351 results about "Heel strike" patented technology

A sandal construction providing lightweight, highly adjustable sandals. The sandal includes an EVA midsole configured to receive the wearers footwear and an outsole configured to engage the ground. The sandal includes an upper having a heel assembly that seats the heel of the wearer's foot and a strap that retains the forward portion of the wearer's foot. The forefoot strap is a single, adjustable length strap that passes over the wearer's foot and is slidably threaded through passages in the sole. The midsole includes embedded strap inserts that define portions of the passages to receive and facilitate lengthwise movement of the strap. The strap inserts are substantially more rigid than the EVA. Each strap insert may include a web shepherding the strap across the bottom of the midsole and a pair of upright sleeves that shepherd the strap through at least a portion of the thickness of the midsole.

A midsole or insole device for a shoe includes a first variable stimulation mechanism positioned to interface one of the metatarsal heads and the heel and a second variable stimulation mechanism positioned to interface a lateral aspect of the foot between the fifth metatarsal head and the heel. During gait-related activities, the first variable stimulation mechanism produces stimulus of an intensity greater than the second variable stimulation mechanism. At least one of the first variable stimulation mechanism and the second variable stimulation mechanism comprises two bonded layers including a resilient stimulating upper layer and a less resilient stimulus-enhancing lower layer. The upper layer includes a plurality of holes that pass through the entirety of the upper layer, and the lower layer includes a plurality of equally spaced upwardly facing projections aligned substantially perpendicular to an upper surface of the upper layer.

A surgical boot apparatus for use in surgery involving hip distraction includes a boot shell having a sole portion configured for placement adjacent a sole of a foot of a patient and a calf portion configured for placement adjacent a calf of the patient. The boot shell has a heel-receiving opening located between the sole portion and the calf portion and configured for receipt of a heel of the patient. A resilient pad is provided having a main portion configured for engaging an Achilles area of the patient. The main portion includes an end region that extends into the heel-receiving opening. The end region has an end edge that includes a notch configured for receipt of a calcaneus of the patient.

Shoes, in particular sports shoes, that comprise an upper and a heel element arranged to at least partially overlap with at least a part of the upper. The heel element is configured to envelop at least a part of a heel of a wearer of the shoe and is movable with respect to the upper. The movable arrangement between the heel element and the upper allows the wearer to adjust the fit of the shoe.

To provide footwear including a guide part for guiding a foot into a shoe opening, provided in a heel part, the footwear preventing the guide part from causing discomfort to a wearer's foot without compromising convenience when wearing the footwear using the guide part.SOLUTION: Footwear including an upper part with a heel part covering a heel of a wearer's foot and a shoe opening, includes a guide part extending from an upper end of the heel part and having a shape for guiding the foot to the shoe opening, where the heel part incorporates a core material, the guide part incorporates a cushion material, and the guide part is configured to be more flexible than the heel part. The footwear is so configured that when a user puts the foot on the guide part, an upper end inside the core material is covered with the cushion material incorporated in the guide part.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

A sole structure for an article of footwear (10) having an upper (100), the sole structure including a heel region (16), a forefoot region (12), and a midfoot region (14) disposed between the heel region and the forefoot region. The sole structure further includes a bladder (202) including a first barrier layer (204) and a second barrier layer (206) cooperating to define a first cavity (214) circumscribing an outer perimeter of the heel region and a second cavity (212) extending from the midfoot region through the forefoot region and including a plurality of segments (218a-218c) extending from a medial side (20) of the sole structure to a lateral side (18) of the sole structure. Each of the segments of the second cavity includes a medial reservoir (224a-224c) proximate the medial side fluidly coupled to a lateral reservoir (220a-220c) proximate the lateral side via a first conduit.

Multi-layered socks with elastomeric padding in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment, a sock for reducing foot movement is provided, the sock including: a toe region connected to a mid-foot region, connected to a heel region, further connected to an ankle region, the ankle region including an opening; a sole positioned from the toe region through the mid-foot region to the heel region, the sole comprising an inner layer, a middle layer, and an outer layer; the middle layer being attached to the inner layer and encapsulated between the inner layer and the outer layer; the middle layer of the sole varies in thickness; a thickness of the middle layer of the sole is greater in the heel region and the toe region; and the sock forms a hollow tubular shape that is closed at the toe region and open at the ankle region.

