Patent ID: 6557273
Filing Date: 2003-05-06
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
An arch support device for removable insertion into a shoe, comprising:a first, lower layer of a rigid material shaped to conform to the arch of a wearer's foot and to provide an arch supporting function when removably inserted in a shoe, the lower layer having a lower face for facing a sole of an item of footwear, an upper face, a heel region at one end, an arch region, and a toe region; a second layer of cushioning material secured to the upper face of the lower layer; and a third, cover layer of pliable material secured over the second layer; the second layer being of variable thickness and having a maximum thickness region overlying the heel region of the lower layer and a minimum thickness region overlying the toe region; and the second layer extending continuously and without interruption between the heel region and toe region of the underlying first layer and separating the first and third layers along the entire length of the device.