Patent Application
20200268590
Not Applicable
The disclosure and prior art relates to sock devices and more particularly pertains to a new sock device for massaging a sole of a user's foot.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a sock that is wearable on a foot, and the sock has a sole and a top end. A strap is coupled to the sock and the strap is positioned adjacent to the top end. The strap is wrappable around a user's calf when the sock is worn to tighten the sock around the user's calf. A plurality of massagers is each integrated into the sock and each of the massagers is positioned on the sol. Thus, each of the massagers engages a sole of the foot when the sock is worn and each of the massagers massages the sole of the foot when the sock is worn. A power cord is coupled to and extends away from the sock and the power cord is electrically coupled to each of the massagers. Moreover, the power cord is pluggable into a power source comprising a female electrical outlet.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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A first mating member 24 is coupled to the strap 22 and a second mating member 26 is coupled to the sock 12. The second mating member 26 is spaced from the top end 20 of the sock 12, and the first mating member 24 releasably engages the second mating member 26 when the strap 22 is wrapped around the user's calf. Each of the first 24 and second 26 mating members may be hook and loop fasteners or the like.
A plurality of massagers 28 is each integrated into the sock 12 and each of the massagers 28 is positioned on the sole 14. Thus, each of the massagers 28 engages a sole 14 of the foot when the sock 12 is worn. Each of the massagers 28 undulates about a horizontal axis when the massagers 28 are turned on for massaging the sole 14 of the foot when the sock 12 is worn. The massagers 28 are spaced apart from each other and are distributed between the toe 16 and the heel 18. Each of the massagers 28 may be electronic massaging balls or other similar type of deep tissue massager.
A power cord 30 is coupled to and extends away from the sock 12 and the power cord 30 is electrically coupled to each of the massagers 28. The power cord 30 is pluggable into a power source 32 comprising a female electrical outlet for powering the massagers 28. The power cord 30 extends outwardly from the heel 18 and the power cord 30 has a distal end 34 with respect to the sock 12. A male plug 36 is electrically coupled to the distal end 34 for plugging into the female electrical outlet.
A control 38 is coupled to the power cord 30, the control 38 is electrically coupled to the power cord 30 and the control 38 is in electrical communication with each of the massagers 28. The control 38 has a power button 40 for turning each of the massagers 28 on and off. Additionally, the control 38 has an increase button 42 for increasing an intensity of the massagers 28 toward a maximum intensity and the control 38 has a decrease button 44 for decreasing the intensity of the massagers 28 toward a minimum intensity. The control 38 has a light emitter 46 thereon and the light emitter 46 is electrically coupled to the power button 40. The light emitter 46 is turned on to emit light when the massagers 28 are turned on for visually alerting the user that the massagers 28 are turned on.
In an alternative embodiment 48 as shown in
In use, the sock 12 is worn when the user needs a foot massage to relieve foot tension and pain. The power cord 30 is plugged into the female electrical outlet and the control 38 is manipulated to turn on the massagers 28. Thus, the massagers 28 massage the sole of the user's foot while the sock 12 is being worn. In this way the massagers 28 relieve physical symptoms associated with standing on one's feet for extended periods of time, participating in athletic events or any other activity that causes foot fatigue and discomfort.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
