US20140196202A1 - Protective toe sleeve for use during aquatic activity - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A41—WEARING APPAREL
- A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
- A41D13/00—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches
- A41D13/012—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches for aquatic activities, e.g. with buoyancy aids
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- the invention relates generally to protective sleeves for human extremities, and in particular to a protective sleeve for a swimmer's toe.
- a swimmer When swimming, playing water polo, or engaging in other activities in a swimming pool or other body of water, a swimmer risks chafing, scraping or otherwise injuring his or her great toe on the bottom or side surface of the pool, or other body of water, as well as the floor or surface surrounding the pool or other body of water. After the skin has become softened by water, this risk increases.
- the areas around public swimming pools also have wet, slick floor surfaces around the pool, and in locker rooms and showers, creating a risk that the swimmer will slip, fall down, and be injured.
- the invention is directed to a protective sleeve for a swimmer's hallux toe, commonly known as the great toe.
- the device is smaller in diameter than the toe for which it is intended, and is intended to stretch around the great toe, ensuring a tight fit.
- the protective sleeve would have a gripping surface on its lower surface, to provide additional friction when the user is walking on wet, slick floor surfaces.
- the device would preferably be composed of durable, non-rigid, flexible material such as latex, silicon, rubber, or other elastic, durable material. Multiple sizes are contemplated for users having differently sized great toes.
- FIG. 1 shows the bottom view of the first exemplary embodiment displaying the protective sleeve 10 , the gripping surface 11 , the proximal end 14 , and the distal end 15 .
- FIG. 2 shows the cross sectional view of the first exemplary embodiment displaying the protective sleeve 10 , the proximal end 14 , and the distal end 15 .
- FIG. 3 shows the top view of the first exemplary embodiment displaying the protective sleeve 10 , the great toe 12 , the foot 13 , the proximal end 14 , and the distal end 15 .
- the invention is directed to protective sleeve 10 for a swimmer's great toe 12 .
- the device is smaller in diameter than the great toe 12 for which it is intended, and is intended to stretch around the great toe 12 , ensuring a tight fit. Multiple sizes are contemplated for wearers having differently sized great toes.
- the protective sleeve 10 is not only intended for use during swimming or other activities in a swimming pool but also during any activity in which the great toe 12 may become chafed, scraped or otherwise injured.
- the protective sleeve 10 would have a gripping surface 11 on its lower surface, to provide additional friction when the user is walking on wet, slick surfaces.
- the first exemplary embodiment shown in the drawings has three ridges on the gripping surface 11 .
- the lower gripping surface 11 is thicker than the upper surface, or the area fitting around the base of the great toe 12 . More or fewer ridges, a rough surface, or a pattern of raised bumps are also contemplated for the gripping surface 11 .
- the embodiment comprises a covering for the great toe 12 , approximately two inches in length, which protects the toe and provides additional friction, having a short tubular sleeve closed at the distal end 15 and open at the proximal end 14 .
- the protective sleeve 10 is narrower at the proximal end 14 than at the distal end 15 , and stretches over the user's great toe 12 snugly to ensure continued wear, while preventing water from entering the device.
- the user would preferably insert the great toe 12 into the proximal end 14 of the device, with the gripping surface 11 at the bottom the great toe 12 .
- the protective sleeve 10 would be made of an elastic, resilient, durable, water impermeable, and water insoluble substance such as latex, silicone, rubber, or similar materials.
Abstract
A protective sleeve for a swimmer's hallux toe, commonly known as the great toe, is smaller in diameter than the toe for which it is intended, and is intended to stretch around the great toe, ensuring a tight fit. The protective sleeve would have a gripping surface on its lower surface, to provide additional friction when the user is walking on wet, slick floor surfaces. The device would preferably be composed of durable, non-rigid, flexible material such as latex, silicon, rubber, or other elastic, durable material. Multiple sizes are contemplated for users having differently sized great toes.
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- This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 14/732,782, filed Jan. 17, 2013, which is hereby incorporated by reference.
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- The invention relates generally to protective sleeves for human extremities, and in particular to a protective sleeve for a swimmer's toe. When swimming, playing water polo, or engaging in other activities in a swimming pool or other body of water, a swimmer risks chafing, scraping or otherwise injuring his or her great toe on the bottom or side surface of the pool, or other body of water, as well as the floor or surface surrounding the pool or other body of water. After the skin has become softened by water, this risk increases. Frequently, the areas around public swimming pools also have wet, slick floor surfaces around the pool, and in locker rooms and showers, creating a risk that the swimmer will slip, fall down, and be injured. Currently the only protective covering available for swimmers' toes are adhesive bandages (Band-Aids). An elastic sleeve that covers the swimmer's great toe on each foot, that will protect the toe during swimming and other aquatic activities, and also provide a gripping surface for better traction while walking, would substantially reduce the risk of injury.
