shoe sole 935 may be sewing, adhering with an adhesive, pressing, nailing, or the like.
An embodiment shown in FIG. 5d illustrates a detailed structure of the joining portion 913 in the fastening region B1. The joining portion 913 includes a fastening structure 9130 (in a sheet shape) and a fastening part 9131 fixed thereon. In this embodiment, the fastening part 9131 is a hook. The fastening region B2 of the shoe sole 935 has a fastening part 9351, which is a fastener, fixedly provided thereon in this embodiment. Therefore, after the fastening parts 9131 and 9351 are fastened together, the joining portion 913 and the shoe sole 935 can be fastened to each other. A manner of fixing the fastening part 9131 on the fastening structure 9130 may be sewing, adhering with an adhesive, pressing, or the like. A manner of fixing the fastening part 9351 in the fastening region B2 of the shoe sole 935 may be sewing, adhering with an adhesive, pressing, nailing, or the like.
An embodiment shown in FIG. 5e illustrates a detailed structure of the joining portion 913 in the fastening region B 1. The joining portion 913 includes a fastening structure 9130 (in a sheet shape) and a fastening part 9131 fixed thereon. In this embodiment, the fastening part 9131 is a hole. The fastening region B2 of the shoe sole 935 has a fastening part 9351, which is a button, fixedly provided thereon in this embodiment. Therefore, after the fastening parts 9131 and 9351 are fastened together, the joining portion 913 and the shoe sole 935 can be fastened to each other. A manner of fixing the fastening part 9351 in the fastening region B2 of the shoe sole 935 may be sewing, adhering with an adhesive, pressing, nailing, or the like.
An embodiment shown in FIG. 5f illustrates a detailed structure of the joining portion 913 in the fastening region B1. The joining portion 913 includes a fastening structure 9130 (in a strip shape) and a fastening part 9131 fixed thereon. The fastening structure 9130 is fixed on the sock body 911 (the fastening structure may be fixed on the front side 911a or the back side 911b, and different fixing modes may be used in different embodiments), and is connected to the fastening part 9131. The fastening region B2 of the shoe sole 935 has a fastening part 9351, which is a button, fixedly provided thereon in this embodiment. Therefore, after the fastening parts 9131 and 9351 are fastened together, the sock body 911 and the shoe sole 935 can be fastened to each other. In this embodiment, the fastening part 9131 may be an elastic thread, while in another embodiment the fastening part 9131 may be an inelastic thread (in a strip shape). A manner of fixing the fastening part 9351 in the fastening region B2 of the shoe sole 935 may be sewing, adhering with an adhesive, pressing, nailing, or the like.
An embodiment shown in FIG. 5g illustrates a detailed structure of the joining portion 913 in the fastening region B1. The joining portion 913 includes a fastening structure 9130 (in a strip shape) and a fastening part 9131 connected thereto. The fastening structure 9130 is fixed on the sock body 911 (the fastening structure may be fixed on the front side 911a or the back side 911b, and different fixing modes may be used in different embodiments), and is connected to the fastening part 9131. The fastening region B2 of the shoe sole 935 has a fastening part 9351, which is a column fixed in the shoe sole 935, fixedly provided thereon in this embodiment. Therefore, after the fastening parts 9131 and 9351 are fastened together, the sock body 911 and the shoe sole 935 can be fastened to each other. In this embodiment, the fastening part 9131 may be an elastic thread, while in another embodiment the fastening part 9131 may be an inelastic thread (in a strip shape). A manner of fixing the fastening part 9351 in the fastening region B2 of the shoe sole 935 may be screwing, nailing, inserting, or the like.
