Footwear with dynamic arch system

摘要

The present invention is footwear having a convex shaped outsole with opposing wedge shaped configurations in the bottom of the front sole section and the back sole section which provide rotation of the front sole section and the back sole section in opposite directions when weight is applied. The present invention is also footwear convex shaped in the longitudinal direction with a split sole having opposing wedge shaped configurations in the bottom of the front sole section and the back sole section that provide rotation of the front sole section and the back sole section in opposite directions when weight is applied. The invention further includes footwear having at least one pair of wedges on the outsole which provide footwear having improved arch support. The invention is also footwear with a flexible, elastic, member between the front sole section and the back sole section of the sole.

主权项

1. An adhesive pad for the underside of a foot having a front at a toe area and a back at a heel area, a medial side and a lateral side, a longitudinal length from the front to the back and a transverse width from the medial side to the lateral side, the adhesive pad comprising:
an upper surface removably attachable to a sole of a user's foot, said upper surface comprising an adhesive; a bottom surface for contact with the inside of footwear or the ground; a front end section and a back end section, said front end section being the portion of the adhesive pad located in the front sole region of said adhesive pad with a connecting portion in the front of the midfoot sole region, said back end section being the portion of the adhesive pad located in the entire rear sole region of said adhesive pad with a connecting portion in the back of the midfoot sole region; a middle section being the portion of the adhesive pad between the front end section and the back end section; said bottom surface of said back end section sloped upward toward the upper surface of said adhesive pad along the longitudinal length from a place of contact located on a portion of the bottom surface of said back end section closest to the front of said adhesive pad; said bottom surface of said front end section sloped upward toward the upper surface of said adhesive pad along the longitudinal length from a place of contact located on a portion of the bottom surface of said front end section closest to the back of said adhesive pad; said middle section of said adhesive pad raised above said places of contact; and wherein when said adhesive pad is worn and weight is placed down onto said adhesive pad, said front end section and said back end section of said adhesive pad each bend about said places of contact and rotate in opposite directions.