Patent ID: 6101743
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
An orthotic insert for being placed inside an interior of a shoe so as to be positioned on top of a sole portion thereof, said orthotic insert comprising:a rigid, resiliently flexible rearfoot plate member;a soft, resiliently compressible forefoot cushion member; anda joint portion connecting said forefoot portion to said rearfoot plate member, said joint portion comprising:first and second wall portions of said rearfoot plate member which define a receiving slot along a forward edge of said plate member; anda border portion along a rearward edge of said forefoot cushion member which is positioned in said receiving area so as to be held therein between said wall portions of said plate member;said joint portion being configured so that an upper side thereof is engaged by a wearer's foot in said shoe and so that a lower side thereof is engaged by an upper surface of said sole portion of said shoe when said insert is placed therein, so that downward pressure exerted by said wearer's foot presses said wall portions together between said foot and said upper surface of said sole portion so as to increase a grip force between said plate and cushion portions of said insert.