Insole construction for footwear
AssigneePhonenix Footwear Group, Inc.
InventorWilhelm Pfander
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Abstract
An insole construction for footwear comprising a base member, an intermediate member formed of a soft foam and having a plurality of substantially uniformly spaced raised cushioning elements on the upper surface thereof, and a flexible cover member surrounding the intermediate member and extending beneath the base member. The intermediate member preferably is formed of a foam such as polyurethane foam. The raised cushioning elements are of a height of approximately 6 millimeters above the upper surface of the intermediate member and are spaced approximately 10-30 millimeters from each other.
Claims20
An insole construction for footwear comprising:
- a base member;
- an intermediate member formed of a soft foam and having an upper surface and a plurality of raised cushioning elements on said upper surface thereof;
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- a flexible cover member surrounding said intermediate member to conform substantially to the shape of said upper surface thereof;
- said raised cushioning elements being of a height, size and spacing so as to be self-adjusting to the foot of the wearer to surround it and prevent it from slipping thereon.
An insole construction for footwear comprising:
- a relatively flat, flexible base member;
- an intermediate member formed of a soft foam and having an upper surface and a plurality of raised cushioning elements substantially uniformly spaced on said upper surface thereof, said raised cushioning elements having a height of approximately 6 millimeters above the upper surface of said intermediate member and being of a size and spacing to be self-adjusting to the foot of the wearer to surround it and prevent it from slipping thereon;
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- a flexible cover member surrounding said intermediate member to conform substantially to the shape of said upper surface thereof.
An article of footwear, comprising:
- an outsole;
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- an insole construction mounted on said outsole and comprising a base member, an intermediate member, and a cover member;
- said intermediate member being formed of a soft foam and having an upper surface and a plurality of raised cushioning elements on said upper surface thereof;
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- said cover member being flexible and surrounding said intermediate member to conform substantially to the shape of said upper surface thereof;
- said raised cushioning elements being of a height, size and spacing so as to be self-adjusting to the foot of the wearer to surround it and prevent it from slipping thereon, said raised cushioning elements having a height of approximately 6 millimeters above the upper surface of said intermediate member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.