NON-SLIP SHOE INSERT SET ALLOWING A SHOE WEARER TO WEAR A SHOE WITH EASE

A non-slip shoe insert set has a shoe insert and a shoe wearing aid. The shoe insert has a main foot resting portion and at least one reinforcing tab. The shoe wearing aid is a smooth sheet, is bendable, is slidably placed on the shoe insert, and has a slidable foot resting portion and at least one holding protrusion. With the smooth shoe wearing aid, a foot of a shoe wearer can easily slide into a shoe and the shoe wearing aid can be easily drawn out of the shoe. The shoe insert that has the non-slip surface allows the shoe wearer to walk or run steadily and securely. With the at least one reinforcing tab holding an insole of the shoe, the peripheral edge of the main foot resting portion of the shoe insert is not peeled off the insole easily.

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Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a shoe insert for footwear, especially to a non-slip shoe insert set that allows a shoe wearer to slide the foot into a shoe with ease.

2. Description of the Prior Art(s)

A 1 millimeter (mm) shoe insert is removably placed on an insole of a shoe for the purpose of wear comfort, arch support, enhancing athletic performance, and so forth. In order to allow a shoe wearer to walk or run steadily without his/her feet sliding back and forth in the shoes, a conventional non-slip shoe insert is provided. The convention non-slip shoe insert is removably attached securely to the insole of the shoe. A top surface of the conventional non-slip shoe insert has a high coefficient of friction, so as to provide good traction to a bottom of the shoe wearer's sock-wearing foot.

However, when the coefficient of friction of the top surface of the conventional non-slip shoe insert is so high, it is difficult for the sock-wearing foot to slide all the way to the front of the shoe. Moreover, with the traction existing between the conventional non-slip shoe insert and the foot of the shoe wearer, a peripheral edge of the conventional non-slip shoe insert is easily peeled off the insole by the foot of the shoe wearer. In particular, the medial side of the conventional non-slip shoe insert, which corresponds in position to a side of a great toe of the shoe wearer, is especially easy to be peeled off

To overcome the shortcomings, the present invention provides a non-slip shoe insert set to mitigate or obviate the aforementioned problems. The non-slip shoe insert set serves the function of a “sock horn” to the sock-wearing foot in allowing the foot to easily slide into the shoe in much the same way as a shoe horn facilitates the insertion of the foot into a shoe.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The main objective of the present invention is to provide a non-slip shoe insert set that allows a shoe wearer to wear a shoe with ease. The non-slip shoe insert set has a shoe insert and a shoe wearing aid.

The shoe insert has a main foot resting portion and at least one reinforcing tab. The main foot resting portion has an attaching surface and a non-slip surface. The at least one reinforcing tab protrudes from a peripheral edge of the main foot resting portion and is bendable to hold an insole of the shoe between the main foot resting portion and the at least one reinforcing tab.

The shoe wearing aid is formed as a smooth sheet, is bendable, is placed on the shoe insert, and is slidable relative to the shoe insert. The shoe wearing aid has a slidable foot resting portion and at least one holding protrusion.

With the smooth shoe wearing aid, a foot of the shoe wearer can easily slide into the shoe and the shoe wearing aid that is held between the shoe insert and the foot of the shoe wearer can be easily drawn out of the shoe. The shoe insert that has the non-slip surface allows the shoe wearer to walk or run steadily and securely. With the at least one reinforcing tab holding the insole, the peripheral edge of the main foot resting portion of the shoe insert is not peeled off the insole easily.

Other objectives, advantages and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an operational exploded perspective view of a first embodiment of a non-slip shoe insert set in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an operational perspective view of a shoe insert of the non-slip shoe insert set in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an operational exploded perspective view of the non-slip shoe insert set in FIG. 1, showing the non-slip shoe insert set disposed in a shoe;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional side view of the shoe insert of the non-slip shoe insert set in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an operational side view in partial section of the non-slip shoe insert set in FIG. 1, showing a foot of a wearer reaching into the shoe;

FIG. 6 is an operational perspective view of the non-slip shoe insert set in FIG. 1, showing the foot of the wearer having reached into the shoe;

FIG. 7 is an operational side view in partial section of the non-slip shoe insert set in FIG. 1, showing a shoe wearing aid of the non-slip shoe insert set being pulled out of the shoe; and

FIG. 8 is an operational perspective view of a second embodiment of a non-slip shoe insert set in accordance with the present invention.

