Molded foot support

a foot support and molded technology, applied in the direction of uppers, soles, insoles, etc., can solve the problem of not being custom-fit to the wearer's foo

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-04-27
BANYAN LICENSING
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[0020] Still another object of the present invention is to provide a method for forming a molded foot support t

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A problem associated with most shoe insoles is tha

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[0028] The present invention now will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which some, but not all embodiments of the invention are shown. Indeed, these inventions may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein; rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will satisfy applicable legal requirements. Like numbers refer to like elements throughout.

[0029] There is shown in FIG. 1 a preferred embodiment of the custom molded foot support 10 of this invention. Foot support 10 is a piece of thermoplastic material that extends from the heel to just short of the ball of the foot, but includes the metatarsal arch molded to conform to the plantar portion of the user's foot and inserted on top of the existing shoe insole or in some cases replace the existing insole. The foot support 10 defines a monolithic resilient supportive member 20 defining inner and outer l...

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There is provided a foot support conforming to a user's foot. The foot support includes a supportive member defining a front portion, a rear portion and an arch portion for engagement against the foot plantar arch. The rear portion has a concave periphery formed for partial resting abutment of the person's heel. The supportive member is fabricated from thermoplastic material formed to shape in a custom application. Preferred materials are thermoplastic materials providing easily formable shapes that soften or react at a low temperature between and are capable of being molded and shaped with hand pressure to the bottom of the foot while the foot is in a non-weight bearing position. Subsequently the thermoplastic material hardens retaining the molded shape. In a second embodiment, a footbed assembly having a cushioning top layer overlaying the upper surface of the molded supportive member is provided. The invention also contemplates a method for custom forming the supportive member.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] This invention relates to a custom molded foot support and footbed assembly for use in footwear. In addition, this invention relates to a method for forming a custom fitted foot support. [0003] 2. Description of Related Art [0004] Podiatric orthosis, also a type of shoe insoles, are frequently used to a support a person's foot and to aid or correct the accommodative function of the foot when walking. Shoe insoles are often made from a material formed from a resilient semi-rigid sheet of thermoplastic material. [0005] Orthotics serve to properly adjust the orientation of a person's foot during gait, thereby controlling the motion of the foot in view of mitigating the effects of persons having anomalies in a foot. A patent that describes such a podiatric orthosis is U.S. Pat. No. 6,173,511 to Perrault, which describes an insole formed to conformingly fit against the plantar portion of a foot extending from the anterio...

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IPC IPC(8): A43B13/38A43B23/28
CPCA43B7/144A43B7/28A43B17/14A43B7/1464
Inventor DAVIS, EDMUNDKHALIFA, ALY
Owner BANYAN LICENSING
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