Japan, July 14 -- KITAYAMA TAKEO has got intellectual property rights for 'TRIPPING PREVENTION FOOTWEAR DEVICE.' Other related details are as follows:
Application Number: JP,2024-035381
Category (FI): A43B13/14@A,A43B3/12@C
Stage: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide walking footwear useful to prevent tripping while walking and reduce accidents such as injuries caused by falls.SOLUTION: A method for unintentionally stepping over a protrusion on a walking surface includes: (i) causing a sensor to come into contact with an obstacle, compressing a leaf spring with tactile force, causing the leaf spring to bend and come into contact with the walking surface and lifting a tip of a sandal rise to step over the obstacle; and (ii) when a pedestrian steps on a pedestrian's toe-receiving sensor installed on a floor of the sandal while walking, causing a lever to lift a tip of the sandal to step over the obstacle.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3 (Grant)
Filing Date: Feb. 19, 2024
Publication Date: Aug. 29, 2025
The original document can be viewed at: https://www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp/p0100
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