The invention discloses a humanoid mechanical foot which comprises an ankle, a main supporting assembly, a heel, an instep, toes, an arch and a force sensor. The ankle capable of axially rotating in multiple directions is connected with the top end of the force sensor, and the bottom end of the force sensor is connected with the first end of the main supporting assembly. A heel main body of the heel is rotationally connected with the second end of the main supporting assembly, and the heel main body is elastically connected with the main supporting assembly; the instep main body of the instep is rotationally connected with the third end of the main supporting assembly, and the instep main body is elastically connected with the main supporting assembly; the instep main body is elastically connected with toes; the arch is of a curved elastic structure, and the two ends of the arch are connected with the heel body and the instep body respectively. The invention further discloses the humanoid robot. The device has the beneficial effects that through coordinated work of a plurality of components, adaptability to different ground types is achieved, impact force is effectively absorbed, and vibration generated when the device falls to the ground is relieved.

A sole assembly for footwear includes a footbed made of a first resilient material with a lower durometer than a surrounding rocker frame composed of a second resilient material. During a user's heel-to-toe motion, medial and lateral rolling elements extending downward from the frame form convex longitudinal curves from heel to midfoot, guiding the transition from heel strike to toe-off. Beneath the footbed, a rigid support plate with medial and lateral extensions is incorporated to provide torsional stability and to restrict forefoot flexion, reducing pronation and supination while centering the foot. As a result, energy is stored during gait and released to propel the user, supporting a controlled, dynamic rolling gait during walking or running.

The utility model discloses a kind of easy-to-wear safety shoes, including shoe sole and upper, the upper includes the back upper that wraps and fixes heel, it is characterized by: the back upper is built-in rigid support piece, support piece includes integrally-formed left piece, back piece and right piece, support piece is gradually widened arc curved surface from top to bottom, and with heel contour is adapted;Support piece bottom end is flush with back upper bottom end, support piece top end is lower than back upper top end, and support piece top end is set as back arc-shaped guide surface.This utility model is designed by support piece structure, not only solve the core problem of wearing shoe convenience, also greatly improve support stability, comfort.

The utility model discloses a honeycomb silica gel damping integrally-formed insole, which belongs to the technical field of insoles and comprises a surface layer and a base layer, the surface layer and the base layer are sequentially overlapped and adhered into a whole, a connecting groove and a silica gel damping structure are arranged at the rear end of the base layer, a connecting piece is fixedly arranged on the upper end face of the base layer, and the base layer is fixedly arranged in the connecting groove through the connecting piece. According to the technical scheme, the silica gel damping structure is composed of a plurality of hexagonal or similar-shaped silica gel cells, honeycomb damping holes are formed, air columns can be formed in the damping holes to achieve the supporting and damping effects when the shoe is worn for walking, meanwhile, the silica gel material can also provide the good damping effect, and the damping effect is good. Compared with the prior art, the shoe pad has the advantages that impact force generated during walking or movement can be effectively absorbed and dispersed, the heel is well protected, in addition, the shoe pad body is integrally formed by bonding the surface layer and the base layer, the structure is relatively simple, and the stability and durability of the shoe pad structure can be guaranteed.

A high-upper warm-keeping casual shoe with high wrapping performance belongs to the field of high-upper casual shoes and structurally comprises a sole and a vamp. The vamp is connected to the upper end of the sole; a wrapping adjustable high-upper positioning part is arranged at an extending opening in the top end of the vamp and comprises an upper integrally formed with the vamp, a heel protection pad connected to the inner side of a heel of the upper and an ankle contact layer detachably connected and wrapped to the inner side of the front portion of the upper and the front end face of the heel protection pad. A heel is protected and positioned by wrapping a heel protection pad in an adjustable high-upper positioning part, and an adjusting assembly in the heel protection pad adjusts arc-shaped wrapping clamping pieces in an upper interlayer in a mode of pulling a hook buckle, so that the left arc-shaped wrapping clamping piece and the right arc-shaped wrapping clamping piece are matched with the upper to clamp and wrap the two sides of an ankle. The wrapping diameter can be reasonably set according to the diameters of ankles of different people, and the phenomenon that the upper is wrapped too tightly or too loosely is prevented.

