Patent ID: 7594346
Filing Date: 2009-09-29
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
1. In a high-heeled shoe having a sole, an upper and an insole board, the improvement comprising a device which is mounted on the insole board, the device having: a. a rear region having a first upper surface and positioned on the portion of the insole board that underlies at least an area of a wearer's calcaneus which is forward of the edge of the tuberosity of the calcaneus, the first upper surface region having a portion which gradually rises from the rear of the device to a substantially crescent-shaped apex, the apex lying under the area of the calcaneus immediately forward of the tuberosity of the calcaneus; b. a forward region having a second upper surface and positioned on the portion of the insole board that underlies at least a portion of the shafts of the wearer's metatarsals, the second upper surface of the forward region having a portion which gradually rises to an apex positioned to underlie the shafts of the wearer's second and third metatarsals; and c. a middle region thinner than the rear and forward regions, which connects the rear and forward regions, the middle region having a third upper surface that is smoothly contoured, wherein the device causes the weight borne by a wearer's foot to be shifted towards the heel and off the ball of the foot.