GB2176387A - Insoles for footwear - Google Patents

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GB2176387A
GB2176387A GB08514969A GB8514969A GB2176387A GB 2176387 A GB2176387 A GB 2176387A GB 08514969 A GB08514969 A GB 08514969A GB 8514969 A GB8514969 A GB 8514969A GB 2176387 A GB2176387 A GB 2176387A
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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
    • A43B7/1405—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
    • A43B7/1455—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 with special properties
    • A43B7/1464—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 with special properties with adjustable pads to allow custom fit
    • A43B7/1467—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 with special properties with adjustable pads to allow custom fit adjustable by resilient members, e.g. springs
    • 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
    • A43B7/142—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 medial arch, i.e. under the navicular or cuneiform bones
    • 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
    • A43B7/1415—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
    • A43B7/1425—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 ball of the foot, i.e. the joint between the first metatarsal and first phalange
    • 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
    • A43B7/143—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 lateral arch, i.e. the cuboid 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
    • A43B7/1405—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
    • A43B7/1435—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 joint between the fifth phalange and the fifth metatarsal 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
    • A43B7/1405—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
    • A43B7/1405—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
    • A43B7/1445—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 midfoot, i.e. the second, third or fourth metatarsal
    • 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
    • A43B7/1455—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 with special properties
    • A43B7/1464—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 with special properties with adjustable pads to allow custom fit
    • 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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Abstract

An insole for footwear includes a layer 11 of resilient plastics material shaped so as to provide support for the metatarsal and the valgus regions of the foot, and having a covering of cloth or other suitable material secured to its upper surface, wherein the plastics material 11 has a number of areas 15 defined by perforations or lines of weakness to permit the user to tear out one or more of those areas 15 to adapt the insole to suit his or her particular foot condition so that over each removal area pressure is not transmitted to a sensitive spot on the user's foot from his footwear. <IMAGE>

Description

SPECIFICATION Insoles for footwear This invention relates to insoles, sometimes called "socks" which are in the form of a resilient pad intended to be inserted in footwear and shaped for the purpose of providing support for the wearer's metatarsal arch or valgus region of the foot, or both.
Often the wearer may have sensitive areas or regions on his foot where it is undesirable that pressure should be transmitted from the footwear via the insole, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an improved insole which the user may readily and easily adapt to his individual needs.
The present invention consists in an insole for footwear which includes a layer of resilient plastics material shaped so as to provide supportforthe metatorsal region or the valgus region of the foot, or both, and having a covering of cloth or other suitable material secured to its upper surface, wherein the plastics material has a number of areas defined by perforations or lines of weakness to permit the user to tear out one or more of those areas to suit his or her particular foot condition.
In the accompanying drawings:- Figure lisa plan view of one form of insole according to the present invention, and Figure 2 is a underneath view of the insole of Figure 1.
In carrying the invention into effect according to one convenient mode by way of example, figures 1 and 2 show an insole consisting of a relatively thin (say 3 mm) moulded layer 11 of resilient plastics material, such as plastozote (foamed, cross-linked polyethylene), covered with an upper layer of cloth bonded to it during the moulding process.
The thickness of the layer 11 is increased between dashed lines 12 to provide a metatarsal arch support and within the dashed arc 13 to provide valgus support. The moulding is also provided with an upturned flange portion 14 around the heel region.
As will be seen from figure 2, the layer is formed with areas 15 in the region of the heel and towards the toes defined by perforations or other lines of weakness.
Any of these areas of the layer 11 may be removed by the user by tearing them away from the rest of the layer 11 and from the upper layer of cloth as required to suit the user's needs for his particular foot conditions so that over the area or areas pressure is not transmitted to a sensitive spot on the user's foot from his footwear.
Obviously, the number, shape and position of the areas 15 may be chosen as best suited to the needs of most users.
1.An insole for footwear which includes a layer of resilient plastics material shaped so as to provide support for the metatarsal region of the valgus region of the foot, or both, and having a covering of cloth or other suitable material secured to its upper surface, wherein the plastics material has a number of areas defined by perforations or lines of weakness to permit the user to tear out one or more of those areas to suit his or her particular foot condition.
2. An insole as claimed in Claim 1, wherein a number of the areas are located towards the toe region.
3. An insole as claimed in Claim 1 or 2, wherein at least one area is located in the region of the heel.
4. An insole as claimed in Claim 1,2 or 3, wherein the layer is provided with an upturned flange portion around the heel region.
5. An insole for footwear substantially as described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
**WARNING** end of DESC field may overlap start of CLMS **.

