Foot support system and use in shoe lasts
First Claim
1. A foot support system on which a foot rests, the foot having a forefoot, a rearfoot, a sole, a medial side, a first toe, a first metatarsal, a second toe, a second metatarsal, an intermediate cuneiform, a navicular and a heel, the forefoot having a distal end and a proximate end, the heel having a plantar portion, the rearfoot including the plantar portion of the heel, the first toe and first metatarsal each having a lateral margin and the second toe and second metatarsal each having a medial margin, said foot support system comprising:
- an elongate bed extending longitudinally along the first toe and first metatarsal for supporting the foot;
said elongate bed having an inner edge extending along a contour the medial side of the forefoot and an outer edge extending longitudinally in a zone substantially between the lateral margin of the first toe and first metatarsal and the medial margin of the second toe and second metatarsal; and
said elongate bed decreasing in thickness from the inner edge to the outer edge wherein the elongate bed provided support primarily to the first toe and first metatarsal.
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Abstract
A foot support system 60 for supporting a hyperpronating foot 20 both dynamically while the foot 20 is in motion and statically is disclosed. The foot support system 60 is a bed upon which the foot 20 rests which includes an inner edge 62 and an outer edge 64. The foot support system 60 is positioned underneath the medial column of the forefoot of foot 20. The foot support system 60 laterally decreases in thickness from the inner edge 62 to the outer edge 64. The inner edge 62 is positioned along the medial side of the foot 20, and the outer edge 64 is positioned longitudinally in a zone adjacent to a lateral margin of the hallux 48, the proximal phalanx 46, and the first metatarsal 36 and a medial margin of the phalanges 47 of the second toe and the second metatarsal 38.
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22 Claims
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1. A foot support system on which a foot rests, the foot having a forefoot, a rearfoot, a sole, a medial side, a first toe, a first metatarsal, a second toe, a second metatarsal, an intermediate cuneiform, a navicular and a heel, the forefoot having a distal end and a proximate end, the heel having a plantar portion, the rearfoot including the plantar portion of the heel, the first toe and first metatarsal each having a lateral margin and the second toe and second metatarsal each having a medial margin, said foot support system comprising:
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an elongate bed extending longitudinally along the first toe and first metatarsal for supporting the foot; said elongate bed having an inner edge extending along a contour the medial side of the forefoot and an outer edge extending longitudinally in a zone substantially between the lateral margin of the first toe and first metatarsal and the medial margin of the second toe and second metatarsal; and said elongate bed decreasing in thickness from the inner edge to the outer edge wherein the elongate bed provided support primarily to the first toe and first metatarsal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for supporting a hyperpronating foot, the foot having a forefoot, a rearfoot, a sole, a medial side, a first toe, a first metatarsal, a second toe, a second metatarsal, a navicular and a heel, the forefoot having a distal end and a proximate end, the heel having a plantar portion, the rearfoot including the plantar portion of the heel, the first toe and first metatarsal each having a lateral margin and the second toe and second metatarsal each having a medial margin, said method comprising:
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providing an elongate bed extending longitudinally along the first toe and first metatarsal for supporting the foot; said elongate bed having an inner edge extending along a contour of the medial side of the forefoot and an outer edge extending longitudinally in a zone substantially between the lateral margin of the first toe and first metatarsal and the medial margin of the second toe and second metatarsal; and said elongate bed decreasing in thickness from the inner edge to the outer edge, wherein the elongate bed provides support primarily to the first toe and first metatarsal. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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