SHOE INSOLE WITH STRAPS

Abstract

The disclosure provides a shoe insole or a heel protection pad having a hole for a removable leg strap. The heel protection pad or insole comprises an insole body having a proximal end and a distal end, a pair of apertures configured near the distal end and a strap to pass through the pair of apertures of the shoe insole body. The proximal end is provided to be configured to conform to a heel of a user and the distal end is provided to confirm to the arch of the foot of the user. The insole body may be used to provide grip and prevent friction between the foot of the user and the heel shoe. The strap is configured to pass through the pair of apertures and detachably connect the strap with the shoe insole body.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application is a Non-provisional application of the provisional U.S. Application 63/450,683 filed Mar. 8, 2023, which is incorporated herein by reference as part of the present application for all purposes under the U.S. Law.

FIELD OF INVENTION

The present disclosure relates to a shoe insole or a heel protector pad with removable leg straps.

BACKGROUND

Women are always associated with fashion or considered an ambassador for fashion. From the ages, the love of women for looking stylish and beautiful fascinates them to put on accessories. One of the most important accessories that women cannot resist which gives them confidence and a style statement is their choice of footwear.

Of the many types and styles, one of the most preferred and chosen types of footwear is high heels. According to many psychologists, out of many reasons, high heels are preferred by women because it makes their walk more attractive, makes their appearance more feminine, gets them more attention, and symbolize power.

However, it requires a collection of different styles and types of heel shoes for different occasions such as normal heels or strappy heels. Further, the longer and more frequent use of heels can be discomforting and may cause heel pain or foot ulcers.

Therefore, there exists a need for an accessory that may provide protection to the heels of the foot from pain and ulcers. Also, there is a need for an accessory that may convert the normal heel shoe into a strappy heel shoe.

SUMMARY

The object of the present disclosure is to provide a shoe insole or a heel protection pad having a removable leg strap. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, the heel protection pad or insole comprises an insole body and a strap passing through the insole body. The insole body may be divided into two portions including a front portion and a rear portion. The front portion and the rear portion may be joined together. The joint of the front portion and the rear portion may be flexible to facilitate the movement of at least one portion with respect to the other.

The insole body may be made of polyurethane foam, silicone gel, or any other cushioning material. The front portion of the insole body may correspond to the heel of the foot to provide cushioning and prevent heel pain. The rear portion of the insole body may correspond to a posterior heel to protect the heel from the rubbing out blisters and calluses caused because of friction.

The rear portion further comprises a pair of apertures near a distal end of the rear portion. The shoe insole further comprises a strap passing through the pair of apertures to detachably connect the strap with the shoe insole. The strap is provided to convert any normal heel shoes into strappy shoes thus eliminating the need of having two different sets of shoes.

According to another aspect of the present disclosure, the shoe insole may be of a basic shape of a sole. In another aspect, the shoe insole may be in any other pleasant shapes such as multiple hearts, butterflies, or any other shapes joined together to form a shoe insole. Further, the shoe insole may comprise decorative designs and colors over the insole body.

According to the present aspect, the shoe insole may comprise a pair of apertures near a rear end or the insole body and a strip removably passing through the pair of apertures.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

The embodiments of the disclosure itself, as well as a preferred mode of use, further objectives, and advantages thereof, will best be understood by reference to the following detailed description of an illustrative embodiment when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. One or more embodiments are now described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1A shows an exemplary embodiment of a shoe insole with a strap, according to an aspect of the present disclosure;

FIG. 1B shows an exemplary embodiment of a shoe insole without a strap, according to an aspect of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2A shows the embodiment of the shoe insole as shown in FIG. 1B configured within the heel shoes, according to the aspect of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2B shows the embodiment of the shoe insole as shown in FIG. 1B configured within the heel shoes, according to the aspect of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 shows the strap of the shoe insole as shown in FIG. 1 wrapped around a leg of the user, according to an aspect of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4A shows an exemplary embodiment of a shoe insole, according to one another aspect of the present disclosure.

