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US2468264A
US2468264A US633604A US63360445A US2468264A US 2468264 A US2468264 A US 2468264A US 633604 A US633604 A US 633604A US 63360445 A US63360445 A US 63360445A US 2468264 A US2468264 A US 2468264A
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    • A43—FOOTWEAR
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    • 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
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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
    • A43B7/1415—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
    • 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
    • A43B7/144—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
    • A43B7/22—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with foot-supporting parts with fixed flat-foot insertions, metatarsal supports, ankle flaps or the like

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  • the present invention relates to; a foot ⁇ support to be used within a shoey on.. the inner-sole for the purposes of relievingv the foot from eX.- cessive pressures which'. may come in certain regions of thefsole and heel and. also to. effect corrective measures in certain types of foot ail:-
  • theanterior-posterior arch has at one endfthe heel bone or os cal cis and at the other end the metatarsal bones.
  • the bones of the leg known asthe tibia and fibia are articulated to the foot through a bone called the astragalus which forms the key of the anterior-posterior arch.
  • a bone called the astragalus which forms the key of the anterior-posterior arch.
  • the metatarsal bones, on one end of the arch, and the astragalus and the os calcis, on the other end are a group of bones by means'of whichthe metatarsal'bones are articulated to the ankle.
  • These comprise a bone known as the cuboid which articulates with the fourth and fifth metatarsal bones and three other bones known as the cuneiform bones which articulate with the rst, second and third metatarsal bones.
  • cuneiform bones are known as the external, middle and internal bones, the internal bone being in line substantially with the metatarsal bone of the great toe.
  • the three cuneiform bones are connectedwith the key bone of the arch, the astragalus, byv means of a bone known as the scaphoid, which is situated between the cuneiform bones and the astragalus.
  • the transverse arch which is the arch running substantially perpendicular to the anterior-posterior arch, includes the cuboid bone, the cunelform bones and the scaphoid bone, which also form the arch portion of the anterior-posterior arch,
  • the article according to the present invention has for its purpose the proper relative support of thel scaphoid bone in the inner side of the foot, the cuboid on the outer side of the foot, and the metatarsal bones on the forward part of the anterior-posterior arch.
  • Figure 1 shows the foot support in plan with the relative bones of the foot illustrated in approximate positions in dottedlines.
  • Figure ⁇ 2 shows a plan view of the same article of Figure 1 with the cover portion removed.
  • Figure 3 shows a side view of the article of Figure 2 as viewed from the bottom of Figure 2 looking upward.
  • Figure 4 shows an end View of the article of Figure 2 as viewed from the left.
  • Figure 5 shows a section taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 2.
  • Figure 6 shows a section taken on the line 6-6 of Figure 2
  • Figure 7 shows a section taken on the line 'l-l of Figure2.
  • the base l may be composed of leather, fabric or suitable yielding composition which may be soft, thin leather or its equivalent.
  • the base is shaped like-theinner sole but extends forward only in the region beneath the metatarsal bones.
  • On this'base at the right end is mounted a heel pad 2 ⁇ of thin; soft, yielding-material, as for instance, a soft suedeleather or some soft fabric.
  • At each side of the base there are mounted two elongated pieces 3 and 4, the element 3 being positioned on the outer side of the foot and the element il on the inner side of the foot.
  • These individual pieces are each composed preferably of a cork material or its equivalent.
  • These elements and transverse forward piece 5 should all be of substantially the same material having a comparatively soft surface but substantially not compressible and capable of holding a permanent shape.
  • the material should also be light and preferably moisture absorbent of such a nature as cork usually is.
  • the three separate pieces 3, 4 and 5 have particular shapes and positions on the sheet l for the functions for which they are to serve, these positions and shapes being related specifically to the foot structure and more particularly to the bones forming the foot arches.
  • the piece 3 lies under a portion of the os calcis bone B, the cuboid bone 1, and if desired, to some extent under the near end of the fourth and fifth metatarsal bones 8 and 9.
  • This piece 3 is wedgeshaped transversely as is indicated in Figure '7, with the thickest portion on the outside edge of the base l. It will also be noted that the piece 3 is narrower in the forward portion toward the metatarsal joint position and that the wedge gradually reduces in thickness in both longitudinal directions from a high point extending under the position of both the cuboid and os calcis bones.
