JP3679102B2 - footwear - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to footwear that can be easily put on and worn by persons with disabilities, rehabilitated persons, and elderly people with reduced physical functions.

  FIG. 6 shows a front-opening sandal in which the upper part opens left and right and the entire upper part opens. This sandal is provided with an inner band 62a and an outer band 62b for holding the instep, and an inner band 63a and an outer band 63b for holding the heel, respectively. The surface fasteners 64a and the outer bands 62b, 63b are formed on the back surfaces with male surface fasteners 64b attached in a band shape. When the sandals are worn, the inner and outer bands are placed on the instep and the heel on the floor 61. And the overlapped surface fasteners 64a and 64b are joined together to fix the inner and outer bands and wear them on the feet (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2001-202 A

The illustrated sandals have the advantage that the upper part can be easily opened by opening and closing the left and right sides, and the inner and outer bands can be fixed integrally with the hook-and-loop fasteners 64a and 64b, so that the band can be easily attached and detached.
However, since the inner and outer bands are attached to the curved edge of the floor 61 that forms the foot shape, the outer bands 62b and 63b are easily bent on the floor 61 when the sandals are removed. The inner bands 62a and 63a are folded over and folded, and the overlapped surface fasteners are inevitably connected to each other.
In other words, if you do not put your feet on the sandals, the inner and outer bands will cross and connect on the floor, and when you wear the sandals, peel off the hook-and-loop fasteners before placing your feet on the floor 61 in advance. It was necessary to separate the inner and outer bands and retreat them from the floor 61 to the left and right to widen the mouth.

In addition to the sandals, front-opening footwear is generally used for people who are injured or sick and have difficulty in limb movement, those who are rehabilitated such as walking training, and elderly people because of ease of foot placement. In many cases, they can be easily opened and closed by hook and loop fasteners. And so that the hook-and-loop fastener attached to the upper part is large in both tensile shear strength (stress parallel to the joint surface) and peel strength (stress perpendicular to the joint surface) so that it does not come off during wearing, The hook-and-loop fasteners once joined cannot be peeled off unless they are gripped by the ends of the hook-and-loop fasteners that are overlapped with both hands and forcefully applied to the fingertips.
Therefore, as described above, the operation of peeling the hook-and-loop fasteners joined before putting on the sandals is for those who have a functional disorder in one hand or both hands, or who do not have the freedom of movement of the fingertips to pick and pull the hook-and-loop fastener Was extremely inconvenient. In some cases, it was necessary to take care of a caregiver in order to put on the sandals even though the operation to remove the sandals was possible.

  In view of such problems of the prior art, the present invention eliminates the need for operations such as widening the mouth when wearing footwear, and makes it easy to attach to the foot even if the limb is inconvenient. And

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the footwear of the present invention has a tongue piece with a hook-and-loop fastener fixed on the back surface, provided on the side of the inner upper, and hangs the tongue to the outer upper so as to cover the upper part. A front-opening type footwear with the upper part divided into an inner upper part and an outer upper part so that the tongue piece is fixed to a hook-and-loop fastener fixed to the surface and can be attached to the foot, and the side part of the inner upper part. Is provided with a latching part with a latching ring attached to the tip, and the tongue has a width that covers the upper surface of the upper part widely, and is provided separately from the upper part. There is an insertion part that wraps around the hook ring, and the insertion part inserted into the hook ring is connected to the hook-and-loop fastener on the back of the tongue piece so that the tongue piece is rotatably attached to the hook ring and the tongue is removed when the footwear is removed One piece is outside the inner upper with the retaining ring as the axis. The upper part of the upper part of the upper part of the upper upper part is opened widely, and the tongue part can be fixed to the hook-and-loop fastener on the outer upper surface by rotating the tongue part toward the outer upper side around the retaining ring when wearing the footwear. In addition, it is equipped with a plurality of tongue pieces of different lengths that can be attached to the latching portion, and the tongue pieces having a length corresponding to the height of the foot of the wearer are attached to the latching portion. It is characterized by being able to do it.
According to this, the tongue piece attached to the latching portion is supported so as to be able to rotate in and out of the upper using the latching portion as a hinge. When you take off your shoes, the tongue will fall to the outside of the upper with the hook as a fulcrum, so the tongue will not bind to the hook-and-loop fastener of the upper, it will not interfere with your wearing again, and your feet will go smoothly into your mouth Can be put. If a foot is put in, if a tongue piece is rotated inward of an upper, a tongue piece will be fixed so that an upper may be covered with the hook_and_loop | surface fastener of the other side upper surface, and footwear will mount | wear to a foot firmly.

