Adjustable insole for support of painful foot areas
First Claim
1. An adjustable support insole system for a foot for use in a shoe, comprising:
- an insole layer;
a bottom layer which is attached to a bottom surface of said insole layer, said bottom layer including a plurality of removable sections, at least one of said sections being removable to create an empty space directly beneath a corresponding painful area of a foot; and
means for removably attaching said removable sections to said bottom surface of said insole layer,whereby at least one of said sections can be removed to eliminate a support provided thereby and wherein the insole system has a substantially continuous top surface for contact with the foot before and after removal of at least one said section,wherein said removable sections each have first indicia including at least one of alpha numeric and color indicia for individually identifying each of said plurality of removable sections; and
further comprising second indicia including at least one of alpha numeric and color indicia provided on said top surface so as to correspond to said first indicia of said purality of removable sections.
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Abstract
In a first embodiment of the invention, an adjustable support insole system is provided for use in a shoe. The system includes a bottom inside layer including a plurality of segments removably attached to a bottom surface of an insole layer, e.g. the top layer. At least one of the sections may be removed to create an empty space directly beneath a corresponding painful area of a foot. Suitable means are provided for removably attaching the removable sections. In a second embodiment of the invention, a first foot-shaped layer is provided together with a second foot shaped layer spaced from the first foot-shaped layer such that a sleeve type arrangement is formed between said first and second foot-shaped layers. An insert having a plurality of fluid filled sacs is provided for insertion into the sleeve arrangement. The individual sacs can be deflated such that the deflated sac is positioned directly beneath a corresponding painful area on the foot and the remaining fluid filled sacs provide support to the surrounding foot areas.
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15 Claims
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1. An adjustable support insole system for a foot for use in a shoe, comprising:
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an insole layer; a bottom layer which is attached to a bottom surface of said insole layer, said bottom layer including a plurality of removable sections, at least one of said sections being removable to create an empty space directly beneath a corresponding painful area of a foot; and means for removably attaching said removable sections to said bottom surface of said insole layer, whereby at least one of said sections can be removed to eliminate a support provided thereby and wherein the insole system has a substantially continuous top surface for contact with the foot before and after removal of at least one said section, wherein said removable sections each have first indicia including at least one of alpha numeric and color indicia for individually identifying each of said plurality of removable sections; and
further comprising second indicia including at least one of alpha numeric and color indicia provided on said top surface so as to correspond to said first indicia of said purality of removable sections. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An insole for a shoe that supports a foot disposed in the shoe, the insole comprising:
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a generally planer insole member having a top and a bottom surface and adapted to be inserted into the shoe, the insole member having a plurality of segments defined one of therein and thereon, each section being constructed and arranged to support a portion of a corresponding section of the foot, wherein the support provided by at least one of said segments can be selectively eliminated whereby support for a painful portion of the foot is substantially eliminated and remaining portions of the foot are supported by segments disposed adjacent said at least one segment, wherein said segments are remote from said top surface, said top surface defining a substantially smooth, continuous surface for receiving the foot, further comprising indicia including at least one of alpha numeric and color indicia provided on said top surface of said insole, said indicia individually identifying a location of each of said segment. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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