An embodiment shown in FIG. 5h illustrates a detailed structure of the joining portion 913 in the fastening region B1. The joining portion 913 includes a fastening structure 9130 (in a strip shape) and a fastening part 9131 connected thereto. The fastening structure 9130 is fixed on the sock body 911 (the fastening structure may be fixed on the front side 911a or the back side 911b, and different fixing modes may be used in different embodiments), and is connected to the fastening part 9131. A fastening part 9351 (which has a convex structure in this embodiment) is formed on the fastening region B2 of the shoe sole 935. Therefore, after the fastening parts 9131 and 9351 are fastened together, the sock body 911 and the shoe sole 935 can be fastened to each other. In this embodiment, the fastening part 9131 may be an elastic thread, while in another embodiment the fastening part 9131 may be an inelastic thread (in a strip shape). A manner of fixing the fastening part 9351 in the fastening region B2 of the shoe sole 935 may be screwing, nailing, inserting, or the like in one embodiment. In another embodiment, the fastening part 9351 and the shoe sole 935 are integrally formed. For example, assuming that the shoe sole 935 is made of wood, a convex structure is left after the shoe sole 935 is formed from wood, to form the fastening part 9351. If the shoe sole 935 is made of plastic, rubber, or other similar materials, of which the shape can be set by injection molding, the fastening part 9351 may be a convex structure integrally formed with the shoe sole 935. In this embodiment, the fastening part 9351 is a hook structure curved downwards. FIG. 5h shows two convex structures, but there may also be only one convex structure. In other embodiments, the fastening part 9351 may not be a hook structure curved downwards, and may be a protrusion that is used to be fastened to the fastening part 9131.
An embodiment shown in FIG. 5i illustrates a detailed structure of the joining portion 913 in the fastening region B1. The joining portion 913 includes a fastening structure 9130 (in a sheet shape) and a fastening part 9131 fixed thereon. A fastening part 9351, which is a hole, is formed in the fastening region B2 of the shoe sole 935. Therefore, after the fastening part 9131 is fastened to the fastening part 9351, the sock body 911 and the shoe sole 935 can be fastened to each other. In this embodiment, the fastening part 9131 is formed by two elastic bodies. However, in other embodiments, the fastening part 9131 may also be formed by more than two elastic bodies, so as to be inserted into the fastening part 9351 and be caught therein. Alternatively, the fastening part 9131 is formed by a single elastic body which can laterally expand and be compressed, so as to be caught in the fastening part 9351 after being inserted therein. By a lateral support force, the fastening part 9131 is fixed to the shoe sole 935.
An embodiment shown in FIG. 5j illustrates a detailed structure of the joining portion 913 in the fastening region B1. The joining portion 913 includes a fastening structure 9130 (in a sheet shape) and a fastening part 9131 connected thereto. In this embodiment, the fastening part 9131 is one component of a Velcro fastener, and is sewn to the fastening structure 9130. The fastening region B2 of the shoe sole 935 has a fastening part 9351, which is the other component of the Velcro fastener, fixedly provided thereon in this embodiment. One of the fastening parts 9131 and 9351 has a hook surface, and the other one has a pile surface. Therefore, after the fastening parts 9131 and 9351 are fastened together, the sock body 911 and the shoe sole 935 can be fastened to each other.
An embodiment shown in FIG. 5k illustrates a detailed structure of the joining portion 913 in the fastening region B1. The joining portion 913 includes a fastening structure 9130 (in a sheet shape) and a fastening part 9131 connected thereto. In this embodiment, the fastening part 9131 is one half of a zipper, and is sewn to the fastening structure 9130. The fastening region B2 of the shoe sole 935 has a fastening part 9351, which is the other half of the zipper, fixedly provided thereon in this embodiment. One of the fastening parts 9131 and 9351 has a pull tab 9131a, so as to control the fastening parts 9131 and 9351 to be interlocked or separate. In this embodiment, the pull tab 9131a is disposed on the fastening part 9131, but may be disposed on the fastening part 9351 in other embodiments. Therefore, after the fastening parts 9131 and 9351 are interlocked, the sock body 911 and the shoe sole 935 can be fastened to each other.
An embodiment shown in FIG. 51 illustrates a detailed structure of the joining portion 913 in the fastening region B1. The joining portion 913 includes a fastening structure 9130 (which is a hole) and a fastening part 9131 connected thereto. In this embodiment, the fastening structure 9130 is formed on the sock body 911, and the fastening part 9131 is one half of a threaded fastener and fixed to the fastening structure 9130. The fastening region B2 of the shoe sole 935 has a fastening part 9351, which is the other half of the thread fastener and fixed to the shoe sole 935, fixedly provided thereon in this embodiment. The fastening parts 9131 and 9351 are complementary structures, so as to control the fastening parts 9131 and 9351 to be interlocked or separate. Therefore, after the fastening parts 9131 and 9351 are interlocked, the sock body 911 and the shoe sole 935 can be fastened to each other. A manner of fixing the fastening part 9351 to the shoe sole 935 may be nailing, locking, pressing, or the like.
