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Granted Patent B2
US 9,107,471 · App. 13/728,178 · Granted Aug 18, 2015

Shoe insole

Inventor: Hiroyuki Kitagawa (Sapporo, JP)
A43B7/14A43B7/143A43B7/144A43B7/1405A43B7/149A43B7/1425
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Patent No.
US 9,107,471
App. No.
13/728,178
Granted
Aug 18, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A shoe insole, which supports three points on a sole to stabilize a center of gravity, is provided by considering a skeletal structure of a foot and a sequential movement from foot joints to a body. The three points, which are a first metatarsal sesamoid bone, tuberosity of fifth metatarsal bone, and a calcaneal tuberosity, are supported from a sole side, and the three point balance can stabilize a center of gravity, and thereby a stimulus that adjusts body movements derived from a sole to help a body to be back to a right position can be given.

Claims (5)

1. An insole fitted to be restrained from moving inside of a shoe to support a sole of a person wearing the shoe, comprising:

a shape having a surface with three support points, the three support points maintaining balance on the sole and thereby giving a functional stress to the sole,

wherein the three support points correspond to a position underneath a first metatarsal sesamoid bone, a position underneath a tuberosity of fifth metatarsal bone, and a position underneath a calcaneal tuberosity respectively, of the sole of the person wearing the shoe; and

the three support points comprise a convex portion underneath the position of the first metatarsal sesamoid bone, a convex portion underneath the position of the tuberosity of fifth metatarsal bone, and a convex portion underneath the position of the calcaneal tuberosity.

2. The insole according to claim 1 , wherein a concave portion is formed in a center of at least one of the convex portions.

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2011-290743 · Dec 30, 2011 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20130167403A1 · Jul 4, 2013