Patent application title:

INSOLE

Publication number:

US20240188672A1

Publication date:
Application number:

18/582,541

Filed date:

2024-02-20

Smart Summary: An insole is made up of three main parts: an insole body, a lower pad, and a mounting box. The lower pad fits on the bottom of the insole body, allowing for easy assembly without many steps. The design includes an arch portion for added support and comfort. The mounting box holds everything together and has a cover that can be easily removed. This new design simplifies the production process of heating insoles, making it quicker and easier to assemble. 🚀 TL;DR

Abstract:

An insole includes an insole body, a lower pad and a mounting box. The insole body is provided with a bottom surface, a first rear end, and a first front end. The lower pad is provided with a second front end and a second rear end; the second front end is correspondingly stacked with the first front end, the second rear end is correspondingly folded with the read end; the mounting box is fixed in the mounting cavity. The lower pad of the insole is correspondingly stacked with the bottom surface of the insole body, with the stacked design, the insole can be assembled quickly and easily, with fewer assembly procedures.

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A43B3/34 »  CPC main

Footwear characterised by the shape or the use with electrical or electronic arrangements

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 17/364,915, entitled “insole,” filed Jul. 1, 2021, and the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of electrical insoles, more particularly an insole mounted in a stack.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The insole is an important part of shoes. The insole has the function of protecting the foot. The insole fills a space between a sole and a shoe bed to avoid the foot sliding in a shoe. At the same time, the insole must provide good support and stability for the foot and play a function of shock absorption during movement. In order to enrich the function of the insole, technicians have developed a heating insole, which is designed to have a heating assembly in it, the heating assembly is powered and heated by a battery so as to play a self-heating and warm function. However, the insole generally consists of an insole body and a cover body. The heating assembly is arranged in the insole body, the cover body covers the heating assembly, the rear end of the cover body corresponds to the heel, and the front end of the cover corresponds to the arch portion. The deficiencies of the insole are as follows: 1. complex production and assembly process; 2. the heating assembly is arranged in the heel position, resulting in the heel position being thick, it is unconformable with ergonomics and to wear.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The object of the present disclosure is to provide an insole, aiming to solve the technical problems of the complex production and assembly process of the heating insole in the prior art.

In order to achieve the above objects, the present disclosure provides an insole, which includes an insole body with a bottom surface, a first rear end and, a first front end;

The insole also includes a lower pad and a mounting box. The lower pad is matched and overlapped on the bottom surface of the insole body; the insole body and the lower pad are enclosed in a mounting cavity; the lower pad is provided with a second front end and a second rear end; the second front end is correspondingly overlapped on the first front end, the second rear end is correspondingly overlapped on the read end. The mounting box is fixed in the mounting cavity.

Preferably, the insole body is provided with an arch portion, the mounting box is correspondingly overlapped to the arch portion, the mounting box is provided with a third front end with an inclined plane; the arch portion is provided with a fourth front end; the inclined plane is correspondingly overlapped to the fourth front end.

Preferably, the mounting box includes a box body and a cover plate.

The box body is provided with a bottom wall and a side wall which is connected with the periphery of the bottom wall and extends upwards, the bottom wall and the side wall are enclosed in a mounting slot.

A periphery of the cover plate is detachably connected with the side wall and covers the mounting slot.

Preferably, the inclined surface is arranged on the cover plate, the side wall is provided with an oblique section that corresponds to the inclined plane.

Preferably, the periphery of the cover plane is provided with several first buckles, an outer surface of the side wall is provided with several second buckles which are interconnected with the first buckles.

Preferably, the box body is made of plastic, the cover plate is made of metal.

Preferably, the second end of the lower pad or the first end of the insole body is provided with a pull bar.

Preferably, the side wall is provided with a charging interface and switch keys; the insole body or the lower pad is provided with an interface clearance hole and key clearance holes, the charging interface is exposed to the interface clearance hole, and the switch keys are protrude the key clearance holes.

