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.
Claims18
An insole system for an article of footwear comprising:
- a base insole comprising a chassis having an upper surface and a lower surface, a lateral side and a medial side, a heel end and a forefoot end, and a heel portion, a midfoot portion, and a forefoot portion,
- wherein the chassis defines a central well formed at the heel portion, the central well comprising a peripheral wall defined along the well at the heel portion and extending along the lateral and medial sides of the chassis until gradually tapering at the midfoot portion, the peripheral wall defining a collar surface that is generally transverse the wall and between the wall and an outer contour of the chassis;
- first and second shock absorbing inserts mounted to the chassis, the first shock absorbing insert mounted to the forefoot portion, and the second shock absorbing insert mounted to the heel portion;
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- an upper insole mounted to the upper surface of the chassis and comprising a spacer panel having at least one opening formed therein, first and second gel insert members, and a fabric sheet,
- wherein the spacer panel extends along the midfoot and forefoot portions of the base insole, the first gel insert member being fitted within the opening of the spacer panel to be adjacent the first shock absorbing insert, the second gel insert member abutting a portion of the spacer panel proximal the midfoot portion and being adjacent the second shock absorbing insert, and the fabric sheet mounted atop the spacer panel and the first and second gel insert members.
A footwear insole system comprising:
- a base insole comprising a chassis and first and second shock absorbing inserts, the chassis having an upper surface and a lower surface, a lateral side and a medial side, a heel end and a forefoot end, and a heel portion, a midfoot portion and a forefoot portion;
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- an upper insole mounted to the upper surface of the chassis, the upper insole comprising a spacer panel, first and second gel insert members and a fabric sheet layer;
- wherein the chassis defines a central well formed at the heel portion, the central well comprising a peripheral wall defined along the well at the heel portion and extending along the lateral and medial sides of the chassis until gradually tapering at the midfoot portion, the peripheral wall defining a outer collar that is generally transverse the wall and between the wall and an outer contour of the chassis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.