The present invention relates to a functional foot wrapper, and more particularly to, a functional foot wrapper which emits far infrared rays on the sole of the foot of a wearer and thus promotes metabolism as well as circulation of blood.

Background Art Various kinds of unknown diseases are being found due to industrial development, to thereby cause a human body to suffer from the unknown diseases. Accordingly, most of people are inclined to prefer a health-first life pattern to a variety of dilettante lives.

One of various methods which can assist healthy lives is to use a far infrared emitter such as elvan and ceramic. The far infrared emitter is a remarkable medium having various kinds of efficacies which modern science does not demonstrate.

The far infrared emitter, in particular, elvan or ceramic which emits massive far infrared rays, is used in many kinds of medical healthy products.

One of the medical healthy products developed in order to perform a finger-pressure treatment and promote metabolism is

a mat having a predetermined size and embedded with far infrared emitters. The above-described mat has demerits that users should put their feet on the mat or walk at a standstill on the mat in order to obtain various efficacies of the far infrared rays emitted from the embedded far infrared emitter.

In particular, a foot wrapper has not nearly been developed as a product having a far infrared emitter in order to promote circulation of blood and metabolism, that is, a <BR> product which is not only simply manufactured but also sufficiently uses an efficacy of far infrared rays.

Thus, the above-described conventional demerits will be solved by providing a foot wrapper having far infrared emitters in a main body to emit far infrared rays on the sole of the foot to thereby promote metabolism and thus obtain an effect of enhancing a health.

Disclosure of the Invention To solve the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a functional foot wrapper which emits far infrared rays on the sole of the foot of a wearer and thus promotes metabolism as well as circulation of blood.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a functional foot wrapper which can be easily detachably wrapped around a foot, so that a user can put it on or take it

off conveniently.

To accomplish the above object of the present invention, there is provided a functional foot wrapper which is used for protecting a foot of a wearer, the functional foot wrapper comprising: a main body having a predetermined width and length to surround the foot of the wearer; and a far infrared emitter housed in the main body for emitting massive far infrared rays.

Also, the main body includes a first cloth on the upper surface of which the far infrared emitter is located, a second cloth which is coupled with the lower surface of the first cloth, and a third cloth which is coupled with the upper surface of the first cloth, to thereby wrap the central portion of the sole of the foot and the instep of the foot.

Also, rings through which straps are bound so as to attach and detach to and from the foot of a wearer are provided on one surface of the second cloth.

Also, a flexible band which can be bound around the heel of the foot is provided between the first and second cloths in order to prevent the functional foot wrapper from seceding from a wearing spot.

Also, the far infrared emitter includes a plurality of emitter units which are provided in a number of lines on the central portion of the first cloth, in which the far infrared emitter units are formed in a larger size than those of the

adjacent far infrared emitter units, respectively.

Also, the far infrared emitter units are formed of extruding elvan powder in the form of a doughnut.

Also, a protective cap protecting each far infrared emitter unit is combined with the outer circumferential surface of the far infrared emitter unit.

Brief Description of the Drawings The above and other objects and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent by describing the preferred embodiment thereof in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state of wearing a functional foot wrapper according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a development view of the functional foot wrapper of FIG. 1 ; FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a functional foot wrapper according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the functional foot wrapper shown in FIG. 3; FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view cut along a line V-V of FIG. 3; and FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state of wearing

a functional foot wrapper according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Best Mode for Carrying out the Invention Hereinbelow, a functional foot wrapper enhancing health according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a state of wearing a functional foot wrapper according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a development view of the functional foot wrapper of FIG. 1. FIG.

3 shows a functional foot wrapper according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the functional foot wrapper shown in FIG. 3. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view cut along a line V-V of FIG. 3. FIG. 6 shows a state of wearing a functional foot wrapper according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIGs. 1 and 2, a functional foot wrapper 10 includes a main body 20 having a predetermined width and length to wrap the central portion of the sole 4 of the foot and the instep 6 of the foot of a wearer 2, rings 24 provided on both ends of the main body 20 and through which straps 22 are inserted and bound, and a flexible band 26 provided in one side of the main body 20 in order to prevent the functional foot wrapper 10 from seceding from a wearing spot during the time when the wearer 2 wears the functional foot wrapper 10. A plurality of far

infrared emitter units 40 for emitting massive far infrared rays are housed in the main body 20.

Referring to FIGs. 3 through 5, the main body 20 includes a first cloth 20a on the upper surface of which the far infrared emitters are located, a second cloth 20b which is coupled with the lower surface of the first cloth 20a, and a third cloth 20c which is coupled with the upper surface of the first cloth 20a. The first through third cloths 20a, 20b and 20c are integrally combined together in which a number of sewing lines 21 are stitched on the remaining outer surfaces other than the central portion of the main body 20 where the far infrared emitter units 40 are housed therein. The far infrared emitter units 40 are not attached on the upper surface of the first cloth 20a and are put only thereon. The reason resides in the fact that the second and third cloths 20b and 20c are combined with the upper and lower faces of the first cloth 20a by sewing stitches through the sewing lines 21, and thus the far infrared emitter units 40 ar not moved from the initial wearing spot. Finally, since the second and third cloths 20b and 20c are stitched with the sewing lines 21, the first cloth 20a disposed between the second and third cloths 20b and 20c are also integrally combined together with the second and third cloths 20b and 20c.

