Patent ID: 8356427

Claim:
A foot support adapted to position a foot in an anatomically functional position, the foot support comprising: (a) a metatarsal portion sized and shaped to align with the first metatarsal head of a foot, the metatarsal portion having an upper surface and a lower surface, the metatarsal portion defining a lower edge; (b) a toe portion extending away from the metatarsal portion, the toe portion sized and shaped to align with the big toe of a foot, the toe portion having an upper surface and a lower surface, the toe portion defining an upper edge opposite the lower edge; (c) an inner edge extending between the upper and lower edges and along the metatarsal portion and the toe portion and an outer edge extending between the upper and lower edges and along the metatarsal portion and toe portion and opposite the inner edge, wherein the foot support decreases in thickness from the outer edge to the inner edge; and (d) a bendable joint defined between the metatarsal portion and the toe portion, the bendable joint defined in part by a portion of decreased thickness of material between the metatarsal portion and the toe portion, the portion of decreased thickness of material extending from the outer edge toward the inner edge and terminating at a predetermined location between the outer and inner edges but not intersecting the inner edge.