  • the piece 4 complements the piece 3 on the other side of the base or sole piece l.
  • This piece 4 is Wedge-shaped transversely sloping toward the middle of the base l with the highest portions coming under the position of the scaphoid bone and sloping both in a forward and rear direction to the first metatarsal and internal cuneiform bones at the forward end of the arch and the os calcis at the rear of the arch respectively.
  • This piece 4 is wider than the piece 3 and higher than the piece 3 at corresponding points and also not as sharply sloped toward the middle of the base as the piece 3 so that the piece A4 actually in many cases may contact; quite fully the scaphoid bone. It will also be noted that the piece 4 at its widest part is about twice its narrowest width at its forward end.
  • the cross bar or piece 5 falls under the middle or rear portions of the five metatarsal bones, being higher under the fourth and fifth bones than under the first, second and third. As seen from Figure 4, the cross bar slopes inward in a comparatively long wedge across the metatarsal bones, being highest under the two' outer metatarsal bones.
  • side pieces 3 and 4 slope rearward to provide a hollow to permit the support of the os calcis bone in the position of the soft pad or circle 2.
  • a soft thin cover l0 covers the entire support and the central section of the article has a number of holes to permit ventilation.
  • the support of the foot by the two side pieces and the cross bar as above set forth causes the pressure to be evenly distributed, so that the various bones of the foot, particularly when the arches have fallen, will notl unduly be under excessive pressure.
  • a foot support to be worn in the inner sole of the shoe comprising a sole piece of uniform yielding sheet material, a heel cup pad of soft material attached on the face of said sole piece in the position of the ball of the heel, a continuous elongated piece of cork material having a.
  • cork piece at face' surface attached to the sole piece and extending lengthwise thereof from the heel pad forward to a position under the fourth and fifth metatarsal joints, said cork piece being raised along its outer edge and sloping transversely to the surface of the sole piece in the longitudinal central region thereof short of the middle line of the sole piece with the broadest section of the cork piece located under the cuboid bone, a second continuous elongated piece of cork material similar to said first piece positioned along the inner side'of the sole piece sloping transversely from the edge thereof to the surface of the sole piece extending from the heel pad forward to a position under the first and second metatarsal joints, and extending over the middle line of the sole piece in the region of the scaphoid bone and being higher in said region than otherwise along its length and higher than said first elongated piece,

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April 26, 1949. J, KATZ ET AL I FOOT SUPPORT Filed Dec. 8, 19:45
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INVENTOR. JACOB KATZ BY DAVID KATZ Patented Apr. 26, 1949 FOOT SUPPORT Jacobl Katz, Mattapan, and* David Katz, Brookline, Mass.
Application December 8, 1945', SerialNo. 633,604
1y Claim. l
The present invention relates to; a foot` support to be used within a shoey on.. the inner-sole for the purposes of relievingv the foot from eX.- cessive pressures which'. may come in certain regions of thefsole and heel and. also to. effect corrective measures in certain types of foot ail:-
ments.
In the structure of the foot, theanterior-posterior arch has at one endfthe heel bone or os cal cis and at the other end the metatarsal bones.
The bones of the leg known asthe tibia and fibia are articulated to the foot through a bone called the astragalus which forms the key of the anterior-posterior arch. Between the metatarsal bones, on one end of the arch, and the astragalus and the os calcis, on the other end, are a group of bones by means'of whichthe metatarsal'bones are articulated to the ankle. These comprise a bone known as the cuboid which articulates with the fourth and fifth metatarsal bones and three other bones known as the cuneiform bones which articulate with the rst, second and third metatarsal bones. These cuneiform bones are known as the external, middle and internal bones, the internal bone being in line substantially with the metatarsal bone of the great toe. The three cuneiform bones are connectedwith the key bone of the arch, the astragalus, byv means of a bone known as the scaphoid, which is situated between the cuneiform bones and the astragalus. The transverse arch, which is the arch running substantially perpendicular to the anterior-posterior arch, includes the cuboid bone, the cunelform bones and the scaphoid bone, which also form the arch portion of the anterior-posterior arch,
Arch supports to be used in a shoe frequently attempt to build up or slrpport the external side of the arch and ordinarily neglect the condition which quite frequently prevails when the interior side of the transverse has been weakened and falls. Under conditions of this general nature, the scaphoid bone and the inner cuneiform bone are very apt to fall and instead of serving as structural elements in both the anterior-posterior and transverse arches, sag so that proper articulation between the various bones of the foot, which permits foot fiexure in walking or other foot movements is greatly impaired.
