Patent ID: 6742289
Filing Date: 2004-06-01
Classification: A43B,A43D,A61H

Abstract:
A stress reduction kit, comprising:at least one insole; said insole including: a pair of foot reflexology charts, each individual chart being shaped to conform to the under portion of the anatomy of a human foot and wherein at least one of said pair of foot reflexology charts is perforated with a plurality of apertures arranged in a predetermined pattern corresponding to a plurality of reflex areas associated with said foot reflexology chart; a sheet of foam material sandwiched between said pair of foot reflexology charts, said sheet having a top surface and a bottom surface and having a shape conforming to the under portion of the anatomy of a human foot; said sheet being perforated with a plurality of apertures arranged in a predetermined pattern corresponding to said plurality of reflex areas associated with said foot reflexology chart; wherein each individual one of said plurality of apertures disposed in said sheet of foam material has a diameter dimensioned for receiving therein a reflex pin for providing a pressure point at an individual one of said plurality of reflex areas associated with the foot reflexology chart; and wherein said sheet is sufficiently thick to permit said reflex pin to provide said pressure point at an individual one of said plurality of reflex areas associated with the foot reflexology chart, but not sufficiently thin to permit said reflex pin to penetrate said reflexology chart.