Patent ID: 6601320
Filing Date: 2003-08-05
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
An orthotic assembly which is detachably mountable to a shoe, said orthotic assembly comprising:an orthotic insert that is free from fixed attachment to an insole of said shoe, said orthotic insert comprising: an elongate, rigid plate member configured to extend from a heel end of a foot to a forefoot portion thereof, said plate member being formed of a thin, substantially rigid, resiliently flexible material; and a recess formed in said rigid plate member in a heel area thereof and extending upwardly from a lower surface of said rigid plate member; a plug member having an upper end for being received in said recess in said rigid plate member in interfitting engagement therewith so that said plug member will be located generally beneath the heel of a wearer's foot, said plug member being free from attachment to said rigid plate member; and an adhesive for mounting said plug member atop an upper surface of said insole of said shoe, so that said plug extends upwardly therefrom so as to engage said recess and thereby retain said orthotic insert in a predetermined position within said shoe.