Preferably, the insole body or the lower pad is provided with a sealing groove, the charging interface and the switch keys are located in the sealing groove; the sealing groove is sealed by a sealing plug.

Preferably, the lower pad is a cloth pad or a soft plastic pad.

One or more technical schemes of the insoles provided in the embodiments in the present disclosure have at least one of the following technical effects: The lower pad of the insole is correspondingly stacked with the bottom surface of the insole body, with the stacked design, the insole can be assembled quickly and easily, with fewer assembly procedures;

The lower pad is provided with the second front end and the second rear end, the second front end is superimposed with the first front end, the second rear end is superimposed with the front rear end, and the lower pad is an integral structure, through the above design, the lower pad and the insole can be avoided splitting in use, with better durability.

The lower pad in the present disclosure is integral molding, and the clearance holes for the charging interface and switch keys can be formed together during the molding process. It is not necessary to artificially process the clearance holes for the charging interface and switch keys. It further reduces the manufacturing procedure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical schemes in the embodiments in the present disclosure, the drawings needed in the embodiments or the prior technical description are simple introduced below, obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments in the present disclosure, and for those skilled in the art, additional drawings may be obtained without creative labor.

FIG. 1 is a right side view of the insole in the embodiment according to the present disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the insole in the embodiment according to the present disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view of the insole in the embodiment according to the present disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a section view along the A-A line in FIG. 3 in the embodiment according to the present disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the mounting box in the embodiment according to the present disclosure.

FIG. 6 is the other perspective view of the mounting box in the embodiment according to the present disclosure.

EMBODIMENTS

Embodiments of the present disclosure are described in detail below, and examples of the embodiments are shown in the attached drawings, in which the same or similar labels represent the same or similar elements or elements with the same or similar function. The embodiments described below by reference to the attached drawings are exemplary and are intended to explain embodiments of the present disclosure and cannot be understood as limits in the present disclosure.

In the description of the embodiments of the present disclosure, it should be understood that if the embodiments involve directional indications, such as the “upper”, “lower”, “left”, “right”, “front”, “rear”, “internal” and “external”, etc. indicating orientation or location relationship, is based on the orientation or position relationship showed in the figures, it is only for describing the embodiments in the present disclosure and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying the device or the element that must have a specified azimuth, constructed and operated, it cannot be understood as a limitation on the present disclosure.

Further, the terms “first”, and “second” are used only for description purposes, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, features defining “first” and “second” may expressly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the embodiments of the present disclosure, the “plurality of” means two or more unless otherwise specifically limited.

In the embodiments according to the present disclosure, referring to FIGS. 1-6, the insole body 1, a lower pad 2, and a mounting box 3, the insole body 1 is provided with a bottom surface 11, a first rear end 12, and a first front end 14. The lower pad 2 is matched and stacked on the bottom surface 11 of the insole body 1. Specifically, the lower pad 2 and the insole body 1 may fit in a manner of glued, fused, clasp connected, sewn, etc. With the design of the above superposition, the shoe insole can be assembled quickly and easily, with fewer assembly procedures. The lower pad 2 and the bottom surface 11 are enclosed in a mounting cavity 15. Specifically, the mounting cavity 15 is sealed. The lower pad 2 is provided with a second front end 21 and a second rear end 22; the second front end 21 is correspondingly overlapped with the first front end 14, the second rear end 22 is correspondingly overlapped with the read end 12. The mounting box 3 is fixed in the mounting cavity 15. The mounting box 3 can be installed with accessories, such as batteries, control assemblies, etc. The lower pad 2 is an integral structure, through the above design, the lower pad 2 and the insole 1 can be avoided splitting in use, with better durability.

The lower pad in the present disclosure is integral molding, and the clearance holes for the charging interface and switch keys can be formed together during the molding process. It is not necessary to artificially process the clearance holes for the charging interface and switch keys. It further reduces the manufacturing procedure.

