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EP1959777B1
EP1959777B1 EP06829272A EP06829272A EP1959777B1 EP 1959777 B1 EP1959777 B1 EP 1959777B1 EP 06829272 A EP06829272 A EP 06829272A EP 06829272 A EP06829272 A EP 06829272A EP 1959777 B1 EP1959777 B1 EP 1959777B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B7/00—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements
    • A43B7/14—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts
    • A43B7/22—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with fixed flat-foot insertions, metatarsal supports, ankle flaps or the like
    • A43B7/223—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with fixed flat-foot insertions, metatarsal supports, ankle flaps or the like characterised by the constructive form
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B17/00—Insoles for insertion, e.g. footbeds or inlays, for attachment to the shoe after the upper has been joined
    • A43B17/02—Insoles for insertion, e.g. footbeds or inlays, for attachment to the shoe after the upper has been joined wedge-like or resilient
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B7/00—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements
    • A43B7/14—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts
    • A43B7/1405—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form
    • A43B7/141—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form having an anatomical or curved form
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B7/00—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements
    • A43B7/14—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts
    • A43B7/1405—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form
    • A43B7/1415—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form characterised by the location under the foot
    • A43B7/144—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with pads or holes on one or more locations, or having an anatomical or curved form characterised by the location under the foot situated under the heel, i.e. the calcaneus bone
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B7/00—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements
    • A43B7/14—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts
    • A43B7/28—Adapting the inner sole or the side of the upper of the shoe to the sole of the foot

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  • the invention relates to a molded plastic insole with a support arch for the metatarsus.
  • Such an insole is in the U.S. Patent 4,441,499 described and illustrated.
  • This insole consists of running in the longitudinal direction of the strip, which are cut out of a loop by parallel cuts, so that the loop is weakened and thus has a greater elasticity.
  • the thereby given on the foot side straight stripes run from the area behind the toes to behind the metatarsus and thus support only the metatarsus.
  • An improvement of this design is in the U.S. Patent 5,311,680 discloses according to which the individual straight strips are separated from the toe region by parallel cuts which lie in a region approximately at the highest curvature on a line which runs approximately at 45 ° to the longitudinal direction of the foot. These cuts can be joined together for stiffening via bridges, which, however, interfere with the uniformity of the insole.
  • Insoles with ribs and grooves or recesses are made DE 17 58 028 U and FR-A-2 610 485 known.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a molded plastic insole, in which the design of the support arch for the metatarsal follows the course of the pressure of the foot on the insole and which is individually customizable in terms of their support function to the respectiveêtvölbung the wearer.
  • this is done in that in the region of the greatest height of the support curvature on the underside of the insert a plurality of longitudinally extending stiffening ribs and the toe area in the direction of the heel are provided over the metatarsal grooves which bend in the region of the metatarsus to the lateral side of the insole and expire in this area, that run between the grooves of the respective toe outgoing spring strips, wherein the spring strips and the stiffening ribs are individually ablated in terms of their strength.
  • both the stiffening ribs and the spring strips serve to support the foot, which can be individually abraded depending on the shape of the foot, so that presses with greater erosion at the relevant point of the foot with a correspondingly lower pressure on the support curvature.
  • the pressure distribution which is then available for the respective necessary removal of the stiffening ribs or the spring strips, can be precisely determined in a known manner with today's conventional orthopedic measuring devices for determining the pressure on the sole of the foot, divided into regions lying close to each other via individual pressure sensors ,
  • the bending to the lateral side of the insole grooves ensure that arise corresponding arcuate spring strips that follow the usual load on the foot while walking, as this load eg in the U.S. Patent 5,394,626 is shown in Figure 7b.
  • the orthopedist are given for the adaptation of the insole to the respective foot shape easy to be treated parts of the insole, which can be easily reduced by ablation in terms of their strength, which is e.g. can be done by grinding with a hand grinder.
  • the so-designed insole thus forms an easily adaptable design for the orthopedist, which can be produced quickly and without great effort after the above-mentioned measurement of the pressure values over the foot.
  • the insole is shown in a view of their foot facing away from the side, which consists entirely of plastic and is provided in the region of its support curvature 1 with three stiffening ribs 2, 3 and 4, which are about a few millimeters high and the plastic material in the area of the Sönwoelbung provide support for the midfoot when loading the insole.
  • the insole has further extending from the toe area 5 in the direction of the metatarsal region 6 grooves 7, 8, 9 and 10, which extend into the toe area 5 and extend beyond the midfoot area 6, where they in the FIG. 1 through section III-III.
  • the grooves 8, 9 and 10 can be seen.
  • the grooves 7, 8, 9 and 10 continue up to the front edge 12 of the insole, in the form of the slots 13, 14, 15 and 16, which are filled here by a soft plastic and the webs 17, 18th , 19 and 20 pass into the grooves 7, 8, 9 and 10.
  • the soft plastic material in the slots 13, 14, 15 and 16 sets extends into the edge 12 of the insole and here forms a soft close, extending between the slots 13, 14, 15 and 16, the slightly pivotable parts of the spring strips 23, 24, 25, 26 and 27 extend.
  • this has the also made of soft plastic material heel pad 22.
  • the insole is optimally adapted to the foot, especially when walking.
  • the depth of the above-mentioned grooves can be adjusted by applying the insole to the foot of a wearer by removing the said spring strips 23, 24, 25, 26 and 27 in terms of their thickness, which is most easily done by abrading. In this case, the grooves then decrease with respect to their depth, whereby the suspension properties of said spring strips change in the sense of greater elasticity.
  • stiffening ribs 2, 3 and 4 can be regulated according to the individual design of the foot of a later wearer, namely by removing their strength, ie here in the sense of decreasing their height in relation to the bottom of the insole, bringing the highest curvature of the Insole can be reduced accordingly, if required by the shape of the foot of the future wearer. This removal of the height is also done here appropriately by grinding.
  • the insole described above is optimally adapted to the foot shape of the future wearer, which requires only a small effort for this adjustment, namely only the corresponding abrasion of plastic material from the insole.
  • the insole for the other foot is of course designed according to the mirror image reversed.