A plurality of rings 24 are provided on one surface of the

second cloth 20b, through which straps 22 are inserted and bound, so as to attach and detach to and from the foot of a wearer.

Each ring 24 is fitted into a fixing member 28 which is attached to the second cloth 20b by stitches with the sewing lines 21.

The functional foot wrapper 10 is released by releasing the strap 22 when the wearer goes out, and then is inserted into a sock. Accordingly, the functional foot wrapper 10 can be worn as the wearer wants to wear it.

A flexible band 26 which is provided and combined by stitches between the first and second cloths 20a and 20b can be hung on the heel 8 (FIG. 1) of the foot in order to prevent the functional foot wrapper 10 from seceding from the wearing spot during wearing the functional foot wrapper.

The first through third cloths 20a, 20b, and 20c are made of cloths of a fibrous material cloth having a predetermined thickness. Meanwhile, it is preferable that the fixing member 28 is also made of cloths of the same fibrous material as those of the first through third cloths 20a, 20b, and 20c.

Also, the far infrared emitter includes a plurality of emitter units 40 which are provided in a number of lines on the central portion of the first cloth 20a, in which the far infrared emitter units 40a which are aligned in the central line are formed in a larger size than those of the adjacent far

infrared emitter units 40, respectively. Here, the central far infrared emitter units 40a are assigned with the different reference numeral from those of the other emitter units in order to discriminate from the adjacent emitter units 40. In this embodiment, two far infrared emitter units 40a which are provided in the front row of the central portion and one far infrared emitter unit 40a which is provided in the rear side of the two far infrared emitter units 40a are formed in a larger size than those of the adjacent far infrared emitter units 40. By doing so, the three far infrared emitter units 40a are well in contact with the most concavely curved portion, that is, the deepest portion in the central portion of the sole of the foot of the wearer, to thereby maximize the effect of the emitted far infrared rays.

Meanwhile, each far infrared emitter unit 40 is made by extruding elvan powder in the form of a doughnut and then annealed at about 1200'C. Also, a protective cap 50 protecting each far infrared emitter unit 40 from external force or separate impact is combinedwith the outer circumferential surface of the far infrared emitter unit 40.

The protective cap 50 is capped over the lower surface of each far infrared emitter unit 40, and includes a lower cap 52 on the central portion of which a coupling groove 52a is formed and an upper cap 54 on the central portion of which a coupling

protrusion 54a combined with the coupling groove 52a. When the coupling protrusion 54a is combined with the coupling groove 52a, the protective cap 50 would not be separated from each other as in the principle of a cable tie.

Referring to FIG. 6, a functional foot wrapper 60 according to another embodiment of the present invention has a shape of a sock in which a front portion 61 and a rear portion 63 are truncated from the whole foot shape. Here, when far infrared emitter units (not shown) are combined on the bottom 62 of the functional foot wrapper 60, the same effect as that of the first embodiment of the present invention can be obtained.

Hereinbelow, referring to FIGs. 1 through 6, the function and effect of the functional foot wrapper according to the present invention will be described in detail.

The functional foot wrapper 10 or 60 according to the present invention emits far infrared rays on the sole of the foot which is very sensitive and is clustered together with the nervous system, through the far infrared emitter units 40, to thereby make circulation of blood better and activate metabolism and to thus enhance health.

Also, the functional foot wrapper 10 or 60 has a structure that the far infrared emitter units having a respectively different size are aligned so that far infrared rays can be

emitted even on the deep place of the central portion of the solve of the foot. Thus, circulation of blood of a wearer is smoothly performed through stimulation of the nerves as well as the finger-pressure of the sole of the foot, to thereby provide a remarkable effect of promoting a function of metabolism.

In addition, the functional foot wrapper 10 or 60 according to the present invention can be used by adjusting the length of the strap 22 hung on the fixing member 28 into a good feeling of wearing. Also, the functional foot wrapper 10 or 60 is prevented from being seceded from the wearing spot through the flexible band 26 formed in the main body 20.

Further, when a wearer carries the functional foot wrapper, the strap 22 is released from the ring 24. Then, if the wearer goes out at the state where the functional foot wrapper is folded and inserted into a sock, he or she can always wear the functional foot wrapper as needed.

As described above, the present invention has been described with respect to particularly preferred embodiments.

However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and it is possible for one who has an ordinary skill in the art to make various modifications and variations, without departing off the spirit of the present invention.

Industrial Applicability

As described above, the functional foot wrapper according to the present invention emits far infrared rays more effectively on the sole of the foot, in particular, the central portion of the sole of the foot. As a result, fatigue of the foot cannot only be recovered but also circulation of blood can be promoted.

Also, since circulation of blood of a wearer can be promoted, metabolism of the whole human body is promoted to thereby enhance health of the wearer.

Also, the functional foot wrapper according to the present invention can be comparatively easily manufactured to thereby provide a merit of lowering a production cost.

Further, since the functional foot wrapper according to the present invention can be easily attached and detached to and from the foot, respectively, it can be always used while a wearer is out to accordingly provide convenience of use.