The shoe sole with the damping hollow layer comprises a shoe sole body, a damping unit is arranged at the heel position of the shoe sole body, the damping unit comprises a midsole bearing body on the upper portion, surrounding parts are arranged on the two sides of the midsole bearing body, elastic supporting walls are arranged on the two sides of the midsole bearing body, and damping frameworks are arranged at the lower ends of the elastic supporting walls. A buffer pad is arranged at the bottom of the damping framework; during use, the heel is in contact with the ground, impact force brought by the heel is firstly borne by the insole bearing body and then transmitted to the elastic supporting arm, the elastic supporting arm is curled and folded, then transmitted to the damping framework and finally transmitted to a buffer pad of the sole, and the weight of a shoe body is reduced through a compression cavity formed by the damping units. When the elastic supporting arms are curled and folded, the compression mode of the elastic supporting arms is similar to that of an accordion, the whole damping unit is effectively compressed, and therefore the better buffering effect and the longer-acting durability are provided.

1. Name of the design product: Heel cover (height increasing). 2. Use of the design product: To reduce muscle fatigue, physical damage and impact force of the foot while having invisible height increase in the heel. 3. Design points of the design product: In shape. 4. Picture or photo best indicating the design points: Perspective view 1.

The utility model provides a portable sports shoes of putting on and taking off, including shoe body cloth and lining, the right side of shoe body cloth is equipped with the shaped cloth, the side fixed with rubber ring at the upper shoe mouth of shoe body cloth, the right side fixed with the sleeve joint column of shaped cloth, the right end fixedly connected with semicircle ball of sleeve joint column, the lower end of lining left side is equipped with the sleeve hole of penetrating, the sleeve hole volume is less than semicircle ball volume, the upper of lining is equipped with the pull -out portion, the right end of rubber ring upper side is obliquely fixed with transition cloth, rubber ring and transition cloth jointly constitute a shoe mouth that is inclined 60 degrees to right rear, this design has solved the inconvenience of most sports shoes when putting on and taking off, the heel needs force to squeeze into the shoe, the soft part of the shoe back is easily stepped in the process of collapse, the utility model discloses reasonable structure, good practicality, the inclined shoe mouth guides the heel to slide in easily, and the detachable lining provides rigid support, effectively prevents the folding collapse of the upper.

The utility model discloses a pair of field exploration shoes, and relates to the technical field of shoes, each shoe comprises a sole and a shoe body connected to the sole, and an elastic rope is arranged at the upper end of the shoe body; the sole comprises a heel part and a half sole part which are integrally connected, a mounting groove is formed in the position, close to the edge of a heel, of the heel part, a steel plate is arranged on the heel part, one part of the steel plate is embedded in the heel part, the other part of the steel plate forms the inner bottom wall of the mounting groove, and a metal wear-resistant block is detachably mounted in the mounting groove; a plurality of wear-resistant bumps, a plurality of first heel anti-skid blocks and a plurality of second heel anti-skid blocks are arranged at the bottom of the heel part; the half sole part comprises an upper layer, a rubber layer, an anti-puncture screen plate layer and an anti-puncture layer which are sequentially arranged from top to bottom; a plurality of strip-shaped steel plates are arranged in the anti-puncture layer; a wear-resistant layer is arranged at the bottom of the anti-puncture layer, and a plurality of wear-resistant protrusions are arranged at the bottom of the wear-resistant layer. The whole insect prevention and puncture prevention capacity can be improved, and field walking is safe and reliable.

A muscle relaxation device comprising a driving mechanism (3) to induce muscle relaxation in a subject, and a support section (4) attached to said driving mechanism (3) that holds at least one body part of said subject such as the heel, characterized in that the driving mechanism (3) is configured to move at least said body part and optionally at least another body part; said driving mechanism (3) being furthermore configured to induce an oscillatory motion applied to the subject, and wherein said oscillatory motion is applied at a speed of 5.0 m / min or less and / or at 63 rpm or less. The invention also relates to a combination using the said device with a resting surface (1, 2, 7, 8, 9) and to methods using the said device.

