Title:
IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO FOOTWEAR
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2015/092352
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The present invention relates to footwear for humans and, more particularly, to an Insole, Inner sole or Insert sole member therefor. A fundamental requirement for footwear: boots, shoes, slippers and sandals alike Is that they are comfortable to wear. A shoe, in simple terms, comprises a sole, which treads upon the ground or floor in use, an Innersole, upon which the foot rests and through which motive forces are transmitted to the ground and an upper. The foot and body of the user of such shoes are subject to impressive forces when the heel strikes the ground. This impact is repeated numerous times while the user is walking. This repeated, high-energy Impact causes discomfort, not only in the heel of the foot, but also transferred throughout the body of the user of such shoes. Additionally, since the heel is elevated, the impact forces the foot forward in the shoe, jamming the toes against the front of the shoe to cause further discomfort. Foot pain Is not restricted to metatarsalgia and many foot conditions are due to poor shoe fit. Many shoes are provided with Insoles, which may differ in thickness about the sole, although typically have raised edges an in practice provide little by way of variation in thickness across the sole. The present invention seeks to provide an improved Insole, Inner-sole or sole Insert for a shoe which overcomes or ameliorate some of the problems found In modern day footwear, particularly those with a stiff sole or a high heel.
Inventors:
BURROWS CLAIRE LILIAN (GB)
Application Number:
PCT/GB2014/000523
Publication Date:
August 13, 2015
Filing Date:
December 19, 2014
Export Citation:
Assignee:
AIR & GRACE LTD (GB)
International Classes:
A43B7/14; A43B7/16; A43B17/00; A43B17/02
Domestic Patent References:
| WO1993019632A1 | 1993-10-14 |
Foreign References:
| US20040181976A1 | 2004-09-23 | |||
| US5732481A | 1998-03-31 | |||
| US4979318A | 1990-12-25 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
HUMPHREY-EVANS, Edward, J. (1 Hawkes CloseWokingham, Berkshire RG41 2SZ, GB)
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