US 6,141,890 AGranted

Sole pad unit with the effects supporting the metatarsal bone and airing and massaging the center of the sole of foot

OwnerShou Chtninventor

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Abstract

The subject invention is aimed at providing a sole pad unit with the effects of supporting the metatarsal bone and airing and massaging the center of the sole of foot, comprising mainly of a massage block, roughly in an "L" shape, located on the sole pad unit to correspond to the depressive part on the sole of foot, providing proper stimulation to the depressed part on the sole of foot, complying with ergonomic principles, at approximately the center of the massage block is a vent hole to produce airing effect and prevent bad smell, meanwhile there are slopes on the peripherals to prevent deformation of the massage block, the sole pad unit is applicable to slippers as well as all types of shoes, to achieve the effects of universal application and best comfort, and to achieve the purpose of better health with the massage block to support the metatarsal bone and massage the reflective area of acupoints on the depressed part of the sole of foot.

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Dependent claims

A sole pad unit for supporting the metatarsal bone and airing and massaging the center of the sole of a foot comprising a sole pad having an outer edge, a heel portion, a forward portion and a middle portion between said heel and forward portions, an elevated member made of flexible high-polymer material having a height of approximately 1.5 cms, said elevated member including a rear portion adjacent to said edge of said sole pad and extending substantially across said heel portion of said sole pad, said rear portion of said elevated member including a longitudinally extending vent, said elevated member also including a first forwardly extending portion which forms an acute angle with said rear portion and a second forwardly extending portion which forms an oblique angle with said first forwardly extending portion and wherein each of said portions of said elevated member include a plurality of sloping edges which slope downwardly and outwardly in the direction of the outer edge of said sole pad and in which each of said forwardly extending portions include a longitudinally extending vent.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.