Abstract

The invention relates to a plastic insole comprising a curve support for the metatarsus. Provided in the region of the greatest height of the curve support on the underside of the insole are a plurality of longitudinally extending stiffening ribs as well as grooves, said grooves extending from the toe region in the direction of the heel as far as the metatarsal region and so curving round in the metatarsal region to the lateral side of the insole and terminating in said region that extending between the grooves are spring strips issuing from each of the toes, wherein material can be removed from the spring strips and stiffening ribs in order individually to adapt the thickness thereof.

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Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf eine aus Kunststoff geformte Einlegesohle mit einer Stützwölbung für den Mittelfuß.The invention relates to a molded plastic insole with a support arch for the metatarsus.

Eine derartige Einlegesohle ist in der US-PS 4,441,499 beschrieben und dargestellt. Diese Einlegesohle besteht aus in Fußlängsrichtung verlaufenden Streifen, die aus einer Schlaufe durch parallele Schnitte herausgeschnitten sind, so dass die Schlaufe geschwächt ist und damit eine größere Elastizität besitzt. Die dabei auf der Fußseite gegebenen geraden Streifen verlaufen vom Bereich hinter den Zehen bis hinter den Mittelfuß und stützen damit nur den Mittelfuß ab. Eine Verbesserung dieser Gestaltung ist in der US-PS 5,311,680 offenbart, gemäß der die einzelnen geraden Streifen vom Zehenbereich ab durch parallele Schnitte von einander getrennt sind, die in einem Bereich etwa bei der höchsten Wölbung enden auf einer Linie liegen, die etwa unter 45° zur Längsrichtung des Fußes verläuft. Diese Schnitte können zur Versteifung über Brücken miteinander verbunden werden, die jedoch die Gleichmäßigkeit der Einlegesohle stören.Such an insole is in the U.S. Patent 4,441,499 described and illustrated. This insole consists of running in the longitudinal direction of the strip, which are cut out of a loop by parallel cuts, so that the loop is weakened and thus has a greater elasticity. The thereby given on the foot side straight stripes run from the area behind the toes to behind the metatarsus and thus support only the metatarsus. An improvement of this design is in the U.S. Patent 5,311,680 discloses according to which the individual straight strips are separated from the toe region by parallel cuts which lie in a region approximately at the highest curvature on a line which runs approximately at 45 ° to the longitudinal direction of the foot. These cuts can be joined together for stiffening via bridges, which, however, interfere with the uniformity of the insole.

