A shoe liner, which in one embodiment comprises a covering layer having fine nodules, a pad underneath the layer for supporting the arch of the foot, a support part supporting the foot arch, a heel bone support with a kidney shape cooperating with the support part to form a heel through whose rear limit is formed by the heel bone support; and in another embodiment, the shoe liner comprises two outer layers between which is sandwiched a contoured arch support that extends under the central portio...

A low friction shoe insert of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene or the like having a coefficient of friction of 0.3 or less with an array of detachable discrete cushion elements on the shoe contacting lower surface to both frictionally anchor the insert to the shoe and permit the shape to be customized to the wearers foot and selectively relieve pressure on painful and sensitive areas.

A shoe insole formed by a resilient base piece adapted to be disposed primarily at the heel area and having a cupped peripheral wall. A heel piece is disposed within the base piece and constructed for improved shock absorption at the heel. A top cushioning layer is provided and overlies the resilient base piece and heel piece. The top cushioning layer extends over the base piece from the heel area thereof and forwardly of the base piece so as to principally underlie the toe area. The resilient b...

An orthotic footplate including at least two superimposed, discrete structural layers having different lengths that extend along at least a segment of a length of the footplate. The footplate defines regions with different thicknesses and stiffness.

An orthotic insert (1) having a first (2) and second portion (3), the second portion being formed of a material of higher resistance to deformation than the first portion (2), wherein the insert (1) is heat mouldable to conform to a patient's foot. The first portion (2), which forms the main body of the insert (1) provides support for the fore foot, while the second portion (3) is substantially U or J-shaped and extends around the heel region and into the arch region of the patient's foot. Prefe...

The invention relates to a process for the manufacture of an orthopedic sort in shoes, in the case of which the top-part is provided along its borders with a continuous cut-out section, so that for the final form-imparting processes of the orthopedic support, merely a border-part and a bottom-part have to be subjected to the grinding operations. This ensures that, also after longer usage, the orthopedic support shows a stability of form, since a material thickness of only a small order of magnit...

An orthotic device for insertion into a high-heeled shoe is provided. An orthotic device made in accordance with the instant invention virtually eliminates the problems associated with the wearing of high-heeled shoes, particularly pronation effects, general foot discomfort, posture problems, toe pain, and arch pain. The orthotic device comprises a right or semi-rigid shell for positioning beneath the heel of the foot and extending forwardly towards the toes of the foot. The shell terminates beh...

An orthotic foot support construction having a sole, an orthotic unit for a foot of the wearer, a propulsion component adhered to the sole and located to provide upward propulsion of the forefoot of the foot support wearer in response to forefoot pressure on the component, and a covering for cooperating with the sole to provide a unitary construction. The orthotic foot support construction may be custom-made with the orthotic unit especially prescribed.

A system for automatically reading marks and symbols printed on one or more sides of a document in one or more different formats.

An arch support device has a lower layer of a rigid or semirigid material shaped to conform to the arch of a wearer's foot and to provide an arch supporting function when inserted in a shoe, a second layer of cushioning material such as foam secured to the upper face of the lower layer; and a third, cover layer of pliable material secured over the second layer. The foam layer is of variable thickness, with a maximum thickness in a heel region and a minimum thickness in a toe region.