Patent ID: 6684530
Filing Date: 2004-02-03
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
A moisture and temperature regulating insole for a shoe, the shoe including a body having a cover and a base layer connected to the cover, and a sole having a base connected to the body and an expansive foam between the body and the base, the insole comprising:an absorbent layer adjacent the base layer; an elastic layer adjacent the absorbent layer wherein the elastic layer includes an edge contacting the outside environment, the elastic layer being fluidly connected to the outside environment through the edge; and a closure layer adjacent the elastic layer and the sole, wherein the insole is connected to the body and to the sole such that the insole absorbs the moist air within the shoe during an advance phase of the foot when the shoe is detached from the ground or floor and delivers the absorbed air with a lower content of moisture and temperature during the support phase of the foot when the shoe is supported on the ground or floor, in part to the environment through the edge and in part to the shoe body.