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

With reference to FIGS. 1 to 3, a first preferred embodiment of a non-slip shoe insert set in accordance with the present invention is used to be disposed on an insole 31 of a shoe 30 and comprises a shoe insert 10 and a shoe wearing aid 20.

With further reference to FIG. 4, the shoe insert 10 may be made of polyurethane (PU), is attached to an upper surface 311 of the insole 31 of the shoe 30, and has a main foot resting portion 11 and at least one reinforcing tab 12.

The main foot resting portion 11 is disposed on the upper surface 311 of the insole 31, corresponds in shape to the insole 31, and is smaller or equal to the insole 31 in size. The main foot resting portion 11 has an attaching surface 111 and a non-slip surface 112. The attaching surface 111 and the non-slip surface 112 are defined oppositely on the main foot resting portion 11. The attaching surface 111 faces and is removably attached to the upper surface 311 of the insole 31 and may be attached to the insole 31 by adhesive.

The at least one reinforcing tab 12 protrudes from a peripheral edge of the main foot resting portion 11 and is bendable to be attached to a lower surface of the insole 31, such that the insole 31 is held between the main foot resting portion 11 and the at least one reinforcing tab 12.

Preferably, the main foot resting portion 11 has a front part for a forefoot of a shoe wearer to be placed thereon. The at least one reinforcing tab 12 is disposed at the front part of the main foot resting portion 11. In the first preferred embodiment, the front part of the main foot resting portion 11 has a medial side corresponding in position to the side of the great toe of the shoe wearer. The at least one reinforcing tab 12 is disposed at the medial side of the front part of the main foot resting portion 11.

Moreover, a number of the at least one reinforcing tab 12 may be one or more than one as long as the insole 31 can be held between the main foot resting portion 11 and the at least one reinforcing tab 12. In the first preferred embodiment, the at least one reinforcing tab 12 includes a plurality of reinforcing tabs 12. When there is only one reinforcing tab 12, the reinforcing tab 12 may have a larger width.

The shoe wearing aid 20 is formed as a smooth sheet, is bendable, is placed on the shoe insert 10, and is slidable relative to the shoe insert 10. Specially, the shoe wearing aid 20 is made of plastic such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyethylene (PE), or polypropylene (PP), and the like. The shoe wearing aid 20 has a slidable foot resting portion 21, at least one holding protrusion 22, and at least one through hole 23. The slidable foot resting portion 21 corresponds in shape to and overlaps with the main foot resting portion 11 of the shoe insert 10. The at least one holding protrusion 22 protrudes from a rear end of the slidable foot resting portion 21. The at least one through hole 23 is formed through the at least one holding protrusion 22.

With reference to FIGS. 3 and 5, when the non-slip shoe insert set is put in the shoe 30, the at least one holding protrusion 22 of the shoe wearing aid 20 extends along a counter 32 of the shoe 30 to protrude out of the shoe 30. When wearing the shoe 30, since the shoe wearing aid 20 is smooth, it is easy for the shoe wearer to slip his/her foot 41 into the shoe 30.

With further reference to FIGS. 6 and 7, as the foot 41 of the shoe wearer is fully inserted into the shoe 30, the shoe wearer can hold the at least one holding protrusion 22 of the shoe wearing aid 20 with one or two of his/her hands 42 and pull the shoe wearing aid 20 out of the shoe 30. When holding the at least one holding protrusion 22, a thumb and an index finger of one of the hands of the shoe wearer may abut against each other in the through hole 23, so as to securely hold the shoe wearing aid 20.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, a number of the at least one holding protrusion 22 may be one or more than one and a number of the at least one through hole 23 may also be one or more. In the first preferred embodiment, the at least one holding protrusion 22 includes two holding protrusions 22 and the at least one through hole 23 includes two through holes 23. The two through holes 23 are formed through the two holding protrusions 22 respectively.

