Footwear insole for high heel shoes
AssigneeSchering-Plough Healthcare Products, Inc.
InventorsJane M. Cappaert, Harold A. Howlett, Philip C. Yang, Charles E. Lundy, JR.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a footwear insole for increasing comfort in high heel shoes by providing a base layer extending from a heel to a forefoot of a foot, and a raised portion prominent from the top of the base layer and situated substantially under an arch of the foot, in which the raised portion is configured to increase support of the plantar fascia of the foot.
Claims66
A removable insole for high heel shoes, comprising:
- a base layer comprising a heel region, an arch region and a forefoot region;
- and a raised portion substantially in the arch region configured to support the plantar fascia of a foot when the foot is inserted in a high heel shoe in contact with the insole.
A high heel shoe comprising an insole comprising:
- a base layer comprising a heel region, an arch region and a forefoot region;
- and a raised portion substantially in the arch region configured to support the plantar fascia of a foot when the foot is inserted in a high heel shoe.
A method for increasing comfort in high heel shoes, the method comprising incorporating in the high heel shoe an insole comprising a base layer comprising a heel region, an arch region and a forefoot region and a raised portion substantially in the arch region configured to support the plantar fascia of a foot when the foot is inserted in a high heel shoe.
A method for increasing stability during heel strike when walking in high heel shoes, the method comprising incorporating in the high heel shoe an insole comprising a base layer comprising a heel region, an arch region and a forefoot region and a raised portion substantially in the arch region configured to support the plantar fascia of a foot when the foot is inserted in a high heel shoe.
A method for increasing stability of landing of a foot when walking in a high heel shoe, the method comprising incorporating in the high heel shoe an insole comprising a base layer comprising a heel region, an arch region and a forefoot region and a raised portion substantially in the arch region configured to support the plantar fascia of a foot when the foot is inserted in a high heel shoe, whereby the raised portion lengthens a heel platform thereby increasing the stability of the landing of the foot.
A method for reducing pressure exerted on a forefoot when in high heel shoes, the method comprising incorporating in the high heel shoe an insole comprising a base layer comprising a heel region, an arch region and a forefoot region and a raised portion substantially in the arch region configured to support the plantar fascia of a foot when the foot is inserted in a high heel shoe shifting body weight back to the heel by the raised portion, thereby reducing pressure in the forefoot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.