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US 12,310,455 B2Granted
Customizable footwear system
OwnerEvelyn Schicklinginventor
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Abstract
A customizable arch support system for use in fashionable high heeled shoes, designed to provide superior configurability and comfort for the wearer. More particularly, the system provides configurability so that it will provide superior support and comfort for the wearer, while maintaining minimal cross section profile which causes less limitations for the shoe designer.
Claims20
A customizable arch support system integrated into a shoe comprising:
- at least one shoe insole,
- at least one arch support insert,
- a plurality of protrusions formed on an underside of the at least one arch support insert;
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- a plurality of recesses formed within the at least one shoe insole;
- wherein the at least one arch support insert is removably attached within the shoe proximate to a top surface of the at least one shoe insole using a first plurality of magnets disposed in the plurality of protrusions formed in the at least one arch support insert that are disposed proximate a bottom surface of the at least one arch support insert and configured to respectively magnetically couple to a second plurality of magnets disposed in the plurality of recesses formed in the at least one shoe insole, the second plurality of magnets in the at least one shoe insole disposed in an area of the at least one shoe insole configured to reside underneath a wearer's foot arch so as to respectively magnetically couple to and align the at least one arch support insert under the wearer's foot arch area.
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A customizable arch support system integrated into a shoe comprising:
- at least one shoe insole,
- at least one arch support insert,
- wherein the at least one arch support insert is removably attached within the shoe proximate to a top surface of the at least one shoe insole using a first plurality of magnets disposed in the at least one arch support insert that are disposed proximate a bottom surface of the at least one arch support insert and configured to respectively magnetically couple to a second plurality of magnets disposed in the at least one shoe insole, the second plurality of magnets in the at least one shoe insole disposed in an area of the at least one shoe insole configured to reside underneath a wearer's foot arch so as to respectively magnetically couple to and align the at least one arch support insert under the wearer's foot arch area;
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- wherein the second plurality of magnets are covered with a foam layer disposed between the second plurality of magnets and the first plurality of magnets, and a sock liner is disposed over the foam layer and between the second plurality of magnets and the first plurality of magnets.
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A customizable arch support system integrated into a shoe comprising:
- at least one shoe insole,
- at least one arch support insert, and
- a plurality of gel injection openings formed in the at least one shoe insole;
- wherein the at least one arch support insert is removably attached within the shoe proximate to a top surface of the at least one shoe insole using a first plurality of magnets disposed in the at least one arch support insert that are disposed proximate a bottom surface of the at least one arch support insert and configured to respectively magnetically couple to a second plurality of magnets disposed in the at least one shoe insole, the second plurality of magnets in the at least one shoe insole disposed in an area of the at least one shoe insole configured to reside underneath a wearer's foot arch so as to respectively magnetically couple to and align the at least one arch support insert under the wearer's foot arch area;
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- further comprising at least one cover, wherein the at least one cover is placed directly over the at least one arch support insert to one of cover or envelop the at least one arch support insert and the first plurality of magnets;
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- wherein the plurality of gel injection openings are configured to receive a foam that bonds the at least one cover to the at least one shoe insole.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.