The utility model discloses a leather shoe without rubbing a heel. A balance piece is arranged between a shoe sole and a heel part attached to the shoe sole. The balancing piece comprises six supporting points, the first supporting point A is arranged at the rear end point of the shoe sole, the second supporting point a is arranged at a concave point of an outwards-protruding arc-shaped part of the rear upper, the third supporting point B is arranged on the inner edge of the left side of the 1 / 5 position of the shoe sole from back to front, and the fourth supporting point b is arranged on the inner edge of the right side of the 1 / 5 position of the shoe sole from back to front. The fifth supporting point C is arranged on the inner edge of the left side of the 1 / 2 position of the shoe sole from back to front, and the sixth supporting point c is arranged on the inner edge of the right side of the 1 / 2 position of the shoe sole from back to front; the heel part comprises a shoe lifting part made of a high-resilience foam material, the shoe lifting part is arranged in the center area of the upper end of the second supporting point a and extends backwards, obliquely and upwards, an arc-shaped protruding strip is arranged at the bottom of the inner surface of the shoe lifting part, and the arc-shaped protruding strip is used for isolating the upper portion of the shoe lifting part from the foot to prevent the heel from being rubbed.

A device for exercising / strengthening feet includes a left pad for supporting and exercising a left foot and a right pad for supporting and exercising a right foot, each pad comprising a rear portion to support the hindfoot thereon and a front portion to support the midfoot and the forefoot thereon, the front portion comprising a hallux portion to support the hallux. A notch is positioned adjacent to the hallux portion and underneath the first metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint of the foot. The hallux portion and the notch are configured such that at least a portion of the first MTP joint is unsupported by the front portion to reduce a pressure experienced by the first MTP joint when the hindfoot is supported on the heel portion and to provide increased plantarflexion of the first metatarsal bone of the foot when the hindfoot is raised and unsupported by the rear portion.

The utility model discloses an anti-slip yoga and dance fitness sock which comprises a sock body, finger sleeves are sewn on toes of the sock body, the finger sleeves are communicated with the interior of the sock body, protection parts are sewn in the finger sleeves, and a protection pad is sewn at the bottom of the foot on the inner side of the sock body. The fingerstalls are sewn at the toe ends of the sock body, and the protection parts are sewn in the fingerstalls, so that the air permeability of the yoga sock is improved, the sock is prevented from moving towards the heel, the wearing comfort of the yoga sock is improved, and the toes and toe seams are prevented from being rubbed to form bubbles; therefore, calluses of the heels due to long-time rubbing are prevented, and meanwhile, the effect of removing sweat of the feet is achieved.

The present invention relates to a functional shoe configured to generate power when a user wearing the shoe walks, so that a battery there inside can be charged, and to supply the charged electricity to internal and external devices so as to be used for the purpose of user safety and device charging, and enable use of a location tracking function using a GPS device. A self-generating smart shoe according to the present invention comprises: an outsole constituting the lower portion of the shoe while having a plurality of receiving portions formed therein; a self-generation unit which, while being installed at the heel of the outsole, generates power by using a pressure generated when the user wearing the shoe walks and the restoring force due to the pressure; and a battery which, while being installed in the outsole, is charged when the self-generation unit generates power.

The utility model discloses a conductive shoe with a grounding function. The conductive shoe comprises a shoe body, at least one rivet is arranged at the heel position of the inner bottom face of the shoe body, a rivet hole is internally provided with a rivet, the upper end of the rivet is provided with a short wire, an insole is arranged in the shoe body, and the short wire is attached to the lower surface of the insole. A conducting strip is vertically arranged at the heel position of the inner bottom face of the shoe body, a wire hole and a supporting block are arranged on the outer side face of the heel of the shoe body, the wire hole penetrates through the shoe body, and a long wire is inserted into the wire hole. According to the utility model, the wire slot in the supporting block plays a role in limiting and supporting the long wire, and the limiting block can prevent the long wire from running out of the supporting block, so that the long wire can be ensured to be relatively tidy outside the heel of the shoe body, and static electricity on an electrician body can be quickly released to the ground in a manner that the insole is in contact with the ground; and the device is particularly suitable for being used in a non-static workshop.

