Patent ID: 6412198
Filing Date: 2002-07-02
Classification: A43B,A43D,A61F

Abstract:
A forefoot support system on which a forefoot rests, the forefoot having a medial side, a first toe, a first metatarsal, a second toe, a second metatarsal, the first toe and first metatarsal each having a lateral margin and the second toe and second metatarsal each having a medial margin, the forefoot support system comprising:an elongate bed extending longitudinally along the first toe and a portion of the first metatarsal for supporting the forefoot; the elongate bed having an inner edge extending along a contour of the medial side of the forefoot and an outer edge extending longitudinally in a zone substantially between the lateral margin of the first toe and first metatarsal and the medial margin of the second toe and second metatarsal; and the elongate bed decreasing in thickness from the inner edge to the outer edge, wherein the elongate bed provides support primarily to the first toe and the portion of the first metatarsal.