- Accordingly, the invention is directed to a protective sleeve for a swimmer's hallux toe, commonly known as the great toe. The device is smaller in diameter than the toe for which it is intended, and is intended to stretch around the great toe, ensuring a tight fit. The protective sleeve would have a gripping surface on its lower surface, to provide additional friction when the user is walking on wet, slick floor surfaces. The device would preferably be composed of durable, non-rigid, flexible material such as latex, silicon, rubber, or other elastic, durable material. Multiple sizes are contemplated for users having differently sized great toes.
- Additional features and advantages of the invention will be set forth in the description which follows, and will be apparent from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention. The foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention.
- The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated into and constitute a part of the specification. They illustrate one embodiment of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.
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FIG. 1 shows the bottom view of the first exemplary embodiment displaying theprotective sleeve 10, thegripping surface 11, theproximal end 14, and thedistal end 15. -
FIG. 2 shows the cross sectional view of the first exemplary embodiment displaying theprotective sleeve 10, theproximal end 14, and thedistal end 15. -
FIG. 3 shows the top view of the first exemplary embodiment displaying theprotective sleeve 10, thegreat toe 12, thefoot 13, theproximal end 14, and thedistal end 15. - Referring now to the invention in more detail, the invention is directed to
protective sleeve 10 for a swimmer'sgreat toe 12. The device is smaller in diameter than thegreat toe 12 for which it is intended, and is intended to stretch around thegreat toe 12, ensuring a tight fit. Multiple sizes are contemplated for wearers having differently sized great toes. Theprotective sleeve 10 is not only intended for use during swimming or other activities in a swimming pool but also during any activity in which thegreat toe 12 may become chafed, scraped or otherwise injured. Theprotective sleeve 10 would have a grippingsurface 11 on its lower surface, to provide additional friction when the user is walking on wet, slick surfaces. The first exemplary embodiment shown in the drawings has three ridges on thegripping surface 11. Thelower gripping surface 11 is thicker than the upper surface, or the area fitting around the base of thegreat toe 12. More or fewer ridges, a rough surface, or a pattern of raised bumps are also contemplated for the grippingsurface 11. - Preferably, the embodiment comprises a covering for the
great toe 12, approximately two inches in length, which protects the toe and provides additional friction, having a short tubular sleeve closed at thedistal end 15 and open at theproximal end 14. Theprotective sleeve 10 is narrower at theproximal end 14 than at thedistal end 15, and stretches over the user'sgreat toe 12 snugly to ensure continued wear, while preventing water from entering the device. The user would preferably insert thegreat toe 12 into theproximal end 14 of the device, with thegripping surface 11 at the bottom thegreat toe 12. Theprotective sleeve 10 would be made of an elastic, resilient, durable, water impermeable, and water insoluble substance such as latex, silicone, rubber, or similar materials. - Component sizes and materials listed above are preferable, but artisans will recognize that larger or smaller components, or different materials, could be selected without altering the scope of the invention.
- While the foregoing written description of the invention enables one of ordinary skill to make and use what is presently considered to be the best mode thereof, those of ordinary skill in the art will understand and appreciate the existence of variations, combinations, and equivalents of the specific embodiment, method, and examples herein. The invention should, therefore, not be limited by the above described embodiment, method, and examples, but by all embodiments and methods within the scope and spirit of the invention.
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1. A toe sleeve comprising:
(a) a sleeve;
(b) said sleeve being tubular in shape;
(c) said sleeve having a distal end and a proximal end;
(d) said sleeve being open at said distal end;
(e) said sleeve being closed at said proximal end;
(f) said sleeve having a diameter slightly less than the diameter of the hallux toe of a human user;
(g) said sleeve being made of a durable elastic material.
2. The toe sleeve of claim 1 further comprising a gripping surface, said gripping surface being applied to the exterior of said sleeve.
3. A method of using the toe sleeve of claim 1 comprising stretching said sleeve over the hallux toe of said human user, positioning said gripping surface such that said gripping surface is positioned under the hallux toe of said human user, said human user engaging in an aquatic activity, said human user completing said aquatic activity, and removing said sleeve from the hallux toe of said human user.
4. A method of using the toe sleeve of claim 2 comprising stretching said sleeve over the hallux toe of said human user, positioning said gripping surface such that said gripping surface is positioned under the hallux toe of said human user, said human user engaging in an aquatic activity, said human user completing said aquatic activity, and removing said sleeve from the hallux toe of said human user.
5. The toe sleeve of claim 1 wherein said sleeve is made of latex.
6. The toe sleeve of claim 1 wherein said sleeve is made of silicone.
7. The toe sleeve of claim 2 wherein said sleeve is made of latex.
8. The toe sleeve of claim 2 wherein said sleeve is made of silicone.
9. The method of claim 3 wherein said sleeve is made of latex.
10. The method of claim 3 wherein said sleeve is made of silicone.
11. The method of claim 4 wherein said sleeve is made of latex.
12. The method of claim 4 wherein said sleeve is made of silicone.
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