Patent ID: 7721467

Claim:
An insole for use in a shoe, having a top surface for contacting the foot of a user and a bottom surface for contacting the interior of said shoe, a toe end and a heel end and two sides extending from said heel end to said toe end, the insole comprising: (a) a cushioning pad defining a shape of said insole extending from said heel end to said toe end, said cushioning pad having a cushion upper surface and a cushion bottom surface, said shape defining a heel area, a forefoot area and a toe area, said cushioning pad made of a cushioning pad material which controls and distributes impact from a user's foot strike; (b) a base made of a base material having support and cushioning properties firmer than said cushioning pad material, said base having a base upper surface and a base bottom surface said base upper surface having a raised edge that wraps around the heel and extends partially along the side edges of the insole such that the insole top surface conforms to the natural shape of a user's foot, said base upper surface defining the shape of a partial insole and attached to and extending from said heel end to said forefoot area of said cushioning pad, wherein said base bottom surface defines a thicker portion extending from said heel area to said forefoot region generally along a centerline of said insole, wherein said base bottom surface thicker portion further defines a plurality of pods, wherein said base bottom surface defines a medial indentation and a lateral indentation, said medial indentation extending from said heel through an arch area and said lateral indentation extending from said heel area to said forefoot region; (c) a lateral border structure having a top lateral border surface and a bottom lateral border surface, said top lateral border surface secured to said lateral indentation of said base, wherein said lateral border is made of a border material, said border material firmer than said base material; (d) a medial border structure having a top medial border surface and a bottom lateral border surface, said top medial border surface secured to said medial indentation of said base, wherein said medial border is made of a border material, said border material firmer than said base material; whereby said lateral border structure and said medial border structure cooperate to form a cradle that generally extends from said heel area to an area of said insole which lies adjacent the midtarsal joints of a user's foot when in use.