IP Library Granted Patent US 8,844,166
Granted Patent B2
US 8,844,166 · App. 13/143,641 · Granted Sep 30, 2014

Insole having a vibrating device

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Patent No.
US 8,844,166
App. No.
13/143,641
Granted
Sep 30, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Insole ( 1 ) intended to be placed removably in a shoe ( 8 ), said insole comprising a long and thin body ( 2 ) and a vibrating device ( 4 ) embedded in said body ( 2 ), said vibrating device ( 4 ) comprising an electric accumulator ( 12 ), a control system ( 14 ) and a vibration generator ( 16 ).

Claims (17)

1. Insole intended to be placed removably in a shoe, said insole comprising a long and thin body and a vibrating device embedded in said body, said vibrating device comprising an electric accumulator, a control system and a vibration generator, wherein the vibrating device comprises a flexible film electrically connecting the electric accumulator to the vibration generator.

2. Insole according to claim 1 , wherein the flexible film forms a substrate to which the other elements of the vibrating device are fastened and has electrically conductive tracks.

3. Insole according to claim 2 , which has a direction of elongation and wherein the vibration generator is fastened to two electrically conductive tracks extending in parallel in the direction of elongation.

4. Insole according to a claim 1 , wherein the body has a cavity in which the vibrating device is located and the flexible film is covered with an adhesive that holds it at the far end of the cavity.

5. Insole according to claim 1 , wherein the vibrating device is incorporated in said body.

6. Insole according to claim 1 , wherein the vibrating device further comprises a wave receiver connected to the control system and is designed to transmit to the control system commands transmitted via magnetic waves.

7. Insole according to claim 1 , wherein the electric accumulator is able to be recharged by electromagnetic induction.

8. Insole according to claim 1 , wherein the electric accumulator is of the rechargeable type and is connected to an electrical connector for recharging.

9. Insole according to claim 1 , wherein the control system selectively commands the vibration generator to generate vibrations at least in a first frequency range between 35 and 50 hertz and in a second frequency range between 50 and 65 hertz.

10. Insole according to claim 1 , having a heel area and a plantar area, wherein the electric accumulator is thin and flat and located in the heel area and the vibration generator is located in the plantar area.

11. Insole according to claim 1 , wherein the vibrating device has a thickness less than 4 millimeters.

12. Insole according to claim 1 , having at least one pre-cut line at the periphery for adaptation to different shoe sizes.

13. Assembly comprising an insole and a remote control, said insole being intended to be placed removably in a shoe and comprising a long and thin body and a vibrating device embedded in said body, said vibrating device comprising an electric accumulator, a control system and a vibration generator, wherein the vibrating device comprises:

a flexible film electrically connecting the electric accumulator to the vibration generator, and

a wave receiver connected to the control system and designed to transmit to the control system commands transmitted by the remote control.

14. Assembly according to claim 13 wherein the wave receiver is further able to transmit information to the remote control.

15. Assembly according to claim 13 wherein the electric accumulator is able to be recharged by electromagnetic induction through the receiver.

Assignments (1)
CORPORATE ADDRESS CHANGE Recorded Nov 9, 2011
From: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
To: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
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