Patent ID: 8250783

Claim:
A footbed for an individual's foot characterized by forefoot, rear foot, lateral and medial column, arch and metatarsal head areas, said footbed comprising: A) an insole base taken from a group of insole bases for underlying the forefoot and rear foot areas and portions of the lateral column area between the forefoot and rear foot areas, each said insole base having at least one vacuity substantially coextensive with the areas underlying the arch and metatarsal head areas and portions of the medial column area, B) a metatarsal pad insert taken from a group of metatarsal pad inserts of different properties, C) an arch support insert taken from a group of arch support inserts of different properties, each said arch support insert including: i) a curved flexible upper portion that forms an arch for accommodating the individual's medial arch, ii) a flat stiff lower portion attached to the ends of said upper portion thereby to stabilize said upper portion, said lower portion being attached to ends of said upper portion and extending beyond the end of said upper portion, and D) means for attaching said metatarsal pad and arch support inserts to said insole base to span said at least one vacuity for providing support for the metatarsal head and arch areas of the foot, respectively, wherein the extension of said lower portion includes an element of said attachment means.