JPH11140703A - Clothing for foot part - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a clothing for a foot part capable of reducing a danger such as falling during walking and raising safety. SOLUTION: A sock 10 has a cushioning member 20 having a projected part to be housed in a recessed part to be formed at the back of a joint part of the toe at the tip 11 of the sock. Consequently, a part from the heel to the tip of toenail of a user is made into an approximately continuous face in a worn state of the sock 10, the center of gravity is moved on the entire continuous face in walking, possibility of losing a balance by the movement of the center of gravity to the toe at a time is extremely reduced and a danger such as falling is greatly decreased and safety is raised.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a garment for a foot, and more particularly to a garment for a foot such as a sock or a stocking (including pantyhose; the same applies hereinafter) having a tip covering a toe. It is about.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Foot clothing such as socks and stockings is generally used only for keeping warm, moisturizing and protecting feet. As a special case, there is a fiber which has antibacterial properties by using so-called antibacterial-treated fiber as a fabric. Further, for example, there is a sock for sports in which the fit is improved by changing the expansion and contraction rate of each part.

[0003]

By the way, human walking in a state in which footwear such as shoes is not worn is usually
The heel first touches the ground, then the base of the toe (instep)
Arrives at the end, the toe lands last, and then the ground is kicked with the toe, and the movement of the center of gravity is also performed in this order. During walking, there is a problem that the elderly person tends to fall when the center of gravity moves from the base of the toe to the toe, especially in the case of an elderly person. This is mainly due to the fact that the center of gravity moves and concentrates on the toe having a small area at a time, and loses balance.

[0004] However, conventional leg clothing such as socks and stockings is mainly intended to protect the feet as described above. Such a problem could not be addressed.

An object of the present invention is to provide a foot garment capable of solving the above-mentioned problems and reducing the risk of falling during walking to enhance safety.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided a foot garment comprising:
In a garment for a foot having tips for covering a plurality of fingers of a foot, the tip is housed in the recess at a position opposite to a recess formed on the back surface of the base of the plurality of fingers. It is characterized in that a cushioning member having a convex portion is fixed.

Here, in a preferred embodiment, the buffer member has a substantially rod shape extending in a direction parallel to the plurality of fingers. Also, in a preferred embodiment,
The buffer member has at least a two-layer structure. And the layer facing the fingers of the two-layer structure is softer than the layer located on the opposite side of the fingers. Further, the thickness of the layer on the opposite side of the plurality of fingers is adjusted according to the depth of the recess.

According to the garment for a foot of the present invention constructed as described above, the cushioning member fills a concave portion which is a gap formed at the base of a plurality of toes of the foot, so that it extends from the base to the toe. Is a substantially continuous surface. Then, when walking, the center of gravity moves on the entire continuous surface. Therefore, unlike the related art, the possibility that the center of gravity moves only to the toe at once and the balance is lost is greatly reduced, and the danger of falling down is greatly reduced.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. The following is an example in which the present invention is applied to socks, but the present invention is not limited to this embodiment. In other words, besides socks, for example, like stockings,
The present invention can be similarly applied as long as it has a tip covering the toes.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, a sock 10 includes a tip 11, a heel 12, and an ankle 13. Here, in the sock 10, the heel portion 12 and the ankle portion 13 are the same as the conventional one.

On the other hand, a cushioning member 20 is fixed to the distal end portion 11. As a fixing method, an appropriate fixing means (sewing means) such as adhesion with an adhesive or sewing with a thread is used. In addition, as a mode of the fixing, a method of fixing the buffer member 2 to the distal end portion 11 as it is by bonding or sewing, or storing the buffer member 2 in the bag-like material 14,
An appropriate method such as a method of similarly fixing the bag-like material to the distal end portion 11 can be used. In the following description, an example in which the cushioning member 20 is sewn with the thread T in the bag-like material 14 made of a part of socks will be described, but other techniques can be used as appropriate.

As shown in FIG. 3, the cushioning member 20 is a rod having a square cross section, that is, an elongated prismatic shape, and has a two-layer structure of a cushion layer 21 and a support layer 22. The cushion layer 21 is formed of a material softer than the support layer 22, for example, a sponge. In addition, the support layer 22 is formed of a synthetic resin or the like that is harder than the cushion layer 21. Cushion layer 21, support layer 2
2 is made of, for example, a urethane foam material, but is not limited thereto.

Further, the thickness (width and height) of the cushioning member 20
Is dimensioned to fit into a recess formed in the back of the base of the toe. The length of the cushioning member is approximately the same as the width from the toe to the little finger of the foot.

When the user wears the sock 10, the cushioning member 20 has the cushion layer 21 on the side of the user's toe and the support layer 22 has the side opposite to the toe (ie, the side opposite to the toe). The shoe is fixed to the front end portion 11 so as to face the bottom of the shoe when the shoe is worn and the ground side if the shoe is not worn as described above.

Next, an example of a procedure for manufacturing the sock 10 will be described with reference to FIG. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the tip 11 has a size larger than that of a conventional sock, and a slightly bag-like material 1 is provided between the toe side 11a and the heel side 11b.
An outer open concave sewing portion 4 is formed. And
The buffer member 20 is inserted into the sewn portion, and the toe side portion 11a and the heel side portion 11b are drawn toward the upper portion of the buffer member 20. Further, as shown, these toe side portions 11a
The bag-like material 14 is formed by sewing and closing a portion adjacent to the heel side portion 11b with a thread so as to wrap the cushioning member 20.

