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Warming shoe pad

US7775204B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 5, 2007
Grant dateAug 17, 2010
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 5, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA43B7/02
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A device for warming a shoe is disclosed. An insole has a top cavity. A releasable shoe pad includes a top padding member and a recess between forward and rearward bottom portions. The device includes a thin metal member formed on the pad and including an intermediate conductive member, a forward conductive section extended from the conductive member, and a rearward conductive section extended from the conductive member, and a heater unit fastened in a space defined by the recess. The heater unit includes a fuel chamber, a combustion chamber filled with zirconia fibers, and a channel interconnected the fuel and the combustion chambers, the channel including fibers and a wick having one end immersed in the fuel chamber and the other end connected to the fibers.

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