Patent ID: 6216365
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
A shock-absorbing insole for footwear, comprising:a top member adapted to be in contact with the user's foot;a bottom member partly connected to said top member and adapted to rest on an inside sole of a piece of footwear, and defining a space with a heel portion of said top member;a shock-absorbing unit comprising, in superposition, a top plate, at least one rubber pad and at least one member provided with a plurality of elastically deformable elements;at least one rubber pad and said at least one member forming a cohesive packet;wherein said member comprises a substantially planar spine portion and a plurality of pairs of elastically deformable elements branching out from either side of said spine portion and rising upwardly from the plane of said spine portion, defining an angle of inclination.