FIG. 5 shows a state in which the user 30 wears the sock 10 constructed as described above. In this state, the cushioning member 20 is accommodated in the concave portion 31 on the back surface of the base of the plurality of fingers of the user 30 and extends in a direction crossing the toes, that is, in a direction parallel to the plurality of fingers of the foot. It is housed in a state where it does.

Then, as described above, the user 30
When the user walks while wearing the rug, since the recess 31 is filled with the buffer member 20 as described above, the area from the base of the toe to the toe becomes a substantially continuous surface. Therefore, when the user 30 walks, the movement of the center of gravity from the heel to the toe via the base of the toe is performed on the entire continuous surface. Therefore, unlike the related art, the possibility that the center of gravity moves only to the toe at once and the balance is lost is greatly reduced, and the danger of falling down is greatly reduced.

Further, when the socks of this embodiment were worn by 100 people and used for one week, nine out of the twenty monitors who had hay fever, equivalent to about 40%, had their symptoms improved. found. This is because, when wearing the socks of the embodiment, the cushioning member is provided in the concave portion of the base of the toe to improve the balance during walking, or the cushioning member The reason may be to stimulate a pot that is effective in improving hay fever at the base of the finger.

FIG. 6 shows another embodiment. In the example shown in FIG. 1, a concave portion is formed by a cloth, a buffer member is stored therein, and the opening is sewn with a thread. On the other hand, in the example shown in FIG. 6, the storage space is formed by doubly folding the cloth N constituting the foot clothing, and the buffer member 20 is stored using the storage space as the storage portion.

In this embodiment, the sewing is easy and the productivity is excellent. In addition, there is an advantage that the bottom is doubled and the durability is excellent.

FIG. 7 shows still another embodiment. Also in this example, the cloth N is double-folded to form a storage space, and the buffer member 20 is stored in the storage space. However, in the example shown in FIG. 6, the storage space is formed outside the foot clothing, but in this example, the storage space is formed inside the foot clothing (portion where the foot enters), and the cushioning member 20 is provided in this storage space. Is stored. In this example, since the human foot is in contact with the cushioning member 20 via the two cloths, the feeling of discomfort due to the contact with the cushioning member 20 is small.

In the above example, the cushioning member used was a rod-like member having a convex portion as a whole. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and such a convex portion may be provided on one side (the back of the base of the toe). (A side corresponding to the concave portion) can be used. For example, the cushioning member is
It may have a T-shaped cross section having such a convex portion.

It is particularly preferable that the buffer member 20 has a length extending from the little finger to the ring finger. That is, it is preferable to select the length and arrangement of the cushioning member so that the cushioning member does not exist in the portion corresponding to the thumb. According to the experiment of the present inventor, when the length extends from the little finger to the thumb, all fingers are not placed. However, there is a case where the weight of a human is heavily applied to the outside of the foot (that is, the little finger side), and in such a case, the little finger may be broken. Therefore, if the length of the cushioning member 20 is made shorter by the thumb than the width of the foot, and the cushioning member 20 does not exist in a portion corresponding to the thumb, the grounding of the thumb is ensured, so that the weight can be balanced. In addition, it is possible to prevent the small finger from being fumbled. In addition, since the degree of the weight varies from person to person, the grounding of the ring finger as well as the thumb may be ensured as necessary.

[0024]

As described above, the foot garment of the present invention has a structure in which the cushioning member having the convex portion accommodated in the concave portion formed at the distal end portion is fixed, so that the foot garment can be moved from the base of the foot. The surface up to the toe is a substantially continuous surface, and the center of gravity moves on the entire continuous surface during walking. Therefore, the possibility that the center of gravity moves only to the toe at once and the balance is lost is greatly reduced, and the danger of falling down is greatly reduced, and safety can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a sock.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a portion A in FIG.

3A is a side view of a cushioning member constituting the sock of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3B is a sectional view of the same.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a procedure for making the sock of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a state where a user wears the sock of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a side sectional view of a foot garment showing another embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a side sectional view of a foot clothing showing still another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Socks 11 Tip part 12 Heel part 13 Ankle part 20 Buffer member 21 Cushion layer 22 Support layer N cloth T thread (sewing means)

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A foot garment having a tip portion for covering a plurality of fingers of a foot, wherein the recess portion is provided at a position of the tip portion facing a recess formed on the back surface of the base of the plurality of fingers. A garment for a foot, comprising a cushioning member having a convex portion accommodated therein. 2. The foot garment according to claim 1, wherein the cushioning member has a substantially rod shape extending in a direction parallel to the plurality of fingers. 3. The buffer member comprises at least a two-layer structure, and a layer facing the plurality of fingers in the two-layer structure is smaller than a layer located on the opposite side of the plurality of fingers. The foot clothing according to claim 1, wherein the clothing is soft. 4. The garment for a foot according to claim 3, wherein the thickness of the layer located on the opposite side of the plurality of fingers is adjusted according to the depth of the recess. 5. The garment for a foot according to claim 1, wherein the cushioning member is arranged so as not to be present at a portion corresponding to a thumb.