High heel shoe of improved comfort

a technology of comfort and high heel, applied in the direction of uppers, bootlegs, apparel, etc., to achieve the effect of reducing the full weight of the metatarsal

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-01-08
MONTGOMERY SCOTT
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[0047]Material is added beneath the sole of the insole. The greatest thickness not to exceed one centimetre lies beneath the metatarsal heads and tapers to zero at the end of the insole moving toward the toes. The effect is to move the co

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While many women wear high heeled shoes for fashion and for the attractive appearan

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[0055]For convenience of the reader, FIG. 1 shows the bones of the foot so as to assist in locating the positions on the shoe of the various components of the shoe in relation to the foot of the wearer. It will be appreciated that the size of the shoe will vary so that it matches the size of the foot to which it is intended to follow and therefore the locations of various components on the shoe are related to the arrangement of the foot rather than specific dimensions on the shoe itself.

[0056]Conventionally high heeled shoes comprise a shoe outsole 11, a shoe shank portion 12 and a heel 13. These components form the outer of the shoe which is intended to engage the ground.

[0057]In addition the shoe includes an insole generally indicated at 14 which includes a forefoot 15 of the insole, a shank portion 16 of the insole and a heel seat 17 of the insole.

[0058]The shoe further includes an upper 18 which is shaped and arranged to provide the attractive appearance required for fashion sho...

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Abstract

In a high heel shoe the heel seat is angled upwards approximately 3-5 degrees. The insole follows the natural shape of the inside long arch of the foot so that the medial arch of the foot is raised higher than the lateral arch of the foot in order to support the natural angle of the calcaneus, the navicular, the medial cuneiform and the first metatarsal. The angle of the heel seat is more acute relative to the ground looking from the lateral side of the shoe. A triangular dome bump on the insole of the shoe has one corner behind the second metatarsal head, a second corner behind the fourth metatarsal head and the final corner near mid-foot. Material is added beneath the sole of the insole so that the greatest thickness is beneath the metatarsal heads and tapers to zero at the end of the insole toward the toes.

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[0001]This application claims the benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C. 119 of Provisional Application No. 60 / 947,702 filed Jul. 3, 2007.[0002]This invention relates to a high heel shoe which is shaped and arranged to improve the comfort of wearing for extended periods.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]While many women wear high heeled shoes for fashion and for the attractive appearance, they are accepted by the wearers to be very uncomfortable over extended periods. Despite this renowned discomfort, little attention has been given to trying to improve the comfort and it appears merely to be accepted that the pain is a by-product of the desire to wear such shoes.[0004]U.S. Pat. No. 5,782,015 Dananberg issued Jul. 21, 1998 but now abandoned and related Design Pat. D535,811 issued Jan. 30, 2007 appears to represent one of only very few attempts to ameliorate the problem. This technology is sold commercially under the trade mark “Insolia” and is used in shoes sold by DKNY and JC Penny und...

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IPC IPC(8): A43B7/22A43B7/16A43B23/00A43B21/26A43B13/38
CPCA43B7/1445A43B13/40A43B13/37A43B7/223
Inventor MONTGOMERY, SCOTT
Owner MONTGOMERY SCOTT
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