US1762161A - Foot arch and metatarsal support - Google Patents

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June 1-0, 1930. H. J. CROCKER FOOT ARCH AND METATARSAL SUPPORT jFiled Feb. 18 1927 a & INVENTOR 72 BY I ATTORNEY Famed Jan. 10,1930 i 1,762,161?

UNITED STATES ATENTIOFFICE'.

Application filed February 18,1927. Serial No. 169,212.

My invention relates to supports for the rial such, for instance, as flexible resilient arch of the foot, and metatarsal joints, and metaL-leather or the like, and is'-made seghas for its object to provide a removable mentalfin shape to permit the free end of the yielding support for the use in the shoe of shank 3 to have a wide latitude of movement.

5 the wearer, and adapted to the individual The outer portion of the hood is arcuate in 55 shoe and foot, and which can be used at inshape and extends across the insole beneath tervals or constantly in connection with the thearch portion. The insole A 'maybe proshoe, and with but little expense, and withvided'with the usual heel cover 4 or be without discomfort, and will produce healthful out it. The spring shank B conforms to the and restful results. arch of the foot while beneath the insole, and 60 With these objects in view, my invention on the shoe bottom surface and affords a consists of the following novel features of yielding resting support to the foot to susconstruction and arrangements of parts as tain the arch. With a removable insole, such are more clearly hereinafter described and as shown in my invention it can be constantpointed out in the claims, reference being had ly left within the shoe or only occasionally '6 t0 the accompanying drawlngs, in which: used, affording a progressive strengthening Fig. 1 is a top plan view of my device. relief which has a tendency to produce Fig. 2 is an edge view partlyin cross secstrengthening of the arch and bones of the tion of my device. foot. 1

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of my device. 1 In the operation of my device, the insoles 1 The same reference characters denote like forming a part of my device, are made in parts in each of the several figures of the sizes to fit the shoes thereon, and may have drawings. thereon the usual indicia and size number, or

In carrying out my invention, I provide they can be easily trimmed to fit the shoes on an insole A, made of any suitable material shoe soles; in practice, the insoles are in- Y which may have upon it the usual heel cover, serted in the shoe and may be used fromtime or be without the heel cover. This insole may to time, and by their. support, thus strengthbe made in different sizes, kinds of material ening the" arch by gently and yieldingly supand shape to conform to the foot andthe shoe porting it, and with its adjustable lengthenin which they are to be used. Mounted on the ing spring B, the insole at the sametime conunder side of the insoleA I provide an elonforms to the shape of the foot resting and gated spring metal shank B, the rear-end of strengthening it, resting it and supporting which is fastened to the under side of the heel the arch, affording a strengthening arch on portion of the heel sole by the rivets 2, 2, or the foot. 1

5 in any other adaptable manner. The forward Having thus described my invention, what end of the spring shank B rests free, against 1 claim as new and for which I desire Letters the under side of the insole and theshank is Patent is as follows: curved slightly at the point 3 to conform to; 1. In an arch support for shoes, an insole the natural shape of the foot arch. Over the to be removably insertedwithin a shoe and free outer end of the shank B, I have mounthaving mounted on the underside thereof an ed on the under side of the insole in any conelongated flat spring member, the rear end of venient manner, a flexiblebottom cover or the spring member being fastened to the unhood G into which the free end of the shank derside of the heel portion of the shoe insole, B extends and rests, permitting of a protecthe opposite end of the spring member being tion to the shoe bottom lining and at the same free, and a hood for enclosing the free end of time permitting the free end of shank B to disthe shank member, said hood having its rear tend and contract on the insole bottom surface 1 end entirely open and being of segmental as the pressure movement ofthe foot resting shape and extending across the insole interupon the insole may produce. The hood C mediate its ends, thereby providing a wide 50 may be made of any suitable wearable matelatitude of movement of the free end of the 1 spring member, said free end of the spring member having a sliding engagement with the inner surface of the hood member.

2. In an arch support for shoes, an insole having mounted on the underside thereof an elongated flat spring member, the rear end of the spring member being fastened to the underside of the heel portion of the shoe insole, the opposite end of the spring member being free, and a hood for enclosing the free end of the shank member, said hood being secured to the underside of the insole with its rear entirely open and being of segmental shape so as to extend across the undersurfaee of the insole between its ends, thereby providing a Wide latitude of movement of the free end of the spring member, with said free end of the spring member having a sliding engagement with the inner surface of the hood member.

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature.

HARRY J. CROCKER.

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