Abstract: A shoe insert device relieves pressure on a heel when a shoe is worn. The device includes a panel configured to be positioned in a shoe. A heel alignment pad is U-shaped. The heel alignment pad is positioned on and extends upwardly from an upper surface of the panel wherein the heel alignment pad is configured to extend around and support a heel of the foot positioned in the shoe.

Abstract: An insole having a top sheet, a base layer, a forefoot pad, a heel cushion, and stability cradle. The forefoot pad can be made a blown EVA or other material, and the heel cushion can be made of a clear TPR, soft polyurethane or blown EVA. A heel cup surrounds the exterior back by a heel cup, and a heel pod opening and midfoot pod opening is located in the stability cradle for allowing placement of heel pads and midfoot pads in a replacement manner. There is also a soft metatarsal raised dome on the top (foot contact) surface of the insole which would be directly above the metatarsal midfoot area.

Abstract: A protective foam material and pads are disclosed herein. The material is a rounded foam pellet having a hole through the center of the pellet. The pellets may be arranged and interconnected to form a pad. These pads may be applied to persons, animals, or other objects for protective functions.

Abstract: A foot correcting and balancing shoe assembly includes at least one sole unit having an imaginary transverse line dividing the sole unit into front- and rear-half regions. The rear-half region includes left and right rear-half sections, and a heel area spanning rear portions of the left and right rear-half sections. A foot arch correction device is mounted detachably to the sole unit. At least one balancing pad is mounted detachably within the sole unit below the foot arch correction device, and at a predetermined location in at least one of the left and right rear-half sections to maintain foot balance for a user.

Abstract: An adjustable orthopedic device includes a holder configured to be worn on a wearer's foot. The holder has an elastic cloth band sized to encircle the wearer's foot at a location between the wearer's toes and the wearer's ankle. A platform is removably secured into a pocket formed in the holder. Raised pads are provided for applying pressure to one or more bones of the wearer's foot, the raised pads include an adhesive surface providing a removable adherence to the top surface of the platform and allowing the raised pads to be manually repositionable to any X and Y coordinate on the platform.

Abstract: A footwear assembly including footwear composed of (a) an upper surface adapted to a foot, (b) two protuberances, (c) a sole, and (d) a map formed on the sole. The map includes markings that define an orientation and position for mounting two protuberances on a bottom surface of the sole.

Abstract: An application for an adjustable orthopedic device includes a holder configured to be worn on a wearer's foot. The holder has an elastic cloth band sized to encircle the wearer's foot at a location between the wearer's toes and the wearer's ankle. The holder also has a holding strap affixed to the elastic cloth band, the holding strap securely holds a platform beneath the wearer's foot. The platform is positioned beneath the wearer's foot and includes a magnetic material. Raised pads are provided for applying pressure to one or more bones of the wearer's foot, the raised pads include a ferromagnetic material providing a removable adherence to the platform through magnetic force and allowing the raised pads to be manually repositionable to any X and Y coordinate on the platform.

Abstract: An application for an adjustable orthopedic device includes a holder configured to be worn on a wearer's foot. The holder has an elastic cloth band sized to encircle the wearer's foot at a location between the wearer's toes and the wearer's ankle. A platform is removably secured to the holder by hook and loop material. The platform includes more hook and loop material on its top surface. Raised pads are provided for applying pressure to one or more bones of the wearer's foot, the raised pads include mating hook and loop material for providing a removable adherence to the top surface of the platform and allowing the raised pads to be manually repositionable to any X and Y coordinate on the platform.

Abstract: A shoe insert system with adjustable and interchangeable supports comprising: a base sole, a longitudinal arch, a heel insert, and a transverse arch; the base sole being generally planar and having a perimeter which covers the underside of a foot from the heel region up to the bottom of a person's toes, a longitudinal arch, the longitudinal arch having a d-shape with perforated holes and a row of pins sized to mate with perforations of the base sole, a heel insert, the heel insert having alternating perforated holes and pins near the edge defining a general circumference of the heel insert, the pins are sized to mate with corresponding perforated holes on the base sole, the transverse arch having a hole side and a pin side, the transverse arch having a series of perforated holes on the hole side and at least one pin sized to mate with a corresponding perforated hole on the base sole on the hole side.

