Differentially responsive sole for shoes
OwnerDonald E. Beckett, Joseph A. Carolfiinventors
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Abstract
A differentially responsive sole for shoes is disclosed which includes a conventional outer sole, an inner sole and an inner liner, the inner sole having a plurality of empty chambers located to support biomechanical weight bearing pressure prints for which a norm has been established. Measurements are made of the individual user at the points and the chambers filled with an elastomer of certain durometer and compressive strength to compensate for the weight load at each weight bearing pressure point.
Claims4
An integral shoe for shoes that is differentally responsive to provide a selected response at each of a plurality of selected location to be determined on an individual basis which comprises
- a plurality of hollow chambers in said sole at selected weight bearing pressure points,
- means for determining the characteristics of the desired response at each of the selected points, wherein said response at each of the selected points is measured for each foot and compared to the normal expected weight at that location and the response to meet the measured weight is determined to correct for differences from the normal expected weight, and
- pressure supporting and responsive material filling all of said chambers, to provide the desired response at the weight bearing pressure points.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.