Footwear insole for high heel shoes

Abstract

Disclosed is a footwear insole for increasing comfort in high heel shoes by providing a base layer extending from a heel to a forefoot of a foot, and a raised portion prominent from the top of the base layer and situated substantially under an arch of the foot, in which the raised portion is configured to increase support of the plantar fascia of the foot.

1 - 66 . (canceled) 
     
     
         67 . A removable ¾ length insole for high heel shoes, comprising:
 a base layer comprising a heel region, an arch region and a forefoot region; and 
 a raised portion prominent from a top surface of the base layer substantially in the arch region configured to support the plantar fascia of a foot when the foot is inserted in a high heel shoe in contact with the top surface of the base layer, 
 wherein the raised portion comprises a material having a softer clinometer than the base layer, the base layer having exposed portions about the raised portion for supporting portions of the foot. 
 
     
     
         68 . The insole of  claim 67 , wherein the raised portion is configued to support, the plantar fascia distal to the calcaneus of the foot. 
     
     
         69 . The insole of  claim 67 , wherein the raised portion is configured substantially centrally between the medial and lateral arch of a foot when the foot is in contact with the insole. 
     
     
         70 . The insole of  claim 67 , wherein the insole is a non-planar structure. 
     
     
         71 . The insole of  claim 67 , wherein the base layer comprises polyurethane gel. 
     
     
         72 . The insole of  claim 67 , wherein the base layer comprises an SEBS gel. 
     
     
         73 . The insole of  claim 67 , wherein the raised portion comprises polyurethane gel. 
     
     
         74 . The insole of  claim 67 , wherein the raised portion comprises SEBS gel. 
     
     
         75 . The insole of  claim 67 , wherein the base layer has a Shore 000 clinometer between about 58 and about 74. 
     
     
         76 . The insole of  claim 75 , wherein the base layer has a Shore 000 durometer of about 
     
     
         77 . The insole of  claim 67 , wherein the raised portion has a Shore 000 durometer between about 22 to about 38. 
     
     
         78 . The insole of  claim 77 , wherein the raised portion has a Shore 000 durometer of about 30. 
     
     
         79 . The insole of  claim 67 , wherein the raised portion is configured to lengthen the heel platform of the shoe. 
     
     
         80 . The insole of  claim 67 , wherein the base layer includes an indent in the heel region. 
     
     
         81 . A removable ¾ length insole for high heel shoes, comprising:
 a base layer including, and extending between, a heel region and a forefoot region; and, 
 a raised portion prominent from a top surface of the base layer substantially in an arch region, located between the heel region and the forefoot region, configured to support the plantar fascia of a foot when the foot is inserted in a high heel shoe in contact with the top surface of the base layer, 
 wherein the raised portion comprises a first polyurethane gel, the base layer comprises a second polyurethane gel, the first polyurethane gel having a softer durometer than the second polyurethane gel, the base layer extending about and past the raised portion for supporting portions of the foot. 
 
     
     
         82 . The insole of  claim 81 , wherein the raised portion is configured to support the plantar fascia distal to the calcaneus of the foot. 
     
     
         83 . The insole of  claim 81 , wherein the raised portion is configued substantially centrally between the medial and lateral arch of a foot when the foot is in contact with the insole. 
     
     
         84 . The insole of  claim 81 , wherein the insole is a non-planar structure. 
     
     
         85 . The insole of  claim 81 , wherein the base layer comprises an SEBS gel. 
     
     
         86 . The insole of  claim 81 , wherein the raised portion comprises SEBS gel. 
     
     
         87 . The insole of  claim 81 , wherein the base layer has a Shore 000 durometer between about 58 and about 74. 
     
     
         88 . The insole of  claim 87 , wherein the, base layer has a Shore 000 durometer of about 
     
     
         89 . The insole of  claim 81 , wherein the raised portion has a Shore 000 durometer between about 22 to about 38. 
     
     
         90 . The insole of  claim 89 , wherein the raised portion has a Shore 000 durometer of about 30. 
     
     
         91 . The insole of  claim 81 , wherein the raised portion is configured to lengthen the heel platform of the shoe. 
     
     
         92 . The insole of  claim 81 , wherein the base layer includes an indent in the heel region.