Abstract: An orthotic foot device for footwear may include a flexible insole chassis adapted to extend substantially between the heel and the toe of the footwear and at least one support component attached at a lower side of the chassis. The chassis may include a cushioned layer composed of conforming resilient material overlying the upper side of the chassis.

Abstract: An adjustable shock attenuating means comprises at least one arch element (1) and at least one tensile element (2) arranged between any two positions at a concave surface of the element (1) or between two ends of the arch element (1). This means further comprises at least one additional arch element (12) arranged intersecting with the arch element (1) or arranged with the arch element (1) side by side. The arch element (1) has a U-shaped cut-out (13, 14) at its two ends respectively and the tensile element (2) correspondingly has a connecting piece (23, 24) at its two ends respectively to be coupled with the U-shaped cut-outs (13, 14) of the arch element (1) with which the tensile element (2) is coupled with the arch element (1).

Abstract: An innovative shaped memory insole with re-adjustable supporting pads, an insole structure that can be tailor made on the spot, and thereafter can be repeatedly reshaped through a processes of non-destructive structural re-adjustment and free of glue to do re-assembly, using a design of re-adjustable structural supporting pads and a shape memory insole to meet the needs of different foot pressures on the user, thereby alleviating pain to the user's feet, providing stability to the user's ankles and improving the balance of the lower limbs.

Abstract: The invention relates to an insole for use in footwear, and is comprised of a plurality of sections that are removably or securably attachable to a bottom layer. The sections can be made of different materials to provide different types of support, e.g. rigid or shock absorbing. The sections may also have different surface characteristics, which for example grip a portion of the foot or are slick to enable the toes to move. The insole can be used to at least partially abate and/or prevent foot and related ailments commonly suffered by diabetics and others with pathologic or painful foot conditions. A kit for making an insole is also contemplated wherein a variety of insole sections are provided that have different cushioning or support features and/or different surface characteristics. The user can choose the preferred insole sections and assemble the sections onto the bottom layer, thereby constructing a customized insole.

Abstract: A footwear orthotic is disclosed having a plurality of removable inserts. The removable inserts are preferably provided in the metatarsal region and/or in the heel region. The inserts are designed to gradually train the user's feet to become comfortably accustomed to orthotic support. Each insert preferably has a different profile than the others. The user can select the insert with the most appropriate profile and securely position the insert in the footwear orthotic for use.

Abstract: In a shoe, an apparatus for the support of a foot, comprising a semi rigid piece of metal or plastic extending from the heel to the ball of the foot, disposed over the inner sole of the shoe, and a screw penetrating upward to raise or lower the semi rigid piece.

Abstract: An orthotic foot support construction having a sole, an orthotic unit for a foot of the wearer, a propulsion component adhered to the sole and located to provide upward propulsion of the forefoot of the foot support wearer in response to forefoot pressure on the component, and a covering for cooperating with the sole to provide a unitary construction. The orthotic foot support construction may be custom-made with the orthotic unit especially prescribed.

Abstract: A shoe having a fixed insole and an upper being provided with an adjustable arch strap. The strap has an elastically stretchable portion interposed between a main portion and a free end portion of the strap. The strap further includes an indicator for rendering said tension reproducible.

Abstract: An insole (20, 90, 110) provides for adjustable pediatric support characteristics for a user's foot. One or more pairs of stacked rotor and stator resilient elements (34, 36) are supported by the insole. Each pair of resilient elements is characterized by having a greater resiliency when the rotor is oriented along or at 90° with respect to the stator. The rotor is relatively movable with respect to the stator to effect different orientations of the paired rotor and stator and enables the blending of the respective resiliences of the pair and, thereby, for providing the adjustable pediatric support characteristics. A plurality of rotor and stator pairs enables adjustments for different parts of the foot and for differences between an individual's feet.

