US2381846A

US2381846A - Foot corrective attachment for shoes

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Publication number: US2381846A
Application number: US482619A
Authority: US
Inventors: Elbert F Thomas
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1943-04-10
Filing date: 1943-04-10
Publication date: 1945-08-07
Anticipated expiration: 1962-08-07

Description

Aug. 7, 1945. E. F. THOMAS 2,381,846

FOOT CORRECTIVE ATTACHMENT FOR SHOES 'F'iled April 10, 1945 INVENTOR I 70 E p 77102100 6 I 3 v a] h AT TOPNEY foot, permits toe freedom, with a complete Patented 7, 1945 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

' FODT CORRECTIVE ATTACHMENT FOR SHOES Elbert F. Thomas, Wichita Falls, Tex.

Application April 10, 1943, Serial No. 482,619

ZClaims. (01. 36-71) This invention consists of foot corrective means applicable to shoes, having forian object to provide a removable insert anchored in the shoe in a manner to prevent casual displacement, when. in use, and although directly engageable with the sence of friction and pressure.

g It is further within the contemplation of this invention to utilizea shoe of special construction, the forepart of the shoe'being deeper, thereb'y adequately accommodating the corrective means without crowding the foot.

Where an exact or so called perfect fit is desired, as for use on'abnorm'al feet,-the corrective means is molded over the foot cast of the individual; however, since the means is susceptible of adjustment fore and .laft in the shoe, and further since the means, a rubber or plastic pad,

may be ground ofi thinner or molded'thicker, a I standard pad is sufficient for averagefeet.

already hereinset forth. The pad also induces lateral balance; effecting walking stress through the longitudinal center of the shoe rather than oii center toward the sides of the shoe. I

Other objects of the invention will be apparent from the following description of the present'preferredgform of the invention, taken in com'unction with the accompanying drawin wherein 1 Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a shoe of special construction, illustrating the ap- Figure 2 is a top plan view of the corrective pad per se, and g Y 'plication of the corrective pad .of this invention;

Figure. 3 is a transverse sectional view-of the pad taken on the line 33 of Figure 2..

In order to illustrate the application of this .invention, I have in Figure 1 of the drawing,

shown a shoe 4 which is of standard construction, except that the forepart of the sole, directly in advance of the arch of the shoe, is dipped in the manner above described, the forepart of the shoe is deepened and is adapted to accommodate the corrective means constituting the present invention, generally designated 1,

The corrective means consists of'a pad made of rubber, plastic, or other. suitable material and is of a shap conforming substantially to-the shape of the inner face of the shoe sole. The forward end 8 of the pad fits snugly against the forward inner wall of the shoe, while the rear margin 9 is tapered to a. fine edge which terminates at approximately the inception of the shoe arch. The body of the padis thickened, as indicated at H], a portion of the upper surface thereof issuing into an arcuat'e'rib or protuberance l I, the ends of which fall short .of the marginal edges of the pad. The rib is adapted for engagement beneath the base of the innermost phalange of each of the small toes, as illustrated in Figure 1. The greattoe of the foot is adapted to clear the inner endof the rib. The upper face of the pad 1 is extended upwardly at its margin to provide a flange [2, as illustrated to advantage. in Figure 3. c

Since the pad conforms substantially to th contour of the shoe, there will be no creeping orcasual displacement of the pad when in use.

However, the pad is susceptible of limited fore and silient pad engageable with a shoe sole andcon forming substantially to the shape of the sole, an integral resilient protuberance on the pad located between the ball of the foot and the pads of th toes, the ends of which fall short of the lateral margins of the pad, and a foot embracing flange extending substantially around the margin of the pad.

2. Corrective means for shoes including a resilient pad engageable with a shoe sole and con-- forming substantially to the shape of the sole, and an integralresilient protuberance on the pad, located between the ball of the foot and the pads .of the toe,-the ends of which fall short of the lateral margins of the pad.

' ELBERT F. THOMAS.