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MEMORY FOAM SHOE INSERT

  • US 20110047824A1
  • Filed: 11/08/2010
  • Published: 03/03/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/05/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of increasing the comfort of a shoe during wearing thereof, wherein the shoe presents a substantially closed toe region having a cross-sectional dimension, said method comprising the steps of:

  • (a) providing a shoe insert body formed of compressible material,said body presenting a substantially rectangular plan configuration,said body having a generally bulbous mid-section with lower and upper surfaces that are generally arcuate,said body being severable along a generally diagonal cut line from a first corner to an opposing second corner to present two insert bodies,wherein each said insert body is adapted to be placed within said toe region of said shoe;

    (b) severing the body along said cut line to obtain said two insert bodies,wherein each said insert body includes a proximal toe-engaging face dimensioned to substantially span the cross-sectional dimension of the toe region;

    (c) placing one of said insert bodies within the toe region of the shoe, with the toe-engaging face directed proximally; and

    (d) donning the shoe so that at least some of the toes of the wearer come into contact with the toe-engaging face and compress the insert body.

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