Shoe Last and Shoe Made Therefrom
OwnerCheryl Sherwood KOSTAinventor
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Abstract
A foot has a medial side, a lateral side, a sustentaculum tali, a lateral calcaneus, a fifth metatarsal ray, a forefoot and an anatomical midline. A shoe last comprises an upper and a sole unit of a shoe for a foot are assembled. The last comprises a form defining a foot compartment for orienting a foot. A shoe formed around the form has a support includes the following. A first portion configured to support the sustentaculum tali on the medial side of the foot for providing an upward and outward force on the on the sustentaculum tali. A second portion configured to support the lateral calcaneus on the lateral side of the foot. A third portion configured to support the fifth metatarsal ray on the lateral side of the foot.
Claims12
A shoe last about which an upper and a sole unit of a shoe for a foot are assembled, the foot having a medial side, a lateral side, a sustentaculum tali, a lateral calcaneus, a fifth metatarsal ray, a forefoot and an anatomical midline, the last comprising:
- a form defining a foot compartment for orienting a foot, wherein a shoe formed around the form has a support including:
- a first portion configured to support the sustentaculum tali on the medial side of the foot for providing an upward and outward force on the on the sustentaculum tali;
- a second portion configured to support the lateral calcaneus on the lateral side of the foot;
- and
- a third portion configured to support the fifth metatarsal ray on the lateral side of the foot.
A shoe for a foot, the shoe made using a last about which an upper and a sole unit of a shoe for a foot are designed and assembled, the foot having a medial side, a lateral side, a sustentaculum tali, a lateral calcaneus, a fifth metatarsal ray, a forefoot and an anatomical midline, the shoe comprising:
- an upper,
- a sole unit assembled with the upper;
- and
- a support assembled with the upper and sole unit, the support including:
- a first portion configured to support the sustentaculum tali on the medial side of the foot for providing an upward and outward force on the on the sustentaculum tali;
- a second portion configured to support the lateral calcaneus on the lateral side of the foot;
- and
- a third portion configured to support the fifth metatarsal ray on the lateral side of the foot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.