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EP0558897B1
EP0558897B1 EP93100666A EP93100666A EP0558897B1 EP 0558897 B1 EP0558897 B1 EP 0558897B1 EP 93100666 A EP93100666 A EP 93100666A EP 93100666 A EP93100666 A EP 93100666A EP 0558897 B1 EP0558897 B1 EP 0558897B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B7/00—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements
    • A43B7/14—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts
    • A43B7/1405—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form
    • A43B7/1415—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form characterised by the location under the foot
    • A43B7/144—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form characterised by the location under the foot situated under the heel, i.e. the calcaneus bone
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B17/00—Insoles for insertion, e.g. footbeds or inlays, for attachment to the shoe after the upper has been joined
    • A43B17/02—Insoles for insertion, e.g. footbeds or inlays, for attachment to the shoe after the upper has been joined wedge-like or resilient
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B17/00—Insoles for insertion, e.g. footbeds or inlays, for attachment to the shoe after the upper has been joined
    • A43B17/18—Arrangements for attaching removable insoles to footwear
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B7/00—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements
    • A43B7/14—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts
    • A43B7/1405—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form
    • A43B7/1415—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form characterised by the location under the foot
    • A43B7/1445—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form characterised by the location under the foot situated under the midfoot, i.e. the second, third or fourth metatarsal
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B7/00—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements
    • A43B7/14—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts
    • A43B7/1405—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form
    • A43B7/1455—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form with special properties
    • A43B7/146—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form with special properties provided with acupressure points or means for foot massage

