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Reusable custom insoles
Est. expiryMar 31, 2036(~9.7 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:David Green
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Abstract
A reusable, customizable shoe-insole having an encased viscoelastic material disposed on base of an insole and configured to assume an arch support structure in accordance with sole geometries of each additional user.
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1 . A custom, reusable shoe insole comprising:
a viscoelastic material disposed on a polymeric insole such that weight of each of a plurality of users shapes the viscoelastic material into a customized arch support structure bound in part by a heel bone and at least one metatarsal head of each of the users.
2 . The custom reusable shoe insole of claim 1 , wherein the viscoelastic material is disclosed inside an airtight polymeric encasement.
3 . The custom reusable shoe insole of claim 2 , wherein the viscoelastic material has a mass of about 30 to 40 grams.
4 . The custom reusable shoe insole of claim 2 , wherein the viscoelastic material includes malleable clay.
5 . The custom reusable shoe insole of claim 4 , wherein the viscoelastic material includes polydimethylsiloxane.
6 . The custom reusable shoe insole of claim 2 , wherein the polymeric encasement is constructed from a polymer selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl chloride, polypropylene, and polyethylene.
7 . The custom reusable shoe insole of claim 2 , wherein the polymeric encasement has an arcuate boundary.
8 . The custom reusable shoe insole of claim 2 , further comprising a padding layer covering the encasement.
9 . A method of constructing a custom, reusable shoe insole, the method comprising:
providing a polymeric insole base; and placing a viscoelastic material on the insole base so as to enable the viscoelastic material to assume a first customized arch support structure of a first user stepping on the viscoelastic material and assume a second customized arch support structure of a second user stepping on the first customized arch support structure.
10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein each of the first customized arch support structure and the second customized arch support structure is bound in part by a heel bone and at least one metatarsal head.
11 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the viscoelastic material is disclosed inside an airtight polymeric encasement.
12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the viscoelastic material has a mass of about 30 to 40 grams.
13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the viscoelastic material includes malleable putty.
14 . The custom reusable shoe insole of claim 13 , wherein the viscoelastic material includes polydimethylsiloxane.
15 . The custom reusable shoe insole of claim 11 , wherein the polymeric encasement is constructed from a polymer selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl chloride, polypropylene, and polyethylene.
16 . The custom reusable shoe insole of claim 11 , wherein the polymeric encasement has an arcuate boundary.
17 . The custom reusable shoe insole of claim 11 , further comprising a padding layer covering the encasement.
18 . The custom reusable shoe insole of claim 17 , wherein the padding layer includes slow rebound foam.Cited by (0)
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