Footwear with enhanced cushioning

1. A method of producing an insole for footwear comprising the steps of:

a. providing a non-woven cloth material having an opening therein in the shape of the insole to be formed;

b. inserting the cloth material in a mold;

c. placing polyurethane in the opening in said non-woven cloth material; and

d. molding the polyurethane and non-woven cloth material to form an insole so that the non-woven cloth material provides a border around the polyurethane.

2. A method of producing an insole for footwear as recited in claim 1 wherein the polyurethane has a specific gravity of between 0.35 and 0.45.

3. A method of producing an insole for footwear as recited in claim 1 including the further steps of providing the same non-woven material in the bottom of said mold and molding the polyurethane and said same non-woven material to form a support surface.

4. A method of producing an insole for footwear, comprising the steps of:

providing a non-woven fabric having an opening therein corresponding to the shape of the insole to be formed;

inserting the non-woven fabric in a mold;

placing a polyurethane material in the opening in the non-woven fabric; and

molding the polyurethane and the non-woven fabric to form an insole having a non-woven material border.

5. The method of producing an insole for footwear recited in claim 4 , wherein the molded polyurethane has a specific gravity between 0.35 and 0.45.

6. The method of producing an insole for footwear recited in claim 4 , further comprising the steps of:

placing a shaped piece of the same material as the border in the bottom of the mold; and

molding the shaped piece to the polyurethane to form a support surface under the polyurethane.

7. The method of producing an insole for footwear recited in claim 6 , wherein the shaped piece corresponds to the opening in the non-woven fabric.