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  • the invention relates to an insole for shoes of the type specified in the preamble of claim 1.
  • insoles have long been known to compensate for excess shoe sizes, to keep the feet warm and / or to support the arch of the foot.
  • insoles made of cork in particular, which have continuous profiles in the form of webs and grooves on their top.
  • the shape of these insoles is adapted to the sole surface of the inner shoe sole, so that the entire sole surface of a shoe is covered by such an insole and displacements of the loose insole are prevented by bumping against the adjacent upper shoe.
  • the profiles which extend over the entire surface of the insole, exert a massage effect on the sole of a wearer's foot when walking to activate the blood circulation in the foot.
  • Reflex zone therapy is a treatment method that is based on the knowledge that special zones of the soles of the feet and palms are related to certain internal organs. Certain diseases of these organs can be recognized early by the therapist by exerting pressure on the corresponding reflex zones of the sole of the foot, which causes the patient to experience a more or less intense feeling of pain. On the other hand, a careful massage in these special zones by the therapist can cause an intensified stimulation in the assigned organ.
  • a generic insole which consists of a lower layer made of an elastic material and an upper flexible layer.
  • rigid in or on the elastic lower layer Pens with a broadened lower part are tiltably supported, which protrude through holes in the upper flexible fabric layer and protrude with their rounded heads from the sole material. These pins are evenly distributed over the entire sole surface.
  • the object of the invention is to provide an insole which has a therapeutic effect which goes beyond the circulation-promoting effect of the foot tissue and with which the function of certain internal organs can be influenced in a targeted manner.
  • the insoles according to the invention are particularly suitable for overweight people if the knobs are arranged in the zones assigned to the liver, stomach, bladder, small and large intestine, kidneys on the surface of the sole, because by activating these organs their activity intensified and thus the entire metabolic processes including excretion are promoted. Series tests have shown that by temporarily wearing such insoles, a continuous weight loss can be achieved, without impairing the well-being of the person concerned.
  • knobs have a height of about 0.3 to 3.0 mm and a diameter of 1.0 to 4.0 mm and consist of a rubber-elastic material.
  • the insole has a multi-layer structure, with a lower rubber-elastic layer carrying the integrally molded knobs and an upper cover layer Leather, textile material, cork or the like is attached to the areas not covered by nubs to promote the foot climate even after long periods of wear.
  • the insole expediently does not extend over the entire sole surface but only from the heel to the toe area, with a tapered front edge of the leather cover layer projecting beyond the front edge of the rubber-elastic lower layer.
  • This size and shape of the insole results in the advantage that with a relatively small number of four different sizes, the entire size range of shoes (women's and men's shoes) can be covered, since the areas of the arch and heel to a lesser extent than that Areas of the ball of the foot and toes vary.
  • adhesives in the form of e.g. double-sided adhesive strips are provided, with which the insole can be releasably fixed to the insole of the shoe.
  • the insole 1 shown has an outer contour adapted to the heel area and the midfoot so that a single insole size is suitable for several shoe sizes, the insole 1 shown extends only over approximately 3/4 of the sole surface, the toe area remaining free. Such a shape has the advantage that only four different sized insoles are required to cover all shoe sizes.
  • the insole has knobs 2a on its upper side, which are arranged in certain patterns over parts of the sole surface.
  • the knobs are preferably made of soft elastic material.
  • the knobs 2a should have a height of 0.3 to 3.0 mm and a diameter of approximately 1.0 to 4.0 mm, the spacing between two adjacent knobs should be approximately in the range of their diameter.
  • the knobs 2a are arranged in certain zones 2 on the sole surface in accordance with the findings of reflex zone therapy. It is known that reflex zone therapy assumes that bodily functions and organs can be stimulated or influenced by massaging certain areas of the sole of the foot. Due to the arrangement of the knobs in selected zones 2 on the surface of the insoles, an automatic massage effect of the sole areas of the foot is achieved by the walking movement of the wearer, in order not only to intensify the blood circulation in the foot tissue, but also to stimulate the body organs assigned to the sole areas of the foot.
  • the zones 2 studded with nubs also have a correspondingly asymmetrical distribution, as is shown in FIG. 1 for the right and left insoles of a pair of soles.
  • This sole design is designed for the automatic treatment of obesity, with pimples being arranged only in those areas that lie opposite the sole areas of the foot for reflex-zone therapeutic activation of the liver, stomach, intestinal tract, kidney and bladder.
  • the insole 1 shown consists of a lower soft elastic rubber layer 4, on the surface of which the knobs 2a are integrally formed.
  • the knobs 2a can, however, also consist of another material, for example a cork-latex mixture, and the like on the insole, for example of leather, rigid plastic or the like. be permanently attached.
  • a cover layer 5 made of leather or another fine-porous material is glued or vulcanized, which, however, only covers the areas of the rubber layer that are free of the knobs 2a.
  • the knobs 2a protrude above this cover layer 5 by a few millimeters.
  • At least one double-sided adhesive strip 6 is releasably attached to the underside of the rubber layer 4, with which the insole is fixed non-slip on the surface of a shoe insole.
  • a zone occupied by knobs 2a is also formed in the circular heel area, which zone is surrounded by a circular cutout in the cover layer 5.
  • the area occupied by the knobs 2a in the central part of the insole is surrounded by the cover layer 5 cut out in this area, the contour of this section being interrupted by a plurality of transverse webs 7 according to FIG. 2c Slot 8 in the rubber layer follows.
  • the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 is a left insole, the matching right insole, like the embodiment according to FIG. 1, being provided with knobs 2a in other zones because the distribution of the reflex zones for certain organs on the Soles of the feet is not symmetrical.
  • the invention is not restricted to the exemplary embodiments shown in the drawing and described above.
  • the knobs can have a different shape and dimension.
  • the insole have a rigid base, as used for orthopedic purposes.

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The subject of the invention is an insole which on its upper side has profilings for exerting a massage effect on the foot tissue. According to the invention, the profilings are designed as knobs (2a) and arranged in special regions (2) of the sole surface, these special regions being selected according to points of view of reflex-zone therapy for activating certain organs. <IMAGE>

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Einlegesohle für Schuhe der im Oberbegriff des Patentanspruchs 1 angegebenen Gattung.The invention relates to an insole for shoes of the type specified in the preamble of claim 1.

