Footwear with additives and a plurality of removable footbeds

Abstract

The invention relates to a method and shoe having a sole attached to an upper for defining an interior, the interior having a recess, and at least two footbeds, each having different physical properties and each being sized to be placed within the recess. The shoe also has an additive dispersed over the interior and at least one footbed, wherein each of the at least two footbeds is removably placed within the recess depending upon a desired physical property.

1 . A shoe, comprising:
 a sole attached to an upper for defining an interior;   said interior having a recess;   at least two footbeds, each having different physical properties and each being sized to be placed within said recess;   an additive dispersed over said interior and at least one footbed; and   wherein each of said at least two footbeds is removably placed within said recess depending upon a desired physical property.   
     
     
         2 . The shoe according to  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of footbeds, each having a different physical property than a next footbed. 
     
     
         3 . The shoe according to  claim 1 , wherein said additive is selected from the group consisting of silver metal, silver chloride, super-absorbent, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         4 . The shoe according to  claim 1 , wherein said interior includes a front wall. 
     
     
         5 . The shoe according to  claim 4 , further comprising at least a second recess in said front wall and at least a second plurality of footbeds, each having different physical properties and each being sized to be placed within said at least second recess. 
     
     
         6 . The shoe according to  claim 1 , wherein said additive is dispersed over an entire interior. 
     
     
         7 . The shoe according to  claim 1 , further comprising at least a second additive, wherein said additive and said at least second additive are different metals. 
     
     
         8 . A shoe, comprising:
 a sole attached to an upper for defining an interior;   said interior having a recess;   at least two footbeds, each having different physical properties and each being sized to be placed within said recess;   at least one metal additive and at least one moisture absorbent additive dispersed over said interior and at least one footbed;   wherein each of said at least two footbeds is removably placed within said recess depending upon a desired physical property.   
     
     
         9 . The shoe according to  claim 8 , wherein at least one of said at least two footbeds further includes a moisture absorbing layer. 
     
     
         10 . The shoe according to  claim 8 , wherein said interior includes a side wall, a rear wall, and a front wall. 
     
     
         11 . The shoe according to  claim 10 , further comprising a plurality of footbeds, each having a different physical properties;
 at least a second recess in said front wall, said rear wall, and said side wall; and   at least a second plurality of footbeds for placement in said at least second recess, each having different physical properties and each being sized to be placed within said at least second recess.   
     
     
         12 . The shoe according to  claim 11 , wherein said additive is dispersed over one of said at least second plurality of footbeds. 
     
     
         13 . The shoe according to  claim 8 , wherein said at least one moisture absorbing additive is a super-absorbent. 
     
     
         14 . A method of providing a shoe, comprising the steps of:
 attaching a sole to an upper for defining an interior;   placing a recess in the interior;   removably placing one of at least two footbeds in the recess, each footbed having different physical properties from one another and each being sized to be placed within the recess;   dispersing at least one metal additive and at least one moisture absorbent additive over the interior and at least one footbed;   wherein each of the at least two footbeds is selected for placement within the recess based upon a desired physical property.   
     
     
         15 . The method according to  claim 14 , further comprising the step of including a moisture absorbing layer. 
     
     
         16 . The method according to  claim 14 , further comprising the step of providing a plurality of footbeds, each having different physical properties;
 placing at least a second recess in the interior and removably placing one of at least a second plurality of footbeds in the at least second recess, each having different physical properties and each being sized to be placed within the at least second recess.