Shoe insert
OwnerMark Freyinventor
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Abstract
A shoe insert includes a generally planar body having a perimeter defining a foot-shaped area on an upper side of the body, the foot-shaped area including first and second toe areas and a heel area configured respectively for placement of a first toe, a second toe, and a heel of a user. The upper side defines a channel extending along an axis passing through a space between the first and second toe areas and the heel area. A linear member may be placed in the channel to protrude from an upper surface of the body. When a user uses the insert, the user's foot may sense the channel (or linear member, if present) and activate mechano-receptors on the bottom of the foot along the channel, which, in-turn, may train the foot to extend in a predetermined position relative to the linear member to improve balance.
Claims9
A shoe insert comprising:
- a body having a perimeter defining a foot-shaped area on an upper side of the body, the foot-shaped area including a first and second toe area and a heel area configured respectively for placement of a first and second toe and a heel of a user, the upper side defining only two sensory feedback structures including a first sensory feedback structure extending along a first axis from a space between the first and second toe areas and the heel area, and defining a second sensory feedback structure located laterally of the first sensory feedback structure,
- wherein the first sensory feedback structure includes a first channel, and the second sensory feedback structure includes a second channel,
- wherein the second channel extends along a second axis that intersects with the first axis,
- wherein the first and second channels extend distally from a midsole area, and
- wherein the first sensory feedback structure includes a first elongated member disposed in the first channel and protruding above a surface of the upper side of the body, and the second feedback structure includes a second elongated member disposed in the second channel and protruding above a surface of the upper side of the body.
A shoe insert kit comprising:
- a body having a perimeter defining a foot-shaped area on an upper side of the body, the foot-shaped area including a first and second toe area and a heel area configured respectively for placement of a first and second toe and a heel of a user, the upper side defining only two sensory feedback structures including a first sensory feedback structure extending along a first axis from a space between the first and second toe areas and the heel area, and defining a second sensory feedback structure located laterally of the first sensory feedback structure,
- wherein the first sensory feedback structure includes a first channel, and the second sensory feedback structure includes a second channel,
- wherein the second channel extends along a second axis that intersects with the first axis,
- wherein the first and second channels extend distally from a midsole area;
- and
- a first sensory feedback structure including a first elongated member disposable in the first channel and protruding above a surface of the upper side of the body;
- and
- a second feedback structure including a second elongated member disposable in the second channel and protruding above a surface of the upper side of the body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.