Verschiedenartige Einlegesohlen sind seit langem zum Ausgleich von Schuh-Überweiten, zum Warmhalten der Füße und/oder zur Unterstützung des Fußgewölbes bekannt. Daneben existieren auch bereits ein- und mehrschichtige Einlegesohlen aus insbesondere Kork, die an ihrer Oberseite durchgehende Profilierungen in Form von Stegen und Rillen aufweisen. Die Form dieser Einlegesohlen ist der Sohlenfläche der inneren Schuhsohle angepaßt, so daß die gesamte Sohlenfläche eines Schuhs von einer derartigen Einlegesohle überdeckt wird und Verschiebungen der lose aufliegenden Einlegesohle durch Anstoßen an den angrenzenden Oberschuh verhindert werden. Die sich über die gesamte Oberfläche der Einlegesohle erstreckenden Profilierungen üben auf die Fußsohle eines Trägers beim Gehen einen Massageeffekt aus, um die Blutzirkulation im Fuß zu aktivieren.Various types of insoles have long been known to compensate for excess shoe sizes, to keep the feet warm and / or to support the arch of the foot. In addition, there are already single and multi-layer insoles made of cork in particular, which have continuous profiles in the form of webs and grooves on their top. The shape of these insoles is adapted to the sole surface of the inner shoe sole, so that the entire sole surface of a shoe is covered by such an insole and displacements of the loose insole are prevented by bumping against the adjacent upper shoe. The profiles, which extend over the entire surface of the insole, exert a massage effect on the sole of a wearer's foot when walking to activate the blood circulation in the foot.

Bei einer z. B. aus der EP-A-0 193 805 bekannten Ausführung dieser Einlegesohlen sind zur Erzielung einer guten Massagewirkung und einer verbesserten Belüftung der Fußsohlen auf der Oberseite eines kompakten und elastischen Unterbaus Massagenoppen mit zylindrischem Fuß und abgerundetem Kopf angeformt, die von einer an den Köpfen der Massagenoppen festgeklebten durchgehenden Deckschicht aus z. B. Feinleder überdeckt sind. Die Noppen sind in Reihen über die gesamte Sohlenfläche regelmäßig verteilt angeordnet.At a z. B. from EP-A-0 193 805 known version of these insoles are to achieve a good massage effect and improved ventilation of the soles of the feet on the top of a compact and elastic base massage nubs with a cylindrical foot and rounded head, which are formed by one on the heads the massage nubs glued through continuous top layer of z. B. fine leather are covered. The knobs are regularly arranged in rows over the entire sole surface.

Als Reflexzonentherapie wird eine Behandlungsmethode bezeichnet, die von der Erkenntnis ausgeht, daß spezielle Zonen der Fußsohlen und Handflächen in Wechselbeziehung zu bestimmten inneren Organen stehen. Bestimmte Erkrankungen dieser Organe können vom Therapeuten frühzeitig erkannt werden, indem von ihm auf die entsprechenden Reflexzonen der Fußsohle ein Druck ausgeübt wird, der dem Patienten ein mehr oder minder starkes Schmerzgefühl verursacht. Andererseits kann eine behutsame Massage in diesen speziellen Zonen durch den Therapeuten eine intensivierte Stimulation in dem zugeordneten Organ bewirken.Reflex zone therapy is a treatment method that is based on the knowledge that special zones of the soles of the feet and palms are related to certain internal organs. Certain diseases of these organs can be recognized early by the therapist by exerting pressure on the corresponding reflex zones of the sole of the foot, which causes the patient to experience a more or less intense feeling of pain. On the other hand, a careful massage in these special zones by the therapist can cause an intensified stimulation in the assigned organ.

Aus der DE-A-35 20 956 ist eine gattungsgemäße Einlegesohle bekannt, die aus einer unteren Schicht aus einem elastischem Material und aus einer oberen flexiblen Schicht besteht. Zur Erzielung einer über die einfache Massagewirkung der Fußsohle hinausgehenden zusätzlichen Reizwirkung von Reflex-Punkten sind in bzw. auf der elastischen Unterschicht in sich starre Stifte mit verbreitertem Unterteil kippbar gelagert, welche Löcher in der oberen flexiblen Gewebeschicht durchragen und mit ihren abgerundeten Köpfen aus dem Sohlenmaterial vorstehen. Diese Stifte sind über die gesamte Sohlenfläche gleichmäßig verteilt angeordnet.From DE-A-35 20 956 a generic insole is known which consists of a lower layer made of an elastic material and an upper flexible layer. In order to achieve an additional irritating effect of reflex points that goes beyond the simple massage effect of the sole of the foot, rigid in or on the elastic lower layer Pens with a broadened lower part are tiltably supported, which protrude through holes in the upper flexible fabric layer and protrude with their rounded heads from the sole material. These pins are evenly distributed over the entire sole surface.

