Shoe with foot massaging sole
OwnerWalter Ometto, Anna Mocaveroinventors
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Abstract
A shoe comprising a sole which is provided, in its heel, with a tank in which pressurized air is accumulated by a pump actuated by the heel of the foot during normal walking. The shoe is provided with a foot supporting insole, which is provided with a plurality of holes in which a plurality of studs move at right angles to the ground; the studs are associated with an elastic chamber, which is connected to the air tank with the interposition of a discharge valve, which acts when the pressure inside the tank has reached a preset value; the studs accordingly act impulsively against the sole of the foot at preset intervals.
Claims19
1-18. (canceled)
A shoe with foot massaging sole, comprising a tank, which is located within the shoe sole, and a pump, which is located below the heel of the foot and is actuated by said heel of the foot while walking, said pump introducing air in said tank, which gradually increases its internal pressure, an air discharge duct branching out from said tank, an adjustable valve being interposed along said air discharge duct and opening when a preset pressure is reached, said valve feeding at least one elastic chamber provided in an upper region, i.e., toward the sole of the foot, with a plurality of studs, which are inserted in corresponding holes provided in a foot supporting insole, said studs, when the air is discharged, protruding from said holes and acting on the sole of the foot, said outflowing air being conveyed, preferably by means of a tube, into the shoe and thus producing an internal ventilation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.