Patent ID: 6976322

Claim:
An orthotic insert, comprising: a one-piece body having an upper surface shaped to engage a plantar surface of a foot so as to control and direct the motions thereof, said insert being formed unitarily of a molded rigid, resiliently flexible, substantially non-compressible material, said body having sufficient rigidity that substantially the whole of said upper surface will not deform or collapse under said foot; a raised arch portion formed on a medial side of said one-piece body; a cutout area formed in said body below said arch portion so that an upper layer of said molded material has a thickness in said arch portion that is substantially uniform with a thickness of said material in a remainder of said body; and a plurality of generally vertical ribs formed on said body in said cutout area, said ribs extending downwardly from said upper layer of molded material and having lower edges for engaging an insole of a shoe, so that said ribs will support said arch area and prevent said upper layer of material from collapsing and changing shape under said foot.