Patent ID: 7047669

Claim:
A shoe comprising: a) an insole comprising an insole blank with a top and a bottom and an insole cushion secured over the insole blank, the insole having a forepart with an outer perimeter, a heel end, and an arch profile therebetween, the insole further having a covering wrapped snugly over at least the top forepart of the cushion and around the outer edges of the top cushion and the insole blank; b) an upper connected in fixed relation to and located generally above the insole; c) an outsole having a forepart, a heel end, and an arch profile corresponding to respective parts of the insole, the forepart of the outsole being connected in fixed spaced relation below the forepart of the insole, and the heel end of the outsole being connected in fixed relation below the heel end of the insole; d) a midsole secured in position between the foreparts of the insole and outsole, the midsole having an outer perimeter generally tracking the outer perimeter of the insole and outsole, the midsole comprising a soft cushion in compressible contacting relation between the foreparts of the insole and outsole; and e) a heel extending downwardly from the heel end of the outsole to raise the heel end of the outsole and insole to a height of at least one inch above the foreparts thereof.