Aufgabe der Erfindung ist es, eine Einlegesohle zu schaffen, die eine über den durchblutungsfördernden Effekt des Fußgewebes hinausgehende therapeutische Wirkung besitzt und mit der die Funktion bestimmter innerer Organe gezielt beeinflußt werden kann.The object of the invention is to provide an insole which has a therapeutic effect which goes beyond the circulation-promoting effect of the foot tissue and with which the function of certain internal organs can be influenced in a targeted manner.

Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß durch die im Patentanspruch 1 angegebenen Merkmale gelöst.This object is achieved by the features specified in claim 1.

Durch die gezielte Anordnung der Noppen in vorbestimmten Zonen der Sohlenfläche werden beim Gehen automatisch bestimmte Zonen der Fußsohle massiert, was wiederum entsprechende Auswirkungen auf die diesen Zonen zugeordneten Organe hat. Dabei ist es wesentlich, daß die Form, die Anordnungsdichte und auch die Konsistenz der Noppen so gewählt werden, daß eine ausreichend wirksame Massagewirkung dieser Fußsohlen-Zonen erreicht wird, ohne jedoch ein Schmerzempfinden zu verursachen. Aufgrund dieser Massagewirkung erfolgt eine Aktivierung der den jeweiligen Fußsohlen-Zonen zugeordneten Körperorgane. Besonders geeignet sind die erfindungsgemäßen Einlegesohlen für über-gewichtige Personen, wenn die Noppen in den der Leber, des Magens, der Blase, dem Dünn- und Dickdarm, den Nieren zugeordneten Zonen auf der Sohlenoberfläche angeordnet werden, weil durch die Aktivierung dieser Organe deren Tätigkeit intensiviert und damit die gesamten Stoffwechselvorgänge incl. der Ausscheidung gefördert werden. Reihenversuche haben ergeben, daß durch das zeitweilige Tragen derartiger Einlegesohlen eine kontinuierliche Gewichtsabnahme erreicht werden kann, und zwar ohne Beeinträchtigung des Wohlbefindens der jeweiligen Person.Through the targeted arrangement of the knobs in predetermined zones of the sole surface, certain zones of the sole of the foot are automatically massaged when walking, which in turn has corresponding effects on the organs assigned to these zones. It is essential that the shape, the arrangement density and also the consistency of the knobs are chosen so that a sufficiently effective massage effect of the sole of the foot is achieved without causing any pain sensation. Due to this massage effect, the body organs assigned to the respective soles of the feet are activated. The insoles according to the invention are particularly suitable for overweight people if the knobs are arranged in the zones assigned to the liver, stomach, bladder, small and large intestine, kidneys on the surface of the sole, because by activating these organs their activity intensified and thus the entire metabolic processes including excretion are promoted. Series tests have shown that by temporarily wearing such insoles, a continuous weight loss can be achieved, without impairing the well-being of the person concerned.

Eine zweckmäßige Ausgestaltung der Erfindung zeichnet sich dadurch aus, daß die Noppen eine Höhe von etwa 0,3 bis 3,0 mm und einen Durchmesser von 1,0 bis 4,0 mm haben und aus einem gummielastischen Material bestehen. Die Einlegesohle ist mehrschichtig aufgebaut, wobei eine untere gummielastische Schicht die einstückig angeformten Noppen trägt und eine obere Deckschicht aus Leder, Textilmaterial, Kork o.dgl. auf den nicht von Noppen bedeckten Bereichen befestigt ist, um das Fußklima auch nach längeren Tragezeiten zu fördern.An advantageous embodiment of the invention is characterized in that the knobs have a height of about 0.3 to 3.0 mm and a diameter of 1.0 to 4.0 mm and consist of a rubber-elastic material. The insole has a multi-layer structure, with a lower rubber-elastic layer carrying the integrally molded knobs and an upper cover layer Leather, textile material, cork or the like is attached to the areas not covered by nubs to promote the foot climate even after long periods of wear.

