Heel pad having a malleable member and method of use
AssigneeIntricate Forte, Inc.
InventorTina B. BRADLEY
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Abstract
A heel pad for placement within a shoe and a method of use. The heel pad includes a pliable body, a filler element contained within the pliable body, and a malleable member fastened within the pliable body and extending along at least part of a length of the pliable body. In use, the heel pad is positioned in a heel section of the shoe. A longitudinal end of the heel pad is folded along an upper edge of the heel section of the shoe. The folded longitudinal end of the heel pad is affixed to an outer surface of the heel section of the shoe.
Claims14
A heel pad configured for placement within a shoe that includes a heel section, the heel pad comprising:
- a pliable body having a first end and a second end;
- and
- a malleable member arranged within the pliable body extending at least in part, along both a length and a width of the pliable body, and configured, in an assembled state, to extend over the heel section of the shoe with the malleable member configured to aid in securing the heel pad to the heel section of the shoe.
A method of inserting a heel pad within a shoe that includes a heel section, comprising the steps of:
- providing a pliable body having a first end and a second end and a malleable member arranged within the pliable body extending at least in part, along both a length and width of the pliable body, and configured, in an assembled state, to extend over the heel section of the shoe with the malleable member configured to aid in securing the heel pad to the heel section of the shoe;
- arranging the pliable body within an inner surface of the heel section of the shoe;
- folding the second end of the pliable body over an upper edge of the heel section of the shoe such that the heel pad extends over the heel section of the shoe;
- and
- affixing the heel pad within the shoe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.