Heel balancing insole

Abstract

A removable insole for footwear that provides increased comfort through cushioning, and restores balance to the heel and rearfoot through a graduated thickening of the insole from the center of the foot either outward towards the outside of the foot or inward toward the instep of the foot.

1 . A heel balancing insole for footwear having at least a rearfoot portion comprising: 
 a top fabric layer and a cushioning and balancing layer, having a top and bottom surface generally contoured in conformance with the bottom surface of at least the rearfoot portion of the human foot, said insole having an inner side, a center, and an outer side across said insole, with said insole being substantially flat at said inner side, and increasing approximately  1  fold in thickness at said center of said insole, and again increasing approximately  1  fold at two equidistant points from said outer side of said insole, such that the thickness of said outer side of said insole is approximately four fold the thickness of said inner side of said insole.    
     
     
         2 . A heel balancing insole according to  claim 1 , further including a midfoot portion and a forefoot portion.  
     
     
         3 . A heel balancing insole according to  claim 1 , wherein said cushioning and balancing layer is comprised of an elastomeric, polymeric, and/or foam material.  
     
     
         4 . A heel balancing insole according to  claim 1 , further including an adhesive means on said bottom surface for securing said insole to the inside of a users footwear.  
     
     
         5 . A heel balancing insole according to  claim 2 , wherein the divisions between said rearfoot portion and said midfoot portion and between said midfoot portion and said forefoot portion are demarcated by long dash lines for ease of separation of the portions by the user.  
     
     
         6 . A heel balancing insole for footwear having at least a rearfoot portion comprising: a top fabric layer and a cushioning and balancing layer, having a surface generally contoured in conformance with the bottom surface of at least the rearfoot portion of the human foot, said insole having an inner side, a center, and an outer side across said insole, with said insole being substantially flat at said outer side, and increasing approximately 1 fold in thickness at said center of said insole, and again increasing approximately 1 fold at two equidistant points from said inner side of said insole, such that the thickness of said inner side of said insole is approximately four fold the thickness of said inner side of said insole.  
     
     
         7 . A heel balancing insole according to  claim 6 , further including a midfoot portion and a forefoot portion.  
     
     
         8 . A heel balancing insole according to  claim 6 , wherein said cushioning and balancing layer is comprised of an elastomeric, polymeric, and/or foam material.  
     
     
         9 . A heel balancing insole according to  claim 6 , further including an adhesive means on said bottom surface for securing said insole to the inside of a users footwear.  
     
     
         10 . A heel balancing insole for footwear having at least a rearfoot portion and a having a top and bottom surface generally contoured in conformance with the human foot, said insole having an inner side, a center, and an outer side across said insole, with said insole graduatedly increasing in thickness from said center of said insole toward either said inner side of said insole, or toward said outer side of said insole, where a side is substantially thicker than said center of said insole.  
     
     
         11 . A heel balancing insole according to  claim 10 , wherein said cushioning and balancing layer is comprised of an elastomeric, polymeric, and/or foam material.  
     
     
         12 . A heel balancing insole according to  claim 10 , further including an adhesive means on said bottom surface for securing said insole to the inside of a users footwear.  
     
     
         13 . A heel balancing insole according to  claim 10 , further including a midfoot portion and a forefoot portion.  
     
     
         14 . A heel balancing insole according to  claim 13 , where the thickness of said outer side or said inner side is approximately four fold the thickness of said center of said insole.