59 results about "Little toes" patented technology

The present invention relates to the upper U of an athletic shoe comprising a first opening 1 out of which the foot sticks upwards during wearing and a second opening 2 which is closed with a tongue. The two openings 1, 2 are continuous with each other, and the upper U comprises a medial side stretchable part 51 which covers a part of a medial side face of an arch of the foot, a lateral side stretchable part 50 which covers a part of a lateral side face of a ball of a little toe (a fifth toe), a front part 3 located forward of the two stretchable parts 50, 51 and a rear part 4 located backward of the two stretchable parts. Each of the stretchable parts 50, 51 is provided so as to essentially cross one of side faces of the upper U from a top surface of a sole S to the second opening 2. Young's modulus along the lengthwise direction L of the foot of each of the stretchable parts 50, 51 is set smaller than that of the front part 3 and the rear part 4.

In order to provide an athletic shoe that does not get caught even when a strong effort to hold on is made when sliding sideways, and that allows for light footwork, the present invention provides an athletic shoe that has an undersurface of a midsole 22 that is formed with a raised portion 24, along a circumferential side edge thereof affixed with an outersole 30 that forms an outsole, and an extending portion 32 that extends up to a circumferential side surface of the midsole is formed at a perimeter edge of the outersole, wherein: at a portion along a little toe of the circumferential side surface 22a of the midsole, a bulged portion 29 having a thickness equal to or more than a thickness substantially corresponding to a thickness of the raised portion 24 of the midsole in a shoe width direction is integrally fanned so as to protrude outward, and the extending portion 32 is formed extending from the perimeter edge of the outersole 30 toward a protruding surface of the bulged portion 29 and the extending portion 32 is formed in a large arcuate curve and is made to go round the protruding surface of the bulged portion.

A lace fitting structure for fitting an upper 3 wrapping around an instep of a foot to the instep, the structure including: a medial side portion 31 covering the instep and a medial side surface of a big toe; a lateral side portion 32 covering the instep and a lateral side surface of a little toe; first shoelace means 1 placed to extend in a longitudinal direction Y of the foot and engaged with the medial side portion 31 and the lateral side portion 32 along central edge portions 33 of the medial side portion 31 and the lateral side portion 32; placement means for placing a portion of the first shoelace means 1 so that the first shoelace means 1 is exposed in a plurality of exposed areas 1_i, which are separated from one another in the longitudinal direction Y; and second shoelace means 2 engaging, in a transverse direction X of the foot, with the first shoelace means 1 in the plurality of exposed areas 1_i so as to bring the medial side portion 31 and the lateral side portion 32 closer to each other, wherein a length L of the exposed areas 1_i in the longitudinal direction Y is greater than a thickness and a width of the second shoelace means 2.

A resin safety shoe toe cap made from a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin, wherein the toe cap resin safety shoe toe cap is constituted from rising parts comprising a front end rising part 1, a big toe side rising part 2 and a little toe side rising part 3; a top part 6; and a base part 5, wherein the thickness of the big toe side rising part 2 is made to be greater than the thickness of the little toe side rising part 3. Moreover, the big toe side rising part 2 and the little toe side rising part 3 are connected to the front end rising part 1 by curved surface parts 4 having different curvatures, and the rising parts are formed so as to rise up approximately perpendicularly to the base part 5. The safety shoe toe cap not only satisfies the performances in L-class and S-class of JIS T 8101, but also the impact resistance and compression resistance performances stipulated in H-class of JIS T 8101 and safety shoe standards in the CEN Standard, without impairing the ability to fit to shoes and wearer's feet.

A structure of a toe cap and a shoe having the toe cap embedded which does not disturb foot movement such as walking while protecting a toe against lateral collision with an object such as a wheel of a dolly includes a cup-shaped shell body which is formed by connecting a front end wall, bilateral side walls and an upper face wall with a gentle curved face, and an extension side wall disposed at least to one side wall as rearwardly extending a rear end edge of the side wall. The shoe having the toe cap embedded can sufficiently protect the toe even when an impact is applied from the outer side (i.e., the little toe) direction of the toe of which protection is not sufficient with a normal toe cap embedded shoe.

A resin safety shoe toe cap, formed of a fiber-free thermoplastic resin and comprising a front end upright portion, a big toe upright portion, a little toe upright portion, a top portion, and a bottom portion, wherein: (a) outer wall surfaces of the respective upright portions are formed so as to rise substantially vertically to the bottom portion; (b) an inner wall surface of the front end upright portion is curved, and the inner wall surface opposed to the vertical surface of the outer wall is thicker at a top portion side than at a bottom portion side; and (c) the front end upright portion is formed to be thicker in thickness than the little toe upright portion and the big toe upright portion. The shoe toe cap is reduced as much as possible in weight and yet meets safety standards for shoe toe caps.

The invention provides an upper (U) of a sports shoe comprising: a first opening (1) enclosing the instep and allowing the foot to protrude from above when the shoe is worn; and a second opening (2) through a tongue (T) and is closed. The two openings (1, 2) are connected to each other, wherein the upper (U) includes: a medial telescopic part (51) covering part of the medial surface of the sole of the foot; a lateral telescopic part (50) , covering a part of the outer surface of the little toe of the foot; the front part (3) configured in front of the two telescopic surfaces (50, 51); and the rear part (3) configured in the rear of the two telescopic parts (50, 51) 4). Each of the telescopic parts (50, 51) starts from the upper surface of the sole (S), crosses one side of the upper (U), and ends at the second opening (2). The tensile elastic modulus of each stretchable part (50, 51) in the foot length direction (L) is set to be smaller than the tensile elastic modulus of the front part (3) and the rear part (4) .

