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Heel pad having a malleable member and method of use

a technology of malleable parts and heel pads, which is applied in the direction of uppers, fastenings, insoles, etc., can solve the problems of losing the adhesion properties of adhesive strips, the heel pads do not provide adequate coverage to protect the entire heel of the wearer's foot, and the adhesive strip of each known heel pad is not adequate with resp

Pending Publication Date: 2022-11-03
INTRICATE FORTE INC
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Benefits of technology

The present invention is a heel pad for shoes that has a malleable member that allows it to stay in place within the shoe. This member securely attaches the heel pad to the shoe, protecting the heel area of the foot. The heel pad provides adequate coverage and is easily attached to the shoe. Its technical effects are improved comfort, stability, and protection of the heel area.

Problems solved by technology

For example, the known heel pads do not stay firmly in the heel counters of shoes, in particular, the adhesive strip of each known heel pad does not provide adequate adhesion with respect to anchoring the heel pads in the shoes.
This is the result of the adhesive strips losing their adhesion properties over time and in some cases shortly after first use.
Thus, the known heel pads tend to shift position during use or the heel pads detach completely from the heel counters of shoes.
In addition, due to their typically narrow shape, known heel pads do not provide adequate amount of coverage to protect the entire heel of a wearer's foot.

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[0069]The invention now will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which illustrative embodiments of the invention are shown. This invention may, however, 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 be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art.

[0070]As used herein, the term “and / or” includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items. Further, the singular forms of the articles “a”, “an” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless expressly stated otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms: includes, comprises, including and / or comprising, when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and / or components, but do not prec...

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Abstract

A heel pad for placement within a shoe and a method of use. The heel pad includes a pliable body, a filler element contained within the pliable body, and a malleable member fastened within the pliable body and extending along at least part of a length of the pliable body. In use, the heel pad is positioned in a heel section of the shoe. A longitudinal end of the heel pad is folded along an upper edge of the heel section of the shoe. The folded longitudinal end of the heel pad is affixed to an outer surface of the heel section of the shoe.

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REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 15 / 934,459, filed Mar. 23, 2018, entitled “HEEL PAD HAVING A MALLEABLE MEMBER AND METHOD OF USE” which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 15 / 566,162, filed Oct. 12, 2017, entitled “HEEL PAD HAVING A MALLEABLE MEMBER AND METHOD OF USE”. Application Ser. No. 15 / 566,162 is a § 371 National Phase application of International Application No. PCT / US2016 / 026606, filed Apr. 8, 2016, which claims the benefit under 35 USC § 119(e) of the U.S. provisional application No. 62 / 148,942, filed on Apr. 17, 2015. The aforementioned applications are hereby incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONField of the Invention[0002]The invention pertains to the field of heel pads for shoes. More particularly, the invention pertains to a heel pad having a malleable member.Description of Related Art[0003]A variety of insert pads are known for use with shoes. Many of the known inser...

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IPC IPC(8): A43B23/28A43B21/00A43B1/08
CPCA43B23/28A43B21/00A43B1/08A43B1/0054A43C19/00A43B17/18A43B1/0081A43B23/088A43B7/144A43B7/141A43B7/1464
Inventor BRADLEY, TINA B.
Owner INTRICATE FORTE INC