FIG. 4B shows an embodiment of the shoe insole as shown in FIG. 4A configured within the heel shoes, according to the aspect of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments of the present invention. It will be apparent to one skilled in the art that embodiments of the present invention may be practiced without some of these specific details.

Embodiments of the present invention include various steps, which will be described below. The steps may be performed by hardware components or may be embodied in machine-executable instructions, which may be used to cause a general-purpose or special-purpose processor programmed with the instructions to perform the steps. Alternatively, steps may be performed by a combination of hardware and or by human operations.

If the specification states a component or feature “may”, “can”, “could”, or “might” be included or have a characteristic, that particular component or feature is not required to be included or have the characteristic.

As used in the description herein and throughout the claims that follow, the meaning of “a”, “an”, and “the” includes plural reference unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Also, as used in the description herein, the meaning of “in” includes “on” unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

Exemplary embodiments will now be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which exemplary embodiments are shown. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. These embodiments are provided so that this invention will be thorough and complete and wilfully convey the scope of the invention to that ordinary skill in the art. Moreover, all the statements herein reciting embodiments of the invention, as well as specific examples thereof, are intended to encompass both structural and functional equivalents thereof. Additionally, it is intended that such equivalents include both currently known equivalents as well as equivalents developed in the future (i.e., any elements developed that perform the same function, regardless of structure).

While embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described, it will be clear that the invention is not limited to these embodiments only. Numerous modifications, changes, variations, substitutions, and equivalents will be apparent to those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, as described in the claim.

FIG. 1A shows an exemplary embodiment of a shoe insole with a strap, according to an aspect of the present disclosure;

Referring to FIG. 1, the shoe insole 100 comprises an insole body 102 having a front surface and a rear surface. Further, the shoe insole body 102 comprises multiple pairs of apertures 108 within the insole body. Further, in an embodiment, the shoe insole body 102 may comprise a single pair of apertures 104. A strap 108 is provided to convert any normal heel shoe into a strappy heel shoe. The strap 108 is connected to the insole body 102 by passing the strap 108 through the apertures 104 provided within the insole body 102.

Further referring to FIG. 1, the insole body 102 of the shoe insole 100 comprises multiple pleasant shapes. The multiple pleasant shapes are located on the front surface of the shoe insole. The insole body 102 comprises shape of multiple butterflies 106 adjoined together positioned on the top of the front surface of the insole body 102. In other embodiments, the insole body 102 may be of any other shape such as multiple hearts, multiple rounds, multiple flower shapes adjoining together to form the insole body 102. Further, insole body of the shoe insole may be of a multiple nature resembling and nature inspired shapes, multiple geometric shape, or any other pleasant shape.

Further, the shoe insole 102 is made of a cushioning material. For instance, the cushioning material may be polyurethane foam, a silicone gel, or any other possible cushioning material which may protect the feet of the user from blisters and rashes.

FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B shows the embodiment of the shoe insole as shown in FIG. 1B configured within the heel shoes, according to the aspect of the present disclosure.

The shoe insole is attached to the heels of the user. The shoe insole 100 may be attached to the heel shoe 200 with an adhesive glue, multisided tape or by any other similar means. Further the insole may be attached to the heel by double sided suction cups.

FIG. 3 shows the strap of the shoe insole as shown in FIG. 1 wrapped around a leg of the user, according to an aspect of the present disclosure.

The strap 108 passing through the apertures 104 of the shoe insole is provided to get fasten between the pair of apertures 104 from the center of the strap 108. The strap 110 may be wrapped around leg 302 of the user and fastened from the ends of the strap 108. Further the strap is detachably connected with the shoe insole body 102. Thus, the removable strap 108 of the shoe insole 100 converts the normal heel shoes 200 of the user into strappy heel shoes as shown in FIG. 3.

FIG. 4A shows an exemplary embodiment of a shoe insole 100, according to one another aspect of the present disclosure. Further, FIG. 4B shows an embodiment of the shoe insole as shown in FIG. 4A configured within the heel shoes, according to the aspect of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 4A, the shoe insole 100 comprises an insole body divided into a proximal end 402 and a distal end 404 joined through a flexible joint 406. Further, the distal end 404 of the shoe insole 100 comprises a pair of apertures 408 to pass a strap 108 through the pair of apertures 408 and removably couple the strap 408 with the shoe insole 100. Further, the proximal end 402 corresponds to providing cushioning to the heel. The distal end 404 corresponds to provide protection to the outer heel to add grip as well as to prevent rubbing out blisters and calluses caused because of friction.