A toe protecting device for supporting and keeping the toe from curling is disclosed. The device includes a thin plastic strip for placing the toe straight, a plurality of washer rings through which a toe can be inserted, a cloth that surrounds the device provides cushion and an elastic band secures the toe and the strip. A plurality of washer rings attached to the flat surface of the plastic strip is lifted so as to insert at least one of a big toe and little toe. An elastic band that surrounds the toe and the device provides sufficient grip. A plurality of objects on the strip that supports and straightens the little toe is made of lightweight plastic.

Asymmetrical hosiery (10) knitted by a hosiery knitting machine, wherein a tip position (G) of a tip top part (14) is positioned nearer to a big toe side (16), characterized in that a first gusset part (22) is knitted nearer to the big toe side (16) of the tip toe section (14) so as to near a shape of a human foot having a big toe thicker and longer than other toes so that bulge of the tip toe section (14) on the big toe side (16) can be made larger than that of a little toe side (18), and that a second gusset part (24) is knitted nearer to the big toe side (16) following the first gusset part (22) so as to extend the big toe side (16) without substantially extending the little toe side (18) of the tip toe section (14).

The invention discloses a measuring sock capable of easily, conveniently and intelligently measuring the foot type of a human body. The measuring sock comprises an elastic measuring sock body, a plurality of elastic deformation sensors and a plurality of pressure sensors. The elastic deformation sensors are arranged on the inner wall of the elastic measuring sock body and make contact with a foot and are located on the tiptoe of the big toe, the heel, the root of the big toe, the root of the little toe, the rear portion of the root of the big toe, the rear portion of the root of the little toe, the arch, the arch horizontal point and the arch vertical point respectively. The pressure sensors are distributed at the bottom of the elastic measuring sock body. The sensors reasonably distributed on the elastic intelligent measuring sock measure foot type data, including length, half sole width, half sole girth, toe girth, arch girth and ankle girth, of the human body. The pressure sensors reasonably distributed on the elastic intelligent measuring sock detect the foot type, including normal foot type, talipes cavus and flat foot, of the human body. Accurate foot type data is provided so that network e-commerce loss can be avoided, and the return rate of shops is reduced.

The invention discloses a hand and foot protection apparatus for infant transfusion. The protection apparatus comprises a long seat provided with a groove, and the groove extends from one end of the seat to the other end of the seat. The seat is provided with at least three fixing rubber belts crossing the groove. One end of each fixing rubber belt is fixedly connected to the seat, and the other end of each fixing rubber belt is connected to the seat through a plastic hasp. The groove of the seat is internally provided with a female die used for holding hands or feet of an infant. The female die is provided with recessed parts through which fingers of the infant can be put into the female die, or the female die is provided with a recessed part through which a toe finger of the infant and the outer side of the little toe can be put into the female die. The upper end surface of the seat is lower than the highest position of the female die by 4-5mm. By employing the protection apparatus, problems that hand and foot transfusion for the infant is difficult and hands and feet are liable to become injured are solved.

A footbed for a skate boot having a quarter and a toe cap defining an internal space for receiving a human foot having a heel, an ankle, medial and lateral sides, a big toe, second, third and fourth toes, a little toe and a plantar surface, the footbed comprising: (a) a sole portion for facing the plantar surface of the foot, the sole portion having medial and lateral sides and front and rear ends; and (b) medial, front and lateral walls extending from the front end of the sole portion, the medial, front and lateral walls being movable from a first position, wherein the medial, front and lateral walls are generally in the same plane than that of the sole portion, to a second position, wherein each of the medial, front and lateral walls define an angle with respect to the sole portion such that, in use, the medial, front and lateral walls face the toes and are located between the toes and the toe cap of the skate boot. In one embodiment, the medial, front and lateral walls are replaced by first and second lateral walls, each having at least one flexing zone extending in a direction that is general traversal relative to the sole portion.

The invention discloses an electrothermal shoe pad, which utilizes palm fibers that have heat preserving and controlling functions as well as air permeability and pressure-proof characteristics as a shoe pad underlayer, and covers an integrated structure that is made of polymer composite PTC heating materials, surrounded from the bottom of soles to the upside of front-end toes in completely circumferential direction, and connected by extending from the outer flank of the little toe to the heel above the palm fiber shoe pad underlayer. The electrothermal shoe pad is connected with an external low-voltage direct-current power source so as to drive the working of the polymer composite PTC heater. The electrothermal shoe pad has simple way of heating wire connection, safe and reliable use, stronger matching property with various shoe specifications and shapes as well as free movement and comfort.

A device protecting the plantar padding of a foot that includes a cushion including a viscoelastic material that is configured to be held against the skin of the plantar region and to cover all of the metatarsal heads and the metatarsophalangeal joints of the foot, and an elastic band attached to the cushion along two opposing transverse edges and by a tab configured to pass between the big toe and the adjacent toe of the foot. The band has a width configured to entirely cover side bulges formed by the metatarsophalangeal joints of the small and big toes. A portion of the band configured for contacting the top of the foot includes tacky elements on both sides thereof, which prevent the protective device from sliding on the skin when the device is placed on the foot and inside a sock surrounding the foot.