Zweckmäßig erstreckt sich die Einlegesohle nicht über die gesamte Sohlenfläche sondern nur von der Ferse bis vor den Zehenbereich, wobei ein verjüngter vorderer Rand der Leder-Deckschicht über die Vorderkante der gummielastischen Unterschicht hinausragt. Durch diese Größe und Form der Einlegesohle ergibt sich der Vorzug, daß mit einer relativ geringen Anzahl von vier verschiedenen Größen der gesamte Größenbereich an Schuhen (Damen- und Herrenschuhen) abgedeckt werden kann, da die Bereiche des Fußgewölbes und der Ferse in geringerem Maße als die Bereiche des Fußballens und der Zehen variieren. Um ein Verrutschen dieser sich nur über etwa 3/4 der Sohlenfläche erstreckenden Einlegesohlen zu verhindern, sind an deren Unterfläche zweckmäßig Haftmittel in Form von z.B. beidseitig wirksamen Klebestreifen vorgesehen, mit denen die Einlegesohle auf der Innensohle des Schuhes lösbar fixiert werden kann.The insole expediently does not extend over the entire sole surface but only from the heel to the toe area, with a tapered front edge of the leather cover layer projecting beyond the front edge of the rubber-elastic lower layer. This size and shape of the insole results in the advantage that with a relatively small number of four different sizes, the entire size range of shoes (women's and men's shoes) can be covered, since the areas of the arch and heel to a lesser extent than that Areas of the ball of the foot and toes vary. In order to prevent slipping of these insoles, which only extend over about 3/4 of the sole surface, it is advisable to use adhesives in the form of e.g. double-sided adhesive strips are provided, with which the insole can be releasably fixed to the insole of the shoe.

Weitere Besonderheiten und Vorzüge der Erfindung sind bei den in der Zeichnung dargestellten Ausführungsbeispielen verwirklicht, die im folgenden ausführlich beschrieben werden. Es zeigen:

Fig. 1
je eine rechte und linke Einlegesohle mit in unterschiedlichen Zonen angeordneten Noppen,
Fig. 2a bis 2c
eine für die Gewichtsabnahme eines Trägers konzipierte Einlegesohle in Draufsicht, im Längsschnitt b-b und in Unteransicht.
Further special features and advantages of the invention are realized in the exemplary embodiments shown in the drawing, which are described in detail below. Show it:
Fig. 1
right and left insoles with knobs arranged in different zones,
2a to 2c
an insole designed for the weight loss of a wearer in plan view, in longitudinal section bb and in bottom view.

Die dargestellte Einlegesohle 1 hat eine dem Fersenbereich und dem Mittelfuß angepaßte Außenkontur Damit eine einzige Einlegesohlen-Größe für mehrere Schuhgrößen geeignet ist, erstreckt sich die dargestellte Einlegesohle 1 nur über ca. 3/4 der Sohlenfläche, wobei der Zehenbereich freibleibt. Eine derartige Form hat den Vorteil, daß zur Abdeckung sämtlicher Schuhgrößen nur vier verschieden große Einlegesohlen benötigt werden.The insole 1 shown has an outer contour adapted to the heel area and the midfoot so that a single insole size is suitable for several shoe sizes, the insole 1 shown extends only over approximately 3/4 of the sole surface, the toe area remaining free. Such a shape has the advantage that only four different sized insoles are required to cover all shoe sizes.

In ausgewählten Bereichen 2 weist die Einlegesohle an ihrer Oberseite Noppen 2a auf, die in bestimmten Mustern über Teile der Sohlenfläche verteilt angeordnet sind. Die Noppen bestehen vorzugsweise aus weichelastischem Material. Um eine ausreichende Massagewirkung ohne übermäßige Beanspruchung der Fußsohlenzonen zu erzielen, sollten die Noppen 2a eine Höhe von 0,3 bis 3,0 mm und einen Durchmesser von etwa 1,0 bis 4,0 mm haben, wobei die zwischenabstände zwischen zwei benachbarten Noppen etwa im Bereich ihrer Durchmesser liegen sollten.In selected areas 2, the insole has knobs 2a on its upper side, which are arranged in certain patterns over parts of the sole surface. The knobs are preferably made of soft elastic material. In order to achieve a sufficient massage effect without excessive stress on the soles of the feet, the knobs 2a should have a height of 0.3 to 3.0 mm and a diameter of approximately 1.0 to 4.0 mm, the spacing between two adjacent knobs should be approximately in the range of their diameter.