The utility model relates to a high elasticity cushioning sole and shoe, including outsole and midsole overlaid on the upper side of outsole, also including cushioning device, the cushioning device is composed of support part and protective side wall connected to the support part one side, the support part is clamped between the midsole and the heel part of outsole, the protective side wall is connected to the support part one side of the midsole, the protective side wall is connected to the support part one side of the midsole, and the support part is clamped between the midsole and the heel part of outsole. An axial through hole is formed in the supporting part, and the protective side wall is synchronously connected with the sole and the vamp. The cushioning device is installed on the heel portion of the shoe sole, the supporting portion is of a hollow structure, the cushioning elasticity of the shoe sole is greatly improved through structural elastic supporting, the high-elasticity material clamps the heel to bounce, and the impact force generated when the heel falls to the ground can be well absorbed and dispersed; the protective side walls extend upwards from the soles to the vamps and are synchronously connected with the soles and the vamps, the vamps and the soles are connected more firmly and stably, and the protective side walls have the function of preventing ankle spraining, so that the shoe wearing exercise is safer.

A footwear sole assembly with upper and lower layers, where the upper layer has a firmer durometer than the lower layer. Upon a user's heel strike, the difference in resilience between the upper and lower layers causes the upper layer to compress the lower layer. Sidewalls in the upper layer are urged toward each other on the heel strike, providing cradling support for the user's heel. The rigidness of the sidewalls of the upper layer also encourages the foot to propel through the stride, especially with the addition of a rolling element along the side of the footwear.

The invention relates to a sock (1) having an outer surface (3) facing the ground, wherein the outer surface (3) comprises, in a sequence running along the sock (1) from a rear end (5) to a front end (7): a heel portion (9), a midfoot portion (11), a ball portion (13), and a toe portion (15). Said outer surface also has a guide element (17) which extends along a gait line (19) beginning in the heel portion (9), running through a lateral region (12) of the midfoot portion (11), extending substantially diagonally through the ball portion (13) from lateral to medial, and ending in a region of the toe portion (15); wherein a medial region (21) of the midfoot portion (11) is free of the guide element (17); wherein a local thickness DF of the guide element (17) is always greater than a local thickness DS of the sock (1); and characterized in that a reinforcement element (25), preferably a flexible reinforcement element (25), is affixed to the guide element (17) in at least one region (27, 12, 31, 33, 35) in order to additionally strengthen this region (27, 12, 31, 33, 35).

1. The name of the design product: heel massager. 2. The use of the design product: for hot compress massage on the heel part. 3. The design points of the design product: in shape. 4. The picture or photo that best shows the design points: change state figure 2. 5. The submitted views are sufficient to express the design points of the product, and the left, right, bottom and top views are omitted.

The application relates to a graphene propelling plate shoe sole, which comprises a shoe sole body, the front direction of the shoe sole body corresponds to the front part of the sole, the rear direction of the shoe sole body corresponds to the heel, a propelling plate extending in the front-rear direction is embedded in the shoe sole body, and the propelling plate is a plate body containing graphene. After the technical scheme is adopted, graphene is added in the propelling plate, the strength of the propelling plate can be improved, the shoe sole can be made lighter and thinner under the condition of meeting the basic strength and toughness, and the weight of the shoe sole is reduced.

1. Name of the designed product: heel sticker (5). 2. Use of the designed product: the designed product is used to stick on the heel of shoes to protect the feet from being hurt by the shoes. 3. Design points of the designed product: in shape. 4. Picture or photo that best shows the design points: perspective view.

The utility model relates to the technical field of robot equipment, and provides a humanoid foot plate assembly of a biped robot, which comprises a main body assembly, and the main body assembly comprises a foot plate, a heel shell, a front foot sole shell and a gravity sensor; the heel shell is mounted at the rear end of the top of the sole plate, the front sole shell is mounted at the front end of the top of the sole plate, and the gravity sensor is mounted in the heel shell; the maintenance assembly comprises a placement groove, an insertion frame, a rotating gear and a threaded rod; the placing groove is formed in the foot bottom plate, the inserting frame is fixedly connected to the inner bottom wall of the foot bottom plate, and the rotating gear is rotationally connected to the inner side wall of the foot bottom plate. According to the utility model, through the auxiliary cooperation between the tooth block and the insertion frame, the heel shell can be pulled out upwards, and the two groups of screw blocks release the clamping of one end of the gravity sensor at the same time, so that a worker can be assisted to quickly disassemble, assemble and take the gravity sensor, and a more abundant maintenance disassembly and assembly space is provided for the worker.