The article according to the present invention has for its purpose the proper relative support of thel scaphoid bone in the inner side of the foot, the cuboid on the outer side of the foot, and the metatarsal bones on the forward part of the anterior-posterior arch. The objects and merits of the present invention will be more readily understood from consideration of the specification below when taken in connection with the drawings illustrating an embodiment of the invention, in which:
Figure 1 shows the foot support in plan with the relative bones of the foot illustrated in approximate positions in dottedlines.
Figure` 2 shows a plan view of the same article of Figure 1 with the cover portion removed.
Figure 3 shows a side view of the article of Figure 2 as viewed from the bottom of Figure 2 looking upward.
Figure 4 shows an end View of the article of Figure 2 as viewed from the left.
Figure 5 shows a section taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 2.
Figure 6 shows a section taken on the line 6-6 of Figure 2, and
Figure 7 shows a section taken on the line 'l-l of Figure2.
Iii-the device shown in the figures, the base l may be composed of leather, fabric or suitable yielding composition which may be soft, thin leather or its equivalent. The base is shaped like-theinner sole but extends forward only in the region beneath the metatarsal bones. On this'base at the right end is mounted a heel pad 2` of thin; soft, yielding-material, as for instance, a soft suedeleather or some soft fabric. At each side of the base there are mounted two elongated pieces 3 and 4, the element 3 being positioned on the outer side of the foot and the element il on the inner side of the foot. These individual pieces are each composed preferably of a cork material or its equivalent. These elements and transverse forward piece 5 should all be of substantially the same material having a comparatively soft surface but substantially not compressible and capable of holding a permanent shape. The material should also be light and preferably moisture absorbent of such a nature as cork usually is.
The three separate pieces 3, 4 and 5, have particular shapes and positions on the sheet l for the functions for which they are to serve, these positions and shapes being related specifically to the foot structure and more particularly to the bones forming the foot arches.
The piece 3 lies under a portion of the os calcis bone B, the cuboid bone 1, and if desired, to some extent under the near end of the fourth and fifth metatarsal bones 8 and 9. This piece 3 is wedgeshaped transversely as is indicated in Figure '7, with the thickest portion on the outside edge of the base l. It will also be noted that the piece 3 is narrower in the forward portion toward the metatarsal joint position and that the wedge gradually reduces in thickness in both longitudinal directions from a high point extending under the position of both the cuboid and os calcis bones.
The piece 4 complements the piece 3 on the other side of the base or sole piece l. This piece 4 is Wedge-shaped transversely sloping toward the middle of the base l with the highest portions coming under the position of the scaphoid bone and sloping both in a forward and rear direction to the first metatarsal and internal cuneiform bones at the forward end of the arch and the os calcis at the rear of the arch respectively. This piece 4 is wider than the piece 3 and higher than the piece 3 at corresponding points and also not as sharply sloped toward the middle of the base as the piece 3 so that the piece A4 actually in many cases may contact; quite fully the scaphoid bone. It will also be noted that the piece 4 at its widest part is about twice its narrowest width at its forward end.
The cross bar or piece 5 falls under the middle or rear portions of the five metatarsal bones, being higher under the fourth and fifth bones than under the first, second and third. As seen from Figure 4, the cross bar slopes inward in a comparatively long wedge across the metatarsal bones, being highest under the two' outer metatarsal bones.
It will also be noted that the side pieces 3 and 4 slope rearward to provide a hollow to permit the support of the os calcis bone in the position of the soft pad or circle 2. A soft thin cover l0 covers the entire support and the central section of the article has a number of holes to permit ventilation.
The support of the foot by the two side pieces and the cross bar as above set forth, causes the pressure to be evenly distributed, so that the various bones of the foot, particularly when the arches have fallen, will notl unduly be under excessive pressure.
In the present case, particular attention is paid to raising the inner side of the arch under the scaphoid and inner cuneiform bones, and to compensate the outer side under the cuboid bone so as to balance the foot pressure over the sole of the foot while the cross bar raises the meta- 4 tarsal bones to tilt the foot and equalize the pressure between the forward and rear end of the longitudinal arch.
