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US 2017/0303635 A1Published application
Selectively Textured Footbed
OwnerAlexander Sidney Kazarianinventor
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Abstract
Selectively textured footbeds for athletic footwear are described. A footbed includes a rearfoot portion and a plurality of discrete raised areas extending from the rearfoot portion. The discrete raised areas are constructed and arranged to engage a rearfoot region of a plantar surface of a foot. The footbeds provide a sensory input to the plantar surface to allow a user to determine whether and/or how to adjust his or her gait.
Claims29
A footbed comprising:
- a rearfoot portion;
- and
- a plurality of discrete raised areas extending from the rearfoot portion, wherein the plurality of discrete raised areas is constructed and arranged to engage a rearfoot region of a plantar surface of a foot.
A method for allowing a user to adjust his or her gait when running or walking, the method comprising:
- engaging a rearfoot region of a plantar surface of a foot with a plurality of discrete raised areas, the plurality of discrete raised areas extending from a rearfoot portion of a footbed;
- and
- providing a sensory input to the rearfoot region by engagement of the plurality of discrete raised areas with the rearfoot region, the sensory input providing an indication to the user to allow the user to determine whether to adjust his or her gait.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.