In the embodiments according to the present disclosure, referring to FIG. 4, the insole body 1 in the insole is provided with an arch portion 13. Specifically, the arch portion 13 is correspondingly overlapped with the user's foot arch. The mounting box 3 is correspondingly overlapped with the arch portion 13. Because the position of the arch portion 13 is less stressed, the mounting box 3 correspondingly overlapped with the arch portion 13 may reduce the pressure and impact force of the mounting box 3 in use, thereby better protecting the parts in the mounting box 3. The above design is in conformity with the ergonomic features with the advantages of high space utilization and suitable wear.

Referring to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the mounting box 3 is provided with a third front end 31 with an inclined plane 32; the arch portion 13 is provided with a fourth front end 131; the inclined plane 32 corresponds to the fourth front end 131. Specifically, the inclined plane 32 is inclined downward. The inclined plane 32 is designed according to the ergonomic feather to better fit the person's arch, not kowtow, dress more comfortably, and have a higher space utilization rate.

In the embodiments according to the present disclosure, referring to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the mounting box 3 includes a box body 33 and a cover plate 34. The box body 33 is provided with a bottom wall 331 and a side wall 332 which is connected with the periphery of the bottom wall 331 and extends upwards, the bottom wall 331 and the side wall 332 are enclosed in a mounting slot 333. The periphery of the cover plate 34 is detachably connected with the side wall 332 and covers the mounting slot 333. The above design has the function of assemble and disassemble the cover plate 334 easily.

In the embodiments according to the present disclosure, referring to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the inclined surface 32 is arranged on the cover plate 34, and the side wall 332 is provided with an oblique section 334 which corresponds to the inclined plane 332, thereby the side wall 332 more fits the cover plate 34.

In the embodiments according to the present disclosure, referring to FIG. 5, the periphery of the cover plane 34 is provided with several first buckles 341, an outer surface of the side wall 332 is provided with several second buckles 335 which are interconnected with the first buckles 341.

In the embodiments according to the present disclosure, the first buckles 341 of the insole are distributed around the cover plate 34, the second buckles 335 are distributed around the side wall 332. With the above design, the interconnection of the cover plate 34 and the second buckles 335 are more fastened and uneasy to release. Additionally, since the first buckles 341 and the second buckles 335 also have the function of support, the strength between the box body 33 and the cover plate 34 is enhanced.

In the embodiments according to the present disclosure, the insole body 33 of the insole is made of plastics, the material of the cover plate is made of metal, preferably, stainless steel. Specifically, the whole mounting box 3 is made of stainless steel, the whole weight is heavier, if the mounting box 3 is made of plastic, its stress performance is poor. Therefore, with the above design, the insole can maintain due stress performance and ensure lighter quality.

In the embodiments according to the present disclosure, the second end 22 of the lower pad 2 or the first end 12 of the insole body 1 is provided with a pull bar. The pull bar can be a cloth bar, which facilitates the user to pull the insole quickly from the shoe.

In the embodiments according to the present disclosure, referring to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the side wall 332 is provided with a charging interface 336 and switch keys 337; the insole body 1 or the lower pad 2 is provided with an interface clearance hole 6 and key clearance holes 7, the charging interface 336 is exposed the interface clearance hole 6, the switch keys 337 are protruded the key clearance holes 7. Specifically, the mounting slot 333 is provided with electronic elements such as a battery (not shown) and a control motherboard (not shown), the charging interface 336 is used for charging the battery, the switch keys 337 is used for controlling the switches of the external electronic element by the controlling board.

In the embodiments according to the present disclosure, referring to FIG. 5, the third front end 31 of the mounting box 3 of the insole is connected with a flexible heat sheet 8 which may be cloth and extends forward.

