US2008010857A1PendingUtilityA1

Instant Custom Moldable Insole

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Assignee: GREEN DAVIDPriority: Jul 20, 2005Filed: Jul 4, 2007Published: Jan 17, 2008
Est. expiryJul 20, 2025(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:David Green
A43B 7/28A43B 7/226A43B 17/14A43B 17/026A61F 5/14
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Abstract

A custom moldable insole comprising an outer Thermoplastic Urethane bag that contains a first inner bag filled with a first silicone fluid. Together with the first silicone fluid, the first inner bag also contains second inner bag. Inside the second inner bag is a second silicon fluid. This configuration ensures that, upon activation, both silicone fluids will be push through a mixer at the same time and ratio and provide an equal mixing of the silicon fluids through a mixer. This second inside inner bag is tied very tight with some air added to it in order for it to stand as tall as possible like a round ball. When the user stands on the heel of the insole the most inner, second inner bag, breaks first since it is tied tighter and protrudes higher. When the second inner bag breaks, it's silicone pre-mixes into the first inner bag.

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1 . An insole apparatus comprising: 
 a top layer of an insole;    an outer plastic bag with a first inner interior compartment and second inner interior compartment, 
 the first inner interior compartment of the outer plastic bag containing a first liquid compound within a first inner bag compartment 
 within the first inner bag compartment of the outer plastic bag a second inner bag compartment containing a second liquid compound contained within second inner bag compartment; and  
 
   said second inner interior compartment of the outer plastic bag compartment containing a mixing channel on one end connected to the first inner interior compartment of the outer plastic bag containing there between a thin breakable membrane.    
   
   
       2 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein said outer bag is made from a thermoplastic urethane material.  
   
   
       3 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein, upon activation, the first liquid compound within the first inner bag compartment and the second liquid compound contained within second inner bag compartment pushes through the mixer at the same time and ratio.  
   
   
       4 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the second inner bag further consists of air added to it in order for it to stand as tall as possible the first inner interior compartment.  
   
   
       5 . The apparatus of  claim 4  wherein when a user stands on a heel portion of the insole, the most inner, second inner bag breaks first, since it is tied tighter and protrudes higher in comparison to the first inner bag.  
   
   
       6 . The apparatus of  claim 5  wherein when the second inner bag breaks, the second liquid compound contained within said second inner bag compartment pre-mixes in the first inner bag with the first liquid compound contained within the first inner bag.  
   
   
       7 . The apparatus of  claim 6  wherein 
 a small amount of air is also put into the first inner bag in order to help increase it's height in order to ensure that it too is broken when stepped on by the user; and    continued downward pressure on a heel portion of the insole causes the first inner bag to burst allowing the first silicone fluid and the second silicon fluid to be pushed through the mixer.    
   
   
       8 . The apparatus of  claim 6  wherein the mixer provides an equal mixing of the first silicone fluid and the second silicon fluid through the mixer.  
   
   
       9 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein 
 the two inner bags, the first inner bag and the second inner bag, are tied in a knot and secured to the back of the outer bag in order to ensure that the silicone only flows forward from the heal portion toward the toe portion of the insole upon activation.    
   
   
       10 . The apparatus of  claim 10  wherein the knot creates a bump that is fastened to an indentation that is made in the bottom insole preventing protrusion of the knot into the heel of the users foot.  
   
   
       11 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein a translucent flexible plug fits into a hole in the heel of the bottom insole providing 
 a means for consumers to see if the inner bags have broken before buying the insoles and    a means for a higher level of flexibility to the bottom layer of the insole making more room for the inner bags allowing them to stand taller ensuring that the activation works properly.    
   
   
       12 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the insole includes a top-level heel pad that fits into a hole in the top layer of foam to help push all of the silicone out of the heel of the insole.  
   
   
       13 . The apparatus of  claim 12  wherein the upper heel plug is made from a soft rubber or gel material housed within a thin yet strong plastic casing.  
   
   
       14 . The apparatus of  claim 13  wherein 
 the bottom plastic is thicker and stiffer and extends further out beyond the width of the soft part of the heel pad; and    the bottom plastic flattens to the bottom of the insole causing a more thorough emptying of the silicone from the heel pad to push out silicone.    
   
   
       15 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the insole uses a high frequency mold that integrates the outer bag, mixer  56 , and the area under the arch of the foot where the silicone flows.  
   
   
       16 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein once the inner bags break in the heel, the first silicon fluid and the second silicone fluid are pushed through a series of elements in the mixer channel of the second inner interior compartment of the outer bag that causes the first silicon fluid and the second silicone fluid to repeatedly split into two streams and then reunite as one.  
   
   
       17 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein at the beginning of the mixer where the mixer meets the first inner interior compartment of the outer bag a flap is glued with it's loose flap in the direction of the mixer from the first inner interior compartment to the second inner interior compartment serving as a one-way valve allowing the first silicon fluid and the second silicone fluid to flow out of the heel area but not back into the heel area.  
   
   
       18 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein a number of small cuts or holes are made in the outer bag to 
 let out the gas generated from the chemical reaction of the silicone mixing;    enable air to escape from the outer bag while the first silicon fluid and the second silicone fluid are being pushed through the mixer to 
 accelerate the flow of silicone towards the front of the outer bag;  
 remove any air; and  
 leaving only the supporting effect of a cured silicone compound.  
   
   
   
       19 . The apparatus of  claim 15  wherein the high frequency mold 
 seals the mixer into both top and bottom layers of a outer plastic bag;    does not allow the silicone to flow over the area of the mixer.    
   
   
       20 . The apparatus of  claim 15  wherein the high frequency mold, molds the outer plastic bag in three steps to allow three layers of plastic over the mixer enabling the silicone to flow over the mixer covering the full width of the insole 
 (a) cutting the plastic material into three sections with a first section defined as the mixer plastic material sharing a common border with a second section defining a bag exterior and interior bottom, said second section sharing a common border with the first section on one side and a third section on an opposing side, said third section defining a bag exterior and interior top portion;    (b) folding the top of the mixer plastic material of the first section over the bottom of the mixer plastic material of the second section and molding the mixer into place; and    (c) folding said third section defining a bag exterior and interior top portion over said second section, creating a bag with an interior cavity and an exterior shell and seal the edges where said third section and said second section meet, to create the enclosed plastic bag.

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