Einkgesohlen mit Rippen und Nuten bzw. Aussparungen sind aus DE 17 58 028 U und FR- A-2 610 485 bekannt.Insoles with ribs and grooves or recesses are made DE 17 58 028 U and FR-A-2 610 485 known.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine aus Kunststoff geformte Einlegesohle zu schaffen, bei der die Gestaltung der Stützwölbung für den Mittelfuß dem Verlauf des Druckes des Fußes auf die Einlegesohle folgt und die hinsichtlich ihrer Stützfunktion an die jeweilige Fußwölbung des Trägers individuell anpassbar ist. Erfindungsgemäß geschieht dies dadurch, dass im Bereich der größten Höhe der Stützwölbung auf der Unterseite der Einlage mehrere in Längsrichtung verlaufende Versteifungsrippen und vom Zehenbereich in Richtung Ferse bis über den Mittelfuß reichende Nuten vorgesehen sind, die derart im Bereich des Mittelfußes zur Lateralseite der Einlegesohle umbiegen und in diesem Bereich auslaufen, dass zwischen den Nuten von der jeweiligen Zehe ausgehende Federstreifen verlaufen, wobei die Federstreifen und die Versteifungsrippen individuell hinsichtlich ihrer Stärke abtragbar sind.The invention has for its object to provide a molded plastic insole, in which the design of the support arch for the metatarsal follows the course of the pressure of the foot on the insole and which is individually customizable in terms of their support function to the respective Fußvölbung the wearer. According to the invention, this is done in that in the region of the greatest height of the support curvature on the underside of the insert a plurality of longitudinally extending stiffening ribs and the toe area in the direction of the heel are provided over the metatarsal grooves which bend in the region of the metatarsus to the lateral side of the insole and expire in this area, that run between the grooves of the respective toe outgoing spring strips, wherein the spring strips and the stiffening ribs are individually ablated in terms of their strength.

Bei dieser Einlegesohle dienen sowohl die Versteifungsrippen als auch die Federstreifen zur Abstützung des Fußes, die je nach Fußform individuell abtragbar sind, so dass mit stärkerer Abtragung an der betreffenden Stelle der Fuß mit entsprechend geringerem Druck auf die Stützwölbung drückt. Dabei lässt sich in bekannter Weise mit heute üblichen orthopädischen Messgeräten zur Feststellung des Druckes an der Fußsohle, aufgeteilt in eng aneinander liegende Bereiche, über einzelne Drucksensoren die Druckverteilung genau ermitteln, die dann für die jeweils notwendige Abtragung der Versteifungsrippen bzw. der Federstreifen zur Verfügung steht. Dabei sorgen die zur Lateralseite der Einlegesohle umbiegenden Nuten dafür, dass sich entsprechend bogenförmig verlaufende Federstreifen ergeben, die der üblichen Belastung des Fußes beim Gehen folgen, wie diese Belastung z.B. in der US-PS 5,394,626 in Figur 7b dargestellt ist.In this insole, both the stiffening ribs and the spring strips serve to support the foot, which can be individually abraded depending on the shape of the foot, so that presses with greater erosion at the relevant point of the foot with a correspondingly lower pressure on the support curvature. In this case, the pressure distribution, which is then available for the respective necessary removal of the stiffening ribs or the spring strips, can be precisely determined in a known manner with today's conventional orthopedic measuring devices for determining the pressure on the sole of the foot, divided into regions lying close to each other via individual pressure sensors , Here, the bending to the lateral side of the insole grooves ensure that arise corresponding arcuate spring strips that follow the usual load on the foot while walking, as this load eg in the U.S. Patent 5,394,626 is shown in Figure 7b.