With further reference to FIG. 8, in a second preferred embodiment, the at least one holding protrusion 22A of the shoe wearing aid 20A includes one holding protrusion 22A and the at least one through hole 23A of the shoe wearing aid 20A includes one through hole 23A formed through the holding protrusion 22A. Otherwise, the number of the at least one holding protrusion 22, 22A and the number of the at least one through hole 23, 23A are not limited to the same. The at least one holding protrusion of the shoe wearing aid may include one holding protrusion and the at least one through hole may include multiple through holes separately formed through the holding protrusion.

The non-slip shoe insert set as described has the following advantages. With the shoe wearing aid 20, 20A, which is smooth, disposed on the shoe insert 10, the foot 41 of the shoe wearer can easily slide into the shoe 30 and the shoe wearing aid 20, 20A that is held between the shoe insert 10 and the foot 41 of the shoe wearer can be easily drawn out of the shoe 30. The shoe insert 10 that has the non-slip surface 112 allows the shoe wearer to walk or run steadily and securely. Furthermore, with the at least one reinforcing tab 12 holding the insole 31, the peripheral edge of the main foot resting portion 11 of the shoe insert 10 is not peeled off the insole 31 easily.

Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present invention have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and features of the invention, the disclosure is illustrative only. Changes may be made in the details, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.

Claims

1. A non-slip shoe insert set used to be disposed on an insole of a shoe and comprising:

a shoe insert having a main foot resting portion, the main foot resting portion having an attaching surface and a non-slip surface, and the attaching surface and the non-slip surface defined oppositely on the main foot resting portion; and
a shoe wearing aid formed as a smooth sheet, being bendable, placed on the shoe insert, and being slidable relative to the shoe insert, and the shoe wearing aid having a slidable foot resting portion corresponding in shape to and overlapping with the main foot resting portion of the shoe insert; and at least one holding protrusion protruding from a rear end of the slidable foot resting portion.

2. The non-slip shoe insert set as claimed in claim 1, wherein the shoe insert further has at least one reinforcing tab, and the at least one reinforcing tab protrudes from a peripheral edge of the main foot resting portion and is bendable to hold the insole between the main foot resting portion and the at least one reinforcing tab.

3. The non-slip shoe insert set as claimed in claim 2, wherein the at least one reinforcing tab is disposed at a front part of the main foot resting portion.

4. The non-slip shoe insert set as claimed in claim 3, wherein the at least one reinforcing tab is disposed at a medial side of the front part of the main foot resting portion.

5. The non-slip shoe insert set as claimed in claim 3, wherein the at least one reinforcing tab of the shoe insert includes a plurality of reinforcing tabs.

6. The non-slip shoe insert set as claimed in claim 1, wherein the shoe wearing aid further has at least one through hole formed through the at least one holding protrusion of the shoe wearing aid.

7. The non-slip shoe insert set as claimed in claim 2, wherein the shoe wearing aid further has at least one through hole formed through the at least one holding protrusion of the shoe wearing aid.

8. The non-slip shoe insert set as claimed in claim 6, wherein

the at least one holding protrusion includes two holding protrusions; and
the at least one through hole includes two through holes formed through the two holding protrusions respectively.

9. The non-slip shoe insert set as claimed in claim 7, wherein

the at least one holding protrusion includes two holding protrusions; and
the at least one through hole includes two through holes formed through the two holding protrusions respectively.

10. The non-slip shoe insert set as claimed in claim 6, wherein

the at least one holding protrusion includes one holding protrusions; and
the at least one through hole includes one through holes formed through the holding protrusion.

11. The non-slip shoe insert set as claimed in claim 7, wherein

the at least one holding protrusion includes one holding protrusions; and
the at least one through hole includes one through holes formed through the holding protrusion.

12. The non-slip shoe insert set as claimed in claim 1, wherein the shoe insert is made of polyurethane (PU).

13. The non-slip shoe insert set as claimed in claim 1, wherein the shoe wearing aid is made of plastic

14. The non-slip shoe insert set as claimed in claim 1, wherein the shoe wearing aid is made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyethylene (PE), or polypropylene (PP).

Patent History
Publication number: 20220192320
Type: Application
Filed: Dec 23, 2020
Publication Date: Jun 23, 2022
Inventor: Phillip Phung-I Ho (Santa Barbara, CA)
Application Number: 17/133,568
Classifications
International Classification: A43B 23/28 (20060101); A43B 17/14 (20060101); A43B 17/18 (20060101);