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US 4,387,516 AGranted
Universal insole
AssigneeL
InventorJoseph J. Laux
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Abstract
A universally sized insole of a cushioned material having pattern markings printed therein for trimming to the appropriate size. Men's and women's size markings are oppositely displaced on the insole to minimize interference between the two to facilitate trimming.
Claims4
A universally sized insert for footwear comprising:
- (a) an insole having the general shape of a human foot having opposite surfaces, a heel portion, a toe porton and opposite lateral and medial sides;
- (b) a first set of pattern markings on one of said surfaces representing a plurality of foot sizes, each of said first set of pattern markings being in the general configuration of a human foot, said first set of markings having a common toe portion and being displaced on said insole toward the toe portion of said insole and having a plurality of generally arcuate sections in the heel area representing different sizes;
- (c) a second set of contrasting markings on the said one of said surfaces representing a plurality of foot sizes, each of said second set of markings being in the general configuration of a human foot, and second set of markings having a common heel portion and being displaced on said insole toward the heel of said insole and having a plurality of generally arcuate sections in the toe portion all representing the different shoe sizes thereby permitting the user to trim the insert to the desired size by trimming at a preselected marking.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.