Mit den gebogenen Federstreifen und den Versteifungsrippen sind dem Orthopäden für die Anpassung der Einlegesohle an die jeweilige Fußform einfach zu behandelnde Teile der Einlegesohle gegeben, die sich ohne großen Aufwand hinsichtlich ihrer Stärke durch Abtragen verringern lassen, was z.B. durch Abschleifen mit einem Handschleifgerät geschehen kann. Die so gestaltete Einlegesohle bildet somit für den Orthopäden eine leicht anpassbare Gestaltung, die sich nach der vorstehend erwähnten Messung der Druckwerte über den Fuß schnell und ohne großen Aufwand herstellen lässt.With the bent spring strips and the stiffening ribs the orthopedist are given for the adaptation of the insole to the respective foot shape easy to be treated parts of the insole, which can be easily reduced by ablation in terms of their strength, which is e.g. can be done by grinding with a hand grinder. The so-designed insole thus forms an easily adaptable design for the orthopedist, which can be produced quickly and without great effort after the above-mentioned measurement of the pressure values over the foot.

Um die Einlegesohle auch außerhalb ihres Stützbereichs als angenehmen Bereich zu gestalten, verwendet man für den Stützbereich zweckmäßig einen harten Kunststoff im Fersen- und Zehenbereich, wogegen ein weicher Kunststoff die von der Stützwölbung offen gelassenen Bereiche ausfüllt und außerdem im Zehenbereich die dort getrennten Federstreifen überdrückt. Durch die somit weich gestalteten Stellen in der Einlegesohle ergibt sich für den Anwender eine angenehme Benutzung, bei der durch den Zusammenhalt der Federstreifen im Zehenbereich ein Druckausgleich quer über den Zehenbereich erfolgt. Den weichen Kunststoff kann man darüber hinaus auch als Überzug über die Stützwölbung verwenden, was der Bequemlichkeit der Benutzung der Einlegesohle weiterhin förderlich ist.In order to make the insole outside of their support area as a pleasant area, it is advisable to use a hard plastic in the heel and toe area for the support area, whereas a soft plastic fills the areas left open by the support arch and also overstates the spring strips separated there in the toe area. By the thus soft designed Positioning in the insole results in a pleasant use for the user, in which the cohesion of the spring strips in the toe area results in a pressure equalization across the toe area. The soft plastic can also be used as a cover over the support arch, which further enhances the convenience of using the insole.

In den Figuren ist ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung dargestellt. Es zeigen:

Figur 1
eine Draufsicht auf die dem Fuß abgewandten Seite einer Einlegesohle für den linken Fuß;
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eine Seitensicht der Einlegesohle gemäß Figur 1;
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einen Schnitt längs der Linie III-III aus Figur 1.
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FIG. 1
a plan view of the foot-facing side of an insole for the left foot;
FIG. 2
a side view of the insole according to FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 3
a section along the line III-III FIG. 1 ,

In der Figur 1 ist die Einlegesohle in einer Sicht auf ihre dem Fuß abgewandte Seite dargestellt, die insgesamt aus Kunststoff besteht und im Bereich ihrer Stützwölbung 1 mit drei Versteifungsrippen 2, 3 und 4 versehen ist, die etwa einige Millimeter hoch sind und dem Kunststoffmaterial im Bereich der Sützwölbung 1 bei Belastung der Einlegesohle eine Unterstützung für den Mittelfuß bieten.In the FIG. 1 the insole is shown in a view of their foot facing away from the side, which consists entirely of plastic and is provided in the region of its support curvature 1 with three stiffening ribs 2, 3 and 4, which are about a few millimeters high and the plastic material in the area of the Sützwoelbung provide support for the midfoot when loading the insole.

