Segmented Paw Insole With Selective Adhesion for Easy Removal
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing protective footwear for domestic animal paws is inconvenient to apply and remove, uncomfortable, and provides inadequate protection against high temperatures and foreign body lacerations.
Innovation Solution
A protective insole with adhesive layers on the upper face, allowing easy and secure attachment to the paw's bearings, and a non-adhesive third portion to prevent hair attachment, ensuring comfortable wear and easy removal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If protective footwear is designed to cover the entire paw, then protection against high temperatures and lacerations is improved, but application and removal become difficult and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The insole is divided into three distinct portions: a first adhesive portion for the major bearing, a second adhesive portion for the minor bearings, and a third non-adhesive portion for the hair-bearing area. This segmentation allows the protective covering to be applied only where needed (on the bearings) while avoiding the hair area, making application and removal easy and quick.
2Reliability
If adhesive is applied to the entire insole surface, then protection and adhesion to bearings are improved, but hair attachment causes annoyance during removal
Solution Approach 1:
The insole has different surface properties in different areas: the first and second portions have adhesive properties for reliable attachment to the bearings, while the third portion is specifically made non-adhesive to prevent hair attachment. This local differentiation of properties ensures both reliable protection and comfortable removal.
3Ease of operation
If the insole is made thin and flexible, then comfort and ease of application are improved, but protection against high temperatures and lacerations is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The insole is designed as a thin, flexible protective layer that can be easily applied to the paw contours. Despite its thinness, it provides effective protection against high temperatures and lacerations by forming a continuous barrier over the sensitive bearing areas while maintaining flexibility for animal movement and comfort.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The insole provides effective protection against high temperatures and lacerations while being easy to apply and remove, maintaining comfort for the animal.
Implementation Method 1
Each first and second portion comprises a respective adhesive layer
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AI summary
Protective insole (1) for paws of domestic animals comprising an upper face (2) and a lower face (3), the upper face (2) comprising a first (4), a second (5) and a third portion (6), wherein the first (4) and the second portion (5), in use, are arranged at contact areas (10, 11) on the insole (1) respectively of a major bearing and of a plurality of minor bearings of a paw of an animal, wherein each of the first (4) and second portion (5) comprises a respective adhesive layer (7) and wherein the third portion (6) is interposed between the first (4) and second portion (5) and it does not comprises any adhesive.