Patent ID: 8745894

Claim:
A triple density replacement insole, comprising: a generally foot-shaped substrate being placed in a foot receiving compartment of a shoe having a length extending from a heel area to an arch area to a toe area, said foot-shaped substrate having a front end, a back end, a medial side edge, a lateral side edge, a top surface and a bottom surface; at least two coextensive layers adjacent and secured to one another and extending the length of the insole, said coextensive layers comprising a top cloth layer and a gel layer comprising a first density gel, said top cloth layer forming the top surface of said foot-shaped substrate; a stability cradle adjacent said gel layer and forming a portion of said bottom surface, said stability cradle extending from the arch area to the heel area and secured to the gel layer, said stability cradle having a central portion located centrally in the arch area of said foot-shaped substrate and having a first appendage extending forward and laterally from said central portion substantially to said lateral side edge, a second appendage extending forward and medially from said central portion substantially to said medial side edge, a third appendage extending rearward and laterally from said central portion substantially to said lateral side edge and a fourth appendage extending rearward and medially from said central portion substantially to said medial side edge, said first and second appendages defining a metatarsal region area between said first and second appendages, said third and fourth appendages continually extending vertically up and around the heel area to a vertical heel area on the back end of said foot-shaped substrate with said third and fourth appendages meeting on said vertical heel area, said third and fourth appendages forming a heel region area between said third and fourth appendages, wherein the bottom surface of the foot-shaped substrate of said insole in the heel region area is not designed to be the bottom surface of the insole when the insole is assembled and in use; an advanced cushioning area integrally formed in said gel layer, said advanced cushioning area located in said toe area along said bottom surface; and said heel cushion forming a portion of said bottom surface of said insole when said heel cushion is positioned in the heel region area adjacent to said gel layer and secured to said gel layer positioned in the heel region area.