Insole with removable, height-adjustable stackable support pads

An insole liner for shoes with removable support elements therein, for height adjustment and alignment correction, comprising:

• a.) a removable lining element providing at least two similarly shaped layers of deformable elastic material joined together to form a single piece structure and define separately between the layers an intrinsically formed metatarsal arch support space, an intrinsically formed longitudinal arch support space, and an intrinsically formed heel support space;
• b.) intrinsically formed openings defined in the lining element leading to each of the support spaces, the openings being elastically deformable, and defining surface areas which are smaller than the surface areas of the corresponding lining element layers exposed to the spaces along which the openings lie, to permit deformable insertion and securement of one or more support elements into a support space and removal therefrom;
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• c.) support elements for at least one of the said support spaces, the openings and spaces of the lining element enabling the positioning of a support element therein, the support elements being shaped for deformable insertion through a said opening of the insole liner and expansion into a support space and for securement therein, and being shaped for deformable removal from the support space, the support elements comprising a base pad, or a plurality of base and stacking pads, said stacking pads fitting over and being shaped and contoured to completely overlay a respective base pad and are self stabilized thereby, without requiring a fixed means of attachment to each other, each stacking pad being individually separable from an adjacent pad, for restacking purposes, the said base pad or said base and stacking pads imparting an adjustable height support and corrective alignment for a user's foot, the support elements being insertable or removable from the support spaces for treating an initial foot support problem and for subsequent readjustment of support and alignment for ongoing individual height and alignment changes in the arch and heel areas, by removal of the support elements and reinsertion of the base, or restacked base and stacking pad support elements, the deformable elastic lining element layers defining and enveloping the support spaces to provide a resistive force towards said base pad, or a plurality of said base and stacking pads, thereby preventing their lateral displacement within the support spaces.