Wie insbesondere aus den Fig. 1 und 2a ersichtlich, sind die Noppen 2a entsprechend den Erkenntnissen der Reflexzonentherapie in bestimmten Zonen 2 auf der Sohlenoberfläche verteilt angeordnet. Bei der Reflexzonen-Therapie wird bekanntlich davon ausgegangen, daß Körperfunktionen und Körperorgane durch Massage bestimmter Fußsohlenzonen stimuliert bzw. beeinflußt werden können. Durch die erfindungsgemäße Anordnung der Noppen in ausgewählten Zonen 2 auf der Oberfläche der Einlegesohlen wird eine selbsttätige Massagewirkung der Fußsohlen-Zonen durch die Gehbewegung des Trägers erzielt, um nicht nur die Durchblutung des Fußgewebes zu intensivieren, sondern-auch die diesen Fußsohlenzonen zugeordneten Körperorgane anzuregen. Da die speziellen Zonen für die verschiedenen Körperorgane auf der Fußsohle nicht symmetrisch verteilt sind, haben auch die mit Noppen besetzten Zonen 2 auf der Einlegesohle eine entsprechend unsymmetrische Verteilung, wie dies in Fig. 1 für die rechte und die linke Einlegesohle eines Sohlenpaares dargestellt ist. Diese Sohlenausführung ist zur selbsttätigen Behandlung von Übergewichtigkeit konzipiert, wobei Noppen nur in denjenigen Bereichen angeordnet sind, die den Fußsohlenzonen zur reflexzonentherapeutischen Aktivierung der Leber, des Magens, des Darmtraktes, der Niere und der Blase gegenüberliegen.As can be seen in particular from FIGS. 1 and 2a, the knobs 2a are arranged in certain zones 2 on the sole surface in accordance with the findings of reflex zone therapy. It is known that reflex zone therapy assumes that bodily functions and organs can be stimulated or influenced by massaging certain areas of the sole of the foot. Due to the arrangement of the knobs in selected zones 2 on the surface of the insoles, an automatic massage effect of the sole areas of the foot is achieved by the walking movement of the wearer, in order not only to intensify the blood circulation in the foot tissue, but also to stimulate the body organs assigned to the sole areas of the foot. Since the special zones for the various body organs are not symmetrically distributed on the sole of the foot, the zones 2 studded with nubs also have a correspondingly asymmetrical distribution, as is shown in FIG. 1 for the right and left insoles of a pair of soles. This sole design is designed for the automatic treatment of obesity, with pimples being arranged only in those areas that lie opposite the sole areas of the foot for reflex-zone therapeutic activation of the liver, stomach, intestinal tract, kidney and bladder.

Bei der Ausführung nach Fig. 2a bis 2c besteht die dargestellte Einlegesohle 1 aus einer unteren weichelastischen Gummischicht 4, an deren Oberfläche die Noppen 2a einstückig angeformt sind. Die Noppen 2a können jedoch auch aus einem anderen Werkstoff, z.B. einem Kork-Latex-Gemisch bestehen und auf der Einlegesohle aus z.B. Leder, formsteifem Kunststoff o.dgl. dauerhaft befestigt sein. Auf der Oberfläche dieser Gummischicht 4 ist eine Deckschicht 5 aus Leder oder einem anderen feinporösen Material aufgeklebt oder aufvulkanisiert, die jedoch nur die von den Noppen 2a freien Bereiche der Gummischicht überdeckt. Die Noppen 2a überragen diese Deckschicht 5 zweckmäßig um einige Millimeter. An der Unterseite der Gummischicht 4 ist mindestens ein beidseitig wirksamer Klebestreifen 6 lösbar befestigt, mit dem die Einlegesohle auf der Oberfläche einer Schuh-Innensohle rutschfest fixiert wird. Bei dieser Ausführung ist auch im kreisförmigen Fersenbereich eine mit Noppen 2a besetzte Zone ausgebildet, die von einem kreisförmigen Ausschnitt in der Deckschicht 5 umgeben ist. Wie aus den Fig. 2a und 2c hervorgeht, ist der mit den Noppen 2a besetzte Bereich im mittleren Teil der Einlegesohle von der in diesem Bereich ausgeschnittenen Deckschicht 5 umgeben, wobei gemäß Fig. 2c der Kontur dieses Ausschnitts ein durch eine Vielzahl von Querstegen 7 unterbrochener Schlitz 8 in der Gummischicht folgt. Bei der in Fig. 2 dargestellten Ausführung handelt es sich um eine linke Einlegesohle, wobei die dazu passende rechte Einlegesohle ebenso wie bei der Ausführung nach Fig. 1 in anderen Zonen mit Noppen 2a versehen ist, weil die Verteilung der Reflexzonen für bestimmte Organe auf den Fußsohlen nicht symmetrisch ist.In the embodiment according to FIGS. 2a to 2c, the insole 1 shown consists of a lower soft elastic rubber layer 4, on the surface of which the knobs 2a are integrally formed. The knobs 2a can, however, also consist of another material, for example a cork-latex mixture, and the like on the insole, for example of leather, rigid plastic or the like. be permanently attached. On the surface of this rubber layer 4, a cover layer 5 made of leather or another fine-porous material is glued or vulcanized, which, however, only covers the areas of the rubber layer that are free of the knobs 2a. The knobs 2a protrude above this cover layer 5 by a few millimeters. At least one double-sided adhesive strip 6 is releasably attached to the underside of the rubber layer 4, with which the insole is fixed non-slip on the surface of a shoe insole. In this embodiment, a zone occupied by knobs 2a is also formed in the circular heel area, which zone is surrounded by a circular cutout in the cover layer 5. As can be seen from FIGS. 2a and 2c, the area occupied by the knobs 2a in the central part of the insole is surrounded by the cover layer 5 cut out in this area, the contour of this section being interrupted by a plurality of transverse webs 7 according to FIG. 2c Slot 8 in the rubber layer follows. The embodiment shown in FIG. 2 is a left insole, the matching right insole, like the embodiment according to FIG. 1, being provided with knobs 2a in other zones because the distribution of the reflex zones for certain organs on the Soles of the feet is not symmetrical.

