Full length insole for obese people
US6301805A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 31, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 16, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA43B17/02
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A removable insole for insertion into footwear, includes a forefoot portion extending at least to metatarsals of a foot, with a second recess at an undersurface thereof with a plurality of cylindrical protuberances in the recess; a cupped heel portion including a relatively flat central portion and a sloped side wall surrounding the relatively flat central portion; a mid-foot portion connecting together the forefoot portion and the heel portion, the mid-foot portion including a medial arch portion defined by an extension of the sloped side wall, the sloped side wall extends to lateral and medial sides of the mid-foot portion, and the forefoot portion, heel portion and mid-foot portion formed from a unitary resilient material; a shell that extends along an underside of the insole, the medial arch portion and the sloped side wall at the heel portion and the mid-foot portion, the shell having an opening beneath the relatively flat central portion of the cupped heel portion and a gap at a rearmost end of the shell so as to define flanges on opposite sides of the insole at the heel portion, the unitary resilient material extending out through the opening in the shell, and includes a rec…
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