An embodiment shown in FIG. 5m illustrates a detailed structure of the joining portion 913 in the fastening region B1. The joining portion 913 includes a fastening structure 9130 (which is a hole) and a fastening part 9131 connected thereto. In this embodiment, the fastening structure 9130 is formed on the sock body 911, and the fastening part 9131 is formed by double clasps and fastened to the fastening structure 9130 (that is, one of the double clasps is fastened to the fastening structure 9130). The fastening region B2 of the shoe sole 935 has a fastening part 9351, which is a loop and fixed to the shoe sole 935, fixedly provided thereon in this embodiment. When the fastening parts 9131 and 9351 are fastened together, one of the double clasps is fastened to the fastening structure 9130, and the other one of the double clasps is fastened to the fastening part 9351. When one of the clasps is removed from the fastening structure 9130 or the fastening part 9351, the sock body 911 and the shoe sole 935 are separate. Therefore, after the fastening part 9131 is fastened to both the fastening structure 9130 and the fastening part 9351, the sock body 911 and the shoe sole 935 can be fastened to each other. When it is required to open the clasp to hook another object (for example, the fastening structure 9130), a tab 9131b is pressed to open a fastening component 9131c to form a hook at a side of one of the clasps, and the hook is passed through and attached to the object (or the object is removed from the clasp). A manner of fixing the fastening part 9351 to the shoe sole 935 may be nailing, locking, pressing, or the like.
In the foregoing embodiments, the joining portion 913 is mainly fastened to the shoe sole 935. That is, the fastening region B2 is located on the shoe sole 935, and the fastening region B1 is not directly formed on the sock body 911 but on the joining portion 913. However, in other embodiments, the fastening region B1 of the joining portion 913 may be directly formed on the back side 911b (or the front side 911a) of the sock body 911, and the fastening region B2 is formed on the insole 933, as shown in FIGS. 6a and 6b. In an embodiment shown in FIG. 6a, the fastening region B2 is formed on a section corresponding to the toes on the insole 933. By fixing the fastening region B1 located on the sock body 911 to the fastening region B2, the sock body 911 can be adhered to the insole 933.
In an embodiment shown in FIG. 6b, the fastening region B2 is formed on a section corresponding to the heel on the insole 933. By fixing the fastening region B1 located on the sock body 911 to the fastening region B2, the sock body 911 can be adhered to the insole 933.
As described in the foregoing embodiments, when the fastening region B2 is formed on the shoe sole 935, the fastening region B2 may be provided with at least one of the fastening parts 9351 shown in FIGS. 5b to 5m, to achieve fastening. When the fastening region B2 is formed on the insole 933 (as in the embodiments shown in FIGS. 6a and 6b), the fastening region B2 may be provided with at least one of the fastening parts 9351 shown in FIGS. 5b to 5m, to achieve fastening. The fastening region B1 may be provided with at least one of the fastening parts 9131 shown in FIGS. 5b to 5m, to achieve fastening; and is formed on the sock body 911.
An embodiment shown in FIG. 7 illustrates a detailed structure in which the fastening region B2 on the shoe sole 935 and the fastening part 9351 (which is, for example, a button in this embodiment) are fastened to each other. The fastening part 9351 is first fixed onto a surface layer 9353 by sewing, adhering with an adhesive, or another fixing manner; and the surface layer 9353 is then attached to the shoe sole 935 so as to fasten the shoe sole 935 and the fastening part 9351. The surface layer 9353 may be made of one or a combination of the following materials: leather, fabric, cotton, gauze, polyester fiber, and the like. The surface layer 9353 may be fixed to the shoe sole 935 in one or a combination of the following manners: sticking, nailing, pressing, and the like; or in combination with other manners.
