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Insole assembly for increasing weight of footwear and heavy footwear having weight-increasing midsole/outsole

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-06-23
AISON CO LTD
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Benefits of technology

[0011] It is therefore an object of the invention to provide an insole assembly which can increase the weight of a footwear when attached the footwear.
[0013] It is further another object of the-invention to insert a weight-increasing member into a midsole and / or an outsole to increase the weight of a footwear.
[0014] It is yet another object of the invention to fabricate a midsole and / or an outsole from a high specific gravity compressed resin to increase the weight of a-footwear.
[0015] According to an aspect of the invention for realizing the above objects, there is provided an insole assembly used for increasing the weight of a footwear comprising: a lower insole made of a compressed resin having a high specific,gravity, and an upper insole laid on the lower insole.

Problems solved by technology

According to the conventional techniques, high specific gravity material such-as metal, which is inserted into the outsole or the insole for increasing the weight of shoes, lowers the shoes ability of absorbing the load impact applied to a wearer thereby requiring additional shock-absorbing means.
Because additional molds as well as fabrication and assembly processes are necessary in order to provide a detachable structure for the weight-increasing insert members, the prior arts have another drawback that increases fabrication time and cost.
The insert members made of metal cause inconvenience to a person in the above footwear or shoes that he / she should take off the shoes or separate the metal members from the shoes when passing through an airport scanner.
Also the shoes may be soiled from the rust of the metal members when water-washed in a washing machine.
Furthermore, if the shoes are used for a predetermined time period, the rubber outsoles are abraded exposing the metal members, which in turn collide against the ground creating unpleasant noises.

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[0042]FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an insole assembly for increasing the weight of a footwear for example a shoe according to the invention.

[0043] Referring to FIG. 1, the insole assembly 100 of the invention includes a weight insole or a lower insole 110 made of a compressed resin having a high specific gravity for increasing the weight of a shoe, a shock-absorbing member 130 attached to the heel of the lower insole 110 and an upper insole 140 laid on the lower insole 110.

[0044] The weight insole or lower insole 110 embodying the essential concept of the invention is made by compression molding a desired resin up to a specific gravity of about at least 2. The resin contains nitrile rubber, butadiene rubber, Barium Sulfate (BaSO4) as high specific gravity filler, Readoxide (Pb3O4), ZnO, S, stearic acid and vulcanizing accelerator. Alternatively, the resin can be pressed, and then cut and processed into the form of an insole to fabricate the insole.

[0045] The high spec...

second embodiment

[0052]FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of an insole assembly for increasing the weight of a footwear according to the invention.

[0053] As shown in FIG. 2, the insole assembly 200 of the invention includes a weight insole or a lower insole 210 made of a compressed resin having a high specific gravity for increasing the weight of a footwear or a shoe, a shock-absorbing member 230 attached to the heel of the lower insole 210 and an upper insole 240 laid on the lower insole 210.

[0054] The lower insole 210 is made of the same material as the lower insole 110 of the first embodiment, but modified with its configuration.

[0055] Hereinafter the lower insole 210 will be described with reference in FIGS. 3 to 5, wherein FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a lower insole shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 4 is a plan view of FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a bottom view of FIG. 3.

[0056] As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the lower insole 210 is provided in a top surface 212 with a plurality of front concave portions 214, a...

third embodiment

[0081]FIG. 10 is a side elevation view of a heavy footwear for enhancing exercise effect according to the invention. As shown in FIG. 10, a heavy footwear or shoe 300 of the invention includes a body 320 of an upper for housing, a foot, a midsole 330 connected to the body 320 to support the foot and a bottomsole or outsole 340. underlying the midsole 330. The midsole 330 and the outsole 340 are formed of various materials and with various thicknesses according to the type and use of shoes. Further, an insole 350 (shown in a dotted line) is put on the midsole 330 to provide a cushion to a wearer's. foot-sole.

[0082] The third embodiment of the invention has technical features of increasing the weight of the shoe 300 by forming the midsole 330 and / or the outsole 340 of the shoe 300 from a compressed resin of a high specific gravity or inserting weight-increasing members made of the high specific gravity compressed resin into the midsole 330 and / or the outsole 340. The high specific gra...

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Abstract

An insole assembly for increasing the weight of a footwear and a heavy footwear having an outsole and / or a midsole made of a high specific gravity compressed resin to enhance exercise effect. The insole assembly (100, 200) includes a lower insole (110, 210) made of a compressed resin having a high specific gravity; an upper insole (120, 220) laid on the lower insole (110, 210) and a shock absorbing member (130, 230) attached to a heel of the lower insole (110, 210). The insole assembly is made of a compressed resin to increase the weight of a footwear to which the insole assembly is applied.

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TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention elates to a heavy footwear of increased weight. More particularly, the present invention relates to an insole assembly made of compressed resin for potentially increasing the weight of a footwear to which the insole assembly is applied. Further, the present invention relates to a heavy footwear including an outsole and / or a midsole made of a compressed resin having a high specific gravity to enhance exercise effect. BACKGROUND ART [0002] Various techniques have been proposed, which can increase the weight of a footwear if necessary to enhance the exercise effect of a wearer while keeping the weight decreased at normal times. [0003] An example of such techniques is disclosed in Korean Registered Utility Model Serial No.285242, entitled “Sports Shoes for Exercise”. According to this document, heavy metal members are detachably inserted into an outsole or a bottomsole as the outer bottom portion of a footwear in order to enhance the exercise...

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IPC IPC(8): A43B5/00A43B5/06A43B13/04A43B13/12A43B17/00B32B27/08
CPCA43B5/00A43B5/06A43B13/026A43B13/04A43B19/005A43B13/122A43B13/125A43B17/003B32B27/08A43B13/12B32B2307/718B32B2305/026B32B3/266B32B2437/02
Inventor KIM, HEE SUK
Owner AISON CO LTD