In the embodiments according to the present disclosure, referring to FIG. 1, the insole body 1 or the lower pad 2 is provided with a sealing groove 4, the charging interface 336 and the switch keys 337 are located in the sealing groove 4; the sealing groove 4 is sealed by a sealing plug. The connection of the sealing groove 4 and the sealing plug has the function of sealing so as to isolate and protect the charging interface 336 and the switch keys 337.

In the embodiments according to the present disclosure, referring to FIG. 2, the lower pad 2 of the insole is a cloth pad that has the characteristics of soft, bending, stretching, easily processed and assembled.

In the embodiments according to the present disclosure, referring to FIG. 6, the lower pad 2 of the insole is a soft plastic pad which has the characteristics of soft, bending, and stretching.

The above are only preferred embodiments of the present disclosure and are not used to limit the present disclosure, and any modification, equivalent replacement or improvement made within the spirit and principles of the present disclosure shall be included in the protection scope of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. An insole, comprising:

an insole body, which has a bottom surface, a first rear end, and a first front end;

wherein, also comprising:

a lower pad, matched and overlapped on said bottom surface of said insole body; said insole body and said lower pad are enclosed in a mounting cavity; said lower pad has a second front end and a second rear end; said second front end is correspondingly overlapped with said first front end, said second rear end is correspondingly overlapped with said read end; and,

a mounting box, fixed in said mounting cavity.

2. The insole according to claim 1, wherein said insole body is provided with an arch portion, said mounting box is correspondingly overlapped with said arch portion, said mounting box is provided with a third front end with an inclined plane; said arch portion is provided with a fourth front end; said inclined plane is correspondingly overlapped with said fourth front end.

3. The insole according to claim 1, wherein said mounting box includes: a box body and a cover plate; said box body is provided with a bottom wall and a side wall which is connected with said bottom wall and extends upwards, said bottom wall and said side wall are enclosed in a mounting slot; an periphery of said cover plate is detachably connected with said side wall and covers said mounting slot.

4. The insole according to claim 3, wherein said inclined surface is arranged on said cover plate, said side wall is provided with an oblique section that corresponds said inclined plane.

5. The insole according to claim 3, wherein said periphery of said cover plane is provided with several first buckles, an outer surface of said side wall is provided with several second buckles which are interconnected with said first buckles.

6. The insole according to claim 5, wherein said box body is made of plastic, said cover plate is made of metal.

7. The insole according to claim 1, wherein said second end of said lower pad or said first end of said insole body is provided with a pull bar.

8. The insole according to claim 1, wherein said side wall is provided with a charging interface and switch keys; said insole body or said lower pad is provided with an interface clearance hole and key clearance holes, said charging interface is exposed said interface clearance hole, said switch keys are protrude said key clearance holes.

9. The insole according to claim 2, wherein said side wall is provided with a charging interface and switch keys; said insole body or said lower pad is provided with an interface clearance hole and key clearance holes, said charging interface is exposed said interface clearance hole, said switch keys are protrude said key clearance holes.

10. The insole according to claim 3, wherein said side wall is provided with a charging interface and switch keys; said insole body or said lower pad is provided with an interface clearance hole and key clearance holes, said charging interface is exposed said interface clearance hole, said switch keys are protrude said key clearance holes.

11. The insole according to claim 4, wherein said side wall is provided with a charging interface and switch keys; said insole body or said lower pad is provided with an interface clearance hole and key clearance holes, said charging interface is exposed said interface clearance hole, said switch keys are protrude said key clearance holes.

12. The insole according to claim 5, wherein said side wall is provided with a charging interface and switch keys; said insole body or said lower pad is provided with an interface clearance hole and key clearance holes, said charging interface is exposed said interface clearance hole, said switch keys are protrude said key clearance holes.

13. The insole according to claim 8, wherein said insole body or said lower pad is provided with a sealing groove, said charging interface and said switch keys are located in said sealing groove; said sealing groove is sealed by a sealing plug.

14. The insole according to claim 1, wherein said lower pad is a cloth pad or a soft plastic pad.

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