Referring to FIGS. 8a to 8c, another embodiment of the present disclosure is disclosed, which aims to relieve discomfort of some people whose feet are more prone to sweating. This embodiment discloses a shoe insert cover 953 which has a shoe insert cover top 9531 and a shoe insert cover bottom 9533 connected thereto. A conventional shoe insert 951 may be placed in from an opening in the shoe insert cover bottom 9533 so as to be fixed between the shoe insert cover bottom 9533 and the shoe insert cover top 9531. FIG. 8a is a schematic diagram of the shoe insert cover 953 viewed from the shoe insert cover top 9531. Because the shoe insert cover bottom 9533 cannot be directly seen, the edge of the opening of the shoe insert cover bottom 9533 is shown by a dotted line. FIG. 8b is a schematic diagram of the shoe insert cover 953 viewed from the shoe insert cover bottom 9533, and therefore a back side of the shoe insert cover top 9531 can be seen from the opening of the shoe insert cover bottom 9533. FIG. 8c shows that the shoe insert 951 is placed between the shoe insert cover bottom 9533 and the shoe insert cover top 9531, and therefore the back side of the shoe insert cover top 9531 cannot be seen from the opening of the shoe insert cover bottom 9533 (unless the shoe insert 951 is made of a transparent material). The shoe insert cover 953 is made of one or a combination of the following materials: cotton, fabric, polyester fiber, and the like; or other sweat-absorbing sock materials. When the shoe insert 951 is placed into the shoe insert cover 953, the shoe insert cover 953 and the shoe insert 951 can be placed together into a shoe 9535, as shown in FIG. 8d. Therefore, when wearing the shoe 9535, a user can use the shoe insert cover 953 his/her foot sole contacts to absorb the sweat, without the need to wear socks, thus providing a relatively dry wearing experience and achieving both air-permeating and sweat-absorbing effects.
Referring to FIGS. 8e to 8f, another embodiment of the present disclosure is disclosed, which aims to relieve discomfort of some people whose feet are more prone to sweating. This embodiment discloses a shoe insert cover 953 which has a shoe insert cover top 9531 and a shoe insert cover bottom 9533 connected thereto. The shoe insert cover bottom 9533 is formed by two separate pieces and the two pieces are respectively fixed to the shoe insert cover top 9531. A conventional shoe insert 951 may be placed in from an opening between the two pieces of the shoe insert cover bottom 9533, so as to be fixed between the shoe insert cover bottom 9533 and the shoe insert cover top 9531. FIG. 8e is a schematic diagram of the shoe insert cover 953 viewed from the shoe insert cover bottom 9533, and therefore a back side of the shoe insert cover top 9531 can be seen from the opening between the two pieces of the shoe insert cover bottom 9533. FIG. 8f shows that the shoe insert 951 is placed between the shoe insert cover bottom 9533 and the shoe insert cover top 9531, and therefore the back side of the shoe insert cover top 9531 cannot be seen from the opening between the two pieces of the shoe insert cover bottom 9533 (unless the shoe insert 951 is made of a transparent material). The shoe insert cover 953 is made of one or a combination of the following materials: cotton, fabric, polyester fiber, and the like; or other sweat-absorbing sock materials. When the shoe insert 951 is placed into the shoe insert cover 953, the shoe insert cover 953 and the shoe insert 951 can be placed together into the shoe 9535. Therefore, when wearing a shoe provided with the shoe insert 951 and the shoe insert cover 953, a user can use the shoe insert cover 953 his/her foot sole contacts to absorb the sweat, without the need to wear socks, thus providing a relatively dry wearing experience and achieving both air-permeating and sweat-absorbing effects.
The present disclosure is described above in detail with specific embodiments, which are not intended to limit the scope of patent rights claimed by the present disclosure but used to describe the spirit of the present disclosure in detail, for learning and reference by persons of ordinary skill in the art. The scope of its patent protection depends on the scope of the attached patent application and its equivalent fields. Changes or modifications made by those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the spirit or scope of the present patent all belong to equivalent changes or designs accomplished according to the spirit disclosed in the present disclosure, and should fall within the scope of the following patent application.
The foregoing description of the exemplary embodiments of the disclosure has been presented only for the purposes of illustration and description and is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the disclosure to the precise forms disclosed. Many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching.
The embodiments were chosen and described in order to explain the principles of the disclosure and their practical application so as to enable others skilled in the art to utilize the disclosure and various embodiments and with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. Alternative embodiments will become apparent to those skilled in the art to which the present disclosure pertains without departing from its spirit and scope.