In der Schnittdarstellung längs der Linie III-III aus Figur 1 ist deutlich zu erkennen, wie sich die Versteifungsrippen 2, 3 und 4 von dem Bereich der Sützwölbung 1 deutlich abheben.In the sectional view along the line III-III FIG. 1 It can clearly be seen how the stiffening ribs 2, 3 and 4 clearly stand out from the area of the supporting curvature 1.

Die Einlegesohle weist weiterhin vom Zehenbereich 5 in Richtung Mittelfußbereich 6 reichende Nuten 7, 8, 9 und 10 auf, die sich bis in den Zehenbereich 5 erstrecken und über den Mittelfußbereich 6 hinausragen, wo sie die in der Figur 1 dargestellte Schnittlinie III-III durchlaufen. In der Schnittzeichnung gemäß Figur 3 sind von diesen Nuten die Nuten 8, 9 und 10 zu erkennen. Die Nuten 7, 8, 9 und 10 setzen sich bis an den vorderen Rand 12 der Einlegesohle fort, und zwar in Form der Schlitze 13, 14, 15 und 16, die hier von einem weichen Kunststoff ausgefüllt sind und über die Stege 17, 18, 19 und 20 in die Nuten 7, 8, 9 und 10 übergehen. Das weiche Kunststoffmaterial in den Schlitzen 13, 14, 15 und 16 setzt sich in den Rand 12 der Einlegesohle fort und bildet hier einen weichen Abschluss, wobei sich zwischen den Schlitzen 13, 14, 15 und 16 die leicht schwenkbaren Teile der Federstreifen 23, 24, 25, 26 und 27 erstrecken.The insole has further extending from the toe area 5 in the direction of the metatarsal region 6 grooves 7, 8, 9 and 10, which extend into the toe area 5 and extend beyond the midfoot area 6, where they in the FIG. 1 through section III-III. In the sectional drawing according to FIG. 3 From these grooves, the grooves 8, 9 and 10 can be seen. The grooves 7, 8, 9 and 10 continue up to the front edge 12 of the insole, in the form of the slots 13, 14, 15 and 16, which are filled here by a soft plastic and the webs 17, 18th , 19 and 20 pass into the grooves 7, 8, 9 and 10. The soft plastic material in the slots 13, 14, 15 and 16 sets extends into the edge 12 of the insole and here forms a soft close, extending between the slots 13, 14, 15 and 16, the slightly pivotable parts of the spring strips 23, 24, 25, 26 and 27 extend.

Im Fersenbereich 21 der Einlegesohle weist diese das ebenfalls aus weichem Kunststoffmaterial bestehende Fersenkissen 22 auf.In the heel region 21 of the insole, this has the also made of soft plastic material heel pad 22.

