Patent ID: 8914995
Filing Date: 2014-12-23
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
1. A foot orthotic for use as an insole in footwear to alleviate joint pain, said foot orthotic characterized in that the foot orthotic (i) is made of 99.9% copper; (ii) is a three-quarter length orthotic adapted to be extended from a heel of a foot to a metatarsal head of said foot; (iii) has a cup-shaped heel portion, a sloped portion longitudinally opposite the heel portion and an intermediate portion that defines a continual gradient that transitions between the heel portion and the sloped portion, wherein the heel portion has an outer periphery that defines a plane and the sloped portion curves away from the plane defined by the outer periphery, wherein the intermediate portion has peripheral edges, and wherein the sloped portion has left and right peripheral edges and a front peripheral edge; (iv) has a peripheral edge which is beveled to define a continuous downturned edge that extends around the periphery of the heel portion, along the peripheral edges of the intermediate portion and along the left and right peripheral edges of the sloped portion; and (v) is bilaterally symmetrical about a longitudinal axis.