Shoe With Electrostatic and Endogenous Current Conducting Insert

Abstract

A static electricity discharging shoe with conductive link to ground having a conductive insole contacting with a sole of a foot of a user, and a conductive outer sole contacting with a ground; and an electro-conductive insert, having an upper major and a lower minor base, the insert in electrical communication between the insole and the outer sole, the insert having a lateral geometry proportioned for complemental engagement within a mid-sole situated between the insole and the outer sole, a narrowest middle portion of the insert secured within the mid-sole, the upper surface of the insert positioned opposite to the plantar metatarsal region of the sole of the foot proximally to the K−1 acupressure point when the foot abuts the insole, the upper surface of the insert defining a slightly raised pad, having orthopedic benefit in off-loading of metatarsal stresses on the foot in the area of the K−1 point.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A static electricity discharging shoe with a conductive link to ground, comprising:
 (a) a conductive insole configured to contact with a sole of a foot of a user, and a conductive outer sole configured to contact with a ground;   (b) an electro-conductive, dissipative, raised insert, having an upper major and a lower minor base, an insert in electrical communication between said insole and said outer sole, said electro-conductive insert having a lateral geometry proportioned for complemental engagement within a mid-sole situated between said insole and said outer sole, a narrowest middle portion of said electro-conductive insert secured within said mid-sole, said upper major base of said electro-conductive insert configured to be positioned opposite to the plantar metatarsal region of the sole of the foot proximally to the K−1 acupressure point when the foot abuts the insole, said upper major base of the electro-conductive insert defining the raised insert; and   (c) said insert made of an elastomeric material.   
     
     
         2 . The shoe as recited in  claim 1 , said electro-conductive insert configured to be positioned proximal of the metatarsal in the direction of the heel. 
     
     
         3 . The shoe as recited in  claim 2 , said electro-conductive insert formed of an elastomeric or polymeric resilient material having a Shore A in a range of 20 to 75 degrees. 
     
     
         4 . The shoe as recited in  claim 2 , in which a greatest dimension of said upper major base of said electro-conductive insert exhibits a dimension of 3:1 to 1:1 times that of the lower minor surface of said electro-conductive insert abutting said outer sole. 
     
     
         5 . (canceled) 
     
     
         6 . The shoes as recited in  claim 2 , exhibiting a central cylindrical neck portion smaller in diameter than that of the upper major base or lower minor base of the electro-conductive insert, said cylindrical neck portion secured proximally within a mid-sole of said shoe. 
     
     
         7 . The shoes as recited in  claim 3 , said electro-conductive insert having resistance in a range of 1000 Ohms to 100,000 Ohms. 
     
     
         8 . The shoe as recited in  claim 4 , said insert having a resistance in a range of 1000 Ohms to 100,000 Ohms. 
     
     
         9 . A static electricity discharging sandal with conductive link to ground, comprising:
 (a) a unitary resilient sole, the upper side thereof contacting a sole of the foot of a user and a lower surface thereof contacting a ground; and   (b) an electro-conductive insert positioned within said sole located oppositely the plantar metatarsal region of a foot of a user of the sandal, said insert exhibiting a convex curvature in the nature of a slightly raised pad at an upper surface thereof in the region of the K−1 acupressure point of the sole of the foot of the user.   
     
     
         10 . The shoe as recited in  claim 9 , said insert positioned slightly proximally of the metatarsal area in the direction of the heel. 
     
     
         11 . The shoe as recited in  claim 9 , said insert formed of an elastomeric or polymeric resilient material having a Shore A range of about 20 to about 75 degrees and having a Shore C in a range of about 30 to about 65. 
     
     
         12 . The shoe as recited in  claim 11 , in which said major base of said insert exhibits a greatest dimension of about 3:1 to about 1:1 times that of the greatest dimension of said minor base of said insert abutting said ground. 
     
     
         13 . The shoes as recited in  claim 13 , in which a diameter of said major base of said insert exhibits dimensions of about 3:1 to about 1:1 times that of said minor base of said insert abutting said ground. 
     
     
         14 . The shoes as recited in  claim 7  exhibiting a central cylindrical neck portion smaller in diameter than the diameter of an upper major base or lower major base of the insert, said cylindrical portion secured proximally within a sole of said shoe. 
     
     
         15 . A static electricity shoe with conductive link to ground, comprising:
 (a) a conductive sock liner or insole contacting with a sole of a foot of a user;   (b) an outer sole conducting with a ground; and   (c) an electro-conductive insert having an upper major base, said insert having a lateral geometry proportioned for circumferential engagement with said outer sole, said insert positioned opposite to the planar vertical region of the sole of the foot proximally to the K−1 acupressure point when the foot abuts said conductive insole, said upper base of the insert defining a slightly raised pad having orthopedic-benefit in off-loading of metatarsal stresses on the foot in the area of said K−1 point.   
     
     
         16 . The shoes as recited in  claim 15 , said insert positioned slightly proximally of the metatarsal area in the direction of the heel. 
     
     
         17 . The shoes as recited in  claim 15 , said insert formed of an elastomeric or polymeric resilient material having a Shore A in a range of about 30 to about 75 degrees 
     
     
         18 . The shoes as recited in  claim 17 , in which a greatest dimension of said major base of said insert exhibits a dimension of about 3:1 to about 1:1 times that of a bottom surface of said insert abutting said outer sole. 
     
     
         19 . The shoes as recited in  claim 15 , said insert having resistance in a range of about 1000 Ohms to about 100,000 Ohms. 
     
     
         20 . The shoes as recited in  claim 17 , said insert having a resistance in a range of about 1000 Ohms to about 100,000 Ohms. 
     
     
         21 . The shoes as recited in  claim 18 , said insert having a resistance in a range of about 1000 Ohms to about 100,000 Ohms. 
     
     
         22 . The shoe as recited in  claim 2 , said electro-conductive insert formed of an elastomeric or polymeric resilient material having a Shore C in a range of 35 to 65 degrees. 
     
     
         23 . The shoe as recited in  claim 1 , said insert configured to be positioned slightly proximal to the metatarsal configured in a direction of the heel of the foot. 
     
     
         24 . The shoe as recited in  claim 6 , in which said insert defines a substantially triangular geometry. 
     
     
         25 . The shoe as recited  claim 23 , in which said insert defines a geometry of a plug. 
     
     
         26 . The shoe as recited  claim 23 , in which said insert defines a geometry of an isosceles triangle. 
     
     
         27 . The shoe as recited  claim 23 , in which said insert defines a geometry of an oval.