The following includes information that may be useful in understanding the present disclosure. It is not an admission that any of the information provided herein is prior art nor material to the presently described or claimed inventions, nor that any publication or document that is specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art.
The present invention relates generally to the field of jewelry of existing art and more specifically relates to toe jewelry.
Clavuses which are commonly known as corns, affect the toes and feet, and can come in a wide range of varieties. They can be either hard or soft, big or small, and either completely painless or sensitive to the touch. Corns can commonly result simply from popular shoe types and begin just as a small abrasion. They come about as a result of common sitting positions, too. Even the normal walking habits of today's consumers can quickly cause corns to pop up. The only common factors, in fact, are that corns are unsightly, they're often visible, and they clearly stand out. They don't leave a positive impression on the many who'll notice them, either. Devices exist for covering up corns such as corn pads or toe wedges, however, these products draw more attention to corns and other blemishes. A suitable alternative is desired.
U.S. Pub. No. 2002/0069671 to Richardine Richardson relates to a jewel patch and band. The described jewel patch and band includes an assortment of attractive jewel patches on bands for decoration or for covering corns and other blemishes on a person's foot when wearing sandals and other open-toed shoes.
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known toe jewelry art, the present disclosure provides a novel blemish-concealing toe jewelry system. The general purpose of the present disclosure, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a functional and decorative toe ring device for application upon toes afflicted by a corn. By semi-encircling the toe(s) to which it is applied, the device prevents the toe from direct and frictional contact with its neighboring toes and prevents the toe from direct and frictional contact with its hosting footwear.
A blemish-concealing toe jewelry system is disclosed herein. The blemish-concealing toe jewelry system includes an open-ended, hollow, semi-cylindrical brace including an interior surface and an exterior surface, a padded cushion member positioned on the interior surface, and an ornament affixed to the exterior surface of the brace. The brace comprises a resilient material such as but not limited to a thin metal sheeting coated with pliable plastic and/or rubber material. The flexibility of the brace allows the sidewalls to be slightly separated for application of the brace upon a toe, and then the sidewalls will comfortably cling to the toe. The ornament may include, three-dimensional objects extending from a center-top surface plane of the exterior surface of the brace, printed indicia, various decorative features, patterns, colors, themes and designs. The brace is a functionally operative and decorative toe-ring configured to conceal, protect, and adorn blemishes on at least one toe of a user.
For purposes of summarizing the invention, certain aspects, advantages, and novel features of the invention have been described herein. It is to be understood that not necessarily all such advantages may be achieved in accordance with any one particular embodiment of the invention. Thus, the invention may be embodied or carried out in a manner that achieves or optimizes one advantage or group of advantages as taught herein without necessarily achieving other advantages as may be taught or suggested herein. The features of the invention which are believed to be novel are particularly pointed out and distinctly claimed in the concluding portion of the specification. These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the following drawings and detailed description.
The figures which accompany the written portion of this specification illustrate embodiments and methods of use for the present disclosure, a blemish-concealing toe jewelry system, constructed and operative according to the teachings of the present disclosure.
The various embodiments of the present invention will hereinafter be described in conjunction with the appended drawings, wherein like designations denote like elements.
As discussed above, embodiments of the present disclosure relate to toe jewelry and more particularly to a blemish-concealing toe jewelry system as used to improve the means for concealing, preventing, and treating foot blemishes including hard and soft corns.
Generally, blemish-concealing toe jewelry system provides an ergonomic, easy-to-apply piece of toe jewelry that is specifically designed to conceal, cushion and adorn toe blemishes such as but not limited to corns. The product is meant to be comfortably worn for long periods of time. The blemish-concealing toe jewelry system features a hollow, semi-cylindrical brace with decorative designs and/or implements upon its top-surface plane. The brace comprises a resilient material such as but not limited to a thin metal sheeting, plastic, or other suitable materials protectively coated with pliable plastic and/or rubber material. This allows the sidewalls to be slightly separated for application of the invention upon a toe, and then the sidewalls will comfortably cling to the toe. The interior surface of the sidewalls may or may not be slightly textured to enhance comfortable wear.
The bottom plane of the top area of the brace may feature a cushioning material such as foam and/or absorbent padding. In certain embodiments, the cushioning material of the brace may be medicated with various substances meant to soothe the pain caused from corns and/or to even heal the corn. The individual units of the brace can be adorned with various decorative implements to include printed and tangible items. This adornment enhances the visual-appeal of the blemish-concealing toe jewelry system. In yet another alternative embodiment, the blemish-concealing toe jewelry system may include a multi-brace unit featuring a plurality of connected braces. The braces may or may not be staggered. Further, the invention may be provided as a kit that allows for users to personally decorate the units with various objects and icons. The brace may be made in various sizes, including sizes that correspond with individual toes. Such sizes may also include units for application upon the hallux. The brace may be made in variations of a toe crest pad. The blemish-concealing toe jewelry system may come in decorate-yourself kits allowing for personalization of the individual units.
Referring now more specifically to the drawings by numerals of reference, there is shown in
By semi-encircling the toe(s) 10 to which it is applied, the device prevents the toe 10 from direct and frictional contact with its neighboring toes 10 and hosting footwear. By preventing direct and frictional contact with neighboring toes 10 and hosting footwear, the brace 110 prevents the toe(s) 10 to which it is applied from developing corns as a result of that direct and frictional contact.
According to one embodiment, the blemish-concealing toe jewelry system 100 may be arranged as a kit. In particular, the blemish-concealing toe jewelry system 100 may further include a set of instructions. The instructions may detail functional relationships in relation to the structure of the blemish-concealing toe jewelry system 100 such that the blemish-concealing toe jewelry system 100 can be used, maintained, or the like, in a preferred manner. The kit allows users to personalize and decorate the braces 110 with various objects and icons.
The embodiments of the invention described herein are exemplary and numerous modifications, variations and rearrangements can be readily envisioned to achieve substantially equivalent results, all of which are intended to be embraced within the spirit and scope of the invention. Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientist, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application.
The present application is related to and claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/919,528 filed Mar. 18, 2019, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
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