In the footwear having the above-described configuration, a portion where the hook-and-loop fastener is not fixed is provided in a substantially triangular shape on the back surface of the corner portion on the mouth side of the tongue piece tip portion, and the corner portion is attached to the fingertip in a state where the tongue piece is fixed to the upper It is preferable to provide so that it can be picked.

A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is an external view of footwear according to an embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in the figure, this footwear is divided into an upper 3a and an outer upper 3b in the upper 3 of the upper 3 raised on the periphery of the sole 2 except for the toe portion. It is a front-opening type shoe whose entire surface is open, and a tongue piece 4 is attached to a side portion of the inner upper 3a, and the upper portion of the upper 3 is fixed by bridging and fixing the tongue piece 4 between the inner and outer uppers. Is fixed to the instep.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, hooking rings 5 b and 5 b are attached to the end portions of a pair of protruding pieces 5 a and 5 a protruding from the shoe sole 2 on the side of the inner upper 3 a of the shoe 1, respectively. The tongue portion 4 is provided so that the tongue piece insertion portions 4a and 4a, which will be described later, are wound around the retaining rings 5b and 5b so that the tongue piece 4 can be hooked.
Further, on the surface of the outer upper 3b, a male surface fastener 6a that is wider than the contour of the tongue piece 4 is integrally fixed from the upper edge of the upper to the vicinity of the shoe sole 2, and covers the inner and outer uppers. In this manner, the tongue piece 4 can be fixed to the outer upper 2b by being coupled with the female surface fastener 6b on the back surface of the tongue piece 4 that is bridged over the outer upper 3b.

The tongue piece 4 has a wide tongue shape that covers the upper surface of the upper portion of the upper 3 and is formed by providing a bifurcated insertion portion 4a, 4a wound around the retaining ring 5b, 5b on one side thereof. is there.
Further, the female surface fastener 6b is fixed to the entire back surface of the tongue piece 4 except for the front end portion of the insertion portions 4a and 4a and the corner portion 4b opposite to the insertion portion. A male hook-and-loop fastener 6a is fixed to the leading ends of the insert portions 4a and 4a.
The corner portion 4b is provided with a substantially triangular portion where the surface fasteners 6a and 6b are not fixed, and the peeling operation of the surface fasteners 6a and 6b joined by picking up the portions can be performed.
The tongue piece 4 is inserted with the insertion portions 4a and 4a into the retaining rings 5b and 5b from the side of the inner upper 3a with the back surface thereof facing upward, and the tip is folded back, and the male surface fastener 6a on the back surface is attached. The insertion parts 4a and 4a are wound around both rings and attached to the latching part 5 by being coupled to the female surface fastener 6b. The corner 4b of the tongue piece 4 is located on the side of the mouth that can be easily reached when attached to the latching portion 5.

  The shoe 1 formed in this way is inserted into the mouth 7 or between the opened inner upper 3a and outer upper 3b so that the tongue piece 4 hooked on the hooking portion 5 covers the inner and outer uppers. It is bridged in an arch shape to the outer upper 3b side, and the hook-and-loop fastener 6b on the back surface of the tongue piece is joined to the hook-and-loop fastener 6a on the outer upper surface to fix the tongue piece 4 to the outer upper 3b. Can be fixed and worn. At this time, since the wide surface fasteners 6a and 6b are fixed to the outer upper 3b and the tongue piece 4 and the overlapping area between the surface fasteners is wide, the joining position of the outer upper 3b and the tongue piece 4 is slightly shifted. Even so, the hook-and-loop fasteners overlap each other in a wide manner and are firmly bonded, so that the tongue piece 4 can be reliably fixed to the outer upper 3b.

  When the shoe 1 is taken off, if the corner 4b of the tongue piece 4 is picked and pulled to the front side, the hook-and-loop fasteners 6a and 6b are peeled off, and the tongue piece 4 is separated from the outer upper 3b and opened wide. The legs can be pulled out from between the inner and outer upper. At this time, if the tongue 4 is rotated about the retaining rings 5b and 5b and the hand is released from the corner 4b, the tongue 4 remains tilted to the outside of the inner upper 3a as shown in FIG. Thus, the space between the inner upper 3a and the outer upper 3b is kept wide open. Accordingly, when the shoe 1 is put on again, the tongue piece 4 does not interfere with the insertion of the foot, and the foot is smoothly put between the widely opened inner and outer upper parts, and the tongue piece 4 is moved to the outer upper side 3b. It can be worn with a simple operation of rotating and fixing.

