Patent ID: 6715219
Filing Date: 2004-04-06
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
A weighted footwear insert for use inside a footwear, said footwear being wearable by a foot of an intended user, said foot having a foot sole, said footwear including a generally elongated insole, said insole defining an insole peripheral edge, an insole longitudinal axis and an insole transversal axis, said footwear insert comprising:a weighted plate, said weighted plate defining a plate first surface, a plate second surface, a plate toe end, a plate heel end, a plate peripheral edge, a plate longitudinal axis and a plate transversal axis, said weighted plate being configured and sized for insertion into said footwear with said plate longitudinal axis extending in a direction generally parallel to said insole longitudinal axis and said plate transversal axis extending in a direction generally parallel to said insole transversal axis; said weighted plate defining a first pair of plate segments, said plate segments defining a segment longitudinal fold line therebetween for allowing said plate segments to fold relative to one another about said segment longitudinal fold line; said segment longitudinal fold line defining a longitudinal fold line orientation axis, said longitudinal fold line orientation axis defining a longitudinal fold line-to-longitudinal axis angle between said longitudinal fold line orientation axis and said plate longitudinal axis, said longitudinal fold line orientation axis defining a longitudinal fold line-to-transversal axis angle between said longitudinal fold line orientation axis and said plate transversal axis; said longitudinal fold line-to-longitudinal axis angle being smaller in value then said longitudinal fold line-to-transversal axis angle; said weighted plate also including a generally transversally extending transversal bending means for allowing said weighted plate to bend along said transversal bending; whereby said longitudinal segment fold line extends in a more longitudinal then transversal direction for allowing said weighted plate to substantially follow the transversal contour of said foot sole.