Shoe Insole or Midsole with a Tri-Dome Configuration for Foot Rehabilitation
AssigneePark Global Footwear Inc.
InventorsRobert Garfield Burke, Kwan Ho Park, Tae Soon Park
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a device to be integrated into an article of footwear, normally as, but not limited to, a shoe innersole or shoe midsole, to interact with the plantar surface of the wearer's foot, in the region of the foot's main first layer intrinsic muscles. The present invention produces benefits to address gait related issues associated with weakened foot structure and faulty gait biomechanics.
Claims13
1) An insole or midsole or integrated unit sole, for use with an article of footwear, which has a characteristic raised area wherein said raised area sits plantar to the foot and rises upwardly from the invention, to interface with the plantar aspect of the foot, and wherein;
- said raised area is characterized by the presence of 3 elongated domes running generally parallel to the long axis of the device and wherein the orientation and positioning of the domes creates an arrangement possessing a medial most dome, a central dome and a lateral most dome.
2) An insole or midsole or integrated unit sole, for use with an article of footwear, which has a characteristic raised area wherein said raised area sits plantar to the foot and rises upwardly from the invention, to interface with the plantar aspect of the foot, and wherein;
- said raised area is characterized by the presence of 3 elongated domes running generally parallel to the long axis of the device and wherein the orientation and positioning of the domes creates an arrangement possessing a medial most dome, a central dome and a lateral most dome and wherein said device has a characteristic upwardly directed dome on raising upward from the surface of the device and is positioned to be aligned with the calcaneus of the human foot.
3) An insole or midsole or integrated unit sole, for use with an article of footwear, which has a characteristic raised area wherein said raised area sits plantar to the foot and rises upwardly from the invention, to interface with the plantar aspect of the foot, and wherein;
- said raised area is characterized by the presence of 3 elongated domes running generally parallel to the long axis of the device and wherein the orientation and positioning of the domes creates an arrangement possessing a medial most dome, a central dome and a lateral most dome and wherein:
- said medial dome is specifically positioned to be aligned generally with the medial arch of the human foot, and wherein;
- said lateral dome is specifically positioned to be aligned generally with the lateral arch of the human foot, and wherein;
- said central dome is specifically positioned to be aligned and positioned parallel with the 3rd ray of the human foot.
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