In addition, the tongue piece 4 is detachably attached to the latching portion 5, and by using the tongue piece 4 having a different length, the upper portion of the upper portion 3 can be worn by the wearer according to the height or width of the foot. Can be configured to different dimensions.
In other words, the height of the instep varies from person to person, and the instep height is significantly large depending on the person, or the apparent size of the instep is increased by injuring the foot, wrapping the bandage, wearing a cast, etc. Sometimes. In these cases, if a tongue piece 4 having a long length between both ends (L: see FIG. 2) is attached to the hooking portion 5 and used, as shown in FIG. 4 (B), a bandage or cast is attached. The shoe 1 can be worn with the tongue piece 4 placed and fixed on the instep of the foot that has been raised by the above method. Also, even if the upper becomes wider due to bandages or casts attached, as shown in Fig. 3 (C), the tongue piece 4 is bridged and fixed on the wide foot, and the shoe 1 is attached. Can be worn.
When the bandage or cast is removed after the injury has healed, the shoe 1 can continue to be used after healing, as shown in FIG. .

  FIG. 5 shows a shoe 1 according to another embodiment of the present invention, which, like the above-described embodiment, is a hook provided on the side of the upper 3 so that the upper portion of the upper 3 is open to the mouth 7. The tongue 4 detachably attached to the portion 5 is bridged to the other side of the upper 3 so as to cover the opening, and fixed to the upper 3 by the hook-and-loop fasteners 6a and 6b to close the opening of the upper 3 It is provided so that it can be worn. Even in this form, when the shoe 1 is taken off, if the tongue piece 4 is tilted to the outside of the upper 4 around the retaining rings 5b and 5b, the upper upper opening is held wide and the shoe 1 is put on again. Sometimes it is possible to put a foot smoothly into the opening.

  The present invention can be applied to shoes, sandals and other footwear of various forms and uses other than the illustrated shoes.

It is an external view of one embodiment of footwear of the present invention. It is a top view of the state which removed the tongue piece of the shoes of FIG. It is an external view of the state which isolate | separated the edge part of the tongue piece of the shoe of FIG. 1 from the upper. (A), (B), and (C) are cut end views of the upper upper part in a state in which the length between both ends of the tongue piece is normal and a long one is attached and fixed to the shoe of FIG. is there. It is an external view of other embodiment of the footwear of this invention. It is an external view of an example of the conventional sandals.

Explanation of symbols

1 shoes (footwear), 2 shoe soles, 3 uppers, 3a inner uppers, 3b outer uppers, 4 tongue pieces, 4a insertion parts, 4b corners, 5 hanging parts, 5a protruding pieces, 5b hanging rings, 6a , 6b hook-and-loop fastener, 7

Claims (2)

A tongue piece with a hook-and-loop fastener attached to the back is provided on the side of the inner upper. The tongue piece is bridged to the outer upper so as to cover the upper part, and the tongue piece is fixed to the hook-and-loop fastener fixed to the outer upper surface. It is a front-opening type footwear that is constructed so that it can be attached to the foot and the upper part is divided into an inner upper and an outer upper, and a latch with a retaining ring attached to the side of the inner upper The tongue has a width that covers the upper surface of the upper part widely, and is provided separately from the upper part, and at one side thereof is provided an insertion part that wraps around the retaining ring. The insertion part inserted into the ring is connected to the hook-and-loop fastener on the back of the tongue piece, and the tongue piece is rotatably attached to the retaining ring. When the footwear is taken off, the tongue piece is outside the inner upper with the retaining ring as the axis. And the upper part of the upper part opens widely, Together are configured to be able to fix the tongues to the surface fastener of the outer upper surface by rotating to the side of the outer upper and tongue to axis hooking ring Kutoki, attached to the hook portion A footwear comprising a plurality of tongue pieces having different lengths, and a tongue piece having a length corresponding to the height of a foot of the wearer can be attached to a hook portion. A portion where the hook-and-loop fastener is not fixed is provided in a substantially triangular shape on the back surface of the corner portion at the tip of the tongue piece, and the corner portion is picked up with a fingertip in a state where the tongue piece is fixed to the upper. The footwear according to claim 1.

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