Package of different insole pairs for different footwear

Abstract

A package of insoles. The package includes at least two different pairs of insoles, including a first pair of insoles for use with first footwear and a second pair of insoles for use with second footwear different from the first footwear. The first pair of insoles has a first insole design and the second pair of insoles has a second insole design different from the first insole design. The package also includes a container containing the at least two different pairs of insoles.

1 . A package of insoles, comprising 
 at least two different pairs of insoles, including a first pair of insoles adapted to be used with first footwear and a second pair of insoles adapted to be used with second footwear different from said first footwear,    said first pair of insoles having a first insole design and said second pair of insoles having a second insole design different from said first insole design, and    a container containing said at least two different pairs of insoles.    
     
     
         2 . A package as set forth in  claim 1  wherein said package does not include footwear.  
     
     
         3 . A package as set forth in  claim 1  wherein said first footwear comprises sport shoes and said second footwear comprises dress shoes.  
     
     
         4 . A package as set forth in  claim 3  wherein said sport shoes are running shoes and said dress shoes are high-heel shoes.  
     
     
         5 . A package as set forth in  claim 1  wherein said first footwear comprises leisure shoes and said second footwear comprises dress shoes.  
     
     
         6 . A package as set forth in  claim 1  wherein said first footwear comprises sports shoes and said second footwear comprises work shoes.  
     
     
         7 . A package as set forth in  claim 6  wherein said sport shoes comprise running shoes and said work shoes comprise boots.  
     
     
         8 . A package as set forth in  claim 1  wherein said first footwear comprises work shoes and said second footwear comprises dress shoes.  
     
     
         9 . A package as set forth in  claim 1  wherein said first pairs of insoles is constructed for a first type of physical activity and second pair of insoles is constructed for a second type of physical activity.  
     
     
         10 . A package as set forth in  claim 9  wherein said first activity is a high-impact activity, including running, and said second activity is a low-impact activity, including walking.  
     
     
         11 . A package as set forth in  claim 1  wherein each insole of said first and second pairs of insoles comprises a support layer for supporting certain parts of the foot and a cushioning layer for cushioning other parts of the foot, wherein said cushioning layer of each insole of said first pair comprises a material having a first durometer, and wherein said cushioning layer of each insole of said second pair comprises a material having a second durometer different than said first durometer.  
     
     
         12 . A package as set forth in  claim 11  wherein said cushioning layers of said first and second pairs of insoles overlay respective support layers.  
     
     
         13 . A package as set forth in  claim 12  wherein said support and cushioning layers of said first and second pairs of insoles are pour molded.  
     
     
         14 . A package as set forth in  claim 12  wherein each insole of said first and second pairs of insoles comprises a sock liner overlying said cushioning layer.  
     
     
         15 . A package as set forth in  claim 1  wherein said container comprises a carton having at least one closure flap.  
     
     
         16 . A package as set forth in  claim 1  further comprising a third pair of insoles in said container adapted to be used with third footwear different from said first and second footwear, said third insole having an insole design different from said first and second insole designs.  
     
     
         17 . A package as set forth in  claim 16  wherein said first, second and third pairs of insoles are constructed for different types of activities.  
     
     
         18 . A package as set forth in  claim 17  wherein said first pair of insoles is constructed for a sports activity, said second pair of insoles is constructed for a leisure activity, and said third pair of insoles is constructed for a work activity.  
     
     
         19 . A package as set forth in  claim 18  wherein said first pair of insoles is constructed for a high-impact sport, including running, said second pair of insoles is constructed for a low-impact leisure activity, including walking, and said third pair of insoles is constructed for a work activity.  
     
     
         20 . A package as set forth in  claim 17  wherein each insole of said first, second and third pairs of insoles comprises a support layer for supporting certain parts of the foot and a cushioning layer for cushioning other parts of the foot, said cushioning layer of each insole of said first pair comprising a material having a first durometer, said cushioning layer of each insole of said second pair comprising a material having a second durometer different than said first durometer, and said cushioning layer of each insole of said third pair comprising a material having a third durometer different than said first and second durometers.  
     
     
         21 . A package as set forth in  claim 20  wherein said cushioning layers of said first, second and third pairs of insoles overlay respective support layers.  
     
     
         22 . A package as set forth in  claim 21  wherein said support and cushioning layers of said first, second and third pairs of insoles are pour molded.  
     
     
         23 . A package as set forth in  claim 21  wherein each insole of said first, second and third pairs of insoles comprises a sock liner overlying said cushioning layer.  
     
     
         24 . A package as set forth in  claim 16  wherein said first footwear comprises sport shoes, said second footwear comprises dress shoes, and said third footwear comprises work shoes.  
     
     
         25 . A package as set forth in  claim 24  wherein said sport shoes are running shoes, said dress shoes are high-heel shoes and said work shoes are boots.  
     
     
         26 . A package as set forth in  claim 16  wherein said first footwear comprises sport shoes, said second footwear comprises dress shoes, and said third footwear comprises leisure shoes.  
     
     
         27 . A package as set forth in  claim 16  wherein said first footwear comprises sport shoes, said second footwear comprises work shoes, and said third footwear comprises leisure shoes.  
     
     
         28 . A package as set forth in  claim 16  wherein said first footwear comprises work shoes, said second footwear comprises dress shoes, and said third footwear comprises leisure shoes.  
     
     
         29 . A package as set forth in  claim 1  wherein each insole of at least one of said first and second pairs of >insoles comprises a neuroma pad adapted to underlie third and fourth metatarsal heads of the foot whereby when a bottom of the foot is placed on the insole, the neuroma pad applies an upward force to the bottom of the foot sufficient to spread the third and fourth metatarsal heads away from one another and thereby relieve pressure on said common digital nerve between said third and fourth metatarsal heads.  
     
     
         30 . A package as set forth in  claim 1  wherein said first footwear comprises a sole and at least one thong extending up from the sole for reception in an interspace between two adjacent toes of a foot on the sole, each insole of said first pair of insoles comprising a heel section, a mid section, a forefoot section, and slot-defining means on the insole defining at least one slot extending generally rearwardly from a front edge of the forefoot section at a location corresponding to said at least one thong.  
     
     
         31 . A package as set forth in  claim 1  wherein said first insole design is ornamentally different from said second insole design.  
     
     
         32 . A package as set forth in  claim 1  further comprising instructions regarding the use of the first pair of insoles in said first footwear and the use of the second pair of insoles in said second footwear.  
     
     
         33 . A package as set forth in  claim 32  wherein said instructions are located on said container.  
     
     
         34 . A package as set forth in  claim 33  wherein said container comprises a carton and an envelope inside said carton having one or more compartments for holding said first and second pairs of insoles, said instructions being located on said envelope.  
     
     
         35 . A package as set forth in  claim 34  wherein said instructions are located on a back of the envelope.