Die Erfindung ist nicht auf die in der Zeichnung dargestellten und vorstehend beschriebenen Ausführungsbeispiele beschränkt. So können beispielsweise die Noppen andere Gestalt und Dimension haben. Ferner kann die Einlegesohle einen formsteifen Unterbau aufweisen, wie er für orthopädische Zwecke verwendet wird. Schließlich ist es für besondere therapeutische Maßnahmen auch möglich, die dargestellte Einlegesohle auch bis zur Sohlenspitze zu verlängern und in diesem vorderen Bereich ebenfalls Noppen in bestimmten Zonen anzuordnen, um eine Massagewirkung auf die Zehen ausüben zu können.The invention is not restricted to the exemplary embodiments shown in the drawing and described above. For example, the knobs can have a different shape and dimension. Furthermore, the insole have a rigid base, as used for orthopedic purposes. Finally, it is also possible for special therapeutic measures to extend the insole shown to the tip of the sole and also to arrange knobs in certain zones in this front area in order to be able to have a massage effect on the toes.

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  1. Insole for shoes, consisting
    - of a lower sole layer (4) of flexible rubber or plastic material,
    - of an upper flexible cover layer (5) consisting of leather, a textile material, cork, or the like, and
    - of knobs (2a) which directly act, with the upper ends thereof, on the sole of the foot for effecting a reflex zone massage, and which are arranged on the surface of the lower sole layer (4),
    characterized in that
    - the knobs (2a) are of flexible rubber or plastic material and are permanently fixed at the lower sole layer (1),
    - the knobs (2a) are arranged in special areas (2) of the sole layer, having spaces between them, which correspond to about their diameters, and which knobs are chosen according to aspects of the reflex zone therapy for activating certain organs of the body, and
    - the cover layer (5) covers only those areas of the lower sole layer (4), which are free from knobs (2a).
  2. The insole layer according to claim 1,
    characterized in that
    the knobs (2a) are arranged in those areas of the sole which face the reflex zones on the foot sole, associated to liver and digestive organs.
  3. The insole according to claim 1 or 2,
    characterized in that
    the length of the insole corresponds to only 3/4 of the inner shoe sole and the inner sole of the shoe is covered from the heel area to the ball area.
  4. The insole according to claim 3,
    characterized in that
    on the lower side of the flexible lower sole layer (4) adhesive means (6) for the releasable fixation of the insole on the surface of an inner shoe sole are provided.
  5. The insole according to one of claims 1 to 4,
    characterized in that
    in the area of the plantar arch an arch is formed.
  6. The insole according to one of the claims 1 to 5,
    characterized in that
    the knobs (2a) are 0.3 to 3 mm high and have a diameter of 1.0 to 4.0 mm.
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