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**WARNING** start of CLMS field may overlap end of DESC **. SPECIFICATION Insoles for footwear This invention relates to insoles, sometimes called "socks" which are in the form of a resilient pad intended to be inserted in footwear and shaped for the purpose of providing support for the wearer's metatarsal arch or valgus region of the foot, or both. Often the wearer may have sensitive areas or regions on his foot where it is undesirable that pressure should be transmitted from the footwear via the insole, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an improved insole which the user may readily and easily adapt to his individual needs. The present invention consists in an insole for footwear which includes a layer of resilient plastics material shaped so as to provide supportforthe metatorsal region or the valgus region of the foot, or both, and having a covering of cloth or other suitable material secured to its upper surface, wherein the plastics material has a number of areas defined by perforations or lines of weakness to permit the user to tear out one or more of those areas to suit his or her particular foot condition. In the accompanying drawings:- Figure lisa plan view of one form of insole according to the present invention, and Figure 2 is a underneath view of the insole of Figure 1. In carrying the invention into effect according to one convenient mode by way of example, figures 1 and 2 show an insole consisting of a relatively thin (say 3 mm) moulded layer 11 of resilient plastics material, such as plastozote (foamed, cross-linked polyethylene), covered with an upper layer of cloth bonded to it during the moulding process. The thickness of the layer 11 is increased between dashed lines 12 to provide a metatarsal arch support and within the dashed arc 13 to provide valgus support. The moulding is also provided with an upturned flange portion 14 around the heel region. As will be seen from figure 2, the layer is formed with areas 15 in the region of the heel and towards the toes defined by perforations or other lines of weakness. Any of these areas of the layer 11 may be removed by the user by tearing them away from the rest of the layer 11 and from the upper layer of cloth as required to suit the user's needs for his particular foot conditions so that over the area or areas pressure is not transmitted to a sensitive spot on the user's foot from his footwear. Obviously, the number, shape and position of the areas 15 may be chosen as best suited to the needs of most users. CLAIMS
1.An insole for footwear which includes a layer of resilient plastics material shaped so as to provide support for the metatarsal region of the valgus region of the foot, or both, and having a covering of cloth or other suitable material secured to its upper surface, wherein the plastics material has a number of areas defined by perforations or lines of weakness to permit the user to tear out one or more of those areas to suit his or her particular foot condition.
2. An insole as claimed in Claim 1, wherein a number of the areas are located towards the toe region.
3. An insole as claimed in Claim 1 or 2, wherein at least one area is located in the region of the heel.
4. An insole as claimed in Claim 1,2 or 3, wherein the layer is provided with an upturned flange portion around the heel region.
5. An insole for footwear substantially as described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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GB2237972A (en) * 1989-11-16 1991-05-22 Peter Derek Bowden Insoles
WO2007145902A2 (en) 2006-06-06 2007-12-21 Aetrex Worldwide, Inc. Method and apparatus for customizing insoles for footware
ITBS20100113A1 (en) * 2010-06-24 2011-12-25 Akkua S R L TOGETHER FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SOCK

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US4387516A (en) * 1980-12-22 1983-06-14 L & A, Inc. Universal insole
GB2124473A (en) * 1982-06-26 1984-02-22 Mizuno Kk Shoe insole

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US4387516A (en) * 1980-12-22 1983-06-14 L & A, Inc. Universal insole
GB2124473A (en) * 1982-06-26 1984-02-22 Mizuno Kk Shoe insole

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GB2237972A (en) * 1989-11-16 1991-05-22 Peter Derek Bowden Insoles
GB2237972B (en) * 1989-11-16 1993-09-08 Peter Derek Bowden Footwear insoles
WO2007145902A2 (en) 2006-06-06 2007-12-21 Aetrex Worldwide, Inc. Method and apparatus for customizing insoles for footware
EP1971946A2 (en) * 2006-06-06 2008-09-24 Aetrex Worldwide, Inc. Method and apparatus for customizing insoles for footware
EP1971946A4 (en) * 2006-06-06 2009-09-30 Aetrex Worldwide Inc Method and apparatus for customizing insoles for footware
ITBS20100113A1 (en) * 2010-06-24 2011-12-25 Akkua S R L TOGETHER FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SOCK
WO2011161607A1 (en) * 2010-06-24 2011-12-29 Akkua S.R.L. Kit for making a footwear

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