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US 10,952,507 B2Granted
Shoe insert
AssigneeAvery Dennison Retail Information Services LLC
InventorsCaroline Hughes, James Toms, Jr.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a shoe insert that is inflatable or otherwise conformable to the interior of a shoe and provides protection against the shoe collapsing or otherwise becoming deformed during transport, shipment or handling. The shoe insert is capable of being inflated in a left or right orientation and can be provided with branding and other merchandising information.
Claims18
A shoe insert for insertion into an interior space of a shoe comprising:
- a first insert portion comprised of a first end, a second end and a middle portion;
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- a second insert portion comprising at least one forward chamber extending from at least one rear chamber, wherein each of the first insert portion and second insert portion are inflatable;
- wherein the first insert portion is not attached to the second insert portion;
- and
- wherein the second insert portion is positioned substantially between the first end and the second end of the first insert portion.
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A shoe insert comprising:
- a first insert portion comprised of a first end, a second end and a middle portion;
- a second insert portion comprised of a plurality of inflatable chambers;
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- a separate inflation valve in the first insert portion and each of the plurality of inflatable chambers of the second insert portion;
- wherein the first insert portion is not attached to the second insert portion;
- and
- wherein the second insert portion is positioned substantially between the first end and the second end of the first insert portion.
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A shoe insert comprising:
- a first insert portion comprised of a multi-layered material with heat sealed edges and an inflatable interior, and an inflation valve, wherein the first insert portion is comprised of a first end, a second end and a middle portion;
- a second insert portion comprised of a multi-layered material with heat sealed edges, and comprising an inflatable interior, at least one heat seal component configured to direct the orientation of the second insert portion upon inflation, and an inflation valve, wherein the inflatable interior of the second insert portion is segmented into one or more chambers;
- wherein the first insert portion is not attached to the second insert portion;
- and
- wherein the second insert portion is positioned substantially between the first end and the second end of the first insert portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.