Shoe and method for modifying misalignment of a foot
OwnerEric Wardinventor
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Abstract
Orthotic shoes and methods for making orthotic shoes and components of the same are disclosed, including a method comprising forming an opening between an upper portion and a lower portion of a base member of a shoe, the opening extending along a side of the intermediate member; positioning an orthotic wedge having a predetermined orthotic angle within the opening of the base member; and securing the orthotic wedge to the upper portion and the lower portion. The method may further include determining or receiving the orthotic angle and forming or selecting the orthotic wedge based on the orthotic angle.
Claims23
A shoe, comprising:
- a base member having a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a top surface, a bottom surface positioned opposite the top surface, and an intermediate member extending between the first sidewall, the second sidewall, the top surface and the bottom surface, wherein the intermediate member has a first side, a second side positioned opposite the first side, an upper portion, a lower portion, positioned opposite the upper portion, and a hinge connected to the upper portion and the lower portion of the intermediate member such that a portion of the upper portion and the lower portion may be hingedly separated thereby defining an opening;
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- at least one upper shoe member connected to the top surface of the base member of the shoe.
A method, comprising:
- forming an opening between an upper portion and a lower portion of an intermediate member of a base member of a shoe, the opening extending along a side of the intermediate member;
- positioning an orthotic wedge having an orthotic angle within the opening of the base member;
- securing the orthotic wedge to the upper portion and the lower portion;
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- shaping the orthotic wedge by removing excess material extending beyond a perimeter of the intermediate member.
A shoe, comprising:
- a base member having a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a top surface, a bottom surface positioned opposite the top surface, an intermediate member extending between the first sidewall, the second sidewall, the top surface and the bottom surface, wherein the intermediate member has a first side, a second side positioned opposite the first side, at least one of an upper portion and a lower portion, an orthotic wedge having an orthotic angle between 0.5 degrees and 16 degrees being integrally formed with the at least one of the upper portion and the lower portion;
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- at least one upper shoe member connected to the base member of the shoe.
A shoe, comprising:
- a base member having a first wall, a second wall, an upper portion extending between the first wall and the second wall, and a lower portion positioned opposite the upper portion and hingedly connected to the upper portion so as to form an angled opening between the upper portion and the lower portion, the angled opening positioned at a first angle;
- an orthotic wedge positioned within the angled opening formed by the upper portion and the lower portion, the orthotic wedge having a top surface and a bottom surface positioned opposite from, and at an orthotic angle to, the top surface, wherein the orthotic angle is smaller than the first angle of the angled opening;
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- at least one upper shoe member connected to the top surface of the base member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.