Patent ID: 7814684

Claim:
An insole apparatus to prevent pressure on a bunion, said apparatus comprising: a panel having a top side, a bottom side and a peripheral edge, said panel having a shape for being positioned within a shoe, said panel including a front edge, a back edge, a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge, said second lateral edge defining a medial edge of said panel; a cushion member being positioned adjacent to said first lateral edge and said front edge, said cushion member being positioned between said top and bottom sides, said cushion member being resiliently compressible, said cushion member extending between 1 inch and 3 inches toward said back edge along said first lateral edge, said cushion member extending between ½ inch and 1 inch toward said second lateral edge, said cushion member having a height dimension, said height dimension decreasing from said first lateral edge to said second lateral edge to provide maximum support to a first metatarsal phalangeal joint and minimum support to a second metatarsal phalangeal joint, said cushion member comprising a pocket being filled with a gel material, said panel having a greater width and length than said cushion, said panel having a length dimension from said front edge to said back edge greater than at least two times a length of said cushion member, said cushion member being spaced from said second lateral edge, said cushion member abutting said first lateral edge; an arch support being positioned in said panel between said top and bottom sides, said arch support being positioned adjacent to said first lateral edge and between said cushion member and said back edge; and wherein the panel is positioned within a shoe.