Adjustable corrective shoe component
OwnerSusan Fortenerinventor
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Abstract
An adjustable corrective shoe component is provided. The shoe component can be disposed in an inner lining of a shoe. The shoe component may include a shell formed conformal to an interior bottom surface of the shoe and curving upwards at sides of the shoe. The shell may include a forefoot section to accommodate a forefoot area of a foot, a middle section to accommodate a midfoot area of the foot, and a hind section to accommodate a hind area of the foot. The shoe component may include a strap attached to a medial side of the middle section and configured to pull the middle section towards a lateral side of the shoe to cause the middle section to support an arch of the foot.
Claims20
An adjustable corrective shoe component to be disposed in an inner lining of a shoe, the adjustable corrective shoe component comprising:
- a shell formed conformal to an interior bottom surface of the shoe and curving upwards at sides of the shoe, the shell comprising:
- a forefoot section to accommodate a forefoot area of a foot;
- a middle section to accommodate a midfoot area of the foot;
- and
- a hind section to accommodate a hind area of the foot;
- and
- a strap attached to a medial side of the middle section and configured to pull the middle section towards a lateral side of the shoe to cause the middle section to support an arch of the foot.
A method for manufacturing an adjustable corrective shoe component to be disposed in an inner lining of a shoe, the method comprising:
- providing a shell formed conformal to an interior bottom surface of the shoe and curving upwards at sides of the shoe, the shell comprising:
- a forefoot section to accommodate a forefoot area of a foot;
- a middle section to accommodate a midfoot area of the foot;
- and
- a hind section to accommodate a hind area of the foot;
- and
- providing a strap attached to a medial side of the middle section and configured to pull the middle section towards a lateral side of the shoe to cause the middle section to support an arch of the foot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.