Footwear insole system
AssigneeUkies LLC
InventorsUmesh K. Khaitan, Kavita Khaitan
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Abstract
A footwear insole system for use with an article of footwear including a base insole component and an upper insole component. The base insole includes a chassis and first and a second shock absorbing inserts. The upper insole includes a spacer panel, first and a second gel insert members, and a fabric sheet layer. The insole system may be permanently secured to an article of footwear or the insole system may be replaceable or interchangeable for installation and removal to and from an article of footwear by a user.
Claims27
An insole for replaceable incorporation into a shoe, the insole comprising an insole base layer, an intermediate insole layer having an opening formed therein, an upper insole cover layer, and at least one gel insert member retained within the opening of the intermediate insole layer and between the insole base layer and the upper insole cover layer, wherein the at least one gel insert is free to float relative to the intermediate insole layer and the base insole layer in response to movement or shifting of weight of a wearer's foot being applied atop the upper insole cover layer.
An insole for replaceable incorporation into a shoe, the insole comprising an insole base layer, an upper insole cover layer, and at least one gel insert member retained between the insole base layer and the upper insole cover layer, wherein the at least one gel insert member is not affixed to the insole base layer or the upper insole cover layer;
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- an intermediate insole layer between the insole base layer and the upper insole cover layer, and wherein the at least one gel insert member is retained in place within at least one recess between the insole base layer and the upper insole cover layer formed by the intermediate insole layer, and wherein the at least one gel insert is free to float relative to the intermediate insole layer and the base insole layer in response to movement or shifting of weight of the wearer's foot being applied atop the upper insole cover layer when received within the upper.
An insole for replaceable incorporation into a shoe, the insole comprising an insole base layer, an intermediate insole layer, an upper insole cover layer, a first gel insert member retained between the insole base layer and the upper insole cover layer, and a second gel insert member for affixing to the upper insole cover layer and proximal a heel portion of the intermediate insole layer, wherein the second gel insert member is free to float relative to the intermediate insole layer and the insole base layer.
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