Demi pointe equalizer, exerciser, and tensioning device
OwnerPaul Lileyinventor
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Abstract
A demi pointe equalizer, exerciser, and tensioning device that is a small pad in the general shape of a common big toe. The equalizer pad extends from the tip of the big toe to a point behind the metatarsal parabola. The equalizer pad is designed to support only the big toe. The support system is also designed to be applied in layers, so that correction can be built up slowly, as needed. By using layers of equalizer pads, the ideal thickness of pad can be achieved. This equalizer pad may be attached directly to the bottom of the big toe, or to the sole of a shoe, slipper, sock, sandal, or to an insole to form a system. The pad or system may be constructed from a variety of materials that are matched to a particular activity.
Claims17
A demi pointe equalizer for use in an article of footwear, having an upper portion and a sole portion comprising:
- a) an insole formed on a top surface of said sole portion and being integral to said sole portion, said insole also having an equalizer pad portion formed in said insole, said equalizer pad portion having a curvilinear shape having an outside edge and an inside edge, and wherein said outside edge is curved to conform to an an outside edge of said sole portion, said equalizer pad portion having a width that extends from the outside edge of said sole portion to a point between the big toe and the second toe of a human foot, said equalizer pad portion having a length extending from a front edge of said sole portion to a traverse line immediately behind the sesamoid bones, said equalizer pad also protruding above the top surface of said sole portion.
A demi pointe equalizer system comprising:
- a) a support member, having a thin and flexible surface, generally conforming to a shape of an interior of a shoe;
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- b) an equalizer pad, having a curvilinear shape having an outside edge and an inside edge, and wherein said outside edge is curved to conform to an inside surface of a said shoe, said equalizer pad having a width that extends from the inside surface of said shoe to a point between the big toe and the second toe of a human foot, said equalizer pad having a length extending from an inside front edge of said shoe to a traverse line immediately behind the sesamoid bones, said equalizer pad also having a thickness greater than a thickness of said support member.
A demi pointe equalizer system comprising:
- a) an insole, having a thin and flexible surface, generally conforming to a shape of an interior of a shoe;
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- b) a plurality of equalizer pads, each of said plurality of equalizer pads having a curvilinear shape having an outside edge and an inside edge, and wherein said outside edge is curved to conform to an inside surface of said shoe, said equalizer pad having a width that extends from the inside surface of said shoe to a point between the big toe and the second toe of a human foot, each of said plurality said equalizer pad having a length extending from an inside front edge of said shoe to a traverse line immediately behind the sesamoid bones, said equalizer pad also having a thickness greater than a thickness of said insole.
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