Patent ID: 9565888
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: A43B

Claim:
1. A shoe insert comprising: a base layer having a top and a bottom surface, wherein the base layer is comprised of a thermoplastic polymer, a middle layer having a top and a bottom surface, wherein a first portion of the bottom surface of the middle layer is adhered to the top surface of the base layer, a top layer having a top and a bottom surface, wherein the bottom surface of the top layer is adhered to the top surface of the middle layer, a bottom layer having a top and a bottom surface, wherein the bottom surface of the base layer is adhered to the top surface of the bottom layer, wherein a second portion of the bottom surface of the middle layer is adhered to the top surface of the bottom layer, wherein the base layer, middle layer and top layer cooperate to define a main body portion, wherein the main body portion includes a heel cup, an arch portion and a forefoot portion, wherein the forefoot portion comprises a front part of the middle layer, a front part of the top layer, a front part of the bottom layer and no part of the base layer, wherein the main body portion includes a border portion that extends at least partially around the base layer, wherein the border portion comprises a border part of the bottom layer, a border part of the middle layer, a border part of the top layer, and no part of the base layer, wherein the border part of the bottom layer is adhered to the border part of the middle layer, and wherein the border part of the middle layer is adhered to the border part of the top layer, and wherein the border portion has an outside edge, wherein the main body portion includes a flare portion that extends outwardly from the outside edge of the border portion in a transverse direction and is adjacent the arch portion, wherein the flare portion comprises a flare part of the bottom layer, a flare part of the middle layer, a flare part of the top layer, and no part of the base layer, wherein the flare portion includes a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the top surface of the top layer is coplanar with the top surface of the flare portion, and wherein the bottom surface of the bottom layer is coplanar with the bottom surface of the flare portion.