FIG. 4B shows the embodiment of the shoe insole as shown in FIG. 4A configured within the heel shoes, according to the aspect of the present disclosure. The shoe insole 100 may be configured within the heel shoes 200. The flexible joint 406 of the shoe insole 100 enables movement of the proximal end 402 with respect to the rear portion 404 of the shoe insole 100. Therefore, the proximal end 402 may be configured in a horizontal position conforming to the heel of the user. Whereas, the distal end 404 may be configured in a vertical position aligned with a counter 410 of the heel shoes 200 providing grip to and preventing friction of the heel of the user with the counter 410 of the heel shoes 200 as shown in the FIG. 4B.

The terms “an embodiment”, “embodiment”, “embodiments”, “the embodiment”, “the embodiments”, “one or more embodiments”, “some embodiments”, and “one embodiment” mean “one or more (but not all) embodiments of the invention(s)” unless expressly specified otherwise.

Similarly, structures and functionality presented as a single component may be implemented as separate components. These and other variations, modifications, additions, and improvements fall within the scope of the subject matter herein. In addition, the term “each” used in the specification does not imply that every or all element in a group need to fit the description associated with the term “each”. For example, “each member is associated with element A” does not imply that all members are associated with element A. Instead, the term “each” only implies that a member (of some of the members), in a singular form, is associated with an element A.

Finally, the language used in the specification has been principally selected for readability and instructional purposes, and it may not have been selected to delineate or circumscribe the patent rights. It is therefore intended that the scope of the patent rights be limited not by this detailed description, but rather by any claims that are issued on an application based hereon. Accordingly, the disclosure of the embodiments is intended to be illustrative, but not limited, of the scope of the patent rights.

Claims

1. A shoe insole comprising:

a shoe insole body having a proximal end and a distal end;

a pair of apertures configured near the distal end; and

a strap to pass through the pair of apertures of the shoe insole body.

2. The shoe insole of claim 1, wherein the proximal end is provided to be configured to conform a heel and the distal end is provided to confirm to the arch of the foot of the user.

3. The shoe insole of claim 1, wherein the insole body may be used to provide grip and prevent friction between the foot of the user and the heel shoe.

4. The shoe insole of claim 1, wherein the strap is configured to pass through the pair of apertures and removably connect the strap with the shoe insole body.

5. The shoe insole of claim 4, wherein the strap is further configured to pass through the shoe insole body, wrap around a leg of the user, and fasten from ends of the strap.

6. The shoe insole of claim 4, wherein the strap is configured to convert a normal heel shoe into a strappy shoe when coupled with the shoe insole body and wrapped around the leg of the user.

7. The shoe insole of 1, wherein the shoe insole body may be made of a cushioning material.

8. The shoe insole of claim 7, wherein the cushioning material includes polyurethane foam, a silicone gel, or any other cushioning material.

9. The shoe insole of claim 1, wherein the shoe insole body may comprise multiple pleasant shapes adjoined together.

10. The shoe insole of claim 9, wherein the shoe insole body may be of a shape of multiple butterflies adjoined together.

11. The shoe insole of claim 9, wherein insole body may be of a shape of multiple flowers adjoined together.

12. The shoe insole of claim 9, wherein insole body may be of a shape of multiple circles adjoined together.

13. The shoe insole of claim 9, wherein insole body of the shoe insole may be of a multiple nature resembling and nature inspired shapes, multiple geometric shape, or any other pleasant shape.

14. The shoe insole of claim 1, wherein the shoe insole body may comprise a flexible joint between the proximal end and the distal.

15. The shoe insole of claim 14, wherein the flexible joint is configured to provide flexibility for the horizontal configuration of the proximal end and the vertical configuration of the distal end of the shoe insole.