Vibratory shoe for feet
View Patent ↗A shoe incorporates reflexology and acupressure as applied to a foot when wearing the shoe. The shoe has a sole with a battery powered vibration unit that mechanically vibrates a spiked gel insole located near the underside of a foot. The rounded spikes of the insole stimulate the acupressure points of the foot for its relaxation and pleasant feelings in a person. The sole of the shoe has a port for battery charging, a switch to control the vibration, and a charge indicator light at the sole's edge. The sole has a latch to remove the battery from a compartment in the heel area. The vibrating shoe operates while bearing the weight of a person or not. A transmitter remotely activates the vibration unit as a person is standing.
1. A shoe for massaging, soothing, relaxing a foot of a person wearing said shoe, said shoe having a sole, a counter above said sole, and an upper above said sole and forward of said counter comprising:
a vibration unit lacting within said sole;
a power source supplying electricity to said vibration unit;
a switch regulating said power source and said vibration unit;
an antenna cooperating with said switch and thus regulating said power source and said vibration unit;
a remote transmitter for activation and deactivation of said vibration unit in cooperation with said antenna, said battery being rechargeable;
wherein said power source is a battery;
a charging port, accessible upon the perimeter of said sole and in communication with said battery; and,
a charge status indicator, sensible upon the perimeter of said sole and in the same circuit as said battery.
2. The massaging shoe of claim 1 wherein said charge status indicator is a light emitting diode.
3. The massaging shoe of claim 2 wherein said light emitting diode emits multiple colors.
4. The massaging shoe of claim 1 wherein said charge status indicator is a sound generator.
5. A shoe for massaging, soothing, relaxing a foot of a person wearing said shoe, said shoe having a sole, a counter above said sole, and an upper above said sole and forward of said counter comprising:
a vibration unit lacting within said sole;
a power source supplying electricity to said vibration unit;
a switch regulating said power source and said vibration unit;
an antenna cooperating with said switch and thus regulating said power source and said vibration unit;
a remote transmitter for activation and deactivation of said vibration unit in cooperation with said antenna, said battery begin rechargeable;
wherein said rower source is a battery;
a door for releasably securing said battery within said shoe; and,
a latch for opening said door;
said shoe having a heel, locating generally towards the rear; and,
said door hingedly connecting to said counter and extending generally vertically upon said counter proximate the heel of said shoe.