Patent ID: 6442875
Filing Date: 2002-09-03
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
In a footwear having a sole, an upper, including a medial quarter and a lateral quarter, the improvement including a plurality of pads internally of the upper, wherein the pads include at least a medial metatarsal pad between a base and a head of the first metatarsal bone of a foot, a lateral metatarsal pad between the fourth, fifth metatarsal and a head of said metatatarsals of said foot, a medial malleolal pad having a vertical component between an Achilles tendon and the ankle and a horizontal component below an ankle just above the cuboid, a lateral malleolal pad having a vertical component between the Achilles tendon and the ankle, and a horizontal component just below the ankle and just above the cuboid wherein the median malleolal and lateral malleolal pads are asymmetrically located, the said pads being located for the-purpose of blocking the subtalar joint limiting the pronation about the axis of said subtalar joint to provide a rigid lever of the foot and ankle complex.