Wie die Figur 1 deutlich zeigt, werden durch die von den Nuten 7, 8, 9 und 10 bzw. Schlitzen 13, 14, 15 und 16 und dem Rand 12 der Einlegesohle Federstreifen 23, 24, 25, 26 und 27 gebildet, die im wesentlichen bogenförmig verlaufen, wobei der Bogen so gelegt ist, dass er der üblichen Belastung des Fußes beim Gehen folgt. Damit ist die Einlegesohle optimal an den Fuß, insbesondere beim Gehen, angepasst. Die Tiefe der vorstehend genannten Nuten lässt sich bei Anlegen der Einlegesohle an dem Fuß eines Trägers dadurch anpassen, dass die genannten Federstreifen 23, 24, 25, 26 und 27 hinsichtlich ihrer Stärke abgetragen werden, was am einfachsten durch Abschleifen erfolgt. Dabei nehmen dann die Nuten hinsichtlich ihrer Tiefe entsprechend ab, womit die Federungseigenschaften der genannten Federstreifen sich im Sinne einer größeren Elastizität ändern. Außerdem lassen sich die Versteifungsrippen 2, 3 und 4 jeweils gemäß der individuellen Gestaltung des Fußes eines späteren Trägers einregulieren, nämlich durch Abtragen ihrer Stärke, d.h. hier im Sinne der Abnahme ihrer Höhe in Bezug auf den Boden der Einlegesohle, womit sich die höchste Wölbung der Einlegesohle entsprechend verringern lässt, wenn dies von der Form des Fußes des späteren Trägers gefordert wird. Dieses Abtragen der Höhe geschieht hier ebenfalls zweckmäßig durch Abschleifen.As the FIG. 1 clearly shows, are formed by the grooves 7, 8, 9 and 10 or slots 13, 14, 15 and 16 and the edge 12 of the insole spring strips 23, 24, 25, 26 and 27, which are substantially arcuate, the bow being placed so that it follows the usual load of the foot while walking. Thus, the insole is optimally adapted to the foot, especially when walking. The depth of the above-mentioned grooves can be adjusted by applying the insole to the foot of a wearer by removing the said spring strips 23, 24, 25, 26 and 27 in terms of their thickness, which is most easily done by abrading. In this case, the grooves then decrease with respect to their depth, whereby the suspension properties of said spring strips change in the sense of greater elasticity. In addition, the stiffening ribs 2, 3 and 4 can be regulated according to the individual design of the foot of a later wearer, namely by removing their strength, ie here in the sense of decreasing their height in relation to the bottom of the insole, bringing the highest curvature of the Insole can be reduced accordingly, if required by the shape of the foot of the future wearer. This removal of the height is also done here appropriately by grinding.

Damit ist die vorstehend beschriebene Einlegesohle optimal an die Fußform des späteren Trägers anpassbar, wobei es für diese Anpassung nur eines geringen Aufwands bedarf, nämlich nur des entsprechenden Abschleifens von Kunststoffmaterial aus der Einlegesohle.Thus, the insole described above is optimally adapted to the foot shape of the future wearer, which requires only a small effort for this adjustment, namely only the corresponding abrasion of plastic material from the insole.

Die Einlegesohle für den jeweils anderen Fuß ist natürlich entsprechend spiegelbildlich umgekehrt gestaltet.The insole for the other foot is of course designed according to the mirror image reversed.

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  1. An insole made of a plastic material and comprising a curved support portion (1) for the metatarsus characterized in that in the region where the curved support portion (1) is highest, the underside of the insole exhibits several longitudinally extending stiffening ribs (2, 3, 4) as well as grooves (7,8,9,10) that extend from the toe region (5) via the metatarsal region (6) towards the heel (21), which - in the metatarsal region (6) - bend toward the lateral portion of the insole and end in this region (6) so as to create resilient strips (23, 24, 25, 26, 27) extending from each toe and between said grooves (7, 8,9,10), wherein the thickness of said resilient strips (23, 24, 25, 26, 27) and of said stiffening ribs (2, 3, 4) can be reduced according to individual requirements.
  2. The insole of claim 1 characterized in that said curved support portion (1) is made of a hard plastic material, with a soft plastic material filling the spaces left open by the curved support portion (1) in the region of the heel (21) and of the toes (5), wherein, in the region of the toes (5), said soft plastic material bridges the resilient strips (23, 24, 25, 26, 27) separated by slots (13, 14, 15, 16) there.
  3. The insole of claim 2 characterized in that said soft plastic material at least partially covers said curved support portion (1) in the form of a coating.
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