Aeration system and device for shoes
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US · United States
- Patent Type
- Applications(United States)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- SPRINGTIME DEV
- Publication Date
- 2008-09-25
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention concerns an aeration system for shoes comprising an aeration device, specifically pumping means like a bellows pump, which constitutes a further object of the invention.BACKGROUND ART
[0002] Both hygienic and medical reasons dictate the importance of keeping the foot dry and well aerated. Good aeration, as well as dissipating bad smells, promotes the evaporation of the sweat that inevitably forms, above all in hot weather or during physical effort. The sole of the foot is indeed one of the parts of the human body where the sweat glands are most concentrated. The problem of excessive sweating has become more serious with the appearance of the rubber sole replacing the leather sole. The rubber sole, indeed, whilst being advantageous in terms of both heat insulation and water-proofing of the foot and the possibility of modelling the tread to make it grip better on the ground, is nevertheless impermeable to air and does not allow sweat to ...