Having now described our invention, we claim:
A foot support to be worn in the inner sole of the shoe, comprising a sole piece of uniform yielding sheet material, a heel cup pad of soft material attached on the face of said sole piece in the position of the ball of the heel, a continuous elongated piece of cork material having a. at face' surface attached to the sole piece and extending lengthwise thereof from the heel pad forward to a position under the fourth and fifth metatarsal joints, said cork piece being raised along its outer edge and sloping transversely to the surface of the sole piece in the longitudinal central region thereof short of the middle line of the sole piece with the broadest section of the cork piece located under the cuboid bone, a second continuous elongated piece of cork material similar to said first piece positioned along the inner side'of the sole piece sloping transversely from the edge thereof to the surface of the sole piece extending from the heel pad forward to a position under the first and second metatarsal joints, and extending over the middle line of the sole piece in the region of the scaphoid bone and being higher in said region than otherwise along its length and higher than said first elongated piece,
vand a cross piece of cork material located forward of the metatarsal points spaced from the ends of said elongated pieces.
JACOB KATZ. DAVID KATZ.
REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:
UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,081,474 Burns May 25, 1937 2,103,627 Mirenta Dec. 28, 1937 2,287,341. Burns June 23, 1942 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 276,991 Great Britain Mar. 8, 1928
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US2631387A (en) * 1949-12-10 1953-03-17 Robert W Shaw Sole of a shoe
US2681515A (en) * 1953-07-09 1954-06-22 Jr Albert C Frese Innersole
US2791845A (en) * 1953-12-14 1957-05-14 William W Kilman Shoe
US2807102A (en) * 1955-05-05 1957-09-24 Clarence A Sheppard Arch supporting shoe insert
US2857689A (en) * 1956-10-19 1958-10-28 Lorraine A Van Ostrom Corrective foot support
FR2923681A1 (en) * 2007-11-15 2009-05-22 Roux Stephanie Le ORTHESE PLANTAIRE
US20190110548A1 (en) * 2011-12-05 2019-04-18 Nike, Inc. Sole Member For An Article Of Footwear
US20240260714A1 (en) * 2021-12-31 2024-08-08 Marc CORMIER Auxiliary or integrated inner sole structure for footwear

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GB276991A (en) * 1925-08-29 1928-03-08 Benedictsens Fodhvilere Ved Ha Improvements in pads for boots and shoes to support the arch of the foot
US2081474A (en) * 1935-10-23 1937-05-25 William C Burns Cuboid-metatarsal arch support
US2103627A (en) * 1935-04-09 1937-12-28 Mirenta August Arch support
US2287341A (en) * 1941-06-02 1942-06-23 William C Burns Body-weight-distributing construction for shoes and the like

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GB276991A (en) * 1925-08-29 1928-03-08 Benedictsens Fodhvilere Ved Ha Improvements in pads for boots and shoes to support the arch of the foot
US2103627A (en) * 1935-04-09 1937-12-28 Mirenta August Arch support
US2081474A (en) * 1935-10-23 1937-05-25 William C Burns Cuboid-metatarsal arch support
US2287341A (en) * 1941-06-02 1942-06-23 William C Burns Body-weight-distributing construction for shoes and the like

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US2631387A (en) * 1949-12-10 1953-03-17 Robert W Shaw Sole of a shoe
US2681515A (en) * 1953-07-09 1954-06-22 Jr Albert C Frese Innersole
US2791845A (en) * 1953-12-14 1957-05-14 William W Kilman Shoe
US2807102A (en) * 1955-05-05 1957-09-24 Clarence A Sheppard Arch supporting shoe insert
US2857689A (en) * 1956-10-19 1958-10-28 Lorraine A Van Ostrom Corrective foot support
FR2923681A1 (en) * 2007-11-15 2009-05-22 Roux Stephanie Le ORTHESE PLANTAIRE
WO2009092916A1 (en) * 2007-11-15 2009-07-30 Le Roux Stephanie Plantar orthosis
US20190110548A1 (en) * 2011-12-05 2019-04-18 Nike, Inc. Sole Member For An Article Of Footwear
US10881166B2 (en) * 2011-12-05 2021-01-05 Nike, Inc. Sole member for an article of footwear
US20240260714A1 (en) * 2021-12-31 2024-08-08 Marc CORMIER Auxiliary or integrated inner sole structure for footwear

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