Abstract: A shoe insert that can be customized by the user to control pronation of the foot and to relieve or reduce stress at painful areas of the foot comprising a sheet of a natural material such as leather or a synthetic resin such as high density polyethylene capable of being deformed to the shape of the foot by the weight of the user. The sheet includes fastening hook or loop material on at least one surface whereby detachable cushioning elements can be attached to the film. The fastening material attached to the sheet is preferably a layer of loop cloth that continuously covers one or both surfaces of the sheet. The cushioning pads also contain a sheet of loop or hook material on one or both surfaces. When the insert with attached, spaced pads is placed in a shoe, the sheet deforms around and between the compressible pads due to the weight of the user and retains the shape when the weight is removed.

Abstract: An orthoinsert for shoes to control and correct many types of abnormally functioning feet. The orthoinsert comprises an insole plate which has the full length of an entire foot or a length corresponding to the length of an insole except the forefoot part, an arch filler and a heel site for holding the heel in well-aligned position. The arch filler and the heel site are integrated with the plate. A forefoot wedge is attached to the fore part of the undersurface of the insole plate to control the angle of the forefoot to the ground surface. A rearfoot wedge is attached to the rear part of the undersurface of the insole plate to control and correct the angle of the rearfoot to the ground surface to provide and achieve a total underfoot comfort during walking. Three types of orthoinsert accommodate semipronated, oversupinated and hyperpronated feet.

Abstract: An orthotic which comprises an upper section and a lower section which can be hinged to each other by a hinge. The facing surfaces of the sections are covered with sheets of loop material. Compressible cushion pads designed to contour to the specific needs of a patient containing a layer of hook material on both surfaces are releasably secured to the sheets of loop fabric forming a three layer assembly.

Abstract: Sport boot including a sole overlaid by an upper, the boot having an internal support surface for the foot and a portion for supporting the arch of the user's foot, wherein the supporting portion is constituted by a flexible, elastically deformable element positioned between the internal support surface and an internal lateral flank of the upper, and wherein it includes a volume adjusting mechanism which it demarcates with the upper, by acting on its profile, along at least one transverse plane with respect to the longitudinal axis of the foot.

Abstract: A shoe insert that can be customized by the user to control pronation of the foot and to relieve or reduce stress at painful areas of the foot comprising a film of plastic capable of being deformed to the shape of the foot by the weight of the user. The film includes fastening hook or loop material on at least one surface whereby detachable cushioning elements can be attached to the film. The cushioning element is preferably a sheet of loop cloth that continuously covers one or both surfaces of the film. The cushioning pads also contain a sheet of loop or hook material on one or both surfaces. The pads can be inclined to affect pronation or can contain apertures to relieve stress. The outer edges of the pads and the upper edge of the aperture are preferably chamfered or rounded to reduce discomfort.

Abstract: A cushion insole for a shoe comprises a cushion insole member and a separate arch support member which may be secured to the insole member or shoe foundation and which includes an arch support section bearing against the arch of the foot. The arch support member is available in various sizes to conform to the arch of the foot of the individual user, and may be secured to the insole member or shoe foundation at adjustable locations. An appropriate size arch support member and insole member are inserted into the shoe, with the arch support member positioned at the desired location relative to the arch of the foot, whereafter the shoe is worn in the normal manner.

Abstract: A deformable, elastic insole liner is provided with height adjustment pads for shoes to independently support the heel area, the longitudinal arch area, and the metatarsal arch area. Each pad comprises a base pad and a plurality of thin stacking pads which completely overlay the base pad and any stacking pads, and are self stabilized thereby. The stacking pads may be removably stacked onto each base pad, without requiring a fixed means of attachment to each other, in order to achieve the proper height adjustment for an individual user. This enables an individual shoe to be separately height adjusted for any combination of heel, longitudinal arch and metatarsal areas. In addition, after an initial adjustment, a particular support can be further height adjusted after a period of time, as necessary. This enables the user to adjust a shoe to treat the initial support problem, and subsequently to readjust the support for ongoing changes in the arches and heel areas.