Patent ID: 9265303
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: A43B

Claim Text:
1. An insole pad for placement on top of an inner sole of footwear, the insole pad comprising: a relatively thin, sheet-like body adapted to cover only a portion of the inner sole that is substantially smaller than a total area of the inner sole, the sheet-like body having an upper surface and a lower surface, wherein the lower surface has sticky or adhesive properties; and a plurality of channels recessed into the lower surface, the plurality of channels intersecting and joining with one another at a plurality of junctions to divide the lower surface into a plurality of differently sized non-recessed lower surface areas within a perimeter formed by the plurality of intersecting and joining channels, wherein a combined area of the non-recessed lower surface areas substantially exceeds a combined area of the lower surface occupied by the plurality of channels; wherein the plurality of channels are varying in width and arranged in a non-uniform pattern to provide high and low cushioning values in predefined areas; wherein a portion of the sheet-like body between the upper surface and the lower surface elastically deforms into the plurality of intersecting and joining channels when the sheet-like body is placed under load.