(19)
(11) EP 1 116 449 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
03.04.2002 Bulletin 2002/14

(43) Date of publication A2:
18.07.2001 Bulletin 2001/29

(21) Application number: 00121266.1

(22) Date of filing: 05.10.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A43B 17/00, A43B 17/14, A43B 17/02
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 31.12.1999 US 476642

(71) Applicant: SCHERING-PLOUGH HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS, INC.
Memphis, TN 38151 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Crane, Laura J.
    Williston, Tennessee 38076 (US)
  • Yang, Philip C.
    Memphis, Tennessee 38117 (US)
  • Howlett, Harold A.
    Nesbit, Mississippi 38651 (US)
  • Goodrich, Kellie M.
    Memphis, Tennessee 38135 (US)
  • Rogers, W. Scott
    Memphis, Tennessee 38111 (US)
  • Gray, Donald K.
    Richmond, Virginia 23236 (US)

(74) Representative: UEXKÜLL & STOLBERG 
Patentanwälte Beselerstrasse 4
22607 Hamburg
22607 Hamburg (DE)

   


(54) Work insoles


(57) A full length insole for use with footwear, is formed by a first layer including a forefoot portion extending at least to metatarsals of a foot, a heel portion, a mid portion connecting together the forefoot portion and the heel portion, the mid portion including a medial arch portion, an upper surface extending along the forefoot, mid and heel portions on which a person stands; and a lower surface extending along the forefoot, mid and heel portions, the lower surface including a shallow recess, the first layer being made of a material of a first hardness; a force line insert secured in the recess and having a shape that follows a greatest area of force of the foot on the upper surface during a normal stride, the force line insert being made of a material of a second hardness which is less than the first hardness; a forefoot pillow formed as a raised area at the upper surface at the forefoot portion to provide additional cushioning thereat and shaped to conform to a pressure area of the foot so as to include a front edge that extends forwardly to a greater extent at a medial side of the insole; and a heel pillow formed as a raised area at the upper surface at the heel portion to provide additional cushioning thereat and shaped to enhance progression of a gait to guide the foot toward the medial arch portion.






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