Insole for heel pain relief
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1. A removable insole for relieving bottom-of-heel pain and/or arch pain associated with bottom-of-heel pain comprising:
- a flexible, shock-absorbing, compressible material having a front portion with a forward edge, a cupped heel portion and a broad, raised arch portion having a maximum height at the medial edge of said insole;
whereinsaid front portion tapers downward from said raised arch portion toward a first minimum thickness on a line positioned behind the metatarsal heads of a foot when the insole is in place in a shoe;
said cupped heel portion is posted medially from about 1 to about 4 degrees so that the medial bottom side of said cupped portion is thicker than the lateral bottom side of said cupped portion;
said insole has a substantially upright wall portion which extends arcuately around said cupped heel portion, wherein starting at the heel end, said wall portion gradually slopes inward on the medial side to a point approximately one-third across the width of the insole, and continues forward while reducing in height along said medial edge to undercut said arch portion and allow a close fit of the undercut arch portion with the arch portion of a shoe, wherein on the lateral side of said insole, said upright wall portion reduces in height from said cupped heel portion to said first minimum thickness in the front portion;
said broad, raised arch portion gradually slopes downward from said maximum point to said first minimum thickness located on a line behind the metatarsal heads, to a second minimum thickness located at about 55 to about 90 percent across the width of said insole from said maximum, raised arch portion and to a third minimum thickness located within said cupped heel portion, wherein said cupped heel portion is thicker than said front portion.
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Abstract
An insole and a method for relieving bottom-of-heel pain (ie. plantar heel pain) and/or arch pain associated with bottom-of-heel pain is described.
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1. A removable insole for relieving bottom-of-heel pain and/or arch pain associated with bottom-of-heel pain comprising:
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a flexible, shock-absorbing, compressible material having a front portion with a forward edge, a cupped heel portion and a broad, raised arch portion having a maximum height at the medial edge of said insole;
whereinsaid front portion tapers downward from said raised arch portion toward a first minimum thickness on a line positioned behind the metatarsal heads of a foot when the insole is in place in a shoe; said cupped heel portion is posted medially from about 1 to about 4 degrees so that the medial bottom side of said cupped portion is thicker than the lateral bottom side of said cupped portion; said insole has a substantially upright wall portion which extends arcuately around said cupped heel portion, wherein starting at the heel end, said wall portion gradually slopes inward on the medial side to a point approximately one-third across the width of the insole, and continues forward while reducing in height along said medial edge to undercut said arch portion and allow a close fit of the undercut arch portion with the arch portion of a shoe, wherein on the lateral side of said insole, said upright wall portion reduces in height from said cupped heel portion to said first minimum thickness in the front portion; said broad, raised arch portion gradually slopes downward from said maximum point to said first minimum thickness located on a line behind the metatarsal heads, to a second minimum thickness located at about 55 to about 90 percent across the width of said insole from said maximum, raised arch portion and to a third minimum thickness located within said cupped heel portion, wherein said cupped heel portion is thicker than said front portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for relieving bottom-of-heel pain, arch pain associated with bottom-of-heel pain or both types of pain comprising wearing in one'"'"'s shoes, an insole comprising:
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a flexible, shock-absorbing, compressible material, having a front portion with a forward edge, a cupped heel portion and a broad, raised arch portion having a maximum height at the medial edge of said insole;
whereinsaid front portion tapers downward from said raised arch portion toward a first minimum thickness on a line positioned behind the metatarsal heads of a foot when the insole is in place in a shoe; said cupped heel portion is posted medially from about 1 to about 4 degrees so that the medial bottom side of said cupped portion is thicker than the lateral bottom side of said cupped portion; said insole has a substantially upright wall portion which extends arcuately around said cupped heel portion, wherein starting at the heel end, said wall portion gradually slopes inward on the medial side to a point approximately one-third across the width of the insole, and continues forward while reducing in height along said medial edge to undercut said arch portion and allow a close fit of the undercut arch portion with the arch portion of a shoe, wherein on the lateral side of said insole, said upright wall portion reduces in height from said cupped heel portion to said first minimum thickness in the front portion; said broad, raised arch portion gradually slopes downward from said maximum point to said first minimum thickness located on a line behind the metatarsal heads, to a second minimum thickness located at about 55 to about 90 percent across the width of said insole from said maximum, raised arch portion and to a third minimum thickness located within